Community Lutheran Partners Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Aurora, WV EIN: 04-3718679
Economically disadvantaged peopleLow-income peopleReligionChristianityProtestantism

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Community Lutheran Partners Inc at a glance

In short: Community Lutheran Partners Inc gave $76K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$76,326
-46.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$38,163
-46.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$38,163
Total assets
$79,799
-36.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Community Lutheran Partners Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Mennonite Disaster Service: $76KMennonite Disaster Service$76KEvangelical Lutheran Church in Amer: $425Evangelical Lutheran Church inAmer$425

The largest 2025 recipient was Mennonite Disaster Service ($76K). Together the top 2 received $76K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

LititzBelleMerrifield

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $76K (2025) to $142K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $76K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mennonite Disaster Service Lititz, PADisaster ServicesBuilding Bridges$75,901
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amer Merrifield, VADisaster services$425
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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$79,799$58,479$104,657$76,3262$230
2024$125,944$241,962$171,008$141,5392$518
2023$55,050$26,805$28,360———
2022$56,643$15,707$28,547———
2021$69,495$24,755$41,979———
2020$87,284$21,934$49,137———

About Community Lutheran Partners Inc

Based on IRS filings

Community Lutheran Partners Inc is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Aurora, WV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $80K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $76K. Net investment income was $230.

Focus Areas

Economically disadvantaged peopleLow-income peopleReligionChristianityProtestantism

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community Lutheran Partners Inc's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bruce Dalton

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Pittsnogle

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Ralph Dunkin

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Felici

    Bishops Designee

    Vice President → Bishops Designee, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Beverly McDonald (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Washington (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dianne Coughlan (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Twedt (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Slemp (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Dan Lauffer (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Kochy (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Randy Richardson (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Don Thomas (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Kathy Eckstam-Ames (2020) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Gnegy (2020) — Director

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 Community Lutheran Partners Inc

How much does Community Lutheran Partners Inc give each year?

Community Lutheran Partners Inc gave $76K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $142K across 2 grants.

How large is Community Lutheran Partners Inc?

Community Lutheran Partners Inc reported $80K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $58K.

What is Community Lutheran Partners Inc?

Community Lutheran Partners Inc is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Aurora, WV. It holds $80K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Community Lutheran Partners Inc operate?

Community Lutheran Partners Inc has awarded grants in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia.

What is Community Lutheran Partners Inc's EIN?

Community Lutheran Partners Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3718679. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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