Public Charity

LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES IN THE CAROLINAS

LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES IN THE CAROLINAS, of SALISBURY, NC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $39.6M in revenue, $37.9M in expenses, $12.2M in total assets. 72 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $55.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 561286323 SALISBURY, NC Family Services NTEE: P40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$39.6M
Total Expenses$37.9M
Total Assets$12.2M
Grant Records72
Funding Total$55.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES IN THE CAROLINAS (LFS) IS DEDICATED TO ONE SIMPLE GOAL, IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. THE LFS MISSION STATEMENT IS, "EMPOWERED BY CHRIST, WE WALK TOGETHER WITH ALL WE SERVE." LFS HELPS PLACE CHILDREN IN LOVING FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE HOMES; PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; HELPS THOSE WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS MANAGE SYMPTOMS; AIDS VETERANS IN REGAINING INDEPENDENCE; HELPS REFUGEES ACCLIMATE TO LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY; COUNSELS FAMILIES IN THEIR TIME OF NEED AND MORE.

Where $100 goes at Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas

How Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$46
Lfs offers family and therapeutic foster care to meet the special physical and emotional needs of vulnerable children in our care
55% of program spending
$36
Lfs provides residential services for adults coping with various degrees of autism, developmental disability, mental illness, and symptoms resulting from traumatic brain injury
42% of program spending
$2
Other program services include adoption, counseling, refugee, community - based partnership initiatives and disaster response
3% of program spending
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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

PHYSICIAN Arlene Miller
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY & REHAB SERVICES Bethany Vause
BOARD MEMBER Brian Van Horn
BOARD MEMBER Cary M Grant
BOARD MEMBER David Turner
CHAIR Doug Nelson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

International Aid & Development
$6,029,491 4 grants
General Support
$909,709 36 grants
Human & Social Services
$447,165 12 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$62,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$47,529,210 16 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $39.6M $37.9M $12.2M
2024 $44.8M $44.4M $13.4M
2023 $37.0M $34.8M $12.5M
2022 $32.1M $28.5M $8.1M
2021 $24.1M $23.7M $8.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $24.1M to $39.6M (+64%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.2M.

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

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