St John's Lutheran Church Endowment
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St John's Lutheran Church Endowment at a glance
In short: St John's Lutheran Church Endowment gave $65K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $65K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $65,000
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $65,000
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $65,000
- Total assets
- $1,142,568
- +11.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who St John's Lutheran Church Endowment funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St John's Lutheran Church Inc ($65K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
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
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How St John's Lutheran Church Endowment gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). 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 $17K (2021) to $65K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $65K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Lutheran Church Inc Madison, WI | Redevelopment Cost Support | $65,000 |
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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 | $1,142,568 | $224,827 | $69,077 | $65,000 | 1 | $158,702 |
| 2024 | $1,022,900 | $59,329 | $65,209 | $62,000 | 1 | $47,241 |
| 2023 | $964,365 | $47,200 | $46,973 | $42,000 | 1 | $45,660 |
| 2022 | $880,444 | $49,860 | $65,414 | $55,000 | 1 | $49,780 |
| 2021 | $1,068,836 | $88,384 | $30,071 | $17,000 | 1 | $38,274 |
| 2020 | $881,502 | $33,880 | $29,091 | $19,156 | 1 | $33,830 |
| 2019 | $844,723 | $58,441 | $47,000 | $43,362 | 1 | $58,247 |
About St John's Lutheran Church Endowment
Based on IRS filings
St John's Lutheran Church Endowment is a public charity, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $65K. Net investment income was $159K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
St John's Lutheran Church Endowment is led by Thomas Hilger, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Hilger
President
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Block
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbie Pietz
Trustee
Treasurer → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Beeson
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Steinhauer
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victor Forberger
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Trustee, 2020
Trustee → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Patricia Biba (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Richard Gundlach (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Pastor Peter Beeson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Shari Stephenson (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Severson (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Alice Gould (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Barbie Pietsch (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: David Vogel (2019) — President
- Former: Jill Ness (2019) — Secretary
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 St John's Lutheran Church Endowment
How much does St John's Lutheran Church Endowment give each year?
St John's Lutheran Church Endowment gave $65K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $62K across 1 grant.
How large is St John's Lutheran Church Endowment?
St John's Lutheran Church Endowment reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $225K.
Where does St John's Lutheran Church Endowment operate?
St John's Lutheran Church Endowment has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is St John's Lutheran Church Endowment's EIN?
St John's Lutheran Church Endowment's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1570139. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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