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Lutheran Heritage Foundation

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Making Lutheran materials available around the world in the heart language of the people.

Founded in 1992, The Lutheran Heritage Foundation is a mission organization dedicated to translating, publishing, distributing, and introducing confessional Lutheran materials worldwide. Over 587 titles have been printed in 72 different languages with many more in process. Published resources are used by pastors, seminary students, missionaries, and churches worldwide including in the United States to reach out to ethnic populations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.72Overall score
out of 100

84.57Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,014,380

Total expenses · USD$2,309,004

Program expenses

$1,523,942.64 recorded amount

66.0%

Fundraising expenses

$376,367.65 recorded amount

16.3%

Administrative expenses

$404,075.70 recorded amount

17.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Matthew Heise
Recorded compensation: $83,392.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.61%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lutheran Heritage Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1992, The Lutheran Heritage Foundation is a mission organization dedicated to translating, publishing, distributing, and introducing confessional Lutheran materials worldwide. Over 587 titles have been printed in 72 different languages with many more in process. Published resources are used by pastors, seminary students, missionaries, and churches worldwide including in the United States to reach out to ethnic populations.
`ein` EIN	38-3106702
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2309004.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.175
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.163
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.66
`fscore` Financial score	84.57
`leader` Recorded leader	Matthew Heise
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	83392.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0361
`motto` Tagline	Making Lutheran materials available around the world in the heart language of the people.
`name` Charity name	Lutheran Heritage Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2014380.0
`score` Overall score	88.72
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1523942.6400000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	376367.652
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	404075.69999999995

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-3106702
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.