Liberty Lutheran Services

Analysis

Liberty Lutheran Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Ambler, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Liberty Lutheran Services reported income of $8.7m and spending of $10.0m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.0m to $8.7m (+8.3%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Liberty Lutheran Services sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Methodist Retirement Community Inc ($8.7m), Neighborly Care Network Inc ($8.7m) and Family YMCA of the Desert ($8.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $765k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.2m. At year end it held assets of $84.6m against liabilities of $21.8m, net assets of $62.8m. It reported 54 employees.