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Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota Inc

Sioux Falls, South Dakota · EIN 46-0320561 · tax-exempt since 1987

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 55.9 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended January 2025.

Graded against 55,301 unclassified nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.22.5 months69
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.56% of practices56
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.23
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.58% from one source46
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.86.9%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.13.1%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jan 2025Form 990$3.17M$3.05M$122K$5.72M22.594C
Jan 2024Form 990$2.42M$2.82M−$401K$5.45M23.281B
Jan 2023Form 990$2.18M$2.52M−$340K$5.75M27.487C
Jan 2022Form 990−$4.06M$4.08M−$8.13M$6.23M18.3102B
Jan 2021Form 990$2.10M$2.33M−$229K$14.30M73.846F
Jan 2020Form 990$3.89M$3.79M$101K$14.40M45.6144D
Jan 2019Form 990$3.66M$4.23M−$568K$14.16M40.2178C
Jan 2018Form 990$4.52M$4.53M−$10K$14.73M39.0178C
Jan 2017Form 990$4.47M$3.83M$634K$14.74M46.2186C
Jan 2016Form 990$4.31M$3.66M$645K$14.10M46.2173D

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation: