Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1946.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
40 people listed on the 990; $4.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Adam Marles’s $615K as President/CEO is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $100M+ human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kotovsky | — | — | — | $982,405 | $934,367 |
| Adam Marles | $614,791 | $528,482 | $435,108 | $67,608 | — |
| Lisa Norwine | $395,136 | $301,984 | $295,896 | $222,367 | $218,487 |
| Ron Schaefer | $394,784 | $301,322 | — | — | — |
| Garry Anderson | — | — | $331,178 | $350,998 | $323,868 |
| Beth Rusert | — | $347,284 | $71,522 | — | — |
| Chad Sneed | $343,030 | $308,547 | $309,920 | $245,376 | $182,324 |
| Paul Ogier | — | — | — | $241,279 | $274,149 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Lutheran Senior Services executive salaries →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
Provides a faith-based network of supportive services, medical care, and holistic home-based assistance to help older adults maintain their physical and emotional health.
Questions for Lutheran Senior Services
Your first name shows with your question. Lutheran Senior Services answers here, for everyone.
Operations for five life plan communities that offer a continuum of care that includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing, the majority of which are MEDICARE/MEDICAID certified. In addition, operations of one assisted living and one skilled nursing facility not associated with a CCRC.
A variety of home community based services for older adults who remain in their own homes, including medicare certified home health, private duty home health services, hospice services and three programs in partnership with the united way: outreach social services, the good neighbor program, and volunteer money management.
A benevolent care fund exists to provide financial assistance to residents or clients who outlive their ability to PAY.TOTAL benevolent care assistance provided was $10,698,549, of which, $10,698,549 is offsetting program service revenue.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported 1 finding: a material weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $7.9M | $37.1M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $225.4M | $217.8M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $344.5M | $467.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $593.7M | $743.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $613.9M | $864.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | −$20.2M | −$121.0M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $2.4M | $2.4M | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $29K | $29K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $3.8M | $3.8M | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $81.6M | $72.7M | $8.9M | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $325K | $325K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $8.8M | $8.1M | $668K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $6.1M | $5.3M | $859K | |
| Management feesLn 11a | $9.3M | $9.3M | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $156K | $14K | $142K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $217K | $44K | $172K | |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $9K | $9K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $457K | $457K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $13.9M | $13.6M | $298K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $297K | $205K | $92K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $8.1M | $7.7M | $453K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2.6M | $2.3M | $277K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $6.5M | $6.3M | $194K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $610K | $468K | $143K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $33K | $9K | $24K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $11.5M | $10.1M | $1.4M | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $24.7M | $23.6M | $1.2M | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3.0M | $2.9M | $96K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $9.1M | $8.6M | $451K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $836K | $171K | $666K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $194.4M | $174.1M | $20.3M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 | $254.5M | $278.1M | −$23.6M | −$53.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $238.8M | $254.5M | −$15.8M | −$126.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 3, 2023 | $176.2M | $194.4M | −$18.2M | −$121.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $181.3M | $191.9M | −$10.6M | −$20.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 | $177.8M | $191.9M | −$14.2M | −$8.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $176,211,150 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $176,211,150 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $194,367,202 across 24 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $743,686,876 assets, 19 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$120,960,961 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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