Florida · Public charity
Lutheran Services Florida Inc
Lutheran services florida brings god's healing, hope, and help to people in need in the name of jesus christ.
- $261M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 99
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 96
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 28%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $248M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $450,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $34,746,374
- Organizations funded a year
- 57 to 96
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $134M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 28% of the organizations Lutheran Services Florida Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9.3M went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesHealthPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementEmploymentEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 98 | $248M | 9% |
| FY2024 | 96 | $235M | 28% |
| FY2023 | 71 | $208M | 11% |
| FY2022 | 80 | $177M | 26% |
| FY2021 | 66 | $141M | 17% |
| FY2020 | 62 | $143M | 13% |
| FY2019 | 57 | $131M | 14% |
| FY2018 | 58 | $111M | 17% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Health$1.4BHuman Services$36MYouth Development$18MCommunity Improvement$13MHousing & Shelter$9.5MEducation$7.8MPhilanthropy$6.4MPublic Safety & Disaster$1.6MOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sma Healthcare Inc | $262,375,436 | 9 | 49% |
| Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Inc | $204,095,899 | 9 | 52% |
| Lifestream Behavioral Center Inc | $194,474,309 | 9 | 49% |
| Mental Health Resource Center Inc | $133,698,513 | 9 | 43% |
| Gateway Community Services Inc | $112,868,363 | 9 | 67% |
| The Centers Inc | $79,136,869 | 7 | 37% |
| Clay Behavioral Health Center Inc | $51,127,928 | 9 | 74% |
| BayCare Behavioral Health Inc | $40,133,274 | 9 | 14% |
| EPIC Community Services Inc | $33,699,395 | 9 | 64% |
| Nassau County Mental Health Alcoholism Dba Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare | $29,842,587 | 9 | 53% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sma Healthcare Inc | $262,375,436 | 9 | 49% |
| Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Inc | $204,095,899 | 9 | 52% |
| Lifestream Behavioral Center Inc | $194,474,309 | 9 | 49% |
| Mental Health Resource Center Inc | $133,698,513 | 9 | 43% |
| Gateway Community Services Inc | $112,868,363 | 9 | 67% |
| The Centers Inc | $79,136,869 | 7 | 37% |
| Clay Behavioral Health Center Inc | $51,127,928 | 9 | 74% |
| BayCare Behavioral Health Inc | $40,133,274 | 9 | 14% |
| EPIC Community Services Inc | $33,699,395 | 9 | 64% |
| Nassau County Mental Health Alcoholism Dba Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare | $29,842,587 | 9 | 53% |
| Flagler Hospital Inc | $26,979,632 | 9 | 4% |
| Child Guidance Center Inc | $22,021,622 | 9 | 55% |
| Community Coalition Alliance Inc | $19,811,753 | 9 | 100% |
| Dayspring Village Inc | $19,139,486 | 9 | n/a |
| Halifax Hospital Medical Center Dba Halifax Health | $16,345,698 | 9 | n/a |
| St Augustine Youth Services Inc | $15,685,121 | 9 | 38% |
| Fresh Ministries Inc | $14,878,417 | 9 | 71% |
| Operation Par Inc | $11,248,933 | 8 | 8% |
| Hanley Center Foundation Inc | $10,796,559 | 9 | 21% |
| Alachua County Board of County Commissioners | $9,313,273 | 9 | n/a |
| Avidity | $9,292,405 | 6 | n/a |
| Metro Treatment of Florida LP Dba Jacksonville Metro Treatment Center | $8,671,395 | 6 | n/a |
| Eckerd Youth Alternatives Inc | $7,827,050 | 9 | 1% |
| Cds Family & Behavioral Health Services | $7,800,667 | 9 | 24% |
| Daniel Memorial Inc | $7,465,635 | 9 | 6% |
| Phoenix Programs of Florida Inc | $7,138,974 | 7 | 25% |
| The Children's Home Society of Florida | $6,814,671 | 8 | 2% |
| River Region Human Services Inc | $6,553,042 | 8 | 36% |
| Northwest Behavioral Health Services Inc | $6,205,721 | 9 | 35% |
| United Way of Northeast Florida Inc | $5,223,101 | 5 | 7% |
| The House Next Door Inc | $5,023,575 | 9 | 15% |
| Im Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless Inc | $5,004,229 | 9 | 5% |
| Community Senior Services Inc | $4,371,027 | 8 | 10% |
| Outreach Community Care Network Inc | $4,101,691 | 5 | 53% |
| Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services Inc | $3,930,545 | 9 | 1% |
| Marlyn Behavioral Health Systems Inc Dba Quality Resource Center | $3,831,107 | 9 | n/a |
| Zero Hour Life Center Inc | $3,336,900 | 5 | 85% |
| Inspire To Rise Inc | $3,276,919 | 6 | 58% |
| Van Gogh's Palette Inc | $3,246,109 | 8 | 32% |
| Clay County Board of County Commissioners | $2,917,558 | 2 | n/a |
| School District of Clay County - Sednet | $2,908,410 | 9 | n/a |
| Gainesville Opportunity Center Inc | $2,749,531 | 9 | 98% |
| Urban Jacksonville Inc | $2,465,576 | 9 | 3% |
| Flagler Open Arms Recovery Svs | $2,460,522 | 5 | 99% |
| Camelot Community Care Inc | $2,435,093 | 9 | 1% |
| Volunteers of America of Florida Inc | $2,423,650 | 9 | n/a |
| Here Tomorrow Inc | $2,300,000 | 4 | 29% |
| Community Rehabilitation Center In | $2,165,053 | 9 | 8% |
| Ability Housing Inc | $2,138,890 | 9 | 5% |
| Bay Area Youth Services Inc | $2,105,121 | 3 | 5% |
| Osceola Mental Health Inc | $2,090,506 | 2 | 6% |
| Volusia Recovery Alliance Inc | $2,047,315 | 5 | 78% |
| Mental Health America of East Central Florida Inc | $1,891,535 | 9 | 98% |
| Hispanic Human Resources Council | $1,870,525 | 1 | 66% |
| Orange Park Medical Center | $1,775,332 | 2 | n/a |
| Rebel Recovery Florida Inc | $1,656,647 | 3 | 22% |
| Nami Hernando | $1,615,786 | 8 | 87% |
| Nami Jacksonville Florida Inc | $1,500,000 | 2 | 75% |
| Crc Health Treatment Clinics LLC | $1,477,001 | 4 | n/a |
| Florence Fuller Child Development Centers Inc | $1,452,122 | 1 | 15% |
| St Johns County Board of Cnty Commissioners | $1,203,709 | 1 | n/a |
| Mid Florida Homeless Coalition Inc | $1,188,946 | 8 | 14% |
| Sinfonia Family Services of Florida Inc | $1,182,707 | 2 | n/a |
| United Way of Suwannee Valley Inc | $1,045,770 | 9 | 13% |
| ReNew Recovery Cafe Inc | $1,037,218 | 3 | 86% |
| Living Hope Inc | $972,351 | 2 | 58% |
| Putnam County Board of County Commissioners | $929,032 | 2 | n/a |
| Adoption Related Services of Pinellas Inc | $921,703 | 1 | 50% |
| City of Ocala | $887,851 | 2 | n/a |
| Daigle Idea Development | $883,983 | 3 | n/a |
| Hernando County Community Anti Drug Coalition | $870,307 | 5 | 31% |
| County of Hernando Board of County Commissioners | $827,032 | 2 | n/a |
| Recovery Point Palatka Inc | $811,326 | 4 | 93% |
| Marion Senior Services Inc | $762,427 | 3 | 2% |
| The Ljd Jewish Family & Community Services Inc | $750,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Mr and Ms Mentoring Inc | $725,876 | 4 | 65% |
| University of Florida | $700,213 | 3 | n/a |
| The Healthy Start Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties Inc | $698,531 | 4 | 7% |
| Volusiaflagler County Coalition for the Homeless Inc | $681,393 | 4 | 13% |
| Dbwpc Inc | $671,970 | 9 | 4% |
| The City of Daytona Beach Florida | $665,461 | 2 | n/a |
| The Devereux Foundation | $653,894 | 9 | 0% |
| City of Jacksonville - Adult Services Division | $651,622 | 2 | n/a |
| Nami Marion County Inc | $628,812 | 4 | 75% |
| Nassau Alcohol Crime Drug Abatement Coalition Inc | $610,181 | 2 | 33% |
| Citrus County Support Services | $608,220 | 2 | n/a |
| New Hope Education and Addiction Services Inc | $600,000 | 3 | 26% |
| Dixie County Board of County Commissioners | $596,816 | 2 | n/a |
| Flagler Cares Inc | $586,692 | 2 | 13% |
| School District of Hillsborough County | $572,195 | 1 | n/a |
| Shining Light Peer Services Inc | $557,883 | 3 | 26% |
| Aware Recovery Care of Florida | $500,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bethany Christian Services | $477,099 | 2 | n/a |
| Bradford County Board of County Commissioners | $474,748 | 2 | n/a |
| Baker County Board of County Commissioners | $450,130 | 2 | n/a |
| YWCA of Palm Beach County | $445,270 | 1 | 13% |
| First Coast Recovery Advocates Inc | $441,214 | 3 | n/a |
| Genesis Health Inc | $425,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Columbia County Board of Commissioners | $413,901 | 2 | n/a |
| Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners | $377,332 | 2 | n/a |
| Mental Health America of Ne Fl Inc | $348,477 | 3 | 20% |
| The Ora Clubhouse Inc | $347,818 | 2 | 86% |
| Global Medical & Behavioral Health Corp | $324,270 | 2 | n/a |
| Florida Psychological and Associated Healthcare LLC | $316,465 | 2 | 87% |
| Operation New Hope Inc | $307,562 | 3 | 3% |
| Marion County Board of County Comm | $282,514 | 2 | n/a |
| El Beth El Development Center Inc | $249,456 | 2 | n/a |
| Partnership for Strong Families Inc | $246,284 | 3 | 0% |
| Project Health Inc | $245,930 | 1 | 1% |
| Gainesville Peer Respite | $230,458 | 3 | 38% |
| Youth Crisis Center Inc | $200,001 | 2 | 3% |
| City of Hope International Inc | $175,000 | 2 | 28% |
| Union County Board of County Commissioners | $163,248 | 2 | n/a |
| Gilchrist County Board of County Commissioners | $157,256 | 2 | n/a |
| Citrus County Children's Advocacy Center Inc | $129,601 | 2 | 14% |
| Park Center Inc | $129,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Radkids Inc | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heart of Florida United Way Inc | $123,016 | 1 | 1% |
| Nehemiah Project Inc | $94,945 | 1 | n/a |
| Flagler County | $88,931 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Trust of Alachua County | $86,909 | 1 | n/a |
| Alternate Group Care | $85,860 | 3 | n/a |
| Baker County Medical Services Inc | $78,046 | 1 | 0% |
| Jericho Road Ministries Inc | $68,240 | 1 | 2% |
| Ace Foundation of Florida | $58,267 | 1 | n/a |
| The City Rescue Mission Inc | $53,716 | 1 | 1% |
| Florida United Methodist Children's Home Inc | $50,544 | 3 | 0% |
| Family First Adolescent Services | $46,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Livingworks Education USA | $46,500 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of North Central Florida Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Rtc Resource Acquisition Corporation Dba Resource Treatment Center | $43,003 | 2 | n/a |
| SCA Desert Hills | $42,200 | 2 | n/a |
| The Children's Place at Home Safe Inc | $32,336 | 2 | 0% |
| National Opinion Research Center | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Taskforce Fore Ending Homelessness Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| First Coast Behavior Solutions LLC | $19,500 | 1 | n/a |
| SCA Resolute Treatment Center | $17,992 | 2 | n/a |
| Thousand Hills Holding Company Inc | $16,250 | 1 | 4% |
| Nami Gainesville Inc | $15,929 | 2 | 15% |
| Perimeter Behavioral Oos | $15,840 | 1 | n/a |
| Piney Ridge Treatment Center | $12,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Turning Point of Tampa | $11,945 | 1 | n/a |
| Nassau County School District | $11,141 | 1 | n/a |
| The Vines Hospital | $10,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Managed Access to Child Health Inc D/B/A Partnership for Child Health | $9,975 | 1 | 0% |
| Voices Institute | $9,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Dreamweek Inc | $9,781 | 1 | 6% |
| Women of Color Cultural Foundation | $8,650 | 1 | 17% |
| Sumter County School Board | $8,186 | 1 | n/a |
| Partnership for Community Health Inc | $6,720 | 1 | 0% |
| University Behavioral Center | $6,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Uhs of Laurel Heights LP | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Champions for Learning | $1,981 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($4.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Lutheran Services Florida Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 42 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 96 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 96.
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.
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida IncFL42.7× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About Lutheran Services Florida Inc
- How much does Lutheran Services Florida Inc give?
- Lutheran Services Florida Inc reported 99 itemized grants totaling $248,305,713, out of $261,124,174 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 57 and 96 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Lutheran Services Florida Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (94%), Human Services (2%), Youth Development (1%).
- Who are Lutheran Services Florida Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Sma Healthcare Inc ($262M), Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Inc ($204M), Lifestream Behavioral Center Inc ($194M).
- Does Lutheran Services Florida Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 28% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lutheran Services Florida Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc, Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Inc, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Foundation.
- Where is Lutheran Services Florida Inc based?
- Lutheran Services Florida Inc is based in FL.
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