Christ the Cornerstone

Public charity · Grantmaker Columbus, OH EIN: 51-0148402

Ministering to the needs of the community members.

Christ the Cornerstone at a glance

In short: Christ the Cornerstone gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,000
-13.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,000
-13.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,000
Total assets
$1,072,340
+8.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (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 the Cornerstone funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

St Paul's Outreach Inc: $7KSt Paul's Outreach Inc$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was St Paul's Outreach Inc ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Inver Grove Heights

How Christ the Cornerstone gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2023) to $8K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Paul's Outreach Inc Inver Grove Heights, MN—$7,000
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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
2025$1,072,340$190,344$133,627$7,0001$27,487
2024$990,442$167,521$116,686$8,0691$27,522
2023$929,546$141,182$114,995$6,5801$7,813
2022$902,893$126,929$89,950$7,0001$1,095
2021$868,061$127,671$51,751——$1,215

About Christ the Cornerstone

Based on IRS filings

Christ the Cornerstone is a public charity focused on religion, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $27K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Christ the Cornerstone is led by Mike Heskamp, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mike Heskamp

    President

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Yarmesch

    Financial of

    Vice President → Financial of, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Kebe

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: A. Michael Novena (2021) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 the Cornerstone

How much does Christ the Cornerstone give each year?

Christ the Cornerstone gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.

How large is Christ the Cornerstone?

Christ the Cornerstone reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $190K.

What is Christ the Cornerstone?

Christ the Cornerstone is a public charity focused on religion, based in Columbus, OH. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Christ the Cornerstone operate?

Christ the Cornerstone has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Christ the Cornerstone's EIN?

Christ the Cornerstone's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0148402. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 28, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 15, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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