Good Stewards Inc
Operate a thrift store entirely with volunteers to support the mission of lakeside lutheran high school and the Wisconsin evangelical lutheran synod.
Good Stewards Inc at a glance
In short: Good Stewards Inc gave $694K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $694K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $694,274
- -27.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $694,274
- -27.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $694,274
- Total assets
- $2,624,463
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Good Stewards Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lakeside Lutheran High School ($694K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 5 (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 Good Stewards Inc gives
- Giving grew 24% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $372K (2020) to $961K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $694K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills, WI | General Operations and Bathroom REM | $694,274 |
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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 | $2,624,463 | $1,295,706 | $1,069,822 | $694,274 | 1 | $45,241 |
| 2024 | $2,385,348 | $1,226,624 | $1,203,135 | $961,084 | 1 | $53,404 |
| 2023 | $2,366,389 | $1,088,292 | $760,937 | $568,107 | 1 | $13,788 |
| 2022 | $2,036,968 | $1,065,552 | $748,879 | $560,622 | 1 | $3,237 |
| 2021 | $1,710,958 | $961,603 | $681,592 | $517,170 | 1 | $1,554 |
| 2020 | $1,417,734 | $689,127 | $490,069 | $372,232 | 2 | $1,072 |
| 2019 | $1,256,480 | $764,509 | $520,648 | $376,400 | 2 | $905 |
About Good Stewards Inc
Based on IRS filings
Good Stewards Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Jefferson, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $694K. Net investment income was $45K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Good Stewards Inc is led by Jim Bublitz, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jim Bublitz
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Uttech
Director
Director → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Buelow
Director
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Wilson
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Davis
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Uttech
General Manager
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$82K (2024) → $84K (2025)
Kimara Winters
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Luedtke
Vice President
Director → Chairman, 2024
Chairman → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Huber
Treasurer
Vice Chairman → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Rachel Steindorf (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Kuykendall (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Dan Behl (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Joel Ibeling (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jayne Pfeifer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Rhodes (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Lou Treptow (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Norma Medenwaldt (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: James Buelow (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Pastor Marty Stuebs (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Carolyn Burow (2019) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Danielle Harwig (2019) — Director
- Former: Gerald Walta (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 $84K, to Megan Uttech (General Manager).
Frequently asked questions about Good Stewards Inc
How much does Good Stewards Inc give each year?
Good Stewards Inc gave $694K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $961K across 1 grant.
How large is Good Stewards Inc?
Good Stewards Inc reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is Good Stewards Inc?
Good Stewards Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Jefferson, WI. It holds $2.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Good Stewards Inc operate?
Good Stewards Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Good Stewards Inc's EIN?
Good Stewards Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1768041. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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