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Nonprofit · EIN 39-1357592

EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · EAU CLAIRE, WI 54703

Financials

$38K$8K2023$67K$11K2024$87K$15K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$86,677$15,188$71,489$936,413$0$936,413
December 31, 2024990$67,297$11,049$56,248$875,506$0$875,506
December 31, 2023990$37,581$8,248$29,333$800,136$0$800,136
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$999
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$85,678
Net gain from sales of assets
$54,027
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$10,360
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Program services (functional)
$10,360
Management and general (functional)
$4,828

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$875,506
Total assets, end of year
$936,413
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$936,413
Publicly traded securities
$929,511
Gross receipts
$878,001
Employees
0
Volunteers
9
Year formed
1979
State of legal domicile
WI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
Garth MelvillePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$3,591
Janice BathkeDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mona GrimmDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mary KadingDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Gary KaiserDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Terri WenselDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Tim FisherVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Rick WallinSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
Paul SeipelTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
Rick TholeDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$31,434
Garth MelvillePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$2,474
Janice BathkeDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mona GrimmDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mary KadingDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Gary KaiserDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Tim FisherVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Rick WallinSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
Paul SeipelTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
Rick TholeDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$27,919
Garth MelvillePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$3,346
Janice BathkeDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mary KadingDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Gary KaiserDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Rick ShunckDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Tim FisherVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Rick WallinSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Paul SeipelTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
601 FALL ST, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54703-3157
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Garth Melville, 601 Fall Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Signed the 990
PAUL SEIPEL, Treasurer
Phone
(715) 835-5239

Mission

The purposes shall be to engage exclusively in charitable, religious, and educational activities, including for such purposes, the making of distributions to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, a religious corporation, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Distributions to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
    Expenses $1,600 · grants $1,600
  • Post Secondary Education Scholarship Program
    Expenses $7,500 · grants $7,500
  • Camp Luther Youth Scholarship Program
    Expenses $1,260 · grants $1,260

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
39-1357592
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Supporting organization, Type I
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Supporting organization, 50% limit
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$936,413
Income (IRS master file)
$878,001

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
May 15, 2012
Posted by the IRS
February 11, 2013
Reinstated
Effective May 15, 2012

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$86,677$15,188$936,413XML
990December 2024$67,297$11,049$875,506IRS
990December 2023$37,581$8,248$800,136XML
990December 2022$28,869$16,734$747,666IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 39-1357592).

Questions about EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC is 39-1357592.
Is EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2012 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2012.
Are donations to EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
Which annual return does EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Garth Melville.
Who are the officers and directors of EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does EPIPHANY LUTHERAN FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $86,677, expenses of $15,188 and total assets of $936,413 at year end.

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