The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation reported $10.2 million in revenue and $9.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 58.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $4,999,360 (TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO). Revenue rose 92% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.5MFor context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 100.0% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 9.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 41.2% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $4,999,360 | $276,040 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 52.59% | 1.40% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 127.3 | 12.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 12 | 90.9% |
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 expenseThe foundation is helping transform the aging experience by inspiring and facilitating philanthropic investment and community engagement around the society, the nation's largest nonprofit provider of senior housing and services. 100% of every dollar raised supports local priorities of society locations, such as staff education, health and wellness equipment and technology, and services that enhance the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of people as they age
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 0.75 hrs/week | $0 | $4,414,119 | $585,241 | $4,999,360 |
| EVP, CFO (END 4/24) Officer, 0.75 hrs/week | $0 | $2,525,208 | $51,220 | $2,576,428 |
| EVP, CFO (BEG 4/24) Officer, 0.75 hrs/week | $0 | $1,047,876 | $123,386 | $1,171,262 |
| INTERIM, EVP, CFO (END 1/24) Officer, 0.75 hrs/week | $0 | $894,301 | $275 | $894,576 |
| CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Key employee, 12.00 hrs/week | $0 | $485,983 | $48,491 | $534,474 |
| TRUSTEE, SECRETARY, INDEP CONTRACTOR Director/trustee, officer, 0.02 hrs/week | $0 | $379,383 | $0 | $379,383 |
| FORMER EVP, CFO & TREASURER Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $293,725 | $0 | $293,725 |
| TRUSTEE, CHAIRPERSON Director/trustee, officer, 0.02 hrs/week | $0 | $107,199 | $0 | $107,199 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation (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
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–1b12 · 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FIRST PREMIER Investment mgmt fees | $125,784 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation spent in 2024, $100.00 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation reported that 100.0% of its $9.5 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $4,999,360, for the role of TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation get its money?
Of $10.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 41.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-0422866 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. 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 202543179349302204 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413139349301751 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313059349301456 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243159349307269 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113199349300531 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023009349301867 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-0422866: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.