Concordia Community Support Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Concordia Care Network was formed in the spring of 2015 to provide executive level oversight, support, and strategic planning for the non-profit facility and home and community based entities that deliver quality care in good faith, on behalf of those who entrust themselves to our care and to minister to the unique needs of each individual with respect, dignity and compassion. CCN will perform administrative support and policy functions and the organization is committed to providing strong leadership so that the agencies can provide the highest quality of care.
- Income
- $46.9 million
- Spending
- $26.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 73.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 64%
- Employees
- 112
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $905,273, board chair/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
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 73.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 43% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 255 of 14 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
0 of 10Did not give 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 (2)
- $8.9 million spent. Concordia Care Network (CCN) is the sole member of Concordia Lutheran Health & Human Care, Concordia of Monroeville, Concordia Lutheran Ministries of Pittsburgh, Concordia Physician Practice, Concordia of Ohio, Concordia of Florida, Concordia Ministries of New York, Concordia Ministries of New York, as well as numerous entities that focus on home and community based services that are outlined in another program service accomplishment. These facility-based senior care non-profit organizations engage the services of CCN to provide consulting, group shared services and contract negotiations, access to certain IT services and programs, management recommendations, and other services. Each organization that utilizes this services does so through an arms length agreement that outlines the particular services that CCN will provide to the organization. Charity care is incredibly important to CCN. Through the expert operations and services, CCN and all of its member organizations were able to provide over 12 million dollars in charity care to those who were impoverished and would not be able to afford market rate services. CCN and its member organizations were able to provide charitable donations to other non-affiliated non-profits as well to support charity work in the local communities this locations operate in. CCN and its member organizations also provide sponsorships to various youth sports teams, provide donations to local fire and rescue services, as well as allowing local groups to utilized facility shared spaces to gather. Many of our CCN employees and members of management serve annually at Concordia Summer Festival (July 2024) and Concordia Octoberfest (October 2024). Both events are sponsored by Concordia Lutheran Health and Human Care and are open to the public as a way of providing entertainment, food and refreshments and a feeling of community. A Mission Committee was formed by CCN to organize opportunities for employees to serve the community. The committee organizes events - some are specific to a local need and some are across all Concordia locations. These are the Mission Events that were organized for employees of the Facility-based organizations to participate in during the fiscal year: Back-to-School Collection Drive to support student care closet needs within the Butler, Deer Lakes, Freeport, Knoch, and Ligonier School Districts: July and August 2024. Blessing Backpack Mission: July and August 2024, Collection drive of various food, hygiene, clothing and school supplies for underserved children, in partnership with Hillsborough County Family Resource Center. St. Luke Lutheran Church Cabot/Crossroads Mission/Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity Servant Day and House Build: Sept 2024, approx. 205 volunteer hours given by Concordia team over the two days. Operation Christmas Child: Nov 2024, Collection drive to build 40 gift boxes and share the gospel for children in hard to reach areas. Toys for Tots Collection Drive for the chapters in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, and Washington counties: Nov 2024. The Lighthouse Foundation Annual Toy Shoppe: Dec 2024, 10 Concordia volunteers helped sort and wrap gifts and load cars. Salvation Army Angel Tree Collection: Dec 2024, Collection drive to support families in need of Christmas gifts, employees purchased gifts for 10 kids, in partnership with St. Michael's of the Valley (Ligonier, PA). Salvation Army Bell Ringing Dec 2024, 4 volunteers, Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division. Community Meal Service Event, Dec 2024, Employee volunteers will serve food at community meal at the Westmoreland Food Pantry. Festival of Lights Resident Decorating Event: Nov and Dec 2024, Bethlen PC and SNF residents decorate trees to donate to Festival of Lights benefiting the Ligonier Historical Society. Lighthouse Pantry Collection Drive: Dec 2024 Collection drive at the Concordia Live Nativity to support Lighthouse Foundation Food Pantry. Katie's Kitchen: Live Nativity Christmas Cookie Donation: Dec 2024, Donated 10+ dozen leftover cookies from the Live Nativity to Katie's Kitchen at St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Butler, Pa.). West Deer Food Bank Collection Drive: Feb 2025, donated a variety of nonperishable household goods to support food bank supply needs. City Rescue Mission Serv-A-Meal Community Meal and Collection Drive: April 2025, volunteers gave 10 hours at the service event and donated 200 hygiene items to support shelter needs. The Lighthouse Foundation Service Event: April 2025, Employee volunteers distributed food items to families utilizing the pantry, 7 volunteers served for 4 hours. The Lighthouse Foundation Collection Drive to support Lighthouse transitional housing needs: Apr 2025, 50 laundry supplies items were donated. City Mission of Washington Collection Drive of hygiene supplies to support shelter needs: April 2025. Westmoreland County Food Bank: April 2025 Service event to support food bank needs: 2 volunteers served for 4 hours and packed 168 dry good boxes for community military families. These donations, sponsorships and mission events are some of the ways we serve God by providing for the needs of His people." Faith is woven into every aspect of Concordia's care - tending not only to physical and emotional needs, but to those of the spirit as well. Our Chaplaincy team serves across every location and home and community-based service line, bringing the comfort of the Gospel into daily life and in times of greatest need. As Concordia's footprint expands into more facilities, area hospitals and rehabilitation centers, our team continues to stretch its reach while also seeking out qualified pastors and deaconesses to join this vital ministry. In 2025, they walked alongside all members of the Concordia family - building relationships, offering encouragement and inspiring hearts with Christ's hope.
- $17.4 million spent. Concordia Care Network dba Concordia Community Support Services (CCSS) consults the leadership and operations of the following home and community based 501(c)(3) non-profit entities: Concordia Visiting Nurses; Alliance Visiting Nurses, dba, VNA Alliance; Good Samaritan Hospice of Pittsburgh; Concordia Hospice of Washington, Concordia Private Care, Concordia Medical Equipment, Visiting Nurse Association of Indiana County dba Concordia-IRMC VNA and Bethlen Home of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America dba Concordia Home Health and Hospice of Bethlen. During the fiscal year, approximately 21,253 patients were served across 15 counties in home health, hospice and private duty services. In addition, Concordia Medical Equipment supports approximately 6,789 new patients that Concordia Lutheran Ministries serves over 15 campuses in Pennsylvania by providing durable medical equipment and supplies. From nursing and therapy services to specialized services such as IV Therapy, wound care, palliative care and mental health care, our visiting nurses' teams ensure that patients are provided care in the comfort of their own home with the goal of preventing rehospitalization and monitoring chronic disease states. Our hospice team provides comfort care to improve the overall quality of life of patients who are on their end-of-life journey. Our medical equipment agency is dedicated to enhancing home safety by providing a wide selection of durable medical equipment and related home medical equipment and supplies such as home accessibility products, mobility aids, and respiratory products and services. Families of our patients play a vital role so we educate and support them through situations related to caring for a loved one who is aging, all the way through their end-of-life. Bereavement care is also provided to families of hospice patients for at least a year beyond the patient's death. Employees are offered training and opportunities to obtain new skills such as Wound Care Certification, Palliative Care Training, IV Therapy Certification, Lymphedema Therapy Certification, Home Health and Hospice Coding Certification, and Hospice Boot Camp Training. Our educational website has information on the aging process, documents to have in order, the physical and emotional toll caregiving can have on a person, how to maintain independence, how to treat/assist with common diseases like CHF, COPD, Dementia and Diabetes, dealing with difficult symptoms, addressing certain medical concerns and the emotional/spiritual issues that can arise in a person living with a serious illness. Community education was provided by our marketing and nurse liaison teams who led community health program sessions during the fiscal year. A presentation was given to 36 Nursing Students at Butler Memorial Hospital in March 2025 on Palliative Care and Hospice Care. Many of our CCSS employees and members of management serve annually at Concordia Summer Festival (July 2024) and Concordia Octoberfest (October 2024). Both events are sponsored by Concordia Lutheran Health and Human Care and are open to the public as a way of providing entertainment, food and refreshments and a feeling of community. A Mission Committee was formed by CCSS in 2018 to organize opportunities for employees to serve the community. The committee organizes events - some are specific to a local need and some are across all Concordia locations. The approximate cost to CCSS for the time invested by CCSS employees in the meetings to organize the events is $7,632. These are the Mission Events that were organized for employees of the Home and Community Based organizations to participate in during the fiscal year: Back-to-School Collection Drive to support student care closet needs within the Avella, Butler, Freeport, Indiana Area, Knoch, and Ligonier School Districts: July and August 2024. St. Luke Lutheran Church Cabot/Crossroads Mission/Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity Servant Day and House Build: Sept 2024, approx. 205 volunteer hours given by Concordia team over the two days. Toys for Tots Collection Drive for the chapters in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, and Washington counties: Nov 2024. The Lighthouse Foundation Annual Toy Shoppe: Dec 2024, 10 Concordia volunteers helped sort and wrap gifts and load cars. Salvation Army Angel Tree Collection: Dec 2024, Collection drive to support families in need of Christmas gifts, employees purchased gifts for 10 kids. City Rescue Mission Serv-A-Meal Community Meal and Collection Drive: April 2025, volunteers gave 10 hours at the service event and donated 200 hygiene items to support shelter needs. The Lighthouse Foundation Service Event: April 2025, Employee volunteers distributed food items to families utilizing the pantry, 7 volunteers served for 4 hours. The Lighthouse Foundation Collection Drive to support Lighthouse transitional housing needs: Apr 2025, 50 laundry supplies items were donated. City Mission of Washington Collection Drive of hygiene supplies to support shelter needs: April 2025. St. James Haven Homeless Shelter for Men service event: May 2025 Employee volunteers donated and delivered hot meals, 10 volunteers for 3 hours. Total cost to the agency for sponsorships for fiscal year ended 6/30/2025 equated $14,098 The following local organizations have received direct financial support from CCSS through sponsorships of events: Alliance for Nonprofit Resources, American Cancer Society-Relay for Life Armstrong County, Armstrong County Community Foundation, Armstrong County Health Care Consortium, Armstrong High School After-Prom Boosters, Austin's Place, BC3 Education Foundation, Inc, Brackenridge Tarentum Police Dept K9 Unit, Brittany Burge Foundation, Buffalo Elementary PTO, Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Co, Burrell Hockey Club, Butler AM Rotary Club, Butler Area School District, Butler Baseball Gameday Program, Butler Basketball Boosters, Butler County Chamber of Commerce, Butler County Family Y
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 November 6, 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 February 2016.
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 November 4, 2026.
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