Lutheran Senior Services of Southern Chester County Pa Inc

Analysis

Lutheran Senior Services of Southern Chester County Pa Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in West Grove, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lutheran Senior Services of Southern Chester County Pa Inc reported income of $571k and spending of $714k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $495k to $571k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lutheran Senior Services of Southern Chester County Pa Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbus Community Housing Development Organization Inc ($571k), Villa St Francis Corp ($571k) and Bethany Presbyterian Manor ($571k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.2% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $114k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $3.2m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.