Lutheran Charity Association
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Lutheran Charity Association at a glance
In short: Lutheran Charity Association gave $18K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in North Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $18,333
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,333
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $18,333
- Total assets
- $107,795,855
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Dakota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lutheran Charity Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jamestown Parks & Rec ($18K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
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 $292 (2019) to $18K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $18K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Parks & Rec Jamestown, ND | Assist with funding a new baseball complex in Jamestown, ND | $18,333 |
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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 | $107,795,855 | $84,283,730 | $83,225,986 | $18,333 | 1 | $2,303,324 |
| 2024 | $103,489,414 | $79,663,064 | $77,850,469 | $18,333 | 1 | $756,565 |
| 2023 | $100,349,147 | $76,355,923 | $73,982,858 | $9,805 | Total only | $-171,030 |
| 2022 | $88,544,787 | $68,663,000 | $64,554,702 | — | — | $1,837,420 |
| 2021 | $88,595,221 | $70,130,654 | $58,565,373 | $1,000 | Total only | $1,746,899 |
| 2020 | $84,779,094 | $55,914,224 | $54,123,749 | — | — | $861,909 |
| 2019 | $77,974,604 | $53,985,364 | $52,210,427 | $292 | Total only | $891,245 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lutheran Charity Association
Based on IRS filings
Lutheran Charity Association is a public charity focused on Health, based in Jamestown, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $107.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $18K. Net investment income was $2.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lutheran Charity Association is led by Mike Delfs, CEO on every filing since 2019; 7 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mike Delfs
CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$233K (2020) → $431K (2025)
Casey Henderson
Chair
Board Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2022
Secretary & Treasurer → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Fiferlick
CFO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$159K (2019) → $226K (2025)
Michael Dean
Orthopedic Surgeon
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$675K (2019) → $841K (2025)
Brent Williams
Urologist
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$414K (2023) → $653K (2025)
Chet Barton
Ent Physician
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$500K (2025)
Emily Stromquist
Physician
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$344K (2025)
Gregg Mcadoo
Er Physician
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$349K (2025)
Teree Rittenbach
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Wanzek
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Anderson
Past Chair
Secretary & Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Jaspers
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Ottmar
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Burchill
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Thrift
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brianna Bohn
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Rham
Secretary & Treasurer
Board Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tania Falk
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
CJ Hager
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derek Schaff
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Rickenberger
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Steve Inglish (2020–2024) — Er Physician
- Former: Kent Diehl (2022–2024) — Er Physician
- Former: Mark Anderson - Vice Chair (2023–2024) — Past Chair · Filing note: Until oct
- Former: Casey Henderson - Vice Chair (2024) — Chair
- Former: Chester Barton (2024) — Ent
- Former: Jeremy Rham-Board Member (2024) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Steve Ottmar-SecrTreas (2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Timothy Volk (2019–2023) — Orthopedic Surgeon
- Former: Wanda Vining-Alber (2020–2023) — Chairperson
- Former: Christopher Cost (2021–2023) — Urologist
- Former: Casey Henderson - SecrTreas (2023)
- Former: Scott Geocke (2023) — Er Physician
- Former: Steve Ottmar - Board Member (2023)
- Former: Mandy Sorlie MD (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Bates MD Urologist (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Goecke (2019–2021) — Er Physician
- Former: James Torrance MD (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Pat Nygaard (2020–2021) — Chairperson
- Former: Casey Henderson - Board Member (2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Mark Anderson - SecrTreas (2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Wanda Vining-Alber - Vice Chairpers (2021) — Chairperson
- Former: Glenn Wiens MD (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Walter Coombe (2019–2020) — Ent Physician
- Former: Joanne H Ottmar (2020) — Past Chairperson
- Former: Bailey Runkles (2019) — Obgyn
- Former: Debra Geier MD (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Joanne H OttmarChairperson (2019) — Past Chairperson
- Former: KC DeBoer (2019) — CEO
- Former: Mark AndersonBoard Member (2019) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Pat NygaardVice Chairperson (2019) — Chairperson
- Former: Sarah Schatz MD (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Trisha Jungels (2019) — Cno & Interim CEO
- Former: Wanda Vining-AlberSecTreasurer (2019) — Vice Chairperson
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $841K, to Dr Michael Dean (Orthopedic Surgeon). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Lutheran Charity Association
How much does Lutheran Charity Association give each year?
Lutheran Charity Association gave $18K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $18K across 1 grant.
How large is Lutheran Charity Association?
Lutheran Charity Association reported $107.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $84.3M.
What is Lutheran Charity Association?
Lutheran Charity Association is a public charity focused on Health, based in Jamestown, ND. It holds $107.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Lutheran Charity Association operate?
Lutheran Charity Association has awarded grants in North Dakota.
What is Lutheran Charity Association's EIN?
Lutheran Charity Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0231181. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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