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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS.

Totals

Total revenue
$44,842,556
Total expenses
$44,815,315
Contributions and grants received
$44,842,556
Grants paid
$39,173,999
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$58,623
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$58,623
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $44,842,556

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $28,746,527

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,427,472

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,102,292

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $40,427

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $377,793

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $120,804

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $31,382 · end of year $58,623

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $31,382 · end of year $58,623

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS ("THRIVENT") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF CHRISTIANS. FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, ITS PURPOSE HAS BEEN TO SERVE ITS MEMBERS AND SOCIETY BY GUIDING BOTH TO BE WISE WITH MONEY AND LIVE GENEROUSLY. THRIVENT BELIEVES THAT ALL WE HAVE IS A GIFT FROM GOD AND THAT GENEROSITY IS AN EXPRESSION OF FAITH. THRIVENT SUCCEEDS WHEN ITS MEMBERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THRIVE. AS STATED IN ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THRIVENT ENABLES MEMBERS THROUGH THEIR MEMEBERSHIP TO AID THEMSELVES AND OTHERS IN THESE WAYS: *BY OFFERING PROGRAMS OF INSURANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAWS GOVERNING FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES. *THROUGH FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL LODGES. *BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO LUTHERAN AND OTHER CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR INSTITUTIONS. *BY ASSISTING WITH OTHER LAWFUL ENDEAVORS AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, BENEV

Activities or mission (Part I)

THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS IS A FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY OPERATING UNDER THE LODGE SYSTEM AND PROVIDING LIFE, HEALTH, AND OTHER BENEFITS TO ITS MEMBERS & DEPENDENTS

  • THRIVENT ACTION TEAMS IS A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THAT OFFERS A SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE WAY FOR MEMBERS TO BRING FRIENDS, FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS, AND OTHER THRIVENT MEMBERS TOGETHER TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH SERVICE PROJECTS. IN 2022, 98,782 INDIVIDUALS LED 145,543 THRIVENT ACTION TEAMS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THESE VOLUNTEER TEAMS ENGAGED NEARLY 1.9 MILLION VOLUNTEERS WHO TOGETHER CONTRIBUTED 12.7 MILLION HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME AND RAISED MORE THAN $190 MILLION FOR COMMUNITIES AND CAUSES NATIONWIDE

  • THRIVENT COMMUNITY IS A LOCAL AFFINITY GROUP WITHIN A THRIVENT MEMBER NETWORK. FINANCIAL ADVISORS BRING TOGETHER MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS TO SERVE OTHERS IN NEED, STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITY AND POSITIVELY IMPACT SOCIETY. IN 2022, 286 THRIVENT COMMUNITIES HELD 848 EVENTS.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rob Umlauf

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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.

Grants on this return

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313179349309226

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