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Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 31-1576236 Website

To promote positive change for Missouri's children and families by supporting the operations of lutheran family and children's services of Missouri in the communities they serve.

Key facts about Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation

In short: Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation gave $928K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $928K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

EIN
31-1576236
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$928,227
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$928,227
Median grant
$928,227
Total assets
$21,807,851
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$21.8M

+8.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$928K

+30.9% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$928K

+30.9% YoY

About Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation is a public charity, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $21.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $928K. Net investment income was $4.3M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

St Louism

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1MTotal only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $484K (2020) to $928K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $928K.

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 recipient in 2024

Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri: $928KLutheran Family and Children'sServices of Missouri$928K

The largest 2024 recipient was Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri ($928K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri St Louism, MOSupport for families to encourage child development and healthy families.$928,227

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$21,807,851$20,184,085$17,192,943
Revenue$4,403,377$439,870$1,466,588
Expenses$978,780$757,895$42,482
Net Investment Income$4,332,022$219,900$168,494

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation is led by Jon Eickmann, Chairman since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jon Eickmann

    Chairman

    Vice President → Chairman, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Dougan

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Hill

    Vice Chair

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Hohenstein

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Neely

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Brickler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Dallman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tore Stole

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: John Brickler (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Haertling (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Laura Hollingsworth (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: James Haertling (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Joe Steiner (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathleen Mueller (2020) — Chairman

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Family and Children's Services Foundation

How much does Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation give each year?

Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation gave $928K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $709K across 1 grant.

How large is Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation?

Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation reported $21.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.4M.

Where does Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation operate?

Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation's EIN?

Lutheran Family and Children's Services Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1576236. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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