Luther Senior Center

Analysis

Luther Senior Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Richland, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Luther Senior Center reported income of $847k and spending of $891k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $733k to $847k (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Luther Senior Center sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Simpson-Fletcher Conestoga Community Corporation ($846k), PHS Monticello Inc ($847k) and Yuma Area Housing Opportunity Inc ($845k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of -$784k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.