Lutheran Social Services of Northern California

Analysis

Lutheran Social Services of Northern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Concord, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Lutheran Social Services of Northern California reported income of $17.2m and spending of $17.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $11.5m to $17.2m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Northern California sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marbridge Foundation Inc ($17.1m), Koreatown Youth and Community Center Inc ($17.2m) and Peninsula Jewish Community Center ($17.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $725k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.3m. At year end it held assets of $11.1m against liabilities of $7.6m, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 144 employees.