Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Lutheran Services in America Incorporated
Lutheran services in america mission: cultivate caring communities that advance health and opportunity for all by building valuable connections, amplifying our voices and empowering our members in their mission to answer god's call to love and serve our neighbor.
- $2.0M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 44%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $196,447
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $396,450
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 7
- Total assets, FY2025
- $14M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 44% of the organizations Lutheran Services in America Incorporated funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $324k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 9 | $2.0M | 22% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $2.1M | 44% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $2.7M | 33% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $1.3M | 38% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $1.4M | 50% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $890k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $1.1M | 50% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $819k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Lutheran Ministries Inc | $2,513,279 | 7 | 2% |
| Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota | $2,512,071 | 9 | 0% |
| Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota | $2,061,292 | 5 | 3% |
| Lutheran Social Services of Nd | $1,964,667 | 5 | 3% |
| Alaska Children's Services Inc | $1,139,800 | 5 | 4% |
| Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center Inc | $652,245 | 4 | 1% |
| Immanuel Living at Buffalo Hill | $641,492 | 2 | 1% |
| Lutheran Community Services Northwest | $626,883 | 3 | 0% |
| Immanuel Lutheran Communities | $350,060 | 2 | n/a |
| Lyngblomsten Services Inc | $189,683 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Lutheran Ministries Inc | $2,513,279 | 7 | 2% |
| Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota | $2,512,071 | 9 | 0% |
| Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota | $2,061,292 | 5 | 3% |
| Lutheran Social Services of Nd | $1,964,667 | 5 | 3% |
| Alaska Children's Services Inc | $1,139,800 | 5 | 4% |
| Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center Inc | $652,245 | 4 | 1% |
| Immanuel Living at Buffalo Hill | $641,492 | 2 | 1% |
| Lutheran Community Services Northwest | $626,883 | 3 | 0% |
| Immanuel Lutheran Communities | $350,060 | 2 | n/a |
| Lyngblomsten Services Inc | $189,683 | 1 | n/a |
| Sunset Park Health Council Inc | $91,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Lutheran Family Services of Virginia Inc Dba Encircle | $82,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lutheran Connection Inc | $69,359 | 1 | n/a |
| The Lutheran Care Network Inc | $55,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Sunset Park Health Council Inc | $37,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Gemma Services | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Graceworks Lutheran Services | $17,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lutheran Senior Services | $16,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Samaritas | $14,999 | 1 | 0% |
| Lutheran Homes Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lutheran Services in America Incorporated 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.
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How this is measured
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About Lutheran Services in America Incorporated
- How much does Lutheran Services in America Incorporated give?
- Lutheran Services in America Incorporated reported 11 grants totaling $2,015,064 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Lutheran Services in America Incorporated fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (98%), Health (2%), Housing & Shelter (0%).
- Who are Lutheran Services in America Incorporated's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: St John's Lutheran Ministries Inc ($2.5M), Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota ($2.5M), Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota ($2.1M).
- Does Lutheran Services in America Incorporated fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lutheran Services in America Incorporated?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc Dba Global Refuge, Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing.
- Where is Lutheran Services in America Incorporated based?
- Lutheran Services in America Incorporated is based in DC.
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