Lasting Friends Inc
To support charitable organizations and groups in developing countries, especially nicaragua, and in the us undertaking educational and other enabling projects primarily to benefit the poor
Lasting Friends Inc at a glance
In short: Lasting Friends Inc reported $136K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $136,304 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +1104.6% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $85,882
- -62.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $24,341
- +224.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $5,041
- -32.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $139,395
- +883.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lasting Friends Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $740 (2022) to $595K (2021). In 2025 it reported $136K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fond Du Lac Hazotte Ministries Inc Fond Du Lac, WI | Support Cantera Mission | $595,000 |
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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 | $85,882 | $24,341 | $139,395 | $136,304 | Total only | $5,041 |
| 2024 | $231,028 | $7,491 | $14,174 | $11,315 | Total only | $7,491 |
| 2023 | $296,054 | $4,714 | $12,740 | $10,915 | Total only | $4,714 |
| 2022 | $372,478 | $8,410 | $68,303 | $740 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $645,392 | $889,601 | $770,865 | $595,000 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $156,802 | $494,514 | $420,668 | $417,387 | Total only | — |
| 2019 | $82,956 | $226,932 | $184,841 | $181,145 | Total only | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lasting Friends Inc
Based on IRS filings
Lasting Friends Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Naples, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $86K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $136K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $5K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lasting Friends Inc is led by Alvin Raetzsch, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alvin Raetzsch
President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Choi
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anna Heck
Secretary
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Rose
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sister Dianne Fanguy Csj
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sister Donna Innes Csa
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Donna Innes (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Talbot (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Fitzgerald (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Bill Murray (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Camille Vaughn (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Cynthia Torres (2019) — Board Liaison
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.
Frequently asked questions about Lasting Friends Inc
How much does Lasting Friends Inc give each year?
Lasting Friends Inc reported $136K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $11K in grants paid.
How large is Lasting Friends Inc?
Lasting Friends Inc reported $86K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $24K.
What is Lasting Friends Inc?
Lasting Friends Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Naples, FL. It holds $86K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Lasting Friends Inc operate?
Lasting Friends Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Lasting Friends Inc's EIN?
Lasting Friends Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0326005. 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 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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