Landis Communities
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 63 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
FOLLOWING GOD'S CALL TO CREATIVELY SERVE THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF OLDER ADULTS BY DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS.
- Income
- $7.5 million
- Spending
- $7.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 53
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $357,644, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 49% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 63 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $5.2 million spent. LANDIS COMMUNITIES ("LC") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED TO OPERATE FOR THE SUPPORT AND BENEFIT OF LANDIS HOMES RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ("LHRC"), LANDIS HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES (HCBS), AND LANDIS QUALITY LIVING ("LQL"). UNDERNEATH THE LQL UMBRELLA, LC SUPPORTS THE OPERATIONS OF LANDIS PLACE ON KING, STEEPLE VIEW LOFTS, AND WELSH MOUNTAIN HOME. LC'S SUPPORT OF THE MISSION, OPERATIONS, AND RESIDENTS OF LHRC, HCBS, AND LQL HELPS TO SERVE OLDER ADULTS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF HOUSING, THE PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY AMONG THE RESIDENTS, AND THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO HOME CARE SERVICES AND OTHER RETIREMENT COMMUNITY SERVICES AS ELECTED BY THE RESIDENTS. LC PLANS, DEVELOPS, AND ADMINISTERS AN ARRAY OF SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH LANDIS COMMUNITIES' MENNONITE/ANABAPTIST HERITAGE.LHRC IS A CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY SERVING THE AGING POPULATION BY PROVIDING HOUSING, HEALTH CARE AND RELATED SERVICES ON A 114-ACRE CAMPUS SURROUNDED BY PRESERVED FARMLAND. LHRC IS HOME TO ALMOST 900 PERSONS LIVING IN HYBRID HOMES, COTTAGES, APARTMENTS, SUITES, PERSONAL CARE, HEALTHCARE, AND HERITAGE SPECIAL CARE (PERSONS WITH MEMORY LOSS). LHRC PROVIDES CHARITY CARE TO RESIDENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. IN 2025, CHARITY CARE, WHICH REPRESENTS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ESTIMATED COST OF PROVIDING CARE AND THE PAYMENTS RECEIVED FOR SERVICES RENDERED, TOTALED $3,577,154. WMH OPERATES A PERSONAL CARE HOME IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT. WMH IS HOME TO 35 PERSONS AND HAS BEEN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE CARE TO THE AGING POPULATION FOR 90 YEARS ON A 50 ACRE RURAL CAMPUS. WMH PROVIDES CHARITY CARE TO RESIDENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. IN 2025, CHARITY CARE, WHICH REPRESENTS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ESTIMATED COST OF PROVIDING CARE AND THE PAYMENTS RECEIVED FOR SERVICES RENDERED, TOTALED $610,330.LANDIS HCBS PROVIDES VARIOUS HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES TO BOTH THOSE LIVING ON THE LANDIS HOMES CAMPUS AND THOSE IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY. LANDIS HCBS SERVED 122 PERSONS ON A WEEKLY BASIS IN 2025 THROUGH AN ADULT DAY SERVICES CENTER LOCATED ON THE LANDIS HOMES CAMPUS. LANDIS AT HOME IS A HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES PROGRAM, SERVING CLIENTS BOTH ON AND OFF THE LANDIS HOMES CAMPUS. LANDIS AT HOME DELIVERED ALMOST 41,000 HOURS OF SERVICE TO CLIENTS IN 2025. LANDIS HOMES HOSTS PATHWAYS INSTITUTE, WHICH IS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR OLDER ADULTS OFFERING CLASSES ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS. PATHWAYS INSTITUTE IS OPEN TO PERSONS AGE 55+, BOTH RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS. LANDIS HOMES ALSO HOSTS A MEMORY SUPPORT AND A PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP; BOTH PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE VARIOUS SERVICES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THESE SERVICES ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS THE RECOGNITION CRITERIA UNDER THE AUTHORITATIVE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE WERE NOT MET. LANDIS HCBS ALSO PROVIDES A CONTINUING-CARE-AT-HOME PROGRAM TO PERSONS WHO WISH TO ENROLL.LANDIS QUALITY LIVING (LQL) HAS BEEN FORMED AS THE LANDIS COMMUNITY ENTITY TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, LOW-INCOME HOUSING AND OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS, WITHIN THE FINANCIAL REACH OF A SIGNIFICANT SEGMENT OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY'S SENIOR ADULTS. INCLUDING RENTAL UNITS, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS, TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AMONG THE RESIDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. TARGETED POPULATIONS MAY ALSO INCLUDE PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS, AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS OR THOSE WITH MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SENSORY OR DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES WHO MAY BE UNDER AGE 55 IN ACCORD WITH FAIR HOUSING REGULATIONS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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