- Revenue 2024
- $5,195,118
- Expenses 2024
- $6,902,669
Program services were 89.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- P43Z
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 1105 SCHROCK RD STE 100
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
TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD BY SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED BY OPERATING FOOD PANTRIES, HOMELESS SHELTERS, A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES, SENIOR LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING AND SKILLED CARE FACILITIES, A HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICE AND OTHER SERVICES THAT ASSIST FAMILIES.
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SEE SCHEDULE O24-HOUR CRISIS, INFORMATION & REFFERAL HOTLINE:CHOICES RECEIVES THOUSANDS OF CALLS EACH YEAR FROM PEOPLE LIVING IN FEAR FROM THE THREAT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. TO MEET THIS INCREDIBLE DEMAND, CHOICES PROVIDES A CRISIS, INFORMATION, AND REFERRAL HOTLINE THAT IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. THIS RESOURCE IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN CENTRAL OHIO AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN NEED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE. HOTLINE STAFF ARE TRAINED TO LISTEN, ASK QUESTIONS, DISCUSS ALTERNATIVES, AND ULTIMATELY REFER CALLERS TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.TEMPORARY SHELTER:THE FACT THAT CHOICES OFFERS TEMPORARY SHELTER IS WELL KNOWN, BUT THE LOCATION IS KEPT CONFIDENTIAL FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. A DEDICATED STAFF HAS GUARANTEED ITS OPERATION 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK SINCE 1977, MAKING IT THE LONGEST-RUNNING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER IN CENTRAL OHIO. COUNSELING:CHOICES OFFERS PROBLEM-SOLVING COUNSELING, SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND REFERRALS TO THOSE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO DO NOT REQUIRE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES. DAY OR NIGHT, SERVICES RANGING FROM INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS TO EDUCATIONAL GROUPS ARE AVAILABLE AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS WITH GRADUATE-LEVEL CREDENTIALS. TREATMENT GOALS ARE DEVELOPED COOPERATIVELY AND FOCUS ON ISSUES OF SELF-ESTEEM AND EMPOWERMENT, AS WELL AS IMPROVING DECISION-MAKING SKILLS. PERSONAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY PLANS ARE EXPLORED AND DEFINED.
Expenses $6,201,295 · Revenue $42,946
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.
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Andrew MeslowANDREW MESLOW
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Robert DunnROBERT DUNN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Ed KendallED KENDALL
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Ron KerrRON KERR
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Marlene ManserMARLENE MANSER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Wanda Martin-TerryWANDA MARTIN-TERRY
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Aaron McClendonAARON MCCLENDON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Violet MeekVIOLET MEEK
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Deborah MitchellDEBORAH MITCHELL
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Erin PheisterERIN PHEISTER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
-
Sheila PrillermanSHEILA PRILLERMAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Brandon RigginsBRANDON RIGGINS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Rev Adam SteinbrennerREV ADAM STEINBRENNER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Brian SuiterBRIAN SUITER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Rachel LustigRACHEL LUSTIG
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $313,109
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $301,067
- Other
- $12,042
- Hours/week
- 1 + 49 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $301,067 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $1,526 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $10,516 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $313,109 related
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Philip HelserPHILIP HELSER
CFO: THROUGH 5/24
- Total calculated
- $128,017
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $122,263
- Other
- $5,754
- Hours/week
- 1 + 49 related
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Fikru NigusseFIKRU NIGUSSE
INTERIM CFO 5/24-6/24;CFO 7/24-1/25
- Total calculated
- $103,648
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $92,291
- Other
- $11,357
- Hours/week
- 1 + 49 related
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Curt AndersonCURT ANDERSON
INTERIM CFO 2/25-6/25
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 49 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $5,195,118
- Expenses
- $6,902,669
- Contributions
- $5,049,792
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $6,173,916
- Expenses
- $6,113,375
- Contributions
- $5,587,296
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $4,646,662
- Expenses
- $5,951,559
- Contributions
- $4,569,970
- 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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,608,792
- Expenses
- $4,905,612
- Assets (EOY)
- $18,472,211
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,274,227
- Expenses
- $4,779,606
- Assets (EOY)
- $18,178,866
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,482,160
- Expenses
- $4,403,103
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,356,802
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,998,271
- Expenses
- $3,218,817
- Assets (EOY)
- $18,430,747
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,263,495
- Expenses
- $2,095,131
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,877,341
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,478,539
- Expenses
- $2,003,699
- Assets (EOY)
- $14,375,938
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,663,648
- Expenses
- $2,057,272
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,882,267
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,766,854
- Expenses
- $1,450,904
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,248,206
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,367,985
- Expenses
- $1,498,662
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,099,195
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $1,681,037
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,291,190
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
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$678,598
2023 SOCIAL SERVICES & HEALTH
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$573,115
2022 SOCIAL SERVICES
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2023 SOCIAL SERVICES
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$284,617
2024 SOCIAL SERVICES
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$245,078
2022 SOCIAL SERVICES
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UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC
$80,000
2022 PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS
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UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC
$80,000
2023 PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS
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2024
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$30,000
2023 SOCIAL SERVICES
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INGRAM-WHITE CASTLE FOUNDATION
$30,000
2025 SOCIAL SERVICES
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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501(C)(3) · REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · EMERGENCY SHELTER · OH
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501(C)(3) · INVESTMENTS · OH
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GOOD SHEPHERD HOME FOR THE AGED INC
501(C)(3) · SKILLED NURSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · COMMUNITY RESOURCE ASSISTANCE · OH
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501(C)(3) · REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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LUTHERAN HOUSING SERVICES OF HOWLAND
501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO INC
501(C)(3) · FOOD PANTRIES · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
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501(C)(3) · HOUSING · OH
The first 25 as filed. The return lists every one.
Declared as related by
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSING INC
On its 2024 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO VILLAGE HOUSING INC
On its 2024 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO LANSING HOUSING INC
On its 2024 return
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LUTHERAN HOUSING SERVICES OF HOWLAND
On its 2024 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO DELAWARE HOUSING INC
On its 2024 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO MARION PLACE II HOUSING INC
On its 2024 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO PLEASANT VIEW HOUSING INC
On its 2024 return
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GOOD SHEPHERD HOME FOR THE AGED
On its 2024 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO GROVEWOOD II HOUSING INC
On its 2024 return
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On its 2024 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO GROVE CITY HOUSING INC
On its 2023 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO MARION PLACE I HOUSING INC
On its 2023 return
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LUTHERN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO LANCASTER HOUSING INC
On its 2023 return
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On its 2023 return
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On its 2023 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO MANSFIELD HOUSING II INC
On its 2023 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO LITTLE BROOK HOUSING INC
On its 2023 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO INC
On its 2023 return as a controlled entity
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LUTHERN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO MANSFIELD HOUSING INC
On its 2023 return
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On its 2023 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO CENTERBURG HOUSING INC
On its 2023 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO HAMILITON HOUSING INC
On its 2023 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL OHIO GROVEPORT HOUSING INC
On its 2023 return
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On its 2023 return
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On its 2023 return
The most recent declarers. The API serves every row.
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.
Related partnerships on its 2024 return
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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES TUBMAN TOWERS OF SPRINGFIELD LP
HOUSING · OH
Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return
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TUBMAN TOWERS GP LLC
C · REAL ESTATE - INVESTMENT · OH
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 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.