St John Lutheran Home

Analysis

St John Lutheran Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1961, 65 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 September 2023, St John Lutheran Home reported income of $7.7m and spending of $8.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $7.6m to $7.7m (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St John Lutheran Home sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Cerebral Palsy Assoc of Putnam & Southern Dutchess ($7.7m), Fairbanks Community Food Bank Service Inc ($7.7m) and Community Opportunity Center Non- Profit Housing Corporation ($7.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.7m. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 211 employees.