Public Charity

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in BALTIMORE, MD. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $71.7M, expenses of $49.7M, total assets of $157.3M. Imperigo tracks 253 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $28.0M.

EIN: 132574963 BALTIMORE, MD International Relief NTEE: Q33 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$71.7M
Total Expenses$49.7M
Total Assets$157.3M
Grant Records253
Funding Total$28.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AFFIRMING GOD'S LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE, WE WORK WITH LUTHERANS AND PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO END POVERTY, INJUSTICE AND HUMAN SUFFERING. LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF, INC. IS A SUBSIDIARY OF CORUS INTERNATIONAL. AS SUCH THIS 990 SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT OF THE PARENT ENTITY.

Where $100 goes at Lutheran World Relief Inc

How Lutheran World Relief Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$57
Emergencies and material resources
70% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 478,201 grants
$18
Food security/agriculture
23% of program spending
$5
Ground up investing, including mountain harvest and farmers market brands: lwr makes impact investments through ground up investing (gui)
6% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Abagail Nelson
VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE Andrea Wilson
DIRECTOR Cathy Petti
PRESIDENT & CEO Daniel Speckhard
DIRECTOR David Lose
MIHR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS Dorothy Owuor Kiburi

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$19,959,335 177 grants
International Aid & Development
$5,431,486 30 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$746,708 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$456,360 17 grants
Research & Policy
$356,523 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $71.7M $49.7M $157.3M
2024 $72.1M $56.3M $124.2M
2023 $61.4M $50.0M $91.2M
2022 $69.6M $43.4M $72.3M
2021 $56.2M $37.2M $43.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $56.2M to $71.7M (+28%), with total assets most recently reported at $157.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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