Christian Retirement Homes
Eastmont towers, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community, provides comprehensive senior living services with the security of exceptional health care while giving charitable service to others.
Christian Retirement Homes at a glance
In short: Christian Retirement Homes gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,997
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,997
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,997
- Total assets
- $61,630,899
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Christian Retirement Homes funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Eastmont Foundation ($11K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Christian Retirement Homes gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+16%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $11K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastmont Foundation Lincoln, NE | General Operating Support | $10,997 |
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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 | $61,630,899 | $15,596,259 | $20,990,805 | $10,997 | 1 | $181,552 |
| 2024 | $62,341,986 | $15,096,060 | $21,799,313 | $6,872 | 1 | $349,518 |
| 2023 | $69,322,556 | $13,221,279 | $17,519,633 | $8,924 | 1 | $209,499 |
| 2022 | $49,691,836 | $14,785,371 | $13,586,688 | $9,468 | 1 | $106,704 |
| 2021 | $30,882,827 | $12,805,842 | $13,218,406 | — | — | $19,728 |
| 2020 | $25,960,328 | $11,469,279 | $13,530,523 | — | — | $32,604 |
| 2019 | $19,651,503 | $11,064,025 | $12,889,274 | $1,300 | Total only | $-649,956 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Christian Retirement Homes
Based on IRS filings
Christian Retirement Homes is a public charity, based in Lincoln, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $61.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K. Net investment income was $182K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Christian Retirement Homes is led by Torsten Hirche, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Torsten Hirche
President & CEO
Director, Prcn President & CEO → President & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Fisher Mha Nha
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$149K (2020) → $160K (2025)
Greg Russell
Vice Chair & Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2024
Director & Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Bond
Chair & Director
Director & Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Chair, 2024
Vice Chair & Chair → Chair & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Melhorn
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Wagner
Director
Vice Chair & Chair → Chair & Director, 2024
Chair & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Lumsden
Director
Chair → Chair & Director, 2023
Chair & Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Danigelis
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Nelson
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barb Bennett
Director & Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joy Moore
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathi Lentzsch
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Connell
Treasurer & CFO
Treasurer & Prcn CFO → Treasurer & CFO, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Luke
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: John Iwanski (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Karin Miller (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: James Rand PhD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Amanda Huppert (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Carol Ernst (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Vincent Driano (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $160K, to Andrew Fisher MHA NHA (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Christian Retirement Homes
How much does Christian Retirement Homes give each year?
Christian Retirement Homes gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.
How large is Christian Retirement Homes?
Christian Retirement Homes reported $61.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.6M.
Where does Christian Retirement Homes operate?
Christian Retirement Homes has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Christian Retirement Homes's EIN?
Christian Retirement Homes's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-6041813. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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