Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Inc

Analysis

Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashland, NE. 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, Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Inc reported income of $3.8m and spending of $4.2m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.9m to $3.8m (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Minnesota Alumni Association ($3.8m), Project Guardianship Inc ($3.8m) and Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging Inc ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $194k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $11.0m against liabilities of $322k, net assets of $10.7m. It reported 104 employees.