Lfs Real Properties Inc
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What it says it does
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES IN THE CAROLINAS (LFS) IS DEDICATED TO ONE SIMPLE GOAL, IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THE LFS MISSION STATEMENT IS, "EMPOWERED BY CHRIST, WE WALK TOGETHER WITH ALL WE SERVE." LFS HELPS PLACE CHILDREN IN LOVING FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE HOMES; PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; HELPS THOSE WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS MANAGE SYMPTOMS; AIDS VETERANS IN REGAINING INDEPENDENCE; HELPS REFUGEES ACCLIMATE TO LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY; COUNSELS FAMILIES IN THEIR TIME OF NEED AND MORE.
- Income
- $104,613
- Spending
- $94,155
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $467,013, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 September 30, 2025, 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 September 30, 2025, 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 (1)
- $94,155 spent. TO HOLD TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY AND RENT SUCH PROPERTY TO ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION, LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES IN THE CAROLINAS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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)(2) title-holding corporation.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(2) title-holding corporation as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 September 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 August 1989.
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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