Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Galveston, TX EIN: 20-4992559

Provide the first evangelical lutheran church of galveston Texas with funds for operations and maintenance of the historical church.

Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc at a glance

In short: Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc gave $75K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $75K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$75,000
-6.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$75,000
-6.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$75,000
Total assets
$11,431
-30.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

First Evangelical Lutheran: $75KFirst Evangelical Lutheran$75K

The largest 2025 recipient was First Evangelical Lutheran ($75K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

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

Galveston

How Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc gives

  • Giving grew 88% 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$50K$100K$150K0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $110K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $75K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
First Evangelical Lutheran Galveston, TXMaintenance of Historical Church$75,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$11,431$75,764$80,730$75,0001
2024$16,397$79,424$85,308$80,0001
2023$22,257$122,353$117,256$110,0001
2022$17,184$45,215$46,583$40,0001
2021$31,018$10,374$22,671——

About Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc

Based on IRS filings

Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc is a public charity, based in Galveston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $75K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc is led by Barbara Sanderson, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara Sanderson

    President

    Secretary → President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Carter

    Chairman

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Gainer

    Chairman

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Grizzaffi

    Chairman

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandi Painter

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Muehe

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Sandra McReynolds (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Carroll Elfstrom (2021) — Comptroller
  • Former: Ron Hanson (2021) — President
  • Former: Tiffany Healen (2021) — Chairman

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 Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc

How much does Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc give each year?

Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc gave $75K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $80K across 1 grant.

How large is Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc?

Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc reported $11K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $76K.

Where does Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc operate?

Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc's EIN?

Galveston Island Oktoberfest Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4992559. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 14, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 31, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)

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