Program areas at ReconcilingWorks / Lutherans Concernednorth America
Reconciling in christ (ric) program: working directly with lutheran congregations, synods, colleges, seminaries and organizations to provide outreach, education, and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (lgbtq) people and their families in the lutheran church through resources, training and accompaniment focused on creating pathways to welcome, inclusion and celebration of lgbtq identities within the lutheran communion. Since the beginning of the reconciling in christ program in 1983, reconciliingworks has engaged thousands of Lutherans changing hearts and minds. The ric program has seen a growth of participating communities by 49% over the last thirty months. There are 704 lutheran communities (as of this filing) partnered with Reconcilingworks as ric settings. Each community follows a three step process to become a ric setting. Step one: settings must discern using resources, trainings and conversation guides how best to move their community through a journey of welcome to lgbtq people and their families. This process is tailored to meet the needs of each community. Step two: the community will write a specific statement of welcome to the lgbtq community. This statement will be voted on by the congregation or a council/board. Step three: the faith communities submit a free online profile survey to become an registered ric setting. The ric program is changing and saving lives of lgbtq people across the us and canada. Currently 75% of ric congregations report having lgbtq parents with children attending worship; nearly 50% engage in conversation about lgbtq identities with the young people of their community; 83% of communities perform same gender wedding services; and 45% of ric communities employ openly lgbtq persons. Over the last 24 months, Reconcilingworks worked diligently to create updated, redesigned, and new educational resources that have been made easily accessible on the organization's webpage. The resources currently offered have all been updated using modern design techniques, recent scholarship, theology and language around lgbtq identities. Building an inclusive church trainings provide the bedrock of knowledge for communities to join the reconciling in christ program. These trainings are offered on a sliding scale fee of 100 - 25. Reconcilingworks staff and some volunteers are trained on the principles of this training and have been able to increase the number of training's offered around the country. These trainings are reaching more people than ever before and have become a stable source of program service revenue for the organization. This work is accomplished in part by 10 volunteer regional coordinators, 3 office volunteers and a 3 person central staff. This staff and volunteer team is supported by a year on year increase in support from individual members of lutheran communities, an increase in ric congregational support, and several granters funding specific initiatives.
Who funds ReconcilingWorks / Lutherans Concernednorth America
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at ReconcilingWorks / Lutherans Concernednorth America
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Aurbey Thonvold | Executive Director | $95,224 | 2021-04-05 |
Michael Crandall | Chair | $0 | 2020-06-30 |
Herman Cage | Treasurer | $0 | 2020-06-30 |
Mike Crandall | Chair | $0 | 2019-06-30 |
Cheryl Stuart | Chair Be X | $0 | 2018-06-30 |
...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for ReconcilingWorks / Lutherans Concernednorth America
Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $269,230 | $296,612 | -9.2% |
Program services | $36,849 | $30,480 | 20.9% |
Investment income and dividends | $1,372 | $433 | 216.9% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $21,590 | $21,134 | 2.2% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $329,041 | $348,659 | -5.6% |
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Data update history
August 23, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
June 21, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
February 24, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2018
September 3, 2020
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human rightsLGBTQ
Characteristics
ReligiousLobbyingReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 8070
- Saint Paul, MN 55108
- Metro area
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- County
- Ramsey County, MN
- Website URL
- reconcilingworks.org/Â
- Phone
- (651) 665-0861
IRS details
- EIN
- 36-3209636
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1974
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- R26: LGBT Rights
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Parent of group exemption
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