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Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Brush, CO EIN: 74-2480396 Website

The Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation supports the eben ezer lutheran care center through solicitation, acquisition and acceptance of contributions, gifts, donations, and bequests.

Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation at a glance

In short: Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $2.0M), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,976,223
+344.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$1,976,223
+344.3% vs 2023
Median grant
$1,976,223
Total assets
$14,281,432
+3.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center: $2.0MEben Ezer Lutheran Care Center$2.0M

The largest 2024 recipient was Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center ($2.0M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Brush

How Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 455% from 2021 to 2024. 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$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $356K (2021) to $2.0M (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Brush, COGeneral Care Assistance$1,976,223
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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
2024$14,281,432$2,027,661$2,026,073$1,976,2231$1,304,299
2023$13,785,379$611,968$490,239$444,7831$368,780
2022$11,455,603$1,566,453$1,610,933$1,565,7631$334,055
2021$14,262,623$1,369,374$403,517$355,9581$843,393
2020$12,651,792$1,010,644$894,635$852,0001$-77,457
2019$11,239,018$1,482,952$950,506$910,5041$559,500

About Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Brush, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $14.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $1.3M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation is led by Shelly Griffith, CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 11 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Shelly Griffith

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonya Bass

    Chair

    Vice Chair & Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Frasier

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Chapin

    Director

    Chairman → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Vannoy

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pastor John Knutson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Travis Lefever

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Mason

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Schaefer

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Berryhill

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Lee

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Alan Dahms PhD (2019–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: George Dikeou (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Curt Freed (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Pat Walter (2022) — Director
  • Former: Mike Berryhill (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jack Darnell (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation

How much does Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation give each year?

Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $445K across 1 grant.

How large is Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation?

Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation reported $14.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What is Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation?

Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Brush, CO. It holds $14.3M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation operate?

Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation's EIN?

Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2480396. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 5, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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