St Thomas Episcopal Church Father

Public charity · Grantmaker Battle Creek, MI EIN: 38-6053178

To provide financial support to st thomas episcopal church for its efforts to provide religious guidance and services to the community

St Thomas Episcopal Church Father at a glance

In short: St Thomas Episcopal Church Father gave $35K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$35,000
-0.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,000
-0.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$35,000
Total assets
$367,738
+0.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (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 Thomas Episcopal Church Father funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

St Thomas Episcopal Church: $35KSt Thomas Episcopal Church$35K

The largest 2025 recipient was St Thomas Episcopal Church ($35K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Battle Creek

How St Thomas Episcopal Church Father gives

  • Giving fell 54% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2019) to $76K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $35K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Thomas Episcopal Church Battle Creek, MIGeneral Support$35,000
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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
2025$367,738$38,428$37,998$35,0001$38,428
2024$367,308$22,275$37,935$35,0751$22,275
2023$382,968$29,639$22,893$20,0101$9,639
2022$376,222$7,801$79,176$75,7501$6,106
2021$447,597$59,268$18,692$15,0001$59,268
2020$407,021$-2,051$18,130$15,0001$-2,051
2019$427,202$34,990$16,950$13,2091$34,990

About St Thomas Episcopal Church Father

Based on IRS filings

St Thomas Episcopal Church Father is a public charity, based in Battle Creek, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $368K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $35K. Net investment income was $38K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

St Thomas Episcopal Church Father is led by Franz Schirk, Trustee on every filing since 2023 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Franz Schirk

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Kathryn Dingwall (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Noreen Sidnam (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Fifth Third Bank (2019) — Trustee

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 Thomas Episcopal Church Father

How much does St Thomas Episcopal Church Father give each year?

St Thomas Episcopal Church Father gave $35K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $35K across 1 grant.

How large is St Thomas Episcopal Church Father?

St Thomas Episcopal Church Father reported $368K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $38K.

Where does St Thomas Episcopal Church Father operate?

St Thomas Episcopal Church Father has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is St Thomas Episcopal Church Father's EIN?

St Thomas Episcopal Church Father's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6053178. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 1, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 19, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)

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