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Lutheran Social Services of Northern California

Public charity · Grantmaker Concord, CA EIN: 94-1659687 Website

Lutheran Social Services of Northern California is a social service agency providing money management, substance abuse prevention, counseling, housing and other community services to persons in need. Those we serve by providing supportive housing services that lead toself sufficiency.

Lutheran Social Services of Northern California at a glance

In short: Lutheran Social Services of Northern California gave $256K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $256K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$256,190
+19.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$256,190
+19.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$256,190
Total assets
$14,515,308
+20.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Lutheran Social Services of Northern California funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Lutheran Housing Development Company LLC: $256KLutheran Housing DevelopmentCompany LLC$256K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lutheran Housing Development Company LLC ($256K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Concord

How Lutheran Social Services of Northern California gives

  • Giving grew 163% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $97K (2022) to $256K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $256K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lutheran Housing Development Company LLC Concord, CACapital Contribution$256,190
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$14,515,308$21,958,996$21,377,086$256,1901$28
2024$12,065,034$18,557,601$17,963,254$213,9191$7,068
2023$11,136,242$17,154,551$17,370,694$129,8101$650
2022$7,407,903$15,266,538$16,366,849$97,4171$5,322
2021$8,104,592$14,811,538$14,173,066——$5
2020$6,598,669$14,311,999$13,223,084——$8
2019$5,288,016$11,540,247$11,381,267——$105

About Lutheran Social Services of Northern California

Based on IRS filings

Lutheran Social Services of Northern California is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Concord, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $256K. Net investment income was $28.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lutheran Social Services of Northern California is led by Carol Roberts, CEO on every filing since 2019; 5 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carol Roberts

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $142K (2019) → $187K (2025)

  • Sandra Hamilton Slane

    Board Chair

    Vice Chair & Secretary → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Mathews

    Director of Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $113K (2025)

  • Kate Hutchinson

    Deputy Director

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $142K (2019) → $113K (2025)

  • Kulwant Asthana

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $137K (2019) → $169K (2025)

  • John Paul Soto

    Deputy Director

    On filings since 2023

    37.5 hrs/week

    $101K (2023) → $105K (2025)

  • Brion Beetz

    Treasurer

    Board Treasurer → Board Member, 2022

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jayde Garcia

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Foley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ridwana Bentley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Taylor

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yolanda Gan

    Board Member

    Board Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Iryna Oreshkova

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Lynn Perry

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Regina Banks

    Board Member

    Board Member → Board Chair, 2022

    Board Chair → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Etzell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kent Campbell

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Brodt

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Berg

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria Hernandez

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Contreras

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keya Thornabar

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Oliver

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Savannah Jorgensen

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Jerry Metzker (2022–2024) — Development Director
  • Former: Blase Zapchenk (2021–2023) — Accounting Manager
  • Former: Chrislyn Carson (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Crystle Wong (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Elizabeth Donnelly (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Wolkenhauer (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: V-Anne Chernock (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Laura Benson (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephanie Casenza (2019–2021) — Development Director
  • Former: Crystle Vitari (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Nicolette (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeffrey Douglas (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jon Yeh (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Pavloff (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Nancy Nielsen (2019–2020) — Deputy Director
  • Former: Tom Hurley (2019–2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Carol Roberts — CEO: $187KCarol RobertsCEO$187KKulwant Asthana — CFO: $169KKulwant AsthanaCFO$169KKate Hutchinson — Deputy Director: $113KKate HutchinsonDeputy Director$113KVictoria Mathews — Director of Operations: $113KVictoria MathewsDirector of Operations$113KJohn Paul Soto — Deputy Director: $105KJohn Paul SotoDeputy Director$105K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $187K, to Carol Roberts (CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Lutheran Social Services of Northern California

How much does Lutheran Social Services of Northern California give each year?

Lutheran Social Services of Northern California gave $256K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $214K across 1 grant.

How large is Lutheran Social Services of Northern California?

Lutheran Social Services of Northern California reported $14.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22.0M.

What is Lutheran Social Services of Northern California?

Lutheran Social Services of Northern California is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Concord, CA. It holds $14.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Lutheran Social Services of Northern California operate?

Lutheran Social Services of Northern California has awarded grants in California.

What is Lutheran Social Services of Northern California's EIN?

Lutheran Social Services of Northern California's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1659687. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 26, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 16, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 14, 2020)

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