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The Fatted Calf

Public charity · Grantmaker Brookings, SD EIN: 27-1415903 Website

Dedicated to glorifying and obeying god by providing training and career development to the fatherless and less-privileged of mexico

The Fatted Calf at a glance

In short: The Fatted Calf reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$5,642 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+6.9% vs 2024
Total assets
$1,751,658
+3.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$105,471
-32.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$9,846
-2.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$34,337
-36.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who The Fatted Calf funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2023) to $70K (2022). In 2025 it reported $6K 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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Apostolic Christian Harvestcall —$60,000
House of Life and Hope —$9,750
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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$1,751,658$105,471$34,337$5,642Total only$9,846
2024$1,688,596$155,049$54,103$5,276Total only$10,141
2023$1,592,628$78,606$22,889$4,154Total only$793
2022$1,533,007$132,213$76,170$69,7502$581
2021$1,482,124$118,506$25,645——$497
2020$1,389,263$120,502$19,113——$496
2019$1,289,026$87,127$167,631——$1,294

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About The Fatted Calf

Based on IRS filings

The Fatted Calf is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Brookings, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $6K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $10K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Fatted Calf is led by Daton Kupferschmid, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Daton Kupferschmid

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Leman

    Director

    Director & P → President, 2023

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Wulf

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Virkler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Duane Wulf

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Baner

    Financial Manager

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Financial Manager, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chase Rinkenberger

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Hartman

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Brandi Alstaetter (2019–2023) — Treasurer Former
  • Former: Jeff Steiner (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Jon Blomgren (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pau Aquino (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Todd Stoller (2019) — Director

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 The Fatted Calf

How much does The Fatted Calf give each year?

The Fatted Calf reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.

How large is The Fatted Calf?

The Fatted Calf reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $105K.

What is The Fatted Calf?

The Fatted Calf is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Brookings, SD. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Fatted Calf's EIN?

The Fatted Calf's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1415903. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 3, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 9, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)

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