Londonderry Village

Legal name: Lebanon Valley Brethren Home

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237404857
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Palmyra, PA, US
Phone
717-838-5406
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$30,394,449
Expenses
$29,149,315
Assets
$110,244,674
Liabilities
$87,973,819

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

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFFREY SHIREMAN (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JEFFREY SHIREMAN (PRESIDENT/CEO): $318,835 total reported compensation
  • HENRY BRUBAKER (VP FINANCE/CFO): $205,340 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER GINDER (VP HEALTH SERVICES): $183,060 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Londonderry Village is an outreach ministry of the Church of the Brethren and is committed to providing quality housing, healthcare and supportive services in an attitude of love and servanthood.

What it reported doing in 2024

Lebanon valley brethren home, dba londonderry village, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) life plan community located in palmyra, pa. As an outreach ministry of the church of the brethren, we are committed to providing housing, high-quality healthcare and supportive services for elderly persons with an attitude of love and servanthood. Londonderry village provides services and care in independent living, personal care and skilled nursing to 590 residents. Londonderry village offers programs and amenities for residents to participate in recreational, educational, spiritual or cultural activities. These offerings include concerts or educational presentations, wellness classes and exercise facilities, dining venues, off-campus excursions and weekly church services. See schedule oin 2024, skilled nursing care had an average census of 64 beds occupied with 34% of the residents receiving government assistance for care. In 2024 skilled nursing services were provided in four green house homes and a traditional 33-bed nursing facility. The green house homes, each with 10 private rooms, provide care in a home-like setting that promotes resident choices and preferences. Life enrichment activities and social services are provided to skilled nursing residents in both care settings. Therapy services are provided for inpatient rehab nursing residents.londonderry village personal care offers a supportive living environment for residents who need assistance with activities of daily living. Personal care had an average census of 36 throughout 2024 during which 6 residents received benevolent assistance from londonderry village. Construction of a16-bed memory care, personal care facility commenced in 2024 to begin operating in 2025.the 2024 average census in independent living was 490 residents occupying 354 of the community's 375 residences. Benevolent subsidy was provided to four individuals in 2024. Residents have a variety of housing options including apartments, cottages, duplexes and single-family carriage homes. The first phase of a new community known as fox run at londonderry village opened in summer 2024 with 11 new homes completed and occupied. Volunteerism and service are an integral part of the londonderry village culture with many hours of service given by residents and others for the enrichment and betterment of the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.1%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 86.1%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 4.1%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.78; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.8; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 44th 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: 80.1% of revenue deployed · 86.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $25.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $319K · 23 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $17.5M reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.