Our Lady of Life Apartments
To bring the healing, help, and hope of jesus christ to those in need with a compassionate, caring presence.
Our Lady of Life Apartments at a glance
In short: Our Lady of Life Apartments gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $500,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $500,000
- Median grant
- $500,000
- Total assets
- $12,523,598
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Our Lady of Life Apartments funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Louis ($500K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
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 Our Lady of Life Apartments gives
- Giving grew 5456% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $500K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Louis St. Louis, MO | Catholic Charities Admin Grant | $500,000 |
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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 | $12,523,598 | $5,800,982 | $5,260,829 | $500,000 | 1 | $368,617 |
| 2024 | $10,249,234 | $5,100,919 | $4,070,880 | — | — | $163,894 |
| 2023 | $8,436,919 | $4,486,641 | $4,143,238 | — | — | $1,960 |
| 2022 | $7,153,231 | $4,430,091 | $3,922,195 | $9,000 | 1 | $42,894 |
| 2021 | $6,648,832 | $4,028,516 | $3,357,563 | $8,820 | 1 | $43,129 |
| 2020 | $5,489,926 | $4,059,310 | $3,804,026 | $7,980 | 1 | $55,236 |
| 2019 | $4,672,601 | $4,122,446 | $3,645,400 | — | — | $27,511 |
About Our Lady of Life Apartments
Based on IRS filings
Our Lady of Life Apartments is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500K. Net investment income was $369K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Our Lady of Life Apartments is led by Chris Baechle, CEO & Assistant Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 22 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chris Baechle
CEO & Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Rumph
Board President
Board Secretary → Board President, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jared Bryson
President & Catholic Charities
Ex-Officio → Ex-Officio & Catholic Charities, 2023
Ex-Officio & Catholic Charities → President & Catholic Charities, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Pelikan
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sr Renita Brummer
Board Vice President
Vice President → Board Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Wienstroer
Board Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Sloan
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Waldman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Hopfinger
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gwen Cabe
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Jansen
CFO & Council Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Corich
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Rogan
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Stutte
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Schutte
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Sahrmann
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Burmester
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Nash
Board Secretary
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Gregory
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Ahillen
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Young
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Ernestine Shiver-Jones (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Theresa Ruzicka (2019–2023) — Consultant
- Former: Tom Gorski (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Joe Downs (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Young (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Berta Flores (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jerry Amsler (2020–2021) — CFO & Council Member
- Former: Jacquelin Naunheim (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Kathy Sliefert (2019–2020) — Board Secretary
- Former: Nicole Daniel (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Patricia Demuth (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rosemary Fairhead (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Bennett (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Allan Standberry (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Amy Leipholtz (2019) — Former Council Member · Filing note: Term ended date 42019
- Former: Daniel Wienstroer (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Ed Griesedieck (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Frances Ann Jones (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Jerry Amsler Start Date (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Jim Laurentius (2019) — President
- Former: Joe Dwyer (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Joe Finocchiaro (2019) — Former Council Member · Filing note: Term ended date 72018
- Former: Karen Ledbetter (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Kevin Klingerman (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Rich Hrach (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Sarah Simpson Start Date (2019) — Former Council Member
- Former: Sharrill A. Kruep (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Terry Barber (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Forster (2019) — Board Member
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 Our Lady of Life Apartments
How much does Our Lady of Life Apartments give each year?
Our Lady of Life Apartments gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Our Lady of Life Apartments?
Our Lady of Life Apartments reported $12.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.8M.
What is Our Lady of Life Apartments?
Our Lady of Life Apartments is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in St. Louis, MO. It holds $12.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Our Lady of Life Apartments operate?
Our Lady of Life Apartments has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Our Lady of Life Apartments's EIN?
Our Lady of Life Apartments's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1229749. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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