Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Lutheran Services for the Aging Inc

EIN 56-0752160 · Salisbury, NC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong95 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SEE SCHEDULE O

Income
$343,532
Spending
$202,732
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending
Largest source of income
investment income, 60%
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$429,211, president/ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 41% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 48% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    20 of 21 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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)
  1. $191,761 spent. LUTHERAN SERVICES FOR THE AGING, INC. (LSA) AND ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ARE MINISTRIES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA. THE LSA MISSION STATEMENT IS, "EMPOWERED BY CHRIST, WE WALK TOGETHER WITH ALL WE SERVE." LSA OPERATES NURSING HOMES, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES, AND ADULT DAY SERVICES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING HOME CARE, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES IN NORTH CAROLINA. LSA PROVIDES A MINISTRY OF CHRISTIAN CARE TO OLDER ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES REGARDLESS OF FAITH, RACE, DISABILITY, OR ECONOMIC STATUS. LSA IS MADE UP OF COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE WITH LOVING SPIRITS AND GENEROUS HEARTS. RESIDENTS, TEAMMATES, CLIENTS, PARTICIPANTS, FAMILIES, AND VOLUNTEERS ALL STRIVE TO BE OF SERVICE TO GOD AND THE COMMUNITY. MANY OF THE SENIORS SERVED BY LSA HAVE BEEN SERVICE ORIENTED AND PHILANTHROPICALLY INCLINED THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES AND CONTINUE TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE. FOR RESIDENTS OF THE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE ABUNDANT. RESIDENTS THERE LOG IN HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR LOCAL CHURCHES, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, THE STATE VETERANS HOSPITAL, FUNDRAISING FOR CANCER RESEARCH, LITERACY COUNCILS, LOCAL HOSPITALS, FOOD PANTRIES, HOMELESS SHELTERS, THE UNITED WAY, AND MENTORING PROJECTS FOR LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THEY HAVE PACKED BOXES FOR SAMARITAN'S PURSE, GATHERED COATS FOR KIDS AND COLLECTED CANNED GOODS FOR FOOD PANTRIES. THEY HAVE SEWN, KNITTED, CROCHETED, AND QUILTED COUNTLESS ITEMS FOR CAUSES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND BEYOND. RESIDENTS OF THE LSA NURSING HOMES AND ADULT DAY SERVICES MAY BE LESS VISIBLE BUT ARE EQUALLY COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE. SUPPORTED BY TEAMMATES AND VOLUNTEERS, THEY HAVE HELD BLOOD DRIVES, THEY HAVE HOSTED BREAKFASTS FOR FIRE, POLICE, AND EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL, COLLECTED SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR KIDS, AND ADOPTED NEEDY FAMILIES AT CHRISTMAS. THEY, TOO, HAVE LOGGED IN HUNDREDS OF HOURS IN PROJECTS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS, THE ARC, THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, MEALS-ON-WHEELS, THE HUMANE SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, THE UNITED WAY, AND MORE. LSA ALSO SERVES ITS COMMUNITIES BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING CATAWBA AND LIVINGSTONE COLLEGES; CATAWBA VALLEY, GASTON, ROWAN-CABARRUS, STANLY, CALDWELL AND FORSYTH COMMUNITY COLLEGES; APPALACHIAN STATE, WINSTON-SALEM STATE, LENOIR-RHYNE AND DUKE UNIVERSITIES; AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND HOOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. THESE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS FOSTER GROWTH AND COOPERATION, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE COMMUNITIES. LSA ALSO ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SEEK VOLUNTEER, EDUCATIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ITS MINISTRIES. THE MINISTRIES OF LSA ARE ACTIVE, BUSY PLACES WHERE MULTIPLE GENERATIONS MEET IN A SPIRIT OF FUN, FELLOWSHIP AND COOPERATION. COMMUNITY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON TOPICS SUCH AS ADULT DAY CARE, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, MEDICAID, MEDICARE, HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVES AND MORE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1963.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.