EIN 43-0970991

Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
51
Year formed
1971
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
MLM connects those in need with food, housing, healthcare, education and employment services to nurture hope and opportunity in Kansas City.
Total revenues
$11,593,205
2022
Total expenses
$10,717,161
2022
Total assets
$6,250,475
2022
Num. employees
51
2022

Program areas at Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry

Case management: provides a continuum of care for clients that meets their needs for food, diapers, hygiene items, birth certificates, identification and rent/utility assistance to stabilize the family. In addition to this short-term assistance, mlm provides intensive, year-long case management which includes housing assistance, financial literacy, household skills and employment support. To ensure that permanent and lasting solutions are in place for mlm clients, mlm continues to follow up with families for five years. Programming is targeted to at-risk and homeless households.
Community outreach: over time, mlm has developed a portfolio of community outreach programs designed for the general benefit of the communities they operate in. The minor home repair program provides assistance to low income, elderly and disabled homeowners who are in need of repairs to improve the safety and security of their homes, allowing them to remain in their homes.mlm also hosts a christmas store in Kansas city alongside a volunteer corps of 500 people to provide approximately 900 families with food vouchers and a self-shop store with gifts for every member of the family.additionally, mlm hosts two unlimited hot breakfasts each saturday in Kansas city, Kansas and Kansas city, Missouri. Finally, the mlm orchard and community gardens exist to improve community health by providing better food for people in the adjacent neighborhoods of boston heights and mount hope. Mlm manages an 80tree orchard that produces a wide variety of fruit, including apples, peaches, apricots, cherries, pears and plums. Mlm also offers and maintains community garden beds for residents of the neighborhoods where fresh produce of their choice is grown. The orchard and community gardens continue to be a place of hope and encouragement for the neighborhoods and seek to change the habits of individuals in the community toward healthier food choices.
Client services: provide shelf-stable food, fresh produce, hygiene items, diapers, sack lunches, senior commodities, school supplies, financial assistance for birth certificates, identification, rent and utilities to families and individuals in urgent need of assistance from three agency locations. Programming is targeted to low-income, impoverished, at-risk and homeless households.
Housing: mlm operates a permanent supportive housing project in the Kansas city Metropolitan area, housing 23 chronically homeless persons who have disabilities. Residents live in a safe and nurturing setting with full-time staff members on-site to coordinate needed supportive services and activities.

Who funds Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Blessings Abound Thrift StoreProvide Resources To Those in Need$700,000
National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN IncPoverty$126,075
Children's Services Fund of Jackson CountyPrevention & Re-Housing for Youth and Their Families$109,375
...and 18 more grants received totalling $1,369,863

Personnel at Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry

NameTitleCompensation
Becky PoitrasVice President and Assistant Executive Director$100,234
Scott CooperExecutive Director$141,850
Cynthia BookerDirector of Finance
Philip KernenTreasurer$0
Erik OlsonVice President$0
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$11,527,257
Program services$55,976
Investment income and dividends$22,386
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$13,979
Net income from fundraising events$-38,826
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$12,433
Total revenues$11,593,205

Form 990s for Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-08-30990View PDF
2021-122022-11-09990View PDF
2020-122021-11-30990View PDF
2020-062021-06-23990View PDF
2019-062021-01-27990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
December 31, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $126,075 from National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN Inc
November 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
September 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $30,000 from Oppenstein Brothers Foundation
July 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsHousing and shelter organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHousingHomelessness
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
3031 Holmes St
Kansas City, MO 64109
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
County
Jackson County, MO
Website URL
mlmkc.org/ 
Phone
(816) 931-0027
Facebook page
mlmkc 
IRS details
EIN
43-0970991
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1971
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P85: Homeless Persons Centers and Services
NAICS code, primary
62422: Community Housing Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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