Nebraska · Nonprofit
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC (Nebraska) receives grants from 96 organizations whose IRS filings report $38,946,710 to it, the largest being LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC DBA GLOBAL REFUGE ($12,865,025). 54 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $36M
- Funders on record
- 96
- Grants received
- $39M
- Net assets
- $21M
What Lutheran Family Services of Ne Inc does
Mission
Lutheran family services of nebraska, inc.'s (lfs) mission is to express god's love for all people by providing quality human care services that build and strengthen individual, family and community life. Our vision is saftey, hope and well-being for all people. The organization's values are rooted in faith, family, diversity, excellence, integrity and collaboration.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Community-based services offer comprehensive opportunities for families and children to thrive through family preservation initiatives, individual and family support, economic empowerment, and educational programming. The wide range of services includes refugee assistance, immigration legal support, anti-human trafficking efforts, safe release services, global language programs, and transitional living options for former foster care youth.refugee services encompass resettlement, housing facilitation, job placement, cultural orientation, english language courses, and additional supportive resources. Family immigration legal services provide guidance with family petitions, citizenship applications, permanent residence processes, travel documentation, application assistance, as well as removal or deportation proceedings for those requiring representation. All practicing immigration specialists have undergone rigorous education and training in immigration law and hold department of justice (doj) accreditation.within community-based services, the economic empowerment program delivers employment support designed to help refugees identify career objectives, recognize their skills, and…
$15,672,886 spentof which $4,704,275 as grants$6,420,229 earned by the program58% of program spendingHealth and wellness services, encompassing both behavioral health and children and family services programs, is dedicated to supporting individuals in achieving optimal well-being by delivering integrated support services. Our staff are committed to addressing the unique needs of each individual and community through a holistic, client-centered framework that ensures health and human services are responsive to social, cultural, and linguistic requirements. Services are available both in-person and via telehealth.behavioral health services: adult behavioral health services: comprehensive support including mental health evaluations, ongoing counseling, substance use assessment and treatment, medication management, community and peer support-serving clients from diverse backgrounds, including active or veteran military members. Older adult behavioral health services: specialized programs addressing the unique behavioral health needs of older adults. Crisis response and co-responder services: around-the-clock crisis intervention in collaboration with law enforcement and the 988 helpline. Certified community behavioral health clinics (lincoln & fremont): holistic care coordination that…
$11,419,396 spentof which $34,021 as grants42% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $27,092,282.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $17M to $30M (+77%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 19% · 2018 16% · 2019 16% · 2020 26% · 2021 29% · 2022 38% · 2023 43% · 2024 63%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
81% of LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Christopher Tonniges
President & CEO
Board chair
Miranda Watson
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 24 funders to 34 funders, grant income rose $2.8M → $5.2M.
18 of 96 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 4% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $6.1M from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Lutheran Family Services Foundation Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC raised.
From the IRS filings of LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 96 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 33% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
81% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 30% · 2018 24% · 2019 27% · 2020 22% · 2021 21% · 2022 40% · 2023 57% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
54% of LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC draws 61% of its grant income from funders outside Nebraska, across 18 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 12 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC has grown faster than half of the 3,289 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,289 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Nebraska
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 9 related entities
- Lfs Blair LLC · disregarded
- Lfs Blair II LLC · disregarded
- Lfs Blair Suites LLC · disregarded
- Lfs 25th Avenue Apartments LLC · disregarded
- Lfs Hho LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC?
- LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC (Nebraska) receives grants from 96 organizations whose IRS filings report $38,946,710 to it, the largest being LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC DBA GLOBAL REFUGE ($12,865,025). 54 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC have?
- IRS filings report 96 organizations giving $38,946,710 in grants to LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC, 54 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC?
- LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC DBA GLOBAL REFUGE is the largest funder on record, with $12,865,025 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Nebraska. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 96 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing