Lake Springfield Christian Assembly

Public charity · Grantmaker Chatham, IL EIN: 37-6005679

To provide opportunities for people to encounter and grow in jesus christ, led by positive role models expressing god's love in a camping/retreat environment

Lake Springfield Christian Assembly at a glance

In short: Lake Springfield Christian Assembly gave $9K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $9K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$9,000
+80.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$9,000
Median grant
$9,000
Total assets
$572,918
+92.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Lake Springfield Christian Assembly funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Lifeline Christian Mission: $9KLifeline Christian Mission$9K

The largest 2024 recipient was Lifeline Christian Mission ($9K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

DecaturOwensboroWesterville

How Lake Springfield Christian Assembly gives

  • Giving grew 38% from 2021 to 2024. 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $9K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lifeline Christian Mission Westerville, OHMission$9,000
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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
2024$572,918$935,127$660,529$9,0001$373
2023$297,532$800,556$657,020$5,000Total only$224
2022$153,159$533,392$551,157$7,3861$83
2021$161,288$495,777$473,832$6,5001$8
2020$139,319$447,347$369,515——$11
2019$59,617$557,937$574,315——$74

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Lake Springfield Christian Assembly

Based on IRS filings

Lake Springfield Christian Assembly is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Chatham, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $573K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $373.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lake Springfield Christian Assembly is led by Brad Owen, Board President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 16 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Brad Owen

    Board President

    General Board Member → Board Member, 2022

    Board Member → Board President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerma Yotter

    Camp Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $39K (2020) → $57K (2024)

  • Aaron Van Terry

    Assistant Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $43K (2024)

  • Amy Miller

    Board Vice President

    Board Vice P → Board Vice President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • April Vinyard

    Board Treasurer

    Board Member → Board Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Boyce

    General Board Member

    Board President → General Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Wallace

    General Board Member

    Board Member → General Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Harney

    General Board Member

    Board Member → General Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan List

    General Board Member

    Board Member → General Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rodney Hull

    General Board Member

    Board Member → General Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Greenfield

    Board Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scarlett Lee Burba

    General Board Member

    Board Member → General Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Freeman

    General Board Member

    General Board Member → Board Member, 2022

    Board Member → General Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Turner

    General Board Member

    General Board Member → Board Member, 2022

    Board Member → General Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Killebrew

    General Board Member

    Board Member → General Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Bliss

    General Board Member

    Board Member → General Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (31)
  • Former: Brian Atwell (2019–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: Mark Huber (2019–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: Carolyn Sloan (2020–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: Cindy Freeman (2020–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: James Bond (2020–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: Jimmy Coyle (2020–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: Kelly Schmidt (2020–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: Maurya Hoefner (2020–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: Michael Hinnen (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sunny Dahlquist (2020–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: Walter Meek (2020–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: Tracy Carls (2021–2023) — General Board Member
  • Former: Hannah Akers (2022–2023) — Program Manager
  • Former: Bob Anderson (2020–2022) — General Board Member
  • Former: Debi Thomas (2020–2022) — General Board Member
  • Former: James Wesley (2020–2022) — General Board Member
  • Former: Kathy Howell (2020–2022) — General Board Member
  • Former: Russell Pattie (2020–2022) — General Board Member
  • Former: Becky Geist (2021–2022) — General Board Member
  • Former: Arkeitha May (2019–2021) — Board Treasurer
  • Former: Kennedy Brown (2020–2021) — Program Manager
  • Former: Larry Sloan (2020–2021) — General Board Member
  • Former: Lori Coultas (2020–2021) — General Board Member
  • Former: Adam Hamerlink (2020) — General Board Member
  • Former: Brad Ferris (2020) — General Board Member
  • Former: Coleen Orme (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Joe Wheeler (2020) — General Board Member
  • Former: Ron Orme (2020) — General Board Member
  • Former: Dick Wamsley (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Olivia Huber (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: William Mayfield (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Kerma Yotter — Camp Director: $57KKerma YotterCamp Director$57KAaron Van Terry — Assistant Director: $43KAaron Van TerryAssistant Director$43K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $57K, to Kerma Yotter (Camp Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Lake Springfield Christian Assembly

How much does Lake Springfield Christian Assembly give each year?

Lake Springfield Christian Assembly gave $9K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $5K in grants paid.

How large is Lake Springfield Christian Assembly?

Lake Springfield Christian Assembly reported $573K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $935K.

What is Lake Springfield Christian Assembly?

Lake Springfield Christian Assembly is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Chatham, IL. It holds $573K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Lake Springfield Christian Assembly operate?

Lake Springfield Christian Assembly has awarded grants in Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio.

What is Lake Springfield Christian Assembly's EIN?

Lake Springfield Christian Assembly's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6005679. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 16, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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