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LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF VIRGINIA INC

EIN 54-1222012 ROANOKE, VA

Largest nonprofits in Virginia

Revenue 2024
$59,867,818
Expenses 2024
$62,684,612

Program services were 88.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P400
Classification
7000
Street
2965 COLONNADE DRIVE SW

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ENCIRCLE'S MISSION IS TO EXPRESS GOD'S LOVE BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR JOURNEY TO WELL-BEING. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THE WORLD A MORE LOVING PLACE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AT ENCIRCLE, WE ARE GUIDED BY OUR VISION THAT ALL PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WILL RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO LIVE ABUNDANT LIVES. OUR MORE THAN 600 STAFF AND CAREGIVERS SUPPORT CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES, AND OUR SERVICES ARE OPEN TO ALL.

  • DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES: ENCIRCLE'S COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOCUS ON QUALITY CARE, WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING MEANINGFUL LIFE EXPERIENCES IN THE SETTING OF THEIR CHOICE. OUR STAFF ACT AS MENTORS AND FRIENDS TO HELP PEOPLE ATTAIN THEIR GOALS, WHILE ENSURING THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MEDICAL NEEDS ARE MET. OUR 17 GROUP HOMES (IN VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA) PROVIDE AROUND-THE-CLOCK SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND MEN IN COMFORTABLE, COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSES. WE ALSO SUPPORT ADULTS LIVING IN THEIR OWN HOMES THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED IN-HOME SERVICES. SKILLED NURSING AND THERAPEUTIC CONSULTATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT CLIENTS IN ANY SETTING TO ENSURE THEIR MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS ARE MET. WE ALSO CONTRACT WITH AND SUPPORT 225 FAMILY CARE PROVIDERS, PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LIVING IN THEIR HOMES. TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE INTEGRATED INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE, WE OFFER DAY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY COACHING PROGRAMS AS WELL. OUR DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES ARE LICENSED THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES (DBHDS) AND THE WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE OF HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION AND ARE ACCREDITED THROUGH THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES (CARF). DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, WE HELPED 351 INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LEAD MORE ABUNDANT LIVES.

    Expenses $37,142,490 · Revenue $38,569,073

  • MINNICK SCHOOLS: ENCIRCLE'S MINNICK SCHOOLS HELP STUDENTS AGES 5 TO 22 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CHALLENGES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS REACH THEIR ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, VOCATIONAL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS. MINNICK SCHOOLS, LICENSED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS AND ACCREDITED THROUGH THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES, ARE LOCATED IN ROANOKE, LYNCHBURG, HARRISONBURG, WYTHEVILLE, WISE, GRUNDY, AND BRISTOL. WE PARTNER WITH MORE THAN 37 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHICH REFER STUDENTS TO OUR SCHOOLS, AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH STUDENTS' FAMILIES. OUR HIGHLY TRAINED EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT STAFF PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN SMALL CLASSROOMS, INCORPORATING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY. WE SERVE STUDENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF DISABILITIES, INCLUDING THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, TO REACH ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL MILESTONES. OUR GOAL FOR STUDENTS IS THAT THEY TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY BACK TO PUBLIC SCHOOL, OR IN OUR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, TO THE WORK WORLD. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, WE SERVED 305 STUDENTS, 33 OF WHOM SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO PUBLIC SCHOOL AND 8 OF WHOM GRADUATED WITH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE.

    Expenses $13,192,738 · Revenue $14,746,590

  • TREATMENT FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, AND COUNSELING SERVICES: AT ENCIRCLE, WE WRAP SUPPORT AROUND CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA TO HELP THEM HEAL AND FIND PERMANENT FAMILY CONNECTIONS. WE ARE A LICENSED CHILD PLACING AGENCY THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND OUR TREATMENT FOSTER CARE PROGRAM IS CARFACCREDITED. WE RECRUIT AND TRAIN ADULTS IN THE RICHMOND AND TIDEWATER REGIONS WHO ARE EAGER TO SHARE THEIR SKILLS, STRENGTHS, COURAGE, AND "LIFE FIRSTS" WITH CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. MANY OF THE CHILDREN WE SERVE ARE TEENS, PART OF SIBLING GROUPS, OR HAVE BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES OR OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS. IN SOME CASES, OUR FOSTER FAMILIES ADOPT CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE, AND IN OTHER CASES, CHILDREN RETURN TO BIRTH FAMILIES OR OTHER PLACEMENTS. FREQUENTLY, OUR FOSTER PARENTS PROVIDE LONG-TERM STABILITY AND CONNECTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHICH GREATLY INCREASES THEIR CHANCES OF BECOMING SUCCESSFUL AND CONTRIBUTING ADULTS. OUR HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF ALSO OFFER POST-ADOPTION CASE MANAGEMENT FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE ADOPTED CHILDREN EITHER FROM FOSTER CARE OR THROUGH PRIVATE AGENCIES. WE UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE AND ONGOING NEEDS OF FAMILIES CREATED THROUGH ADOPTION. FINALLY, WE ALSO PROVIDE VISIT COACHING TO MENTOR FAMILIES THROUGH VISITS WITH THEIR CHILDREN WITH THE GOAL OF REUNITING PARENTS WITH CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, ENCIRCLE SUPPORTED 22 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, AND 3 CHILDREN IN CARE WERE ADOPTED. WE ALSO SUPPORTED 65 FAMILIES THROUGH POSTADOPTION CASE MANAGEMENT AND 11 FAMILIES THROUGH VISIT COACHING. ENCIRCLE ALSO PROVIDES OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH WE CALL COUNSELING. ENCIRCLE'S EXPERIENCED COUNSELORS OFFER A TRAUMA-INFORMED AND INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING. WE CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS AND HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT. OUR COUNSELORS ARE TRAINED IN TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. OUR CLINICIANS OFFER IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COUNSELING OPTIONS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, ENCIRCLE CLINICIANS SERVED 179 INDIVIDUALS.

    Expenses $1,369,026 · Revenue $1,431,675

  • IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES: ENCIRCLE WORKS TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES WELCOMING PLACES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES THROUGH OUR GROWING ARRAY OF PROGRAMS. OUR BILINGUAL STAFF ASSIST IMMIGRANT CHILDREN WHO ARRIVE IN THE U.S. UNACCOMPANIED IN REUNITING WITH FAMILY AND SPONSORS IN THIS COUNTRY. WE PROVIDE FINGERPRINTS AND CONDUCT HOME STUDIES AS PART OF THE BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND SPONSORS WHO ARE TAKING IN AN IMMIGRANT CHILD TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER REUNIFICATION TO ENSURE CHILDREN WHO ARE RELOCATING HAVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, LEGAL, AND OTHER NEEDS MET. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, WE FINGERPRINTED 47 FAMILY MEMBERS AND ASSISTED 52 CHILDREN AND TEENS THROUGH OUR HOME STUDY AND POST-RELEASE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE IN RICHMOND FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED A SAFE HOME WHILE AWAITING REUNIFICATION WITH A SPONSOR, AS WELL AS LONG TERM FOSTER CARE IN TIDEWATER FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO CANNOT BE REUNITED WITH THEIR SPONSOR. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, 21 CHILDREN WERE REUNITED WITH SPONSORS THROUGH OUR TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. THESE PROGRAMS ARE ALL PROVIDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBAL REFUGE, FORMERLY LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES (LIRS). WE ALSO PROVIDE COUNSELING AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR ADULT IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM AS THEY AWAIT IMMIGRATION HEARINGS. THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA (LSSNCA). IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, OUR BILINGUAL STAFF SERVED 99 PEOPLE.

    Expenses $3,730,322 · Revenue $4,362,416

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Rev Richard Goeres

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    45
  • Mr George Marget III

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ms Lisa Alderman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mr Chauncey Strong

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mr Clay Arthur

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rev Christopher Carr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Wanda Fisher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mr Malcolm James

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ms Helen Keck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rev David Drebes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bishop Phyllis Milton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ms Christina O'Neill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mr Stephen Sikkema

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mr Bruce Swanson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ms Heera Simon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Raymond Ratke

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $362,609
    From this org
    $315,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,291
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $315,318
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,988
    Filer's total
    $362,609
  • Tresha Lafon

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $209,475
    From this org
    $201,418
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,057
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,418
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,057
    Filer's total
    $209,475
  • Margaret Nimmo

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $228,125
    From this org
    $211,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,574
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,551
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,574
    Filer's total
    $228,125
  • Matthew Graczyk

    CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $198,370
    From this org
    $175,062
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,308
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,062
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,308
    Filer's total
    $198,370
  • Austin Sachs

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $93,324
    From this org
    $85,262
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,062
    Hours/week
    45
  • David A Pruett

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $149,039
    From this org
    $137,283
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,756
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,283
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,756
    Filer's total
    $149,039
  • Jo Ann Cain

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $239,790
    From this org
    $227,967
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,823
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,967
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,823
    Filer's total
    $239,790

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $59,867,818
    Expenses
    $62,684,612
    Contributions
    $712,945
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $56,403,157
    Expenses
    $58,091,936
    Contributions
    $867,443
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $52,762,590
    Expenses
    $51,742,989
    Contributions
    $454,828
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $43,530,155
    Expenses
    $43,250,997
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,882,816
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $39,175,791
    Expenses
    $38,068,086
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,862,417
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $39,332,196
    Expenses
    $35,885,763
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,703,752
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $36,194,061
    Expenses
    $36,376,933
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,765,370
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $34,898,994
    Expenses
    $35,414,522
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,465,272
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $34,427,077
    Expenses
    $33,569,798
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,369,734
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $31,180,376
    Expenses
    $30,785,195
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,447,541
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $27,713,796
    Expenses
    $27,831,678
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,150,086
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $26,050,889
    Expenses
    $25,360,387
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,282,293
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $25,262,973
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,465,372

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • DENT ROAD LLC

    OWNERSHIP OF REAL ESTATE · VA

  • MASSANUTTEN STREET LLC

    OWNERSHIP OF REAL ESTATE · VA

  • STONEBROOK COMMUNITY SERVICES LLC

    GROUP HOMES FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES IN WV · WV

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.