Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Sioux Falls, SD EIN: 46-0352771

Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation at a glance

In short: Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation gave $147K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $147K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$147,000
+3.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$147,000
+3.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$147,000
Total assets
$3,742,725
+7.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
South Dakota (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Our Savior's Lutheran Church: $147KOur Savior's Lutheran Church$147K

The largest 2024 recipient was Our Savior's Lutheran Church ($147K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

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

Sioux Falls

How Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+14%). 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$150K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $116K (2020) to $147K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $147K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Sioux Falls, SDMinistry Support$147,000
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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$3,742,725$110,419$152,845$147,0001$74,596
2023$3,471,003$80,819$149,583$142,0001$70,191
2022$3,040,313$173,797$142,785$137,0001$54,786
2021$3,517,621$64,736$134,679$129,0001$50,230
2020$3,175,041$98,089$135,819$116,0001$54,816

About Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation is a public charity, based in Sioux Falls, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $147K. Net investment income was $75K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation is led by Dennis Hanneman, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 10 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Dennis Hanneman

    Chair

    Chairman → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betsy Sittig

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Fischer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Buckneberg

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debby Olson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Sittig

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Mertz

    Secretary

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaysen Stevenson

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curt Olson

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pr Paul Svingen

    Senior Pastor

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Conley Ruud (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Franken (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Joan Fink (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Pr Randy Gehring (2022) — Senior Pastor
  • Former: Susan Hauff (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Sue Hauff (2020–2021) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Cindy Nassen (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Jan Haugen-Rogers (2020) — Director
  • Former: Roger White (2020) — Director

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 Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation

How much does Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation give each year?

Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation gave $147K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $142K across 1 grant.

How large is Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation?

Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $110K.

Where does Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation operate?

Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation has awarded grants in South Dakota.

What is Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation's EIN?

Our Savior's Lutheran Church Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0352771. 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 July 21, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 23, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 13, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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