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Screen a listLutheran Social Mission Society
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$6.5Mrevenue
FY2025 · +14% in 3 yrs111staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.1M spent
Programs$5.2M85%Management and general$653k11%Fundraising$281k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
14 of 14 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 71% of revenue in FY2025. $458k is traced federal awards from Department of Justice.
990 Part VIII · USAspending35funders
$1.1Ma year, last 3 years
81%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceEvery year since FY2017$433k$439k$431k$498k$760k$872k$1.1MThe Pew Charitable TrustsStopped after FY2020$150k$38k$41k–The Curaterra FoundationOn and off$32k$13k$14k$50k$10k$10kPhiladelphia Works IncOn and off$73kTemple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationOn and off$61kPhiladelphia City Fund IncStopped after FY2019$25k$10k$23k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$35k$50k$21k$28k$71k18 other fundersUp to $78k a year each$78k$35k$23k$73k$161k$118k$160k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped