St Lucas Association

Tax-deductible

Chicago, ILCemetery / fraternalSince 1915EIN 36-1722400

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St. Lucas Association is organized for the charitable and religious purpose of operating a Lutheran cemetery.

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $118K a year · 59% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: -0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
−$239
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$173K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$319K
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$213K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$173K
FY2025▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$154K
FY2025$173K
Expenses
$319K
FY2025▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$347K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$314K
FY2024$267K
FY2025$319K
Net assets
−$213K
FY2025▼ -176%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$368K
FY2021$262K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$35K
FY2024−$77K
FY2025−$213K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1941.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $319K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a Lutheran cemetery for charitable and religious purposes.

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1 program service account for $319K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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St. Lucas Association operates a Lutheran cemetery. As part of its operations, there is a chapel located within the administration building, which is used for burial services. The cemetery consists of approximately 40 acres of land, of which 75% is dedicated for internment purposes.

$319Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$173K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$173K
Money outPt IX
$319K
Ln 25
Programscol B$319K
Owns and owesPt X
−$213K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$8K
Total assetsLn 16−$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$239
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$173K
Total revenueLn 12$173K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$651K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16−$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$239
Net assetsLn 32−$213K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$6K−$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70K$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$651K$651K
Total assetsLn 16−$77K−$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0−$239
Net assetsLn 32−$77K−$213K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K
InsuranceLn 23$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K
All other expensesLn 24e$87K
Total functional expensesLn 25$319K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $173K$319K−$146K−$213K 990 PDF
FY2024 $154K$267K−$112K−$77K 990 PDF
FY2023 $171K$314K−$143K$35K 990 PDF
FY2022 $241K$325K−$85K$177K 990 PDF
FY2021 $241K$347K−$106K$262K 990 PDF
FY2020 $223K$339K−$116K$368K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $173,148 across 2 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $173,148 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $173,148 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$173,148
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $319,095 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$72,942
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$14,108
IX-10 Payroll taxes$5,747
IX-11b Legal fees$23,256
IX-11c Accounting fees$1,201
IX-11g Other fees for services$2,450
IX-13 Office expenses$5,235
IX-23 Insurance$17,947
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$88,884
IX-24e All other expenses$87,325
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$319,095
Part X · Balance sheet −$213,156 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for −$963,572; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$6,165−$8,214
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $977$3,495
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $650,638$650,638
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $69,639$79,781
X-15 Other assets$24,716
X-16 Total assetsStart of year −$77,190−$213,156
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0−$239
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0−$239
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$77,190−$212,917
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year −$77,190−$213,156
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$212,917 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$173,148
XI-2 Total expenses$319,095
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$145,947
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$77,190
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$10,220
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$212,917

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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