Diakon
Diakon reported $87.9 million in revenue and $85.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $94.96 went to program services, $5.00 to management and general costs and $0.04 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 88.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,254,666 (CEO/PRESIDENT (UNTIL 11/10/2024)). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 437% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $86MFor 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 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $88MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.0% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.0% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 2.7% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.9% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 88.5% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,254,666 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.46% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 18.2 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 8 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseStatewide adoption networkpennsylvania's statewide adoption and permanency network (swan) is both a broad-based cooperative effort and a centralized information and facilitation service funded and overseen by the pennsylvania department of human services and managed under contract by diakon. The swan program serves children and youths in the custody of county children and youth agencies. Swan manages referrals from county children and youth agencies, contracts with private agencies that work with counties to provide direct services to children and families, provides consultation and training…
Hud housingdiakon offers affordable, equal opportunity senior housing accommodations
Grants supporting diakon child, family and community ministries and other related non-profit organizations. Diakon lutheran fund provides grants to affiliated diakon entities: diakon lutheran social ministries and diakon child, family and community ministries. Such grants support charitable endeavors of the diakon enterprise, including: benevolent care for seniors in a retirement community, disaster relief programming, and various children, family and community services, including adoption and foster care, counseling services and services to adjudicated youth
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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/PRESIDENT (UNTIL 11/10/2024) Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $925,823 | $288,504 | $40,339 | $1,254,666 |
| CEO/PRESIDENT (START 11/11/2024) Director/trustee, officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $233,775 | $621,296 | $127,824 | $982,895 |
| SR. VP HUMAN RESOURCES QA & COMPLIANCE Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $117,964 | $222,420 | $49,327 | $389,711 |
| SR VP FACILITIES AND IT Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $48,016 | $286,262 | $41,356 | $375,634 |
| VP/FINANCE Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $108,395 | $125,388 | $17,195 | $250,978 |
| VP COMMUNICATIONS ADVANCEMENT Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $66,894 | $66,126 | $21,930 | $154,950 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $55,021 | $67,792 | $29,394 | $152,207 |
| SWAN CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $46,188 | $54,805 | $22,738 | $123,731 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Diakon (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.6M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b8 · 7 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5381
- Volunteers Part I, line 67
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| VOCE Swan program service | $27,777,401 |
| PRELUDE SERVICES It support | $2,198,755 |
| KALAHARI RESORTS Conference center for swan programming | $395,545 |
| CENTURY PARK INVESTMENTS LP Office rent | $257,869 |
| RKL LLP Contracted billing services | $171,879 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Questions people ask
How much of Diakon's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Diakon reported that 95.0% of its $85.7 million in expenses went to program services, 5.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Diakon pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Diakon reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,254,666, for the role of CEO/PRESIDENT (UNTIL 11/10/2024) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Diakon get its money?
Of $87.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 2.7% came from contributions and grants (including 1.9% from government grants) and 88.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Diakon a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-3014613 as a 501(c)(3) organization (church), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513149349300836 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349302162 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323129349304392 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203119349303510 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133139349303093 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013109349301021 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-3014613: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.