Lutheran Social Services of Southern California

Analysis

Lutheran Social Services of Southern California is a registered charity in United States, based in Orange, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a church 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 Southern California reported income of $19.8m and spending of $17.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income grew from $13.4m to $19.8m (+48%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Lutheran Social Services of Southern California sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Whitefish Community Foundation Inc ($19.8m), Santa Fe Community Foundation ($19.9m) and Highland Kansas City Foundation Inc ($19.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $403k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.0m against liabilities of $5.6m, net assets of $8.4m. It reported 272 employees.