Lutheran Social Service Foundation
Lutheran Social Service Foundation is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of lutheran social service of Minnesota.
Lutheran Social Service Foundation at a glance
In short: Lutheran Social Service Foundation gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $250K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $250,305
- +0.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $250,305
- +0.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250,305
- Total assets
- $6,270,259
- +12.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (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 Social Service Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota ($250K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Lutheran Social Service Foundation gives
- Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $138K (2019) to $250K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota St. Paul, MN | General Operating Support | $250,305 |
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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 | $6,270,259 | $384,478 | $274,882 | $250,305 | 1 | $126,922 |
| 2024 | $5,578,808 | $144,603 | $279,358 | $249,339 | 1 | $138,503 |
| 2023 | $4,738,034 | $146,518 | $274,809 | $246,541 | 1 | $126,793 |
| 2022 | $4,442,362 | $206,019 | $224,885 | $193,541 | 1 | $122,712 |
| 2021 | $5,447,315 | $1,094,608 | $207,218 | $177,127 | 1 | $271,647 |
| 2020 | $4,118,030 | $294,053 | $186,431 | $159,935 | 1 | $292,553 |
| 2019 | $4,006,949 | $233,923 | $165,021 | $137,761 | 1 | $168,148 |
About Lutheran Social Service Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Lutheran Social Service Foundation is a public charity, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $250K. Net investment income was $127K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lutheran Social Service Foundation is led by Patrick Thueson, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patrick Thueson
President
Interim CEO & CEO → CEO, 2021
CEO → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jann Eichlersmith
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dana Lonn
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Kautz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sonja Baertsch
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Nelson
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Hallberg
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Dahlen
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Holman
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Tunheim
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Connie Aram
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jody Rothschiller
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Rimmereid
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tricia Brown
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Heley
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Bonin
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pang Xiong
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gwen Kuhrt
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Stremcha
Vice President Chief Development Officer
Vice President & Vice President of Development → Vice President & Chief Development Officer, 2024
Vice President & Chief Development Officer → Vice President Chief Development Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Loren Anderson
Vice Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2023
Chair → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Sebald
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tauseef Joe Khawaja
Senior Vice President Finance & Operations
Vice President of Finance - → Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations, 2023
Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations → Senior Vice President Finance & Operations, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Luke Winskowski (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Mike Ranum (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ann Beatty (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Mark Peterson (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Tillquist (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Russ Michaletz (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michele Abbott (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Paul Dovre (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Huray (2020–2022) — Vice President of Finance - Left
- Former: Dan Thorson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Jacobson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Peggy Stefan (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Tom Seidelmann (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Christopher Beach (2019–2020) — Vice President & CDO
- Former: Jodi Harpstead (2019–2020) — CEO
- Former: Michelle Abbot (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Todd Sylvester (2019) — Chair
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 Social Service Foundation
How much does Lutheran Social Service Foundation give each year?
Lutheran Social Service Foundation gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $249K across 1 grant.
How large is Lutheran Social Service Foundation?
Lutheran Social Service Foundation reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $384K.
Where does Lutheran Social Service Foundation operate?
Lutheran Social Service Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Lutheran Social Service Foundation's EIN?
Lutheran Social Service Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1690681. 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 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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