St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound
Charitable, education and religious giving
St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound at a glance
In short: St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound reported $59K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $58,625 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $2,916,452
- +12.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $178,834
- +39.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $178,834
- +39.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $111,913
- +2.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound gives
- Giving grew 121% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2021) to $59K (2025). In 2025 it reported $59K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wecan Mound, MN | Food Programs | $26,000 |
| Westonka Food Shelf Mound, MN | Food Shelf | $23,500 |
| St John's Lutheran Church Mound, MN | Music and Worship | $8,000 |
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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 | $2,916,452 | $178,834 | $111,913 | $58,625 | Total only | $178,834 |
| 2024 | $2,590,734 | $127,896 | $108,792 | $57,500 | 3 | $127,896 |
| 2023 | $2,455,484 | $103,315 | $106,298 | $57,420 | 3 | $102,190 |
| 2022 | $2,265,939 | $117,540 | $105,167 | $50,800 | 3 | $113,580 |
| 2021 | $2,589,047 | $166,739 | $104,923 | $26,000 | 2 | $159,492 |
| 2020 | $2,376,562 | $85,515 | $93,319 | $30,500 | 3 | $77,082 |
| 2019 | $2,382,112 | $101,027 | $89,578 | $36,200 | 4 | $87,135 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound
Based on IRS filings
St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound is a public charity, based in Mound, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $59K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $179K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound is led by Barry Blievernicht, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barry Blievernicht
President
Member → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Brandt
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Libke
Treasurer
Treasurer → President & Treasurer, 2024
President & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Hoffman
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Blakstvedt
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Nelson
Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Paulson
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pr Ryan Prodzinski
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Howells
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Dan Cummings (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Houghton S. Smith III (2019–2024) — Emeritus & Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Kim Blievernicht (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Tamra Lefi (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Cindee Axness (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Ken Patz (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Ryan Windy (2020–2021) — Council President
- Former: Sara Vanderpan (2021) — Pastor & Exofficio
- Former: Cheri Fischer (2019) — Member
- Former: Jacquie Robbins (2019) — Member
- Former: Jeff Heiderscheit (2019) — Pastor
- Former: Linda Blakstevdet (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Mark Carlson (2019) — Member
- Former: Rhonda Nelson (2019) — Council President
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 Foundation of Mound
How much does St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound give each year?
St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound reported $59K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $58K across 3 grants.
How large is St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound?
St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $179K.
Where does St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound operate?
St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound has awarded grants in Minnesota, Virginia.
What is St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound's EIN?
St John's Lutheran Church Foundation of Mound's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1419127. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 8, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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