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Immanuel

Public charity · Grantmaker Omaha, NE EIN: 47-0733774 Website

Recognizing that all we have comes from god, we have been called to be faithful and courageous stewards of god's resources. Following christ's call to serve, we will meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of seniors; respond to needs in community health; and support the ministry of the church.

Immanuel at a glance

In short: Immanuel gave $122K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$121,989
-1.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$40,663
-34.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$812,569,867
+4.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Nebraska (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Immanuel funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Chi Health: $102KChi Health$102KLutheran Services in America: $10KLutheran Services in America$10KOmaha Symphony: $10KOmaha Symphony$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Chi Health ($102K). Together the top 3 received $122K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K6$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 27 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

OmahaWashingtonAshlandLincolnCouncil BluffsNew York

How Immanuel gives

  • Giving fell 66% 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$100K$200K$300K$400K6 grants2019 8 grants2020 9 grants2021 7 grants2022 6 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $122K (2025) to $362K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $122K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chi Health Omaha, NESponsor Mercy Heritage Awards and Tanzania Ministry$101,989
Lutheran Services in America Washington, DCCEO Summit Sponsorship$10,000
Omaha Symphony Omaha, NEEndowment Pledge$10,000
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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$812,569,867$61,092,679$40,127,292$121,9893$37,640,560
2024$774,684,871$61,763,731$37,657,337$123,6992$39,009,267
2023$747,738,499$59,549,116$34,688,671$292,8166$39,761,205
2022$716,280,010$38,630,446$26,985,779$362,1687$24,426,179
2021$692,717,595$36,516,637$11,374,651$289,0369$33,246,213
2020$587,541,061$16,543,525$10,465,564$255,6998$15,208,625
2019$577,441,238$16,097,666$8,817,555$158,8116$16,404,789

About Immanuel

Based on IRS filings

Immanuel is a public charity focused on Health, based in Omaha, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $812.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $122K. Net investment income was $37.6M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Immanuel is led by Eric N. Gurley, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 9 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric N. Gurley

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    25 hrs/week

    $455K (2019) → $695K (2025)

  • Jill Powers

    Chair

    Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Bergman-Evans

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1.3 hrs/week

    $15K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Cindy Alloway

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clarence Nichols

    Director

    Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Skolkin

    Director

    Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Friedlund

    Director

    Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • E. Jon Benson

    Director

    Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randal Burns

    Director

    Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Howerter

    Director

    Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bishop Scott Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Scanlan

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Balluff

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Parker

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Thompson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Hawlik

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Paladino-Kaminski

    Chief Operating Officer

    Senior Vice President & COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    17 hrs/week

    $247K (2019) → $367K (2025)

  • Scott Bear

    CFO & Treasurer

    Vice President & CFO → Vice President, CFO & Treasurer, 2022

    Vice President, CFO & Treasurer → CFO & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    24 hrs/week

    $223K (2019) → $364K (2025)

  • Tammy Sealer

    Chief Development Officer

    Senior Vice President & CAO → Chief Development Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    28 hrs/week

    $247K (2019) → $328K (2025)

  • Devin Fox MD

    Vice President of Clinical Operations

    Medical Director → Physician, 2022

    Physician → Vice President of Clinical Operations, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    12 hrs/week

    $261K (2021) → $419K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Harris

    Senior Vice President of Hr & Employee Experience

    Vice President of Hr Strategy → Senior Vice President of Hr & Employee Experience, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    13 hrs/week

    $177K (2023) → $250K (2025)

  • Joseph Brown

    Senior Vice President of Marketing & Sales Experience

    On filings since 2024

    26 hrs/week

    $226K (2024) → $261K (2025)

  • Marvin Pearson

    Vice President of Information Technology

    On filings since 2024

    18 hrs/week

    $222K (2024) → $244K (2025)

  • Rhonda Distefano Vp

    Constr, Facilities Management & Evn Svcs

    Constr, Facilities Management & Env Svcs → Constr, Facilities Management & Evn Svcs, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    18 hrs/week

    $255K (2024) → $280K (2025)

  • Steven Bullock

    Secretary

    Member → Director, 2023

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Bothof

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: George Grieb (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jane Tonniges (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kristen Hoffman MD (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: John Croghan (2024) — Vice President of Community Operations
  • Former: Bishop Brian Maas (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bruce Plath (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rhonda Distefano (2019–2023) — Constr Facilities Management & Env Svcs
  • Former: Adam Kuenning (2023) — Corporate Legal Counsel
  • Former: Scott Groth (2023) — Director of Business Analytics
  • Former: Colleen Maciejewski (2019–2022) — Vice President of Information Technology
  • Former: Debra Wiens (2019–2022) — Leadership & Culture Coach
  • Former: Delight Wreed Byrd (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Jill Nyquist (2019–2022) — Vice President of Resident Experience
  • Former: Susan Ogborn (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Jennifer Knecht (2019–2021) — Vice President of Marketing & Communications
  • Former: David Defreese (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: David Jacox (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Jeffrey Akerson MD (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Robert Lanik (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: David Mussman (2019) — Member
  • Former: Dennis Anderson (2019) — Member
  • Former: Mike McDannel (2019) — Member
  • Former: Mike Williams (2019) — Member

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

Eric N Gurley — President & CEO: $695KEric N GurleyPresident & CEO$695KDevin Fox MD — VP of Clinical Operations: $419KDevin Fox MDVP of Clinical Operations$419KJulie Paladino-Kaminski — Chief Operating Officer: $367KJulie Paladino-KaminskiChief Operating Officer$367KScott Bear — CFO & Treasurer: $364KScott BearCFO & Treasurer$364KTammy Sealer — Chief Development Officer: $328KTammy SealerChief Development Officer$328KRhonda Distefano VP — Constr, Facilities Mgmt & EVN Svcs: $280KRhonda Distefano VPConstr, Facilities Mgmt & EVN…$280KJoseph Brown — SVP of Marketing & Sales Experience: $261KJoseph BrownSVP of Marketing & Sales…$261KElizabeth Harris — SVP of HR & Employee Experience: $250KElizabeth HarrisSVP of HR & Employee Experience$250KMarvin Pearson — VP of Information Technology: $244KMarvin PearsonVP of Information Technology$244K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $695K, to Eric N Gurley (President & CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Immanuel

How much does Immanuel give each year?

Immanuel gave $122K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $124K across 2 grants.

What is Immanuel's typical grant size?

Immanuel's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $40,663, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Immanuel give grants?

Immanuel gives mostly in Nebraska: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Omaha, NE (2 grants).

Does Immanuel give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Immanuel's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Immanuel?

Immanuel reported $812.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $61.1M.

What is Immanuel?

Immanuel is a public charity focused on Health, based in Omaha, NE. It holds $812.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Immanuel's EIN?

Immanuel's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0733774. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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