2007
Annual Report

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2008 Facts

Income

Contracts for Services 72.3%
Clients 13.2%
  
Voluntary Support 14.4%
Investments & Other 0.1%

Expenses

Programs 88.0%
  
Administration 9.7%
  
Fund Raising 2.3%

Funding

LSS funding sources include congregational, contracts for service, client fees, United Ways, grants, individual contributions and bequests.

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"Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota expresses the love of Christ for all people through service that inspires hope, changes lives, and builds community."

Overview

History
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota traces its history to 1865 when a young Swedish pastor named Eric Norelius and his congregation took in four orphaned immigrant children and later opened Vasa Lutheran Home for Children.

Today
LSS is the largest, statewide non-profit social service organization in Minnesota with over 2,200 employees who serve in 300 communities. It is owned by the six Minnesota synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Services include:

  • Services for Children and Families
  • Services for Seniors
  • Services for People with Disabilities

Primary funding sources include ELCA and other church support, contracts for service, client fees, local United Way support, private grants, individual contributions and bequests. The 2009 budget is $90 million.

Executive

Mark Peterson
President/CEO
651/642-5990
Mark.Peterson@lssmn.org
   
Jodi Harpstead
Executive Vice President/COO
651/642-5990
 Jodi.Harpstead@lssmn.org
   
Joyce Norals
Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer
651/642-5990
Joyce.Norals@lssmn.org
   
Kenneth Borle
Vice President/CFO
651/642-5990
Kenneth.Borle@lssmn.org
   
Ember Reichgott Junge
Vice President/Chief Advancement Officer
651/642-5990
Ember.Reichgott.Junge@lssmn.org
   
Jeri Schoonover
Vice President - Community Services
651/642-5990
Jeri.Schoonover@lssmn.org
   
Rod Brown
Vice President - Family Services
541/642-5990
Rod.Brown@lssmn.org

Board Members

Kate Mooney,
Chair

James Vos,
Vice Chair

Ann M. Peterson,
Secretary

Jim Renner,
Treasurer

Rev. Wayne Anderson
Susan Haffield
Mary Hauck
Justin Huenemann

Todd Hysjulien
Bishop Craig Johnson
Artie Miller
Joan Wandke Nelson
Cathy Norelius

David Nycklemoe
Allen Rasmussen
Teresa Rasmussen
Nancy Rystrom
Renee Sayles
Rev. Mark Skinner
Dan Thorson
Bishop Harold Usgaard
Lori Wall

LSS Foundation Board of Trustees

Steve Adams
Kristin Anderson
Joseph Dolan
Nathan Dungan

Dave Ness
David Quello

Allen G. Rasmussen, Chair
Glenda Schnirring
Dayton Soby
Barb Swanson
Dan Thorson
Troy Wenck
Tom Woessner
Paul Tillquist

 

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