Confessional Lutheran Education Foundation

Analysis

Confessional Lutheran Education Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2025. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2021, Confessional Lutheran Education Foundation reported income of $192k and spending of $168k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2021, income fell from $200k to $192k (-4.4%), an average of -2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Confessional Lutheran Education Foundation 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 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milford Public School Band Boosters ($191k), Carden Educational FDN Inc ($192k) and Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety ($191k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (54% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m.