St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center
St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center reported $10.8 million in revenue and $10.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.23 went to program services, $9.77 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: 88.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $167,234 (CNA). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 22% 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 $10.0MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.8% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 6.9% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 88.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $167,234 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.67% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.7 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseProvision of care and housing for the elderly and handicapped by operating a 112-bed licensed nursing facility and a 28-unit assisted living facility in blue earth, minnesota. The Care Center has 48 beds on lay-away and current has 64 active beds
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA Highest compensated employee, 75.00 hrs/week | $167,234 | $0 | $0 | $167,234 |
| LPN Highest compensated employee, 56.00 hrs/week | $149,131 | $0 | $0 | $149,131 |
| CEO/ADMINISTRATOR Officer, 42.00 hrs/week | $136,930 | $0 | $6,847 | $143,777 |
| INTERIM DON Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $130,461 | $0 | $6,523 | $136,984 |
| CNA Highest compensated employee, 62.00 hrs/week | $129,598 | $0 | $0 | $129,598 |
| CNA Highest compensated employee, 61.00 hrs/week | $129,455 | $0 | $0 | $129,455 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $144K (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
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–1b14 · 14 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 5159
- Volunteers Part I, line 64
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BLUE STONE THERAPY Therapy service provider | $342,525 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center totaling $16 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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Every number above is copied from St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center spent in FY2025, $90.23 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center reported that 90.2% of its $10.0 million in expenses went to program services, 9.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $167,234, for the role of CNA (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center get its money?
Of $10.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 6.9% came from contributions and grants (including 1.3% from government grants) and 88.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is St Lukes Lutheran CARE Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-0859026 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 202612239349300906 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502249349301705 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422289349302922 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332239349302568 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242209349301519 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202142289349302139 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-0859026: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.