Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Inc

Analysis

Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1959, 67 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Inc reported income of $28.7m and spending of $29.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $6.3m to $28.7m (+356%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart of Compassion Distribution ($28.6m), Latino Network ($28.7m) and Partners in Care Inc ($28.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.6% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $619k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.8m. At year end it held assets of $12.6m against liabilities of $8.5m, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 236 employees.