American Lutheran Church

Analysis

American Lutheran Church is a registered charity in United States, based in Elk Horn, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1961, 65 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 December 2023, American Lutheran Church reported income of $6.2m and spending of $6.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $6.2m (+5.8%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Lutheran Church 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 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Tennessee Legal Services Incorporated ($6.2m), Der Yid Inc ($6.2m) and Catholic Youth Org of Mercer County Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.5% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $661k, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 97 employees.