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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,454,927
Total expenses
$11,132,473
Contributions and grants received
$11,271,435
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$173,173
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$10,319
Total assets, end of year
$3,334,033
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,749,061
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$584,972
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,792,344
Management and general expenses
$330,561
Fundraising expenses
$9,568
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,792,344

Program services were 96.9% 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

    $10,765,980

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $505,455

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEE REVENUE

    total $173,173 · related or exempt $173,173

  • 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

    $1,125

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,125

  • 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

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $9,194 · related or exempt $9,194

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,194

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 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 $154,333 · program services $68,278 · management and general $83,319 · fundraising $2,736

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $203,656 · program services $90,099 · management and general $109,946 · fundraising $3,611

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $29,585 · program services $13,089 · management and general $15,972 · fundraising $524

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,440 · program services $12,582 · management and general $15,354 · fundraising $504

  • 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 $135 · program services $0 · management and general $135 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $128,004 · program services $122,454 · management and general $5,445 · fundraising $105

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $294,603 · program services $294,603 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,484,189 · program services $1,471,230 · management and general $12,959 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $23,462 · program services $22,953 · management and general $509 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $45,215 · program services $45,215 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $64,616 · program services $50,928 · management and general $13,688 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTORS

    total $5,231,590 · program services $5,202,650 · management and general $28,940 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: GRANTS & PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $1,816,870 · program services $1,808,122 · management and general $8,708 · fundraising $40

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $1,073,724 · program services $1,065,567 · management and general $6,157 · fundraising $2,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $243,862 · program services $239,437 · management and general $4,425 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $310,189 · program services $285,137 · management and general $25,004 · fundraising $48

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $40,312 · end of year $287,747

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $141,000 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $82,619

  • 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

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

    $344,476

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

    $55,844

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $117,268 · end of year $288,632

  • 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 $2,675,035

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $36,062 · end of year $67,346

  • 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 $2,681,715

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $262,518 · end of year $560,369

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $24,603

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BORDER SERVANT CORPS (BSC) SEEKS TO LIVE OUT A VISION OF SERVICE, FAITH, AND CARING - IMAGINING A WORLD WHERE PEACE AND JUSTICE ARE PURSUED THROUGH NON-VIOLENCE, HONORING EACH OTHER AND THE EARTH WE SHARE. THE VISION OF FAITH CONTRASTS WITH WHAT OFTEN SEEMS TO BE PREVAILING EXPRESSIONS OF VIOLENCE AND OPPRESSION THROUGH WHICH POWER AND CONTROL ARE GAINED AND MAINTAINED. BSC DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM MICAH 6:8 - WHAT DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OF YOU, BUT TO DO JUSTICE, LOVE KINDNESS, AND WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD? WE REJOICE IN THE RICHNESS OF DIVERSITY EXPRESSED IN VARIOUS LIFESTYLES, AGES, CULTURES, POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, AND FAITHS. WE SUPPORT, AFFIRM, AND CHALLENGE ONE ANOTHER IN A SAFE SETTING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BORDER SERVANT CORPS PROMOTES & DEMONSTRATES JUSTICE, KINDNESS & HUMILITY IN THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER REGION.

  • THE BORDER IMMERSION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SPECTRUM OF VIEWS ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND THE BORDERLAND BY: SPEAKING WITH FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANTS, VISITING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH IMMIGRANT POPULATION, MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO HEAR ABOUT BORDER PROTECTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, LEARNING ABOUT IMMIGRATION LAW AND BUILDING AN UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMIC POLICIES AND REALITIES AFFECTING PEOPLE ON THE BORDER. BORDER SERVANT CORPS (BSC) PROVIDES HOSPITALITY FOR MIGRANTS RELEASED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AT THE TWO LARGEST MIGRANT SHELTERS IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. AT BSC'S HOSPITALITY CENTERS, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE WELCOMED, THEIR BASIC NEEDS (FOOD, HYGIENE ITEMS, GENERAL WELLNESS, ETC.) ARE MET, AND GUESTS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WITH TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND TRANSPORTATION TO TRANSIT SITUATIONS TO CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION. BSC OPERATES THE ONLY PORT RECEPTION SITE FOR MIGRANTS ENTERING THE U.S. THROUGH THE CBP ONE APP IN EL PASO. ADDITIONALLY, BSC'S AIRPORT NAVIGATION TEAM ASSISTS MIGRANTS FROM THE ENTIRE EL PASO SECTOR TO NAVIGATE THE AIRPORT ON BOTH SIDES OF TSA. TOGETHER, WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S DEEPLY COMMITTED COMMUNITY, BSC ENSURES NEWLY ARRIVED MIGRANTS ARE WELCOMED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

    Expenses $10,792,344

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

Listed in Part VII

  • KARI LENANDER

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $78,333
    From this org
    $78,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • KYLE BOYD

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $76,000
    From this org
    $76,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • GERI AYERS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10.56

  • CAROL BLASCHKA

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.36

  • CHRISTINE EBER

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.16

  • KATY BYRD-HUMPHREYS

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.16

  • BOB MITCHELL

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6.23

  • RON SANDOVAL

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.13

  • BECKY SIMPSON

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.09

  • KIM STEWART

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.09

  • BEVERLY STOTZ

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.09

  • EFREN VILLALOBOS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • ELLEN YOUNG

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349314059

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