LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC (EIN 132574963) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1945

Legal Domicile

Phone

2028886200

Tax Period

2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC, founded in 1945, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the International Affairs sector that reported $72.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 17% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $15.8M, a strong 22% operating margin.

Mission

THIS RETURN SHOULD BE REVIEWED TOGETHER WITH LWR'S RELATED ORGANIZATIONS CORUS INTERNATIONAL INC, INTERCHURCH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE INC., AND CORUS SOLUTIONS, INC. LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF, INC. (LWR) WORKS WITH LUTHERANS & PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO END POVERTY, INJUSTICE, & HUMAN SUFFERING.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $70,484,726

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $1,618,832

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $72,103,558

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,625,911

Salaries & Benefits $11,320,607

Fundraising Expenses $7,623,637

Program Expenses $45,015,952

Other Expenses $41,352,787

TOTAL EXPENSES $56,299,305

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$72,103,558	$61,383,371	+0.2%
Expenses	$56,299,305	$49,951,215	+0.1%
Net Income	$15,804,253	$11,432,156	+0.4%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,438,745

Total Directors

$1,152,964

Key Employees

$1,588,033

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Daniel Speckhard	President and CEO	2.0	Officer Director	$0	$52,330	$582,891
Mahmoud Bah	Chief Operating Officer	2.0	Officer Director	$0	$32,773	$265,473
Tim McCully	Executive Vice President	2.0	Officer Director	$0	$41,435	$304,600
Abagail Nelson	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Cathy Petti	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
David Lose	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Hilda Arellano	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jean Hanson	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Tunheim	Director	5.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth Jones	Director	5.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kurt Newman	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marcelino Ford-Livene	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Muna Bhanji	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Philip Atkins-Pattenson	Director	5.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sonya Funna	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tamron Keith	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Timothy Runtsch	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
William Craft	Director	2.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
JoAnn Theys	Senior Vice President Finance and Administration	N/A	Officer	$0	$15,892	$191,319
Mark Moyer	Interim CFO	N/A	Officer	$0	$11,062	$94,462
Andrea Wilson	General Counsel and Vice President of Compliance	N/A	Key Emp	$0	$45,467	$293,065
Edward Byrd	Vice President of Global Operations	N/A	Key Emp	$0	$47,308	$315,763
Frances Woodard	Chief People and Culture Officer	N/A	Key Emp	$0	$32,950	$307,804
Jeremy Bauman	Executive Director, Ground Up Investing	N/A	Key Emp	$0	$37,258	$193,900
Michael Watt	Vice President of Global Operations	N/A	Key Emp	$0	$30,436	$280,307
Shelly Talcott	Chief of Staff	N/A	Key Emp	$0	$31,478	$197,194
Eric Ramirez	Senior Technical Director	N/A	Highest	$0	$26,211	$224,343
George Hanna	Managing Director	N/A	Highest	$0	$37,599	$257,725
Lali Chania	Managing Director	N/A	Highest	$0	$38,909	$252,960
Mary Linehan	Sr Tech, Infectious Diseases	N/A	Highest	$0	$33,652	$231,760
Paul Auxila	Chief of Party, Haiti Program	N/A	Highest	$0	$39,463	$384,743
Cheri Kase	Chief Information Officer	N/A		$0	$9,160	$109,048
Frederick Kellett	Managing Director	N/A		$0	$9,221	$111,674

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$72,103,558	$56,299,305	$124,202,513	$15,804,253
2023	$61,383,371	$49,951,215	$91,180,951	$11,432,156
2023	$61,383,371	$49,951,215	$91,180,951	$11,432,156
2022	$69,634,457	$43,430,701	$72,287,667	$26,203,756
2021	$56,180,897	$37,173,709	$43,253,500	$19,007,188
2020	$52,023,478	$40,631,724	$54,035,063	$11,391,754
2019	$48,618,066	$52,908,607	$40,236,973	$-4,290,541
2018	$50,513,284	$54,222,023	$49,943,014	$-3,708,739

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC