Koinonia Conference Grounds

Public charity · Grantmaker Watsonville, CA EIN: 94-1498877

Koinonia Conference Grounds exists to bring glory to the lord jesus christ by providing quality facilities, services, and programs to promote a vital relationship with god in all people, both locally and globally.koinonia hosts summer youth camps, weekend camps, and outdoor education camps as core fulfillments of our mission to provide facilities and services that display the glory of god. We provide a safe, joyful, loving space for all our guests to enjoy the creation of god, his abundance and to grow as people. These groups have goals which are cohesive to ours as they desire for their participants to enjoy their time, grow in their appreciation of god and become better people, as esteemed by the principles of our religious convictions.

Koinonia Conference Grounds at a glance

In short: Koinonia Conference Grounds gave $35K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$35,000
-12.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,000
-12.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$35,000
Total assets
$7,532,672
+10.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Koinonia Conference Grounds funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Action International Ministries: $35KAction InternationalMinistries$35K

The largest 2025 recipient was Action International Ministries ($35K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

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

Mountlake Terrace

How Koinonia Conference Grounds gives

  • Giving grew 67% 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$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $45K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $35K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Action International Ministries Mountlake Terrace, WACampership Programs in Foreign Countries$35,000
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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$7,532,672$3,336,722$2,618,971$35,0001$76,455
2024$6,842,032$3,087,310$2,372,698$40,0001$34,526
2023$6,047,487$3,171,766$2,161,212$45,2001$634,338
2022$5,003,649$2,139,448$1,750,485$20,9381$6,831
2021$4,706,261$986,583$1,128,932$7,0001$1,314
2020$4,790,011$983,712$1,555,205$39,7941$16,779
2019$5,224,228$2,459,913$2,070,491$33,7781$9,922

About Koinonia Conference Grounds

Based on IRS filings

Koinonia Conference Grounds is a public charity focused on religion, based in Watsonville, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $35K. Net investment income was $76K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Koinonia Conference Grounds is led by Patrick Bergman, Executive Director & Non-Voting since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patrick Bergman

    Executive Director & Non-Voting

    Executive Director & Non-Voting - From → Executive Director & Non-Voting - Fr, 2022

    Executive Director & Non-Voting - Fr → Executive Director & Non-Voting, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $22K (2022) → $106K (2025)

  • Kevin Cooper

    President Since Nov.

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President Since Nov., 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Sherrard

    President

    Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Antonio Castillo

    Director

    Director → Director-, 2020

    Director- → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Caldwell

    Director

    Director → Director-, 2020

    Director- → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Sharp

    Director

    Director → Director - Treasurer From, 2023

    Director - Treasurer From → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Grissom

    Director

    Director → Director-From, 2020

    Director-From → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Johanson

    Director

    Director → Director -, 2023

    Director - → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Orosco-Pickerel

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobby Campbell

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Edington

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Walker

    Director Since Nov.

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen J. Kliewer

    Highly Compensated Employee

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $123K (2024) → $130K (2025)

  • Julie Davis

    Vice President Since Nov.

    Treasurer → Vice President Since Nov., 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Cooper

    Treasurer Since Feb.

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shirly Mangal

    Secretary Since Nov.

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: David Nielson (2020–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Dave Breuninger (2019–2021) — Executive Director & Non-Voting - Till
  • Former: Jay Adams (2019–2021) — Vice President

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

Ellen J Kliewer — Highly Compensated Employee: $130KEllen J KliewerHighly Compensated Employee$130KPatrick Bergman — Exec. DIR, Non-Voting: $106KPatrick BergmanExec. DIR, Non-Voting$106K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $130K, to Ellen J Kliewer (Highly Compensated Employee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Koinonia Conference Grounds

How much does Koinonia Conference Grounds give each year?

Koinonia Conference Grounds gave $35K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $40K across 1 grant.

How large is Koinonia Conference Grounds?

Koinonia Conference Grounds reported $7.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.3M.

What is Koinonia Conference Grounds?

Koinonia Conference Grounds is a public charity focused on religion, based in Watsonville, CA. It holds $7.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Koinonia Conference Grounds operate?

Koinonia Conference Grounds has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Koinonia Conference Grounds's EIN?

Koinonia Conference Grounds's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1498877. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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