Emanuel Lutheran Church

Analysis

Emanuel Lutheran Church is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmer, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1988, 38 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Emanuel Lutheran Church reported income of $221k and spending of $173k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $134k to $221k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Emanuel Lutheran Church sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Faith Inc ($221k), Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge ($221k) and Carter County Junior Livestock Show ($221k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $52k. At year end it held assets of $444k against liabilities of $488, net assets of $443k. It reported 4 employees.