Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry

Analysis

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1979, 47 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 Metropolitan Ministry reported income of $14.0m and spending of $11.8m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.5m to $14.0m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth for Christ International Ministries ($13.9m), Back 2 Back Ministries Inc ($14.3m) and Refugeeone ($13.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $415k (3.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $21.3m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $18.1m. It reported 189 employees.