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Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Terril, IA EIN: 20-5778971 Website

Promote attendance at Iowa private Lutheran schools kindergarten through grade 12 by providing tuition grants.

Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc at a glance

In short: Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc gave $24K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$24,000
+60.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,000
+60.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$1,171,828
+0.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education: $12KIowa Alliance for Choice inEducation$12KIowa Alliance of Christian Education: $12KIowa Alliance of ChristianEducation$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education ($12K). Together the top 2 received $24K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Des MoinesSioux Center

How Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc gives

  • Giving grew 60% 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2020) to $24K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $24K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education Des Moines, IAPromote Choice in Education$12,000
Iowa Alliance of Christian Education Sioux Center, IAPromote Choice in Education$12,000
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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$1,171,828$538,327$590,421$24,0002$18,459
2024$1,165,075$571,888$630,111$15,0002$9,139
2023$1,171,580$625,785$878,592$15,0002$9,315
2022$1,360,280$912,606$825,984$15,0002$9,709
2021$1,356,783$852,689$734,573$15,0002$34,041
2020$1,238,667$1,193,834$516,343$12,0001$5,107

About Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc

Based on IRS filings

Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Terril, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $24K. Net investment income was $18K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc is led by Rhonda Mohr, President Director since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rhonda Mohr

    President Director

    Vice President Director → Secretary Director, 2021

    Secretary Director → President Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Doellinger

    Secretary & Director

    President Director → Secretary Director, 2022

    Secretary Director → Secretary & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carole White Mandernach

    Treasurer Director

    On filings since 2021

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Parris

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reverand Doug Woltemath

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reverand Kendall Meyer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Merrilee Sump

    Vice President Director

    Director → Vice President Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Doug Woltemath (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mark Mueller (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kendall Meyer (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Carole White (2020) — Secretary Director
  • Former: Dewey Torkelson (2020) — Director
  • Former: Scott Lindholm (2020) — Treasurer 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 Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc

How much does Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc give each year?

Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc gave $24K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $15K across 2 grants.

How large is Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc?

Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $538K.

What is Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc?

Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Terril, IA. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc operate?

Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc's EIN?

Iowa Lutheran School Tuition Organization Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5778971. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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