Trinity Lutheran Foundation

Analysis

Trinity Lutheran Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Mission, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 years ago. 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 December 2023, Trinity Lutheran Foundation reported income of $112k and spending of $66k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $200k to $112k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Trinity Lutheran Foundation sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arose Foundation ($112k), Waunakee Rotary Foundation Inc ($112k) and Virginia Polo Team Inc ($112k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $183k, net assets of $1.3m.