Smelc Holdings Inc
Collecting income from property and turning income over, less expenses to st. Marcus evangelical lutheran church, inc. Per within the meaning of 501(c)(2).
Smelc Holdings Inc at a glance
In short: Smelc Holdings Inc reported $25 in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $25 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $16,835,372
- +20.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,471,521
- +597.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $563,206
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Smelc Holdings Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Smelc Holdings Inc gives
- Giving grew 1601% from 2020 to 2023. 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 $25 (2025) to $9.9M (2023). In 2025 it reported $25 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Marcus Evangelical Lutheran Church Inc Milwaukee, WI | Transfer of main campus to st. Marcus lutheran church, inc. | $9,422,857 |
| St Marcus Evangelical Lutheran Church Inc Milwaukee, WI | No Rent to Be Paid to Smelc | $440,064 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,835,372 | $3,471,521 | $563,206 | $25 | Total only |
| 2024 | $13,926,454 | $497,903 | $493,106 | $50 | Total only |
| 2023 | $13,921,607 | $1,773,878 | $10,264,557 | $9,862,921 | 2 |
| 2022 | $9,672,286 | $580,000 | $912,572 | $580,000 | 1 |
| 2021 | $10,004,857 | $580,000 | $912,572 | $580,000 | 1 |
| 2020 | $10,337,429 | $580,000 | $912,571 | $580,000 | 1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Smelc Holdings Inc
Based on IRS filings
Smelc Holdings Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.8M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $25 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Smelc Holdings Inc is led by Fred Lautz, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Fred Lautz
President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jayne Reuter
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Kirk Fedewa (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Craig Stuebs (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Craig Huebner (2020) — President
- Former: Jason Weinrich (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Smelc Holdings Inc
How much does Smelc Holdings Inc give each year?
Smelc Holdings Inc reported $25 in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $50 in grants paid.
How large is Smelc Holdings Inc?
Smelc Holdings Inc reported $16.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.
What is Smelc Holdings Inc?
Smelc Holdings Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $16.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Smelc Holdings Inc operate?
Smelc Holdings Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Smelc Holdings Inc's EIN?
Smelc Holdings Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2585283. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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