Nonprofit · EIN 95-6048152
LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC
Also known as LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD
Tax-exempt · YUCAIPA, CA 92399
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,369,516 | $9,351,989 | -$982,473 | $3,892,696 | $727,646 | $3,165,050 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,358,094 | $2,481,870 | -$123,776 | $4,641,652 | $977,811 | $3,663,841 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $2,262,362 | $2,289,664 | -$27,302 | $4,485,057 | $845,447 | $3,639,610 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,337,703
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $31,813
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $378,457
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $195,123
- Other salaries and wages
- $639,705
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $971,327
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $168
- Accounting fees
- $26,500
- Occupancy
- $2,711,831
- Travel
- $128,871
- Depreciation
- $109,861
- Program services (functional)
- $7,669,319
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,143,111
- Fundraising (functional)
- $539,559
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,641,652
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,892,696
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $727,646
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,165,050
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,155,530
- Publicly traded securities
- $337,108
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,403,198
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,761,852
- Gross receipts
- $8,369,516
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 3,500
- Year formed
- 1965
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATHANIEL P PAREDES | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $110,643 | $3,725 |
| DANIEL JENKINS | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $84,480 | $0 |
| PAMELA BISHOP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE JASEPH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN LOEBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AURELIO MAGARINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN MAHNKEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MOFFITT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA NEWTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH RUTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL JENKINS | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $126,689 |
| NATHANIEL P PAREDES | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $102,612 |
| PAMELA BISHOP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE JASEPH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEN LOEBER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AURELIO MAGARINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GLENN MAHNKEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GREG MOFFITT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA NEWTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEBORAH RUTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL JENKINS | VP OF ADV/IN Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $118,000 | $4,100 |
| NATHANIEL P PAREDES | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $76,000 | $3,300 |
| PAUL DESARI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN LOEBER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AURELIO MAGARINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN MAHNKEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH MARTIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN MATTSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MOFFITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA NEWTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI ROSS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH RUTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 5000, YUCAIPA, CA 92399-1450
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NATHANIEL P PAREDES, 13471 CALIFORNIA ST, YUCAIPA, CA 92399
- Signed the 990
- NATHANIEL P PAREDES, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Phone
- (909) 795-8977
- Website
- WWW.IBWLOVEWORKS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ALTRUIC ADVISORS CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-6048152 or by the name LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
BECAUSE GOD DESIRES SALVATION FOR ALL...LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS FREELY SHARES THE GOSPEL WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
Program accomplishments
- LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS, INC.'S (LBW) PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROVIDING BRAILLE, LARGE PRINT, AND PRISON LARGE PRINT BIBLES, AS WELL AS GOSPEL-FOCUSED MATERIALS FREE OF CHARGE. 3,200+ FAITHFUL VOLUNTEERS COME TOGETHER EVERY WEEK FOR FELLOWSHIP AND TO PREPARE THE WORD OF GOD FOR THOSE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AT 102 LOCATIONS AROUND THE UNITED STATES. LBW WORKS WITH BIBLE SOCIETIES, SCHOOLS FOR THE BLIND, PRISON MINISTRIES, AND MISSIONARIES WORLDWIDE TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH THIS UNDERSERVED POPULATION OF PEOPLE. OVER THE LAST 80 YEARS OF OPERATIONS, LBW HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 15 MILLION VOLUMES OF THE BIBLE AND GOSPEL-FOCUSED MATERIAL FREE OF CHARGE TO THOSE WHO ASK.Expenses $7,669,319 · grants $378,457
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Not required (church). Churches are not required to file. 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
- 95-6048152
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Church
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Not required (church)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,892,696
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,369,516
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,369,516 | $9,351,989 | $3,892,696 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,358,094 | $2,481,870 | $4,641,652 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,262,362 | $2,289,664 | $4,485,057 | XML |
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 95-6048152).
Questions about LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC
- What is the EIN of LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC is 95-6048152.
- Is LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Are donations to LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC file?
- Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
- When is the next return of LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC 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 BRAILLE WORKERS INC 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 BRAILLE WORKERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NATHANIEL P PAREDES.
- Who are the officers and directors of LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,643 (NATHANIEL P PAREDES, DIRECTOR OF).
- How much revenue does LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,369,516, expenses of $9,351,989 and total assets of $3,892,696 at year end.
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