Lutheran Public Radio Inc

Analysis

Lutheran Public Radio Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Caseyville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 Public Radio Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $993k to $1.1m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lutheran Public Radio Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include I Witness Ministries Inc ($1.1m), Islamic Society of New River Valley Inc ($1.1m) and Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 8.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $739k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 5 employees.