Evangelical Luthern Church in America

Analysis

Evangelical Luthern Church in America is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1988, 38 years ago. 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, Evangelical Luthern Church in America reported income of $147k and spending of $275k, spending 188% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $234k to $147k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 272%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Evangelical Luthern Church in America sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Dock Cypress Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary ($147k), Water & Waste Operators Association Inc ($147k) and Foundation of the Rotary Club of Honolulu Hawaii ($146k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.7m.