Nonprofit · EIN 43-1853158
LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63123
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,435,231 | $1,392,736 | $42,495 | $11,467,742 | $407 | $11,467,335 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,924,171 | $1,377,504 | $546,667 | $10,869,982 | $26,725 | $10,843,257 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $872,671
- Membership dues
- $43,348
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $262,312
- Other revenue
- $300,248
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $641,838
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $348,864
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $452,789
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $26,818
- Travel
- $4,821
- Depreciation
- $5,983
- Program services (functional)
- $1,100,262
- Management and general (functional)
- $69,636
- Fundraising (functional)
- $222,838
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,872,996
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,467,742
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $407
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,467,335
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,335
- Publicly traded securities
- $10,858,425
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,266,502
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,200,833
- Gross receipts
- $1,435,231
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Gutberlet | CEO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,500 |
| Alan Erdman | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Vogt | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie Branneky | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Schmitt | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John Crumrine | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Eckrich | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Gruenwald | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cathy Hohl | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Kemper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kip Starnes | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Brickler | Board Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ananda Baron | Advisory Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Erdman | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Vogt | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jacquelyn Branneky | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Schmitt | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John Crumrine | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Eckrich | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Gruenwald | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cathy Hohl | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Kemper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kip Starnes | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Brickler | Board Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ananda Baron | Advisory Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Mel Sandfort | Advisory Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 11123 S TOWNE SQ STE F, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63123-7816
- In care of
- % ELIZABETH F GUTBERLET
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Elizabeth F Gutberlet, 11123 South Towne Square Ste F, Saint Louis, MO 63123
- Signed the 990
- Maureen Gersman, Office Manager
- Phone
- (314) 200-0799
- Website
- www.LESAstl.org
Mission
LESA equips Lutheran schools families and communities with resources to expand Gods Kingdom.
Program accomplishments
- Need based tuition assistance representing a meaningful portion of the family tuition responsibility is awarded to make Lutheran Elementary School education in the St. Louis metro community accessible to children from all faith ethnic and economic backgrounds.Expenses $641,838
- Produced and provided professional development programs for educators in member schools delivering roughly 1,900 hours of professional development programming to over 500 educators.Expenses $16,382
- Provided STEM instructional materials to schools to introduce students at every grade level to robotics coding and other STEM skills. LESAs LEGO Lending Library includes roughly 100 kits including Coding Express and STEAM Park Spike Essentials and Spike Prime appropriate for students from Early Childhood through grade eight. LESAs program allows member schools teachers to access kits on a rotating basis helping them to provide hands-on high quality coding engineering and robotics instruction to students aged 2 - 14 years.Expenses $7,665
- Provided services to schools to equip administrators educators and school staff with high quality resources to educate children. Services include joint marketing of member schools through various media platforms professional development to staff in areas of marketing and student retention and recruitment educator access to Colonial Williamsburg Summer Teacher Institute support to maintain National Lutheran School Accreditation providing development grants to schools for specific educator needs maintaining access of a natural gas aggregation program to provide fuel savings for member schools.Expenses $434,377
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-1853158
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,467,742
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,435,231
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,435,231 | $1,392,736 | $11,467,742 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,924,171 | $1,377,504 | $10,869,982 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,843,324 | $1,267,269 | $10,166,884 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 43-1853158).
Questions about LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION is 43-1853158.
- Is LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 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 LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Elizabeth F Gutberlet.
- Who are the officers and directors of LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $118,500 (Elizabeth Gutberlet, CEO).
- How much revenue does LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,435,231, expenses of $1,392,736 and total assets of $11,467,742 at year end.
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