New York · Public charity
Lutheran Charities
LUTHERAN CHARITIES is a ministry of the niagara frontier conference of the upstate new york synod of the evangelical lutheran church in america. It raises and manages funds in support of the lutheran church and other social ministry programs in western new york. LUTHERAN CHARITIES also provides youth focused services.
- $59k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 71%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $14k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $7,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 7
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 71% of the organizations Lutheran Charities funded were first-time grantees, receiving 70% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 2 | $14k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $79k | 71% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $51k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $46k | 40% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $38k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumin Campus Ministry | $44,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Samaritan Pastoral Counseling Center of the Niagara Frontier Inc | $33,745 | 7 | 17% |
| St Johns Lutheran Church | $24,049 | 5 | n/a |
| Community of Good Neighbors | $17,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Seneca Street Community Development Corporation | $16,200 | 2 | 2% |
| Peace of the City Ministries Inc | $16,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Augustana Lutheran Church | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center Inc | $10,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Western New York Impact Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Wny Church Unleashed | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumin Campus Ministry | $44,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Samaritan Pastoral Counseling Center of the Niagara Frontier Inc | $33,745 | 7 | 17% |
| St Johns Lutheran Church | $24,049 | 5 | n/a |
| Community of Good Neighbors | $17,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Seneca Street Community Development Corporation | $16,200 | 2 | 2% |
| Peace of the City Ministries Inc | $16,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Augustana Lutheran Church | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center Inc | $10,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Western New York Impact Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Wny Church Unleashed | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Inter-Lutheran Comission for Campus Ministry in the Niagara | $9,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Niagara Area Habitat for Humanity Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Jericho Road Ministries Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Avenue Project Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lutheran Charities supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · First Niagara Foundation · United Way of Buffalo and Erie County · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Lutheran Charities
- How much does Lutheran Charities give?
- Lutheran Charities reported 2 itemized grants totaling $13,500, out of $59,392 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 7 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Lutheran Charities fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (31%), Youth Development (25%), Health (15%).
- Who are Lutheran Charities's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Lumin Campus Ministry ($44k), The Samaritan Pastoral Counseling Center of the Niagara Frontier Inc ($34k), St Johns Lutheran Church ($24k).
- Does Lutheran Charities fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 71% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lutheran Charities?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc, First Niagara Foundation, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County.
- Where is Lutheran Charities based?
- Lutheran Charities is based in NY.
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