Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice

Public charity · Grantmaker Lincoln, NE EIN: 38-1229924

To promote continuing professional education among funeral service practitioners and provide a program for funeral service practitioners which will increase their competence and proficiency in serving the public.

Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice at a glance

Total assets
$961,321
-5.3% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$162,838
+11.0% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$35,098
+47.4% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$232,665
+4.4% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Brookfield

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Funeral Service Foundation Brookfield, WIScholarships Funeral Related Services$25,000
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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
2024$961,321$162,838$232,665——$35,098
2023$1,015,528$146,718$222,907——$23,814
2022$1,029,854$367,412$175,738$25,0001$5,985
2021$838,978$146,277$110,039——$1,180
2020$802,403$131,407$116,186——$3,745
2019$786,755$159,401$134,046——$8,334

About Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice

Based on IRS filings

Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice is a public charity, based in Lincoln, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $961K in total assets. Net investment income was $35K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice is led by Christie Ward, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Christie Ward

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $40K (2023) → $90K (2024)

  • Kyle Ledford CFSP

    President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Crystal Matthews-Marrow

    Vice President

    Member → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerri Reed-Taylor

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allyse Worland CFSP

    Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Potts CFSP

    Secretary & Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurel T Klosterman CFSP

    Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren M Budrow CFSP

    Immediate Past President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhonda Pleasants CFSP

    Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Barnes CFSP

    Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Stahl CFSP

    Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Lauren M. Budrow (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Rondal D. Bowden Jr. (2019–2023) — Member
  • Former: Virginia Foster Bryant (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Sharon Stahl (2021–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Gary Potts (2023) — Member
  • Former: Kyle Ledford (2023) — Member
  • Former: Laurel T. Klosterman (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Cheryl V. Anderson (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Daniel Simone (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Ernest Adams (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: John W. Evans (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Patty Hutcheson (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Zachary Carnley (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Laurel T. Dlosterman Sr. (2022) — Member
  • Former: James T. Walden Sr. (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Zach Carnley (2019–2020) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Christie Ward — Executive Director: $90KChristie WardExecutive Director$90K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $90K, to Christie Ward (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice

How large is Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice?

Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice reported $961K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $163K.

Where does Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice operate?

Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice's EIN?

Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1229924. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 14, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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