Landis Communities

What it reported doing in 2024

Landis communities ("lc") is a not-for-profit corporation organized to operate for the support and benefit of landis homes retirement community ("lhrc"), landis home and community based services (hcbs), and landis quality living ("lql"). Underneath the lql umbrella, lc supports the operations of landis place on king, steeple view lofts, and welsh mountain home. Lc's support of the mission, operations, and residents of lhrc, hcbs, and lql helps to serve older adults including the provision of housing, the provision of affordable housing, the promotion of community among the residents, and the provision of access to home care services and other retirement community services as elected by the residents. Lc plans, develops, and administers an array of services consistent with landis communities' mennonite/anabaptist heritage.lhrc is a continuing care retirement community serving the aging population by providing housing, health care and related services on a 114-acre campus surrounded by preserved farmland. Lhrc is home to almost 900 persons living in hybrid homes, cottages, apartments, suites, personal care, healthcare, and heritage special care (persons with memory loss). Lhrc provides charity care to residents who meet certain criteria without charge or at amounts less than established rates. In 2025, charity care, which represents the difference between the estimated cost of providing care and the payments received for services rendered, totaled $3,577,154. Wmh operates a personal care home in a christian environment. Wmh is home to 35 persons and has been providing affordable care to the aging population for 90 years on a 50 acre rural campus. Wmh provides charity care to residents who meet certain criteria without charge or at amounts less than established rates. In 2025, charity care, which represents the difference between the estimated cost of providing care and the payments received for services rendered, totaled $610,330.landis hcbs provides various home and community-based services to both those living on the landis homes campus and those in the broader community. Landis hcbs served 122 persons on a weekly basis in 2025 through an adult day services center located on the landis homes campus. Landis at home is a home and community based services program, serving clients both on and off the landis homes campus. Landis at home delivered almost 41,000 hours of service to clients in 2025. Landis homes hosts pathways institute, which is a learning opportunity for older adults offering classes on a wide range of topics. Pathways institute is open to persons age 55+, both residents and non-residents. Landis homes also hosts a memory support and a parkinson's support group; both programs are open to the public community. Volunteers provide various services for the organization. These services are not recognized as contributions in the financial statements as the recognition criteria under the authoritative accounting guidance were not met. Landis hcbs also provides a continuing-care-at-home program to persons who wish to enroll.landis quality living (lql) has been formed as the landis community entity to provide affordable, low-income housing and other affordable housing options, within the financial reach of a significant segment of the surrounding community's senior adults. Including rental units, to meet the needs of older adults, to promote community among the residents, and to provide access to home and community-based services. Targeted populations may also include persons who are homeless, at risk for homelessness or those with mental, physical, sensory or development disabilities who may be under age 55 in accord with fair housing regulations.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 69%; rating input score 69
• Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: $1.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • 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: 30.8%; rating input score 31; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 5.6%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.88; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 25.2%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 13.9% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings