Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FOR LUTHERAN CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF INDIANA, INC. (LCFS) A RELATED ORGANIZATION TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE HUMAN NEEDS BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS OF COMPASSIONATE CARE AND COUNSEL TO ENHANCE DIGNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE SHARING PLACE FOOD PANTRY & CHILDREN'S CLOTHING BANK.
OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT LCFS. THE FOUNDATION HAS RAISED FUNDS FOR THE FOLLOWING LCFS PROGRAMS: LUTHERWOOD, EMERGENCY SHELTER CARE, AND TRINITY HOUSE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES, INSPIRE, AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDE PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER, EDUCATION, BASIC MEDICAL CARE, AND COUNSELING/THERAPY TO YOUTH LIVING AT LUTHERWOOD, TRINITY HOUSE, AND LCFS' EMERGENCY SHELTER CARE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, LCFS PROVIDES MENTORING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING TO CLIENTS ENROLLED IN RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING. LUTHERWOOD, EMERGENCY SHELTER CARE, AND TRINITY HOUSE PROGRAMS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 406 PEOPLE IN 2019. COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO PROMOTE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES BY PROVIDING FAMILY COUNSELING AND THERAPY SERVICES IN THEIR OWN HOME/COMMUNITY SETTING. COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMMING SERVED APPROXIMATELY 705 PEOPLE IN 2019.
THE SHARING PLACE IS A CLIENTS' CHOICE FOOD PANTRY PROVIDING FREE FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED WHO ARE CONSIDERED BELOW THE POVERTY LINE ACCORDING TO THE USDA STANDARDS. CLIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FREE FOOD TWICE A MONTH. THE SHARING PLACE SERVED 11,313 FAMILIES, TOTALING 51,262 INDIVIDUALS, IN 2019.
UNDER THE SHARING PLACE, THE FOUNDATION FOR LUTHERAN CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES PROVIDES THE CHRISTMAS STORE, WHICH IS BY REFERRAL ONLY, WHERE CLIENTS MAY "SHOP" AT NO COST FOR GIFTS FOR THEIR FAMILY. IN 2019, 194 FAMILIES BENEFITTED FROM THE CHRISTMAS STORE, TOTALING 948 INDIVIDUALS. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS OF $33,773.94 WHICH INCLUDED NONCASH IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS WITH DONOR DESIGNATED VALUE AS AN EXPENSE AND REVENUE FOR APPROXIMATELY $4,073.94. APPROXIMATELY $4,000 WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE 2019 CHRISTMAS STORE TO BE USED FOR 2020 AND MANY IN-KIND DONATIONS WERE NOT ASSIGNED A VALUE BY THE DONOR AND WERE THEREFORE ENTERED AS $0.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Amanda Hodge | CFO & DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 10 | $0 |
| Robert Kassing | PAST BOARD PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Sven Schumacher | CEO & SECRETARY | 15 | $0 |
| Dr Ron Thieme | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Martha K Schmidt | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bishop James Stuck | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lewis Beckwith | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Cheryl Troyer | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Tania Deng | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tom Grau | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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