Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 86-1009687

Providing quality lutheran education

Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org at a glance

In short: Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org gave $299K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $150K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$299,498
+75.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$149,749
+75.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$149,749
Total assets
$311,989
-24.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Christ Lutheran School: $179KChrist Lutheran School$179K

The largest 2025 recipient was Christ Lutheran School ($179K).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($120,950), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 12 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

PhoenixGlendale

How Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org gives

  • Giving grew 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $171K (2024) to $299K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $299K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Christ Lutheran School Phoenix, AZTuition Assistance$178,548
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$120,950
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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
2025$311,989$212,979$314,500$299,4982—
2024$413,510$206,852$177,501$170,5012—
2023$377,159$202,180$210,850$200,8502$391
2022$385,829$246,336$221,613$213,5443—
2021$361,106$276,800$236,316$228,8883—
2020$320,622$225,162$305,994$293,5362$184

About Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org

Based on IRS filings

Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org is a public charity focused on Education, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $312K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $299K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org is led by Deborah Shumway, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Deborah Shumway

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elden Von Lehe

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Roe

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Pace Jones

    Secretary

    Secretary → Director, 2021

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Schmidt

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Walton

    Business Man

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org

How much does Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org give each year?

Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org gave $299K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $171K across 2 grants.

How large is Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org?

Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org reported $312K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $213K.

What is Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org?

Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org is a public charity focused on Education, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $312K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org operate?

Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org's EIN?

Christ Lutheran School Tuition Org's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1009687. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)

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