Bethany Lutheran Church Foundation

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, CO EIN: 84-1027205

The primary exempt purpose of the Bethany Lutheran Church Foundation is to provide a permanent financial resource to strengthen and expand the mission of Bethany Lutheran Church congregation by providing additional stewardship opportunities for congregation members and friends of Bethany. Expenditures are made to further the education of members attending seminaries and undergraduate colleges through scholarship support. In addition, expenditures of the Foundation are envisioned as being for projects or undertakings which would seem likely to enrich, or uplift in some special way, the spiritual life of the Bethany Lutheran Church congregation; which would provide some worthy addition or improvement to the facilities of Bethany Lutheran Church, that are beyond achievement through other channels, or which would give needed assistance or support to a worthy individual, family, or Christian enterprise.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.1M

+4.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$26K

+155.5% YoY

Grant Count

3

+200.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-14.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$27K$54K$81K$108K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,118,877$1,068,280$997,206
Revenue$31,238$19,580$19,524
Expenses$66,658$62,029$63,860
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$29,490$18,595$19,524
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$29K$39K4 grants20202 grants20214 grants20221 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Bethany Lutheran Church$11KLutheran Family Services…$9KHands of the Carpenter$6K

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Adam DaveyBoard Chair (Part Year)4
Brittany RogersChairperson4
Jean ScottSecretary4
Mark LacyTreasurer4
David OerkeBoard Member (Part Year)1
Jill MonsenBoard Member1
Jill SchladestzkyBoard Member (Part Year)1
John SchoppBoard Member1
Julie FriedemannBoard Member1
Michael NeffBoard Member1
Michelle DempseyBoard Member1
Susan JungeBoard Member1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AuroraBoulderCherry Hills VillageDenver

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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