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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by METROPOLITAN LUTHERAN MINISTRY.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,832,849
Total expenses
$7,948,825
Contributions and grants received
$8,672,225
Grants paid
$5,852,652
Program service revenue
$23,955
Investment income
$168,546
Other revenue
-$31,877
Total assets, end of year
$7,167,233
Total liabilities, end of year
$75,337
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,091,896
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,255,223
Management and general expenses
$424,539
Fundraising expenses
$269,063
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,255,223

Program services were 91.3% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $298,871

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $166,646

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,489,405

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,717,303

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,448,065

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OCCUPANCY CHARGES

    total $23,955 · related or exempt $23,955

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $169,584 · excluded $169,584

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $35,326

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $36,364

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,038

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,038 · excluded -$1,038

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $18,894

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $166,646

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $51,885

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$32,991 · excluded -$32,991

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $1,114 · excluded $1,114

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,114

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,852,652 · program services $5,852,652

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $181,344 · management and general $119,370 · fundraising $61,974

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $978,053 · program services $776,433 · management and general $94,620 · fundraising $107,000

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,967 · program services $9,365 · management and general $6,583 · fundraising $3,019

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $384,254 · program services $231,236 · management and general $113,816 · fundraising $39,202

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $96,218 · program services $60,828 · management and general $20,432 · fundraising $14,958

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $55,553 · program services $8,570 · management and general $37,398 · fundraising $9,585

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $5,109 · management and general $5,109

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $75 · program services $75

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,269 · program services $2,269

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $87,007 · program services $47,522 · management and general $13,586 · fundraising $25,899

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $46,599 · program services $46,170 · management and general $335 · fundraising $94

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $4,853 · program services $3,067 · management and general $1,036 · fundraising $750

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $78,083 · program services $78,083

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,671 · program services $17,775 · management and general $569 · fundraising $1,327

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $65,560 · program services $65,352 · fundraising $208

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,550 · program services $39,214 · management and general $4,336

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $14,979 · program services $6,111 · management and general $6,476 · fundraising $2,392

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $14,029 · program services $10,501 · management and general $873 · fundraising $2,655

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,594 · end of year $58,705

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,357,840 · end of year $3,961,001

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,073,674 · end of year $21,405

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $143,817 · end of year $254,177

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,452 · end of year $28,235

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,485,229

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $801,646

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $750,181 · end of year $683,583

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $668,154 · end of year $1,915,228

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $219,763 · end of year $244,899

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $119,260 · end of year $75,337

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,613,864 · end of year $5,633,094

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,517,351 · end of year $1,458,802

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CONNECTING THOSE IN NEED WITH FOOD, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND OTHER RESOURCES IN ORDER TO NURTURE GREATER HOPE, HEALTH, OPPORTUNITY AND PEACE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CONNECTING THOSE IN NEED WITH FOOD, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND OTHER RESOURCES IN ORDER TO NURTURE GREATER HOPE, HEALTH, OPPORTUNITY AND PEACE.

  • CASE MANAGEMENT: PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR CLIENTS THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS FOR FOOD, DIAPERS, HYGIENE ITEMS, BIRTH CERTIFICATES, IDENTIFICATION AND RENT/UTILITY ASSISTANCE TO STABILIZE THE FAMILY. IN ADDITION TO THIS SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE, MLM PROVIDES INTENSIVE, YEAR-LONG CASE MANAGEMENT WHICH INCLUDES HOUSING ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL LITERACY, HOUSEHOLD SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT. TO ENSURE THAT PERMANENT AND LASTING SOLUTIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR MLM CLIENTS, MLM CONTINUES TO FOLLOW UP WITH FAMILIES FOR FIVE YEARS. PROGRAMMING IS TARGETED TO AT-RISK AND HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS.

    Expenses $4,681,538 · Grants $3,921,016

  • CLIENT SERVICES: PROVIDE SHELF-STABLE FOOD, FRESH PRODUCE, HYGIENE ITEMS, DIAPERS, SACK LUNCHES, SENIOR COMMODITIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR BIRTH CERTIFICATES, IDENTIFICATION, RENT AND UTILITIES TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN URGENT NEED OF ASSISTANCE FROM THREE AGENCY LOCATIONS. PROGRAMMING IS TARGETED TO LOW-INCOME, IMPOVERISHED, AT-RISK AND HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS.

    Expenses $1,991,801 · Grants $1,578,782

  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH: OVER TIME, MLM HAS DEVELOPED A PORTFOLIO OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY OPERATE IN. THE MINOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME, ELDERLY AND DISABLED HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE IN NEED OF REPAIRS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THEIR HOMES, ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES.MLM ALSO HOSTS A CHRISTMAS STORE IN KANSAS CITY ALONGSIDE A VOLUNTEER CORPS OF 500 PEOPLE TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 900 FAMILIES WITH FOOD VOUCHERS AND A SELF-SHOP STORE WITH GIFTS FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.ADDITIONALLY, MLM HOSTS TWO UNLIMITED HOT BREAKFASTS EACH SATURDAY IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS AND KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. FINALLY, THE MLM ORCHARD AND COMMUNITY GARDENS EXIST TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH BY PROVIDING BETTER FOOD FOR PEOPLE IN THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS OF BOSTON HEIGHTS AND MOUNT HOPE. MLM MANAGES AN 80TREE ORCHARD THAT PRODUCES A WIDE VARIETY OF FRUIT, INCLUDING APPLES, PEACHES, APRICOTS, CHERRIES, PEARS AND PLUMS. MLM ALSO OFFERS AND MAINTAINS COMMUNITY GARDEN BEDS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE FRESH PRODUCE OF THEIR CHOICE IS GROWN. THE ORCHARD AND COMMUNITY GARDENS CONTINUE TO BE A PLACE OF HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SEEK TO CHANGE THE HABITS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY TOWARD HEALTHIER FOOD CHOICES.

    Expenses $581,884 · Grants $352,854 · Revenue $23,955

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Erik Olson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Philip Kernen

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tanya Sargeon

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy Howard

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly Brende

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug Clopton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathryn Fuger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leslie Dickerson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Gash

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Long

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracy Kaufman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Travis Schram

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Cooper

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $181,344
    From this org
    $149,564
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,780
    Hours/week
    37.5 + 2.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,264
    Bonus
    $5,300
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,455
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,325
    Filer's total
    $181,344

  • Becky Poitras

    VP/ASSIST. EXEC. DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $118,536
    From this org
    $105,099
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,437
    Hours/week
    37.5 + 2.5 related

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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

  • MLM FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · FUNDING SUPPORT · MO · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by METROPOLITAN LUTHERAN MINISTRY

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.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MLM EILEEN'S PLACE LLC

    C · HOUSING · KS · 100% owned · share of assets $1,260,000 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by METROPOLITAN LUTHERAN MINISTRY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202442969349300404

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