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St Luke Homes & Services

Spencer, IA · EIN 42-6078294 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

St Luke Homes & Services reported $11.6 million in revenue and $11.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.73 went to program services, $12.27 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: 98.8% of the total. Revenue rose 22% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12M

For 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 $12M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.7%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.3%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
Not reported$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.5%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.8%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
Not reported$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
Not reported1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
06
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.36.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 9100.0%

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 expense
$7.8M expenses · 76.1% of program spending · revenue $8.5M

Primary service is that of a 99-bed nursing home sponsored by 14 area Lutheran churches

$1.9M expenses · 18.8% of program spending · revenue $2.5M

Tertiary service is that of 64 units of assisted living

$519K expenses · 5.1% of program spending · revenue $488K

Secondary service is that of a 50-unit independent living complex

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M2019202020212022202320242025$12M$12M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$12M$12M87.7%$273K—
2024 ⓘ$11M$11M87.6%$263K—
2023 ⓘ$9.4M$10.0M87.7%$166K—
2022 ⓘ$8.5M$8.9M87.4%$709K—
2021 ⓘ$9.7M$8.8M88.2%$1.1M—
2020 ⓘ$9.3M$9.8M88.0%$147K—
2019 ⓘ$9.5M$9.7M87.6%$635K—

Governance 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–1b9 · 9 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • 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 5202
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6200

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from St Luke Homes & Services'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 Luke Homes & Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of St Luke Homes & Services's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, St Luke Homes & Services reported that 87.7% of its $11.6 million in expenses went to program services, 12.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

Where does St Luke Homes & Services get its money?

Of $11.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.5% came from contributions and grants and 98.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is St Luke Homes & Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-6078294 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 202641179349301129 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501259349300330 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401279349301570 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202311319349302416 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202139349300685 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123059349300627 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001929349301045 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-6078294: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.