Lutheran Services Florida Inc

Organization Overview

Lutheran Services Florida Inc is located in Tampa, FL. The organization was established in 1993. According to its NTEE Classification (P20) the organization is classified as: Human Service Organizations, under the broad grouping of Human Services and related organizations. As of 06/2021, Lutheran Services Florida Inc employed 1,627 individuals. This organization is a parent organization of an affiliated group for tax-exemption purposes. Lutheran Services Florida Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, Lutheran Services Florida Inc generated $262.2m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 4.1% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $260.1m during the year ending 06/2021. While expenses have increased by 3.7% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2015, Lutheran Services Florida Inc has awarded 511 individual grants totaling $1,105,280,190. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA HELPS COMMUNITIES BUILD HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, AND HOPE-FILLED TOMORROWS BY IMPACTING THE LIVES OF 1 IN 50 FLORIDIANS THROUGH VARIOUS SERVICES OFFERED ACROSS THE STATE.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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MANAGING ENTITY - FLORIDA HAS PRIVATIZED THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SAFETY NET, CREATING MANAGING ENTITIES TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED OR INDIGENT HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. THROUGH ITS SAMH MANAGING ENTITY, LSF DEVELOPS, MANAGES AND OVERSEES A NETWORK OF 62 SERVICE PROVIDERS OVER A 23-COUNTY AREA. LSF HEALTH SYSTEMS, THROUGH ITS SERVICE NETWORK, PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO OVER 30,100 INDIVIDUALS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 18,150 INDIVIDUALS, AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO MORE THAN 744,200 INDIVIDUALS. WITHOUT THE SERVICES DELIVERED THROUGH LSF HEALTH SYSTEMS, CRITICAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE AND AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS WOULD GO UNMET.


CHILDREN'S SERVICES: HELPING CHILDREN BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY-CENTERED PROGRAMS IS THE PRIMARY GOAL OF LSF'S CHILDREN'S SERVICES. THIS PAST YEAR, LSF EDUCATED OVER 4,950 AT-RISK CHILDREN AND HELPED THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH LSF'S EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START CLASSES ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA. UNDERSTANDING THAT FOOD SECURITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR FAMILY STABILITY AND FOR LEARNING, LSF MAKES SURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN ITS HEAD START AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS RECEIVE HEALTHY, WELL-BALANCED MEALS EVERY DAY; WE SERVED OVER 3,022,700 MEALS AND SNACKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FOOD PROGRAM NOT ONLY ALLEVIATES A FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR PARENTS AND ENSURES THAT CHILDREN ARE READY TO LEARN BECAUSE THEY'RE PROPERLY FED, IT ENCOURAGES LIFE-LONG HEALTHY EATING HABITS.


YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES: WHEN FAMILY UNITS DISINTEGRATE DURING TIMES OF CRISIS AND CONFLICT, LSF CASE MANAGERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ARE THERE TO NOT ONLY PROTECT CHILDREN, BUT TO HELP PRESERVE FAMILIES WHEN IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHILDREN, AND TO REUNIFY FAMILIES ONCE THEY HAVE STABILIZED. LSF'S FOCUS ON FAMILY PRESERVATION AND REUNIFICATION - WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND WHEN IT'S IN THE BEST OF INTEREST OF THE CHILD - TRANSLATES INTO AN ARRAY OF SERVICES TO HELP FAMILIES COPE AND RECOVER FROM TIMES OF CRISIS. IN THIS PAST YEAR, LSF HELPED OVER 5,600 PEOPLE MOVE FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY THROUGH ITS YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES. AS PART OF THIS WORK, LSF RESIDENTIAL YOUTH SHELTERS AND GROUP HOMES PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SAFE HAVEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 10-17. COUNSELING SERVICES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ALLOW INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BEST ADDRESS THE ISSUES CAUSING FAMILY DISCORD AND UPHEAVAL. TEEN COURT HELPS YOUTH WHO ARE FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS STAY OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. CHILD WELFARE CASE MANAGEMENT DELIVERS PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE ABUSED OR NEGLECTED. DIVERSION SERVICES PROVIDE WRAPAROUND ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO AT-RISK FAMILIES. AS A SAFE PLACE ORGANIZATION, LSF PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS TO HELP YOUTH IN TROUBLE FIND AND ACCESS SAFE REFUGE. BECAUSE LSF SEEKS TO SERVE PEOPLE WHO FACE PARTICULAR VULNERABILITIES, LSF OFTEN FOCUSES ON FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES, LSF CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO HELP EDUCATE YOUTH AND FAMILIES ON PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES AND CRISIS RESOLUTION, REACHING HUNDREDS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH THESE EFFORTS.


MANAGING ENTITY - FLORIDA HAS PRIVATIZED THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SAFETY NET, CREATING MANAGING ENTITIES TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED OR INDIGENT HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. THROUGH ITS SAMH MANAGING ENTITY, LSF DEVELOPS, MANAGES AND OVERSEES A NETWORK OF 62 SERVICE PROVIDERS OVER A 23-COUNTY AREA. LSF HEALTH SYSTEMS, THROUGH ITS SERVICE NETWORK, PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO OVER 30,100 INDIVIDUALS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 18,150 INDIVIDUALS, AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO MORE THAN 744,200 INDIVIDUALS. WITHOUT THE SERVICES DELIVERED THROUGH LSF HEALTH SYSTEMS, CRITICAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE AND AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS WOULD GO UNMET.


CHILDREN'S SERVICES: HELPING CHILDREN BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY-CENTERED PROGRAMS IS THE PRIMARY GOAL OF LSF'S CHILDREN'S SERVICES. THIS PAST YEAR, LSF EDUCATED OVER 4,950 AT-RISK CHILDREN AND HELPED THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH LSF'S EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START CLASSES ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA. UNDERSTANDING THAT FOOD SECURITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR FAMILY STABILITY AND FOR LEARNING, LSF MAKES SURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN ITS HEAD START AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS RECEIVE HEALTHY, WELL-BALANCED MEALS EVERY DAY; WE SERVED OVER 3,022,700 MEALS AND SNACKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FOOD PROGRAM NOT ONLY ALLEVIATES A FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR PARENTS AND ENSURES THAT CHILDREN ARE READY TO LEARN BECAUSE THEY'RE PROPERLY FED, IT ENCOURAGES LIFE-LONG HEALTHY EATING HABITS.


YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES: WHEN FAMILY UNITS DISINTEGRATE DURING TIMES OF CRISIS AND CONFLICT, LSF CASE MANAGERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ARE THERE TO NOT ONLY PROTECT CHILDREN, BUT TO HELP PRESERVE FAMILIES WHEN IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHILDREN, AND TO REUNIFY FAMILIES ONCE THEY HAVE STABILIZED. LSF'S FOCUS ON FAMILY PRESERVATION AND REUNIFICATION - WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND WHEN IT'S IN THE BEST OF INTEREST OF THE CHILD - TRANSLATES INTO AN ARRAY OF SERVICES TO HELP FAMILIES COPE AND RECOVER FROM TIMES OF CRISIS. IN THIS PAST YEAR, LSF HELPED OVER 5,600 PEOPLE MOVE FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY THROUGH ITS YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES. AS PART OF THIS WORK, LSF RESIDENTIAL YOUTH SHELTERS AND GROUP HOMES PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SAFE HAVEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 10-17. COUNSELING SERVICES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ALLOW INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BEST ADDRESS THE ISSUES CAUSING FAMILY DISCORD AND UPHEAVAL. TEEN COURT HELPS YOUTH WHO ARE FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS STAY OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. CHILD WELFARE CASE MANAGEMENT DELIVERS PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE ABUSED OR NEGLECTED. DIVERSION SERVICES PROVIDE WRAPAROUND ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO AT-RISK FAMILIES. AS A SAFE PLACE ORGANIZATION, LSF PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS TO HELP YOUTH IN TROUBLE FIND AND ACCESS SAFE REFUGE. BECAUSE LSF SEEKS TO SERVE PEOPLE WHO FACE PARTICULAR VULNERABILITIES, LSF OFTEN FOCUSES ON FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES, LSF CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO HELP EDUCATE YOUTH AND FAMILIES ON PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES AND CRISIS RESOLUTION, REACHING HUNDREDS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH THESE EFFORTS.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Robert J Wydra Jr
CFO
$393,171
Samuel M Sipes
President And CEO
$351,072
Amelia Fox
Cso
$342,807
Philip Hubbell
Exec VP Hr
$320,139
Robert Bialas
Evp Children & Hs Serv
$231,851
Michael P Carroll
Exec VP Of Operations
$231,657

Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
School District Of Palm Beach
Child Services
$4,453,713
Duval County School Board
Child Services
$2,042,197
Hispanic Human Resources
Child Services
$1,818,583
Florence Fuller Child Development Center
Child Services
$1,538,651
School District Of Palm Beach
Child Services
$4,453,713
R'club Child Care Inc
Child Services
$1,506,138
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$58,426
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $257,724,512
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$3,045,948
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $1,176,462
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$260,828,886
Total Program Service Revenue$1,055,595
Investment income $49,509
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $35,198
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $55,146
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $262,246,427

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Lutheran Services Florida Inc has awarded $281,776,940 in support to 132 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

SMA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INC

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Daytona Beach, FL

PURPOSE: DCF SAMH PROVIDER

$25,931,559

SMA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INC

Org PageRecipient Profile

Daytona Beach, FL

PURPOSE: DCF SAMH PROVIDER

$25,931,559

MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE INC

Org PageRecipient Profile

Gainesville, FL

PURPOSE: DCF SAMH PROVIDER

$20,482,032

MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE INC

Org PageRecipient Profile

Gainesville, FL

PURPOSE: DCF SAMH PROVIDER

$20,482,032

LIFESTREAM BEHAVIORAL CENTER INC

Org PageRecipient Profile

Leesburg, FL

PURPOSE: DCF SAMH PROVIDER

$19,633,827

LIFESTREAM BEHAVIORAL CENTER INC

Org PageRecipient Profile

Leesburg, FL

PURPOSE: DCF SAMH PROVIDER

$19,633,827
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 14 grants that Lutheran Services Florida Inc has recieved totaling $1,741,470.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Lutheran Immigration And Refugee Service

Baltimore, MD

PURPOSE: CHILDREN SERVICES

$1,574,793
United Way Of West Florida Inc

Pensacola, FL

PURPOSE: DESIGNATION/ALLOC

$46,000
Guardian Trust Foundation Inc

Clearwater, FL

PURPOSE: SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICES

$40,000
United Way Of Lee County Inc

Fort Myers, FL

PURPOSE: Allocation for General Support

$28,494
Community Foundation Of Sarasota County Inc

Sarasota, FL

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$25,406
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans

Minneapolis, MN

PURPOSE: General Support

$7,209
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$9,842,335
Earnings$238,498
Net Contributions$2,008,220
Other Expense$2,543,482
Ending Balance$9,545,571

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