Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Clinton TWP, MI EIN: 38-6072448

Provide assistance to churches and charities to further gods work.

Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund at a glance

In short: Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund gave $7K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $7K). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$6,900
-4.2% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$6,900
-4.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$6,900
Total assets
$4,205,994
-4.2% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

No One Organization Received More Than 5000: $7KNo One Organization ReceivedMore Than 5000$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was No One Organization Received More Than 5000 ($7K).

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%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8KTotal only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $7K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

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
No One Organization Received More Than 5000 Our payments are donations not grants so there is no purpose to explain$6,900
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$4,205,994$151,413$119,230$6,9001
2023$4,388,994$127,513$122,469$7,2001
2022$4,404,646$121,027$119,784$6,7501
2021$4,286,701$133,145$120,442$7,094Total only

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

About Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund

Based on IRS filings

Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund is a public charity, based in Clinton TWP, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund is led by Pamela Cook, President on every filing since 2021; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Pamela Cook

    President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Way

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Kaiser

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • John T. Westendorf

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Joanne M. Iafrate

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $7K (2021) → $7K (2024)

  • James Twork

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "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

Joanne M Iafrate — Secretary/Treasurer: $7KJoanne M IafrateSecretary/Treasurer$7K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $7K, to Joanne M Iafrate (Secretary/Treasurer).

Frequently asked questions about Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund

How much does Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund give each year?

Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund gave $7K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $7K across 1 grant.

How large is Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund?

Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund reported $4.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $151K.

What is Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund's EIN?

Lutheran Fraternities of America Church Building Construction Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6072448. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 18, 2021)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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