Lutheran Church of the Good

Public charity · Grantmaker Duluth, MN EIN: 41-1555753

Provides bequests for multiple purposes for activities within the lutheran church.

Key facts about Lutheran Church of the Good

In short: Lutheran Church of the Good gave $32K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
41-1555753
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$32,400
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$8,100
Median grant
$8,100
Total assets
$1,766,039
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.8M

+5.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$32K

-3.5% YoY

Grant Count

4

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-3.5% YoY

How Lutheran Church of the Good gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Lutheran Church of the Good

Based on IRS filings

Lutheran Church of the Good is a public charity, based in Duluth, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $32K. Net investment income was $152K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DuluthSt. Paul

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 Total only2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2019) to $53K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $32K.

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

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

First Witness Child Advocacy Center: $10KFirst Witness Child AdvocacyCenter$10KSecond Harvest Northland: $10KSecond Harvest Northland$10KLutheran Social Services of MN: $6KLutheran Social Services of MN$6KLutheran Church Good Shepherd: $6KLutheran Church Good Shepherd$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was First Witness Child Advocacy Center ($10K). Together the top 4 received $32K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
First Witness Child Advocacy Center Duluth, MNCharitable Donation$10,000
Second Harvest Northland Duluth, MNCharitable Donation$10,000
Lutheran Social Services of MN St. Paul, MNCharitable Donation$6,200
Lutheran Church Good Shepherd Duluth, MNCharitable Donation$6,200

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,766,039$1,669,934$1,564,976
Revenue$174,457$75,912$89,777
Expenses$98,706$77,412$72,332
Net Investment Income$152,321$74,567$82,537

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 18, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 7, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lutheran Church of the Good's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cal Loken

    Vice President

    Vice President → President, 2020

    President → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Johnson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosie Loeffler-Kemp

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Seidelmann

    Presiednt

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Mike Klopp (2019) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about Lutheran Church of the Good

How much does Lutheran Church of the Good give each year?

Lutheran Church of the Good gave $32K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $34K across 4 grants.

What is Lutheran Church of the Good's typical grant size?

Lutheran Church of the Good's median grant in 2025 was $8,100, and its average grant was $8,100, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Lutheran Church of the Good give grants?

Lutheran Church of the Good gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Duluth, MN (3 grants).

Does Lutheran Church of the Good give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Lutheran Church of the Good's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donation" (4 grants).

How large is Lutheran Church of the Good?

Lutheran Church of the Good reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $174K.

What is Lutheran Church of the Good's EIN?

Lutheran Church of the Good's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1555753. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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