Nonprofit · EIN 34-1043756
LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY
Also known as ADULT GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES
Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $13,112,241 | $12,476,948 | $635,293 | $22,193,155 | $3,309,684 | $18,883,471 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $14,018,692 | $11,775,263 | $2,243,429 | $21,255,573 | $3,150,873 | $18,104,700 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,714,896
- of which government grants
- $9,566,998
- Program service revenue
- $858,380
- Investment income
- $554,730
- Net rental income
- -$15,765
- Other revenue
- -$15,765
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $414,757
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,189,374
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,965,935
- Professional fundraising fees
- $3,600
- Legal fees
- $18,984
- Accounting fees
- $110,579
- Occupancy
- $343,266
- Travel
- $41,868
- Depreciation
- $293,743
- Program services (functional)
- $10,539,999
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,009,936
- Fundraising (functional)
- $927,013
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $21,255,573
- Total assets, end of year
- $22,193,155
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,309,684
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,883,471
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,298,027
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,939,305
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,591,863
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,291,608
- Gross receipts
- $13,374,324
- Employees
- 191
- Volunteers
- 1,791
- Year formed
- 1969
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Foschia | President and CEO Key employee | 45 | $176,890 |
| Sue Cyncynatus | CFO Key employee | 45 | $137,977 |
| Michael Sering | VP Housing and Shelter Key employee | 45 | $109,909 |
| Diane Stack | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Grayson Sieg | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Brent Horvath | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Pretlav | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Ryan Wallace | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kristopher Nunn | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Beth Sersig | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Ringenbach | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Jungeburg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Braden-Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Deb Yandala | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mike Emch | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yvonne Sims | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Dearden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Angela Freeman-Riley | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brittany Watkins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Reza Khoramshahi | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Alonda Bush | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Woodward | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Braden Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole McGee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Reza Khoramski | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Foschia | President and CEO Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 55 | $175,000 |
| Sue Cyncynatus | CFO Key employee | 45 | $137,113 |
| Michael Sering | VP Housing and Shelter Key employee | 45 | $110,818 |
| Ryan Wallace | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kristopher Nunn | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Beth Sersig | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Ringenbach | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Doug Heuer | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Linda Jungeburg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Stack | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Nicole Braden-Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Deb Yandala | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mike Emch | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Grayson Sieg | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Yvonne Sims | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Dearden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Angela Freeman-Riley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brittany Watkins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Pretlav | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Brent Horvath | Treasurer Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Reza Khoramshahi | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alonda Bush | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Woodward | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Braden Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4515 SUPERIOR AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44103-1215
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Maria Foschia, 4515 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103
- Signed the 990
- Sue Cyncynatus, Chief Financial Officer
- Phone
- (216) 696-2715
- Website
- www.lutheranmetro.org
Mission
Grounded in a Lutheran faith tradition, LMM serves people who are oppressed, forgotten and hurting through providing responsive solutions, voice, and hope. The mission is achieved through 4 areas of service: Guardianship, Housing & Shelter, Workforce Development, and Youth Resiliency. In 2024 more than 4,300 persons were served and 1,800 community volunteers engaged. 100% of the LMM Board of Directors contribute financial resources to the organization.
Program accomplishments
- The Housing & Shelter area of service is focused on providing emergency shelter, supportive services and solutions to homelessness. LMM staff and social service partners provide on and off-site services to increase resident self-sufficiency. We work with individuals to end their homelessness by finding appropriate housing as soon as possible. In 2024, 3,467 people were servce and 700 positive housing outcomes achieved.Expenses $5,774,334 · revenue $5,774,334
- Youth Resiliency Services takes a holistic approach to meeting the basic needs of youth facing housing instability and adversity through providing emergency shelter, independent living and navigation services. In 2024, 149 youth were served with an average length of stay of 23 days in shelter.Expenses $1,200,190 · revenue $1,200,190
- Guardianship Services focus on guardian of person for vulnerable adults. Staff and volunteers are appointed as legal guardians by the probate court to serve as concerned, caring champions and surrogate decision-makers for indigent, incompetent adults who cannot care for themselves and have often encountered abuse or exploitation. Over the course of 2024, 20,839 hours of decision making was provided to 615 people under guardianship.Expenses $1,609,740 · revenue $1,609,740
- Workforce Development provides vocational training and career services to individuals experiencing homelessness, reentry, current incarceration, and persons unemployed or underemployed. Culinary Training Programming is recognized by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges & Schools to award certificated and diplomas in the culinary arts and hospitality as well as shorter term credentials to aid with attaining employment and advancing career paths. 72 students were served in 2024. Students also supplort the Central Kitchen which produced 237,250 meals for area shelters.Expenses $1,955,735 · revenue $1,955,735
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-1043756
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X21)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $22,193,155
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,374,324
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $13,112,241 | $12,476,948 | $22,193,155 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $14,018,692 | $11,775,263 | $21,255,573 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $13,414,429 | $12,391,700 | $19,214,691 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 34-1043756).
Questions about LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY
- What is the EIN of LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY is 34-1043756.
- Is LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Maria Foschia.
- Who are the officers and directors of LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,890 (Maria Foschia, President and CEO).
- How much revenue does LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $13,112,241, expenses of $12,476,948 and total assets of $22,193,155 at year end.
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