Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1965.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
70 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
23 people listed on the 990; $2.1M paid to officers and key staff.
David Duea’s $290K as President & Chief Executive Officer is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Duea | $290,313 | — | $259,227 | $264,372 | $220,484 | $218,802 |
| David G Duea | — | $270,339 | — | — | — | — |
| Heike Lake | $231,380 | $178,190 | $154,879 | $147,161 | $137,594 | $138,892 |
| Nicholas Lee | $216,737 | $198,916 | $59,263 | — | — | — |
| Sergio Razo | $196,776 | $185,267 | — | — | — | — |
| Karyn Huffman | — | — | $194,305 | $161,790 | $142,212 | $138,894 |
| Nina Maus | $190,490 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aija Stapars | $167,996 | $164,590 | — | — | — | — |
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 Community Services Northwest 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
Helps refugees and immigrants successfully transition into their new communities by providing resettlement services, language classes, housing assistance, and citizenship support.
Questions for Lutheran Community Services Northwest
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Child, Family, and Senior Support
LCSNW serves children, youth, families and seniors with stabilization and development services and prevention of outofhome placements and supporting seniors to stay at home as long as possible, including wraparound services, referral and respite, child abuse prevention and reunification services.
Behavioral Health
LCSNW offers outpatient mental health services for children, adults, and families. Specialties include working with immigrants and refugees, survivors of violence, and abused and neglected children.
Immigration and Refugee Services
LCSNW provides both immigration and refugee resettlement services. Services are focused on helping immigrants and refugees' transition successfully into their new communities. Services are provided in multiple languages and include English as a second language, citizenship classes, health education, case management, and housing…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 19 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 20 findings: a weakness in money controls.
Plus 19 smaller programs.
The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.
Plus 23 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 2 findings: a material weakness in money controls.
Plus 20 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 54 findings: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $8.2M | $9.8M | $9.4M | $9.6M | $9.8M |
| Given inLn 1b | $99K | $1K | $4.2M | ||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $2.8M | $82K | $2K | $68K | $280K |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $5.8M | $7.4M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $30.5M | $30.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $15.1M | $15.4M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $67.6M | $76.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $16.5M | $19.1M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $51.1M | $57.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $7.3M | $7.3M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $201K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $42.3M | $31.7M | $9.1M | $1.5M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $318K | $208K | $101K | $8K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $8.7M | $6.7M | $1.7M | $318K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $3.4M | $2.5M | $841K | $126K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $193K | $110K | $79K | $4K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $1.5M | $27K | $1.5M | |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $144K | $144K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4.2M | $1.3M | $2.9M | $18K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $97K | $90K | $4K | $4K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3.1M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $79K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $713K | $540K | $151K | $21K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $3.6M | $2.9M | $682K | $22K |
| TravelLn 17 | $1.0M | $634K | $351K | $34K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $257K | $172K | $77K | $8K |
| InterestLn 20 | $91K | $20K | $71K | $246 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $424K | $34K | $390K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $461K | $35K | $425K | $1K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $855K | $605K | $817 | $249K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $374K | $188K | $159K | $27K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $80.6M | $56.5M | $21.6M | $2.6M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 | $84.7M | $80.6M | $4.1M | $57.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 | $71.1M | $74.7M | −$3.6M | $51.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $64.4M | $62.7M | $1.8M | $51.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 | $74.8M | $51.3M | $23.5M | $48.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $44.1M | $44.4M | −$263K | $23.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 | $47.7M | $43.8M | $3.9M | $23.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $84,705,248 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $84,705,248 across 13 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $80,595,109 across 21 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $76,581,334 assets, 20 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $57,458,395 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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