Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$170,458,247

Total expenses

$165,463,500

Contributions and grants received

$166,047,857

Grants paid

$94,149,096

Program service revenue

$2,112,998

Investment income

$2,216,057

Other revenue

$81,335

Total assets, end of year

$97,107,295

Total liabilities, end of year

$19,811,075

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$77,296,220

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$151,957,926

Management and general expenses

$10,930,101

Fundraising expenses

$2,575,473

Program service expenses (Part III)

$151,957,926

Program services were 91.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2025

• RESETTLEMENT: IN 2025, LIRS RESETTLED 7,784 REFUGEES, UNACCOMPANIEDREFUGEE MINORS AND SIVS (AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS WHO SERVEDOVERSEAS ALONGSIDE THE US ARMED FORCES) FROM 44 COUNTRIES THROUGH ITSNETWORK OF LOCAL SOCIAL MINISTRY ORGANIZATIONS IN 78 LOCATIONS ACROSSTHE UNITED STATES, PREPARING A PLACE OF WELCOME TO MEET THE PARTICULARNEEDS OF THE REFUGEES AND ENGAGING LOCAL CHURCHES AND COMMUNITIES TOASSIST REFUGEES TO BECOME SELF-RELIANT MEMBERS OF THEIR NEWCOMMUNITIES. THE TOP FIVE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF RESETTLED REFUGEES IN2025 WERE AFGHANISTAN, VENEZUELA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, SYRIA, AND SOMALIA.1. RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT (R&P) LIRS PROVIDES LIFE-SAVING PROTECTIONAND STABILIZATION SUPPORT TO REFUGEES DURING THEIR FIRST 90 DAYS IN THEUNITED STATES.2. MATCHING GRANT (MG) - THIS LIRS 8-MONTH EARLY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ISAN ALTERNATIVE TO PUBLIC CASH ASSISTANCE. IN 2025, 1,261 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN MATCHING GRANT WERE SUPPORTED TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT(EMPLOYED) ON OR BEFORE THE 240-DAY MARK.3. PREFERRED COMMUNITIES (PC) LIRS PROVIDED INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENTTO THE MOST VULNERABLE REFUGEES AND ASYLEES TO ENSURE ACCESS TOCRITICAL LIFE STABILIZING SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THIS HELPED MOVE 1,487PARTICIPANTS TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN 43 LOCATIONS. PC GAP SERVICESSERVED 3,041 CLIENTS IN 54 LOCATIONS.

  Expenses $32,170,777 · Grants $22,776,832

• CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES; FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. LIRS HAS PROVIDED CHILD WELFARE SERVICES TO REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CHILDREN WHO ARE UNACCOMPANIED OR SEPARATED FROM FAMILY. LIRS PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL CARE AND COMMUNITY BASED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO OVER 8,860 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN 2025. THESE CHILDREN HAVE TYPICALLY FLED COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, CIVIL CONFLICT, PERSECUTION, TRAFFICKING. EXTREME POVERTY. OR MALTREATMENT. LIRS APPROACHES ITS WORK WITH INTEGRITY AND UPHOLDS THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES IN SERVING CHILDREN: DECISION-MAKING BASED ON THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD; PRESERVING FAMILY UNITY; PLACEMENT'S OF CHILDREN IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE SETTING; PRIORITIZING CHILD PROTECTION; AND PROVIDING SERVICES WITH QUALITY AND INNOVATION.LIRS PARTNERS WITH THE FEDERAL AGENCY. THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITY CHILD WELFARE AND REFUGEE ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CHILDREN. LIRS PROVIDES A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE. WITH A ROBUST NATIONAL NETWORK OP PARTNERS AND DIRECT CARE STAFF LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE CONTINUUM OF CARE INCLUDES SHORT AND LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE (BASIC AND THERAPEUTIC PLACEMEMENTS). GROUP HOME CARE AND SHELTER CARE AS WELL AS SAFE RELEASE SERVICES AND HOME STUDIES AND POST RELEASE SERVICES.

  Expenses $111,311,662 · Grants $71,182,736

• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:1. POST ARRIVAL STABILITY EMPOWERMENT (PASE): THROUGH FOUNDATION SUPPORT, PASE ADVANCES ECONOMIC INCLUSION BY PROVIDING HOLISTIC, ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT THAT HELPS REMOVE BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THROUGH TRAUMA-INFORMED, CLIENT-CENTERED CASE MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY-BASED REFERRALS, JOB READINESS WORKSHOPS, CAREER UPSKILLING OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONNECTIONS TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS NEWCOMERS IN BALTIMORE CITY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. THIS PROGRAM MATCHED AND EXTENDED FEDERAL FUNDING, INCREASING THE PROGRAM'S IMPACT AND STRENGTHENING THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND INTEGRATION OF BALTIMORE'S NEWEST RESIDENTS. IN 2025, GLOBAL REFUGE MD SUPPORTED 171 CLIENTS THROUGH PASE.

  Expenses $3,247,889 · Grants $34,850

• OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:LIRS SERVICES TRAVEL LOANS ISSUED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OFMIGRATION TO TRANSPORT LIRS-SPONSORED REFUGEES FROM THEIR ORIGINALLOCATION TO THEIR RESETTLEMENT LOCATION IN THE UNITED STATES.COLLECTIONS FROM THESE NON-INTEREST -BEARING LOANS ARE, IN PART, USED TOOFFSET LOAN SERVICING EXPENSES OF LIRS, WITH 75% OF THE COLLECTIONSRETURNED TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MIGRATION TO REPLENISHTHE LOAN FUND; WHICH FINANCES TRANSPORTATION FOR RESETTLEMENT OF FUTURE REFUGEES.GLOBAL REFUGE NORTH DAKOTA (GLOBAL REFUGE ND) PROGRAMSREFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM (RSS): RSS PROGRAM DELIVERED COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY CONNECTOR SERVICES TO REFUGEES AND OTHER OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR) POPULATIONS IN NORTH DAKOTA. THROUGH COMMUNITY CONNECTORS, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED TAILORED SUPPORT IN KEY AREAS SUCH AS FAMILY SUPPORT AND INTEGRATION SERVICES, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, SCHOOL NAVIGATION AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY ORIENTATION WORKSHOPS. THESE SERVICES WERE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SUCCESSFUL RESETTLEMENT, FOSTER COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, AND SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM WELL-BEING OF REFUGEE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. GLOBAL REFUGE ND SERVED 622 RSS CLIENTS IN 2025.REFUGE CASH ASSISTANCE (RCA) PROGRAM: RCA PROGRAM PROVIDED MONTHLY CASH ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES AND OTHER ORR-ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS TO HELP MEET BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, SHELTER, AND TRANSPORTATION. IN ADDITION, RCA SUPPORTED INDIVIDUALS IN ACHIEVING SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND REDUCING DEPENDENCY ON WELFARE SERVICES THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRALS TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. GLOBAL REFUGE ND SERVED 357 RCA CLIENTS IN 2025.SERVICES FOR OLDER REFUGEES (SOR): THE SOR PROGRAM PROVIDED SUPPORT TO ELIGIBLE REFUGEES AGED 60 AND OLDER, ENSURING THEY HAD ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE AGING-RELATED SERVICES. SOR OFFERINGS INCLUDED CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, INTERPRETATION, REFERRALS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION PREPARATION FOR ELIGIBLE REFUGEE ELDERS. THE PROGRAM ALSO AIMED TO DELIVER SERVICES NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY. OVERALL, SOR SERVICES PROMOTED PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, SUPPORTED INTEGRATION INTO NEW COMMUNITIES, AND ENCOURAGED INDEPENDENT LIVING. GLOBAL REFUGE ND SERVED 21 SOR CLIENTS IN 2025. REFUGEE YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM (YMP): THE YMP PROGRAM ADDRESSED THE NEEDS OF REFUGEE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 15-24, BY PROMOTING THEIR CIVIC AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MENTORING. THE PROGRAM RECRUITED, SCREENED AND TRAINED MENTORS TO SUPPORT NEWCOMER YOUTH. GLOBAL REFUGE ND CONNECTED 9 YOUTH WITH MENTORS IN 2025.REFUGEE HEALTH PROMOTION: THE PROGRAM PROVIDED REFUGEE HEALTH NAVIGATION SERVICES TO REFUGEES AND OTHER ORR-ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS IN NORTH DAKOTA. KEY SERVICES INCLUDED COORDINATING REFUGEE MEDICAL SCREENINGS, FACILITATING TIMELY COMMUNICATION AMONG STATE AGENCIES, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, AND RESETTLEMENT STAFF, OFFERING GUIDANCE ON HEALTH CARE COVERAGE OPTIONS, AND SUPPORTING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM WORKED TO ELIMINATE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS FOR BOTH INITIAL SCREENINGS AND FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. GLOBAL REFUGE ND ASSISTED 118 CLIENTS THROUGH HEALTH PROMOTION IN 2025. REFUGEE AGRICULTURAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (RAPP): THE RAPP SUPPORTED REFUGEES AND OTHER ORR-ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS IN IMPROVING THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND ACHIEVING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD SYSTEMS, NUTRITION, AND ACCESS TO FARMERS MARKETS. GLOBAL REFUGE ND SERVED 58 RAPP CLIENTS IN 2025. EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (EEP): THROUGH THE EEP, GLOBAL REFUGE ND STRENGTHENED COLLABORATION WITH EMPLOYERS TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF REFUGEES AND OTHER ORR-ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS WITHIN THE RESETTLEMENT COMMUNITY. GLOBAL REFUGE ND ESTABLISHED FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS TO DEVELOP TRAINING CURRICULA, PROVIDE CAREER COUNSELING, AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKPLACE-BASED TRAINING, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND INTERNSHIPS ALL AIMED AT ENHANCING CLIENTS' ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. GLOBAL REFUGE ND CLOSELY WORKED WITH 9 EMPLOYERS AND SUPPORTED 26 EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED AT THESE EMPLOYERS.GLOBAL REFUGE SAN ANTONIO (GLOBAL REFUGE SA) PROGRAMSREFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM (RSS): THE RSS PROGRAM HELPED REFUGEES AND OTHER ORR ELIGIBLE POPULATION IN TEXAS ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE BY ASSISTING THEM IN FINDING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT WHILE REMOVING BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. REFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERS CASE MANAGEMENT, JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND CONNECTIONS TO SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SUPPORT, SUCH AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES, DAYCARE, AND CITIZENSHIP ASSISTANCE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM PROVIDED SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP CLIENTS OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO CULTURAL AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION. GLOBAL REFUGE SA SERVED 364 RSS CLIENTS IN 2025. REFUGE CASH ASSISTANCE (RCA) PROGRAM: RCA PROGRAM PROVIDED MONTHLY CASH ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES AND OTHER ORR-ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS TO HELP MEET BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, SHELTER, AND TRANSPORTATION. GLOBAL REFUGE SA SERVED 319 RCA CLIENTS IN 2025. REFUGEE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (RMA): STAFF ASSISTED CLIENTS IN ACCESSING RMA, WHICH PROVIDES INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR REFUGEES AND OTHER ORR-ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS. SUPPORT INCLUDED ASSESSMENT, ENROLLMENT, AND COORDINATION WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS. GLOBAL REFUGE SA ASSISTED 20 CLIENTS IN 2025.REFUGEE SCHOOL IMPACT: RSI ENSURE ORR-ELIGIBLE CHILDREN, BIRTH TO AGE 18, ARE PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN FORMAL SCHOOLING, STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND AID THE SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF NEWLY ARRIVING REFUGEE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. GLOBAL REFUGE SA SERVED 2 RSI CLIENTS IN 2025.GLOBAL REFUGE BALTIMORE AND ALEXANDRIA (GLOBAL REFUGE MD) PROGRAMSBALTIMORE NEW AMERICAN ACCESS COALITION (BNAAC): THE BNAAC PROGRAM PROVIDED SIX-MONTH CASE MANAGEMENT AND BENEFITS NAVIGATION TO HELP BALTIMORE CITY'S IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. GLOBAL REFUGE MD SERVED 111 BNAAC CLIENTS IN 2025.EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (EEP): THROUGH THE EEP, GLOBAL REFUGE MD STRENGTHENED COLLABORATION WITH EMPLOYERS TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF REFUGEES AND OTHER ORR-ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS WITHIN THE RESETTLEMENT COMMUNITY. GLOBAL REFUGE MD ESTABLISHED FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS TO DEVELOP TRAINING CURRICULA, PROVIDE CAREER COUNSELING, AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKPLACE-BASED TRAINING, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND INTERNSHIPS ALL AIMED AT ENHANCING CLIENTS' ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. GLOBAL REFUGE MD CLOSELY WORKED WITH 4 EMPLOYERS AND SUPPORTED 76 EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED AT THESE EMPLOYERS.CASE MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM (CMPP): THE CMPP PROVIDED VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES TO NON-DETAINED NONCITIZENS ENROLLED IN ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION. CMPP SERVICES INCLUDED, AMONG OTHERS: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRAFFICKING SCREENING; LEGAL ORIENTATION PROGRAMS; CULTURAL ORIENTATION PROGRAMS; CONNECTIONS TO SOCIAL SERVICES; AND DEPARTURE PLANNING AND REINTEGRATION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS RETURNING TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. GLOBAL REFUGE MD MANAGED THIS PROGRAM CONSORTIUM MEMBERS AND COLLABORATIVELY SERVED 132 CLIENTS IN 2025.CAPACITY MAINTENANCE FUND (CMF): GLOBAL REFUGE BALTIMORE USED THE CAPACITY MAINTENANCE FUND SUPPORT TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN MARYLAND DURING A PERIOD REDUCED REFUGEES ADMISSIONS AND FUNDING. THROUGH CMF, GLOBAL REFUGE RETAINED ESSENTIAL STAFF, SUSTAINED CORE OFFICE OPERATIONS, UPDATED POLICIES AND TRAINING MATERIALS, AND MAINTAINED SERVICE FOR REFUGEES AND OTHER ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS. AS A RESULT OF THIS AND OTHER FUNDING SUPPORT, THE BALTIMORE OFFICE RETAINED 11 STAFF, SUPPORTED 412 CLIENTS, AND CONDUCTED 23 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT(MED): MED EMPOWERED REFUGEES WITH ECONOMIC INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE U.S. ECONOMY. GLOBAL REFUGE PROVIDED TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CONNECTIONS TO CREDIT BUILDING AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS TO HELP CLIENTS START OR EXPAND THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES. IN 2025, GLOBAL REFUGE SUPPORTED 50 MED CLIENTS IN 2025 AND CONNECTED THEM TO LEVERAGED LOANS TOTALING $225,000. INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT (IDA): IDA SUPPORTED REFUGEES AND OTHER ORR ELIGIBLE POPULATION SAVE TOWARD AN ASSET THAT WILL HELP INCREASE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. THE PROGRAM HELPED PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND WHAT- ASSETS ARE, HOW THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM WORKS, AND HOW TO MANAGE THEIR MONEY. IT MATCHED SAVINGS AT A ONE-TO-ONE FOR EACH DOLLAR DEPOSITED. SAVINGS GOALS CAN BE USED TOWARDS HOME PURCHASE, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAININGS, EDUCATION,AND ENTRANCE EXAM FEES. GLOBAL REFUGE SUPPORTED 67 IDA CLIENTS IN 2025 THROUGH TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTED $253,324 IN MATCHING FUNDS.

  Expenses $5,227,598 · Grants $154,678

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES OF MICHIGAN

  $34,600,216

  CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES; RESETTLEMENT AND INTEGRATION SERVICES

• LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES IN THE CAROLINAS

  $6,088,424

  CHILDREN SERVICES

• LUTHERAN MINISTRIES OF GEORGIA

  $4,214,662

  CHILDREN SERVICES

• LUTHERAN SERVICES NEW ENGLAND

  $3,868,940

  CHILDREN SERVICES

• LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF VA INC

  $3,785,988

  CHILDREN SERVICES

• LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA

  $3,750,126

  CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

• LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF MICHIGAN

  $3,495,022

  REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT

• LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF ROCKY MOUNTAINS

  $3,238,807

  CHILDREN SERVICES

• LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA

  $3,107,823

  CHILDREN SERVICES

• LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF OREGON & SW WASHINGTON

  $2,880,949

  CHILDREN SERVICES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• LUTHERAN CENTER CORPORATION

  501(C)(3) · SEE PART VII · MD

  Directly controlled by LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC

• NEW AMERICAN COMMUNITY LENDING CORPORATION

  501(C)(3) · SEE PART VII · MD

  Directly controlled by LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

13 August 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.2

Source object

202632259349302518

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