Concordia Disability and Survivor Plan
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What it says it does
Enable the participating full time workers of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, its member congregations, controlled organizations and affiliated agencies to be provided with replacement income in the event of becoming disabled. Also provides death benefits to survivors of such workers in event of worker death.
- Income
- $30.5 million
- Spending
- $37.0 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (4)
- $9.1 million spent. Noninsured benefits of $81,661 were paid to members upon death of dependents. Monthly survivor benefits of $1,217,838 were paid to enrolled surviving dependents of deceased workers who death occurred prior to 7/1/01. Insurance premiums of $7,848,511 were paid to provide lump sum death benefits for members and benefits for dependents.
- $11.6 million spent. Health insurance contributions of $11,615,744 were paid for disabled workers and also for surviving dependents of deceased members who deaths occurred prior to January 1, 1985.
- $8.9 million spent. Disability benefits paid by a third party administrator of $8,846,585 to 1,330 members. In addition, there was miscellaneous expense of $39,771.
- $7.4 million spent. CDSP had the following program service expenses: External claims services $1,847,854; Investment manager and custodian fees $305,777; Management fees paid to Concordia Plan Services $5,228,508
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(9) employees' beneficiary association.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(9) employees' beneficiary association as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1969.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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