Luke 3 11 Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843566119
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Marion, OH, USA
Phone
7403600692
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Emergency Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$76,609
Expenses
$60,299
Assets
$114,813
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Amy Orr Parker (Board President)

People named in this filing

  • Anastasia Lemasters (board of directors member)
  • Alex Greene (board of directors member)
  • Daphne Parker (board of directors member)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Luke 3:11 Ministries is a charitable organization dedicated to reducing food insecurity and economic strain among individuals and families in Marion County and surrounding communities by providing meals essential household resources and community-based support. During the year the organization operated food distribution programs including regular meal preparation and delivery as well as produce giveaways through its PBJ Truck program and hosted free community laundromat events through its Lumpy Loads of Laundry initiative. The organization also engaged in outreach events and partnerships with churches civic groups and foundations to extend services to vulnerable populations.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Lumpy Loads of Laundry program provides free laundromat access detergent and related supplies to individuals and families facing economic hardship. Events are conducted in partnership with community laundromats sponsors and funders including restricted grants allocated specifically for this program. Expenses include laundromat fees detergent supplies outreach materials and event coordination costs. Restricted funds were expended in accordance with donor intent. The program reduced barriers to hygiene and dignity for participants and strengthened community partnerships focused on practical compassionate assistance.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 44
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 57
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.4%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 57.7%; rating input score 58
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 57.1%; rating input score 57; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.3%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.9; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.3% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.4% of revenue deployed · 57.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $35K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 57/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.