Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge reported $170.5 million in revenue and $165.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.84 went to program services, $6.60 to management and general costs and $1.56 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.4% of the total. Government grants made up 90.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $730,672 (CEO). 17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 170% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $165MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $170MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.6% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.4% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 90.6% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $730,672 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.44% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 17 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResettlement: in 2025, lirs resettled 7,784 refugees, unaccompaniedrefugee minors and sivs (afghan special immigrant visas who servedoverseas alongside the US armed forces) from 44 countries through itsnetwork of local social ministry organizations in 78 locations acrossthe united states, preparing a place of welcome to meet the particularneeds of the refugees and engaging local churches and communities toassist refugees to become self-reliant members of their newcommunities. The top five countries of origin of resettled refugees in2025 were afghanistan, venezuela, democratic republic of…
Children and family services; for more than 40 years. Lirs has provided child welfare services to refugee and migrant children who are unaccompanied or separated from family. Lirs provided residential care and community based case management services to over 8,860 children and families in 2025. These children have typically fled community violence, civil conflict, persecution, trafficking. Extreme poverty. Or maltreatment. Lirs approaches its work with integrity and upholds the following principles in serving children: decision-making based on the best interests of the child; preserving…
Community engagement:1. Post arrival stability empowerment (pase): through foundation support, pase advances economic inclusion by providing holistic, one-on-one support that helps remove barriers to self-sufficiency. Through trauma-informed, client-centered case management, community-based referrals, job readiness workshops, career upskilling opportunities, and connections to prospective employers, the program supports newcomers in baltimore city and surrounding counties. This program matched and extended federal funding, increasing the program's impact and strengthening the self-sufficiency…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $686,399 | $0 | $44,273 | $730,672 |
| VICE PRES HUMAN RESOURCES Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $221,328 | $0 | $43,194 | $264,522 |
| CFO - UNTIL 8/29/25 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $220,781 | $0 | $21,566 | $242,347 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF IT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $184,676 | $0 | $45,058 | $229,734 |
| VP FOR CHILDREN & FAMILY S Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $195,287 | $0 | $32,787 | $228,074 |
| VP DEVELOPMENT AND MOBILIZ Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $188,001 | $0 | $31,363 | $219,364 |
| CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFIC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $184,600 | $0 | $31,232 | $215,832 |
| CFO - CURRENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $43,484 | $0 | $7,944 | $51,428 |
17 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.2M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5833
- Volunteers Part I, line 617
Private foundation grants it received
29 private foundations reported grants to Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge totaling $481K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge spent in 2025, $91.84 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge reported that 91.8% of its $165.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.6% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $730,672, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge get its money?
Of $170.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 97.4% came from contributions and grants (including 90.6% from government grants) and 1.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc. Dba Global Refuge a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-2574854 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202632259349302518 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503099349303155 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432259349301053 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312069349300221 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242769349300724 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142859349301349 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012979349300926 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-2574854: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.