Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries

Analysis

Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries reported income of $560k and spending of $212k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $218k to $560k (+157%), an average of +157% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gaudiya Vaishnava Association Inc ($559k), United for the Least Corporation ($560k) and Terraviv Inc ($559k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $120k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $120k.