Bethesda Childrens Home Lutheran Social Services

Analysis

Bethesda Childrens Home Lutheran Social Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Meadville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1963, 63 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, Bethesda Childrens Home Lutheran Social Services reported income of $15.2m and spending of $13.4m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.2m to $15.2m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bethesda Childrens Home Lutheran Social Services sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Positively Living Inc ($15.2m), Asian Human Services of Chicago Inc ($15.2m) and Jewish Community Center of Metro West Inc ($15.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $244k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $706k, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 230 employees.