Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Minneapolis, MN EIN: 23-7179228

To support mount olive lutheran church.

Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation at a glance

In short: Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation gave $73K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $73K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$72,973
+4.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$72,973
+4.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$72,973
Total assets
$2,287,467
+16.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Mount Olive Lutheran Church: $73KMount Olive Lutheran Church$73K

The largest 2024 recipient was Mount Olive Lutheran Church ($73K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

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

Minneapolis

How Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 32% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $49K (2020) to $161K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $73K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mount Olive Lutheran Church Minneapolis, MNTo Support Mount Olive Lutheran Church$72,973
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$2,287,467$310,506$77,787$72,9731$75,086
2023$1,957,454$99,956$81,326$69,8611$72,972
2022$1,815,365$255,755$177,429$161,1241$69,860
2021$2,059,742$164,086$55,924$55,3001$60,925
2020$1,823,918$158,107$63,305$49,4531$55,307

About Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation is a public charity, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $73K. Net investment income was $75K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation is led by Kathryn Campbell-Johnson, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kathryn Campbell-Johnson

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Thurston

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Bartz

    Director

    President → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Farnan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Peterson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Crippen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Lansing

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Sundquist

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Browender

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: George Ferguson (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Grace Wiechman (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Sue Browender (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Kat Campbelljohnson (2020) — Treasurer

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 Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation

How much does Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation give each year?

Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation gave $73K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $70K across 1 grant.

How large is Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation?

Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $311K.

Where does Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation operate?

Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation's EIN?

Mount Olive Lutheran Church Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7179228. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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