Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio North Community Housing Inc

Analysis

Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio North Community Housing Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2004, 22 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 June 2023, Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio North Community Housing Inc reported income of $418k and spending of $503k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $399k to $418k (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio North Community Housing Inc sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cicero Housing Dev Fund Co Inc ($418k), Margaret Home Inc ($418k) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($418k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $107k, net assets of $2.4m.

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.