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Luther Park Health CARE Center

Des Moines, IA · EIN 51-0229822 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Luther Park Health CARE Center reported $16.4 million in revenue and $16.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $93.81 went to program services, $6.19 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: 98.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $175,512 (RN). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 15% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 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 $16M

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

2024 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
93.8%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.2%13.7%
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$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.4%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.6%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$175,512$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.06%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.46.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 888.9%

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 expense
$15M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $16M

Luther Park provides quality services for mature iowans, meeting their physical, spiritual, social, and psychological needs on its beautiful rose-scaped campus. The nursing center is home to 120 individuals. Trinity center has 3 licensed ccdi (chronically confused dementing illness) units, each home to 20 residents. Another 60 residents live in the general nursing area. Residents live in a home-like atmosphere with the availability of skilled/rehabilitaion care including physical, occupantional, and speech therapy services. Physical and social activities are provided at the appropriate level…

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
RN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$158,066$17,446$175,512
LPN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$114,700$20,544$135,244
CHIEF HR OFF
Officer, 30.00 hrs/week
$0$119,768$13,333$133,101
RN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$112,099$20,983$133,082
CNA
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$121,620$10,387$132,007
LPN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$0$108,757$20,306$129,063
CEO
Officer, 30.00 hrs/week
$0$67,584$11,916$79,500

12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Luther Park Health CARE Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $159K (Part IX, line 5).

6 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$20M201920202021202220232024$16M$17M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$16M$17M93.8%$3.4M$175,512
2023 ⓘ$14M$15M95.4%$3.5M$250,989
2022 ⓘ$14M$14M96.2%$3.7M$230,772
2021 ⓘ$13M$13M92.7%$4.0M$242,349
2020 ⓘ$15M$15M93.4%$4.3M$178,918
2019 ⓘ$14M$14M91.9%$3.8M$174,245

Governance 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 · 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 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 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 68

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Luther Park Health 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 Luther Park Health CARE Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Luther Park Health CARE Center's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Luther Park Health CARE Center reported that 93.8% of its $16.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Luther Park Health CARE Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Luther Park Health CARE Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $175,512, for the role of RN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Luther Park Health CARE Center get its money?

Of $16.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.4% came from contributions and grants and 98.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Luther Park Health CARE Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 51-0229822 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202522099349300717 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403039349301770 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333109349303708 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233139349302158 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349305254 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043189349308864 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 51-0229822: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.