Ascension Lutheran Church
To provide the ascension community with a highly structured and sustainable organization to share christ's love and to carry out god's work now and into the future.
Ascension Lutheran Church at a glance
In short: Ascension Lutheran Church gave $15K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,575
- +26.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,288
- -36.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,288
- Total assets
- $1,175,806
- +11.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ascension Lutheran Church funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lutheran Church Missouri Synod ($9K). Together the top 2 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2024) to $28K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $15K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Saint Louis, MO | Missions | $9,000 |
| Ascension Lutheran Church Littleton, CO | Local Missions | $5,575 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,175,806 | $112,321 | $62,903 | $14,575 | 2 | $60,731 |
| 2024 | $1,054,913 | $75,447 | $43,891 | $11,500 | 1 | $34,340 |
| 2023 | $942,814 | $142,189 | $42,859 | $25,750 | Total only | $20,426 |
| 2022 | $757,837 | $29,837 | $42,682 | $22,000 | Total only | $-8,993 |
| 2021 | $936,118 | $61,511 | $49,216 | $28,250 | Total only | $51,751 |
| 2020 | $919,768 | $105,149 | $56,712 | $27,657 | Total only | $95,227 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Ascension Lutheran Church
Based on IRS filings
Ascension Lutheran Church is a public charity, based in Littleton, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $61K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ascension Lutheran Church is led by Michael T. Price, President & T since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael T. Price
President & T
President & Treasurer → President & T, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Athenia Michel
Board Member
Vice President → Director, 2023
Director → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Olson
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Wilson
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valorie Flickinger
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Claussen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Harvey Atchison (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: James Shelton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Rima Hea (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Hea (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Lisa Riebling (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Pin Price (2020) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ascension Lutheran Church
How much does Ascension Lutheran Church give each year?
Ascension Lutheran Church gave $15K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.
How large is Ascension Lutheran Church?
Ascension Lutheran Church reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $112K.
Where does Ascension Lutheran Church operate?
Ascension Lutheran Church has awarded grants in Colorado, Missouri.
What is Ascension Lutheran Church's EIN?
Ascension Lutheran Church's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1498748. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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