Lutheran Community at Telford

Analysis

Lutheran Community at Telford is a registered charity in United States, based in Telford, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Lutheran Community at Telford reported income of $27.9m and spending of $26.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $23.5m to $27.9m (+19%), an average of +4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lutheran Community at Telford sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unique People Services Inc ($27.8m), Sunshine Inc Residential and Support Services ($27.9m) and Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver ($27.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.0% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $224k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.0m. At year end it held assets of $95.3m against liabilities of $59.4m, net assets of $35.9m. It reported 373 employees.