Friends of the Lutheran Church in Norway and Iceland
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 992770111
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2025–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Carol Stream, IL, USA
- Phone
- 6309361410
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Protestant
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $142,372
- Expenses
- $120,194
- Assets
- $37,586
- Liabilities
- $2,593
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- THOMAS FARRUGGIA (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- THOMAS FARRUGGIA (PRESIDENT)
- DAVID CROSBY (SECRETARY)
- DAWN FRANZ (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the friends of the lutheran church in norway is to further the spread of the gospel of jesus christ by supporting the faithful ministry of the dedicated, church-planting pastors of the lutheran church in norway. We accomplish our mission by collecting and processing donations from individuals and organizations, which are then issued as grants to the lutheran church in norway.
What it reported doing in 2025
Religious operations of the lutheran church in norway includes most salaries. We provided salary support money for pastors of existing congregations providing up to 40% of each pastor's salary as needed.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 71
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 49
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 66.4%; rating input score 66
- Program expense ratio: 78.7%; rating input score 79
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 15.6%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 66.4% of revenue deployed · 78.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $95K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.