Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund
Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund is a private foundation based in Bayport, Minnesota. Its 2025 filing lists scholarships as the purpose of its grants.
Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund gave $10K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- -23.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- -15.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $85,940
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund
- How to Apply
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The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. The 2024 filing says applicants should contact the fund and submit a scholarship application form, letters of recommendation, a personal letter, and transcripts. Applicants and recipients must have been baptized at, confirmed by, and be members of Trinity Lutheran Church of Stillwater, Minnesota. The filing lists an April 1 deadline; this is a past cycle, not an open deadline.
- Contact
Application contact: Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund
Mailing address: Trinity Lutheran Church 115 N, Fourth Street, Stillwater, MN 55082
Phone: (651) 439-7400
Email: skinsman@trinitylc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
45 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Minnesota. The listed 2025 recipients were in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving grew 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 131% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF 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 $8K (2019) to $13K (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 10 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $85,940 | $14,485 | $13,101 | $10,000 | 10 | $10,000 | $14,485 | $7,608 |
| 2024 | $84,556 | $11,599 | $15,595 | $13,000 | 11 | $13,000 | $5,439 | $7,621 |
| 2023 | $88,552 | $4,072 | $12,600 | $10,000 | 8 | $10,000 | $5,020 | $7,103 |
| 2022 | $97,080 | $4,491 | $10,330 | $8,000 | 8 | $8,000 | $5,395 | $7,462 |
| 2021 | $102,919 | $13,166 | $11,363 | $9,000 | 8 | $9,000 | $6,318 | — |
| 2020 | $101,116 | $27,645 | $10,117 | $8,000 | 8 | — | $2,464 | — |
| 2019 | $83,588 | $4,420 | $10,130 | $8,000 | 8 | — | $5,040 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund gave 10 scholarships totaling $10,000. Each grant was $1,000. The listed recipients were ten individual recipients; each received $1,000 for a scholarship.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sara Kinsman as chairman; Dan Ralston, Kelsey L. Crusinberry, Bruce Rydeen, and Pastor Peter Weston Miller as directors; and First State Bank and Trust as trustee.
Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund is led by Sara Kinsman, Chairman on every filing since 2023; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sara Kinsman
Chairman
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Bruce Rydeen
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
First State Bank AND Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kelsey L. Crusinberry
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Dan Ralston
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Pastor Peter Weston Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Thomas Lehmann (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Sandy Weaver (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Eiselt (2019–2022) — Chairman
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 Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund
How much does Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund give each year?
Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund gave $10K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 11 grants.
What is Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund give grants?
Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (10 grants).
How large is Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund?
Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund reported $86K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
How do I apply for a grant from Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund?
The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Trinity Lutheran Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-6464201. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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