The Lutheran Home Association
The Lutheran Home Association reported $23.6 million in revenue and $23.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.46 went to program services, $24.54 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 97.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $142,932 (PRESIDENT &). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 18% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $23MFor 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
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $24MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.5% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 24.5% | 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 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 2.3% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.5% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $142,932 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.62% | 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 | -1.5 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe organization through multiple locations provides a full range of services. These serivces include but are not limited to independent living services, assisted living services, skilled nursing services, long-term care, services to developmentally disabled adults, and rehabilitative service. With locations in minnesota and wisconsin we offer these services and the organiztion provided over 73,118 days of resident care and services in the current tax year
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & Director/trustee, officer, 38.00 hrs/week | $120,910 | $0 | $22,022 | $142,932 |
| CONTROLLER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $123,966 | $0 | $0 | $123,966 |
| ADMINISTRATO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,791 | $0 | $0 | $120,791 |
| DIRECTOR OF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,805 | $0 | $0 | $108,805 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Lutheran Home Association (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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 · 8 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 11aNo
- 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 4No
- 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 5520
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to The Lutheran Home Association totaling $42,029 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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Questions people ask
How much of The Lutheran Home Association's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, The Lutheran Home Association reported that 75.5% of its $23.1 million in expenses went to program services, 24.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Lutheran Home Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Lutheran Home Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $142,932, for the role of PRESIDENT & (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Lutheran Home Association get its money?
Of $23.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 2.3% came from contributions and grants and 97.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Lutheran Home Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-0706147 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202612179349300806 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202542189349301864 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402209349300040 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322079349301207 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242279349301524 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122169349301517 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-0706147: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.