Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries

Legal name: Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231405633
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Hollidaysburg, PA, USA
Phone
814-696-4500
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,135,734
Expenses
$17,124,286
Assets
$41,222,436
Liabilities
$9,361,858

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTOPHER J REIGHARD (CEO)
  • PATRICIA SAVAGE (FORMER CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • CHRISTOPHER J REIGHARD (CEO): $344,289 total reported compensation
  • PATRICIA SAVAGE (FORMER CEO): $241,503 total reported compensation
  • JEREMY SCHRADER (ADMINISTRATOR): $120,496 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mission, Vision & Core Values Mission To serve people through a ministry of love, compassion and mercy in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Mission To serve people through a ministry of love, compassion and mercy in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Vision. Kid Stop, which provides summer, before-and after-school care and activities for school-aged children in Bedford and Johnstown Family Centers of Bedford/Fulton Counties, which in 1992 introduced resources and education services to families who are expecting a child or have a child who is not yet in kindergarten The **Hillcrest Apartments** were built on the Hollidaysburg Hickory Commons campus in 1984 to provide additional options for seniors seeking independent living. In 1991, as programs and services continued to expand, The Allegheny Lutheran Homes and Lutheran Social Services – Allegheny Region merged to form **ALSM**...

What it reported doing in 2024

Allegheny lutheran social ministries, inc. ("alsm") provides housing, health care, and other related services to elderly residents through the operation of nursing facilities and personal care and independent living units. Alsm owns and operates three campuses in Pennsylvania; one in hollidaysburg, and one in pleasant gap. The hollidaysburg campus has 89 nursing beds and 88 independent living units. The johnstown campus has 63 nursing beds, 48 personal care units, and 18 independent living units. The pleasant gap campus has 55 personal care units and 67 independent living units. Continued on schedule o.alsm provides care to residents who meet certain criteria under its benevolent care policy at amounts less than their established rates. The level of benevolent care provided to its personal care residents was approximately $80,000 in 2024. In addition, alsm provided skilled nursing care to certain residents in which the cost of care exceeded the reimbursement received from medical assistance by approximately $1,974,000 in 2024.alsm provides a variety of human services throughout central pa designed to meet the needs of children, families, and the elderly. The community programs include adult and child day care services, head start and early head start programs, counseling services, and community support programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 95% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.1%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.03 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.1%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.41; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 94.1% of revenue deployed · 91.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $15.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $344K · 16 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.8M reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 20/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.