Nonprofit · EIN 52-0807630
MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER
Tax-exempt · JEFFERSON, MD 21755
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $890,599 | $926,836 | -$36,237 | $2,231,196 | $410,059 | $1,821,137 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,027,558 | $855,149 | $172,409 | $1,875,178 | $82,475 | $1,792,703 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $973,754 | $908,638 | $65,116 | $1,783,430 | $214,745 | $1,568,685 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $505,022
- Program service revenue
- $368,624
- Investment income
- $10,688
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $500
- Other revenue
- $6,265
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $91,244
- Other salaries and wages
- $211,642
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $405,837
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,123
- Depreciation
- $46,479
- Program services (functional)
- $868,578
- Management and general (functional)
- $38,840
- Fundraising (functional)
- $19,418
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,875,178
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,231,196
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $410,059
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,821,137
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,780,798
- Publicly traded securities
- $346,271
- Gross receipts
- $890,599
- Employees
- 39
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1959
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah J Lefler | Executive Director Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $59,562 |
| Diana M Edelblute | Associate Director Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $31,682 |
| Thomas Wheeler | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Charlie Frekot | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Nelson | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Lydia Posselt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bishop William Gohl | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bishop Leila Ortiz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bishop Phil Hirsch | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Amy Asendorf Berger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Madison Baber | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa Wanner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rita Warner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah J Lefler | Executive Director Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $59,162 |
| Diana Edelblute | Associate Director Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $31,587 |
| Reverend Kathy Ierien | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas Wheeler | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Charlie Frekot | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Nelson | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bishop William Gohl | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bishop Leila Ortiz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Lydia Posselt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Amy Asendorf Berger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Madison Baber | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa Wanner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rita Warner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah J Lefler | Executive Director Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $57,827 |
| Diana Edelblute | Associate Director Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $27,559 |
| Reverend Kathy Ierien | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Kate Davidson | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Julianne Nelson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas Wheeler | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bishop William Gohl | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bishop Leila Ortiz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Caitlin Muhlbach | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Amy Asendorf Berger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Madison Baber | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3200 MAR LU RIDGE RD, JEFFERSON, MD 21755-7700
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Diana M Edelblute, 3200 Mar-Lu-Ridge Road, Jefferson, MD 21755
- Signed the 990
- Diana M Edelblute, Executive Director
- Phone
- (301) 874-5544
- Website
- www.mar-lu-ridge.org
- Return prepared by
- Kenneth M Anderson CPA
Mission
Rooted in Christ, we welcome all to encounter Gods love through sacred hospitality, deepening relationships and care for creation.
Program accomplishments
- A summer camp for all ages experiencing and engaging in cooperative learning while participating in new activities all in a safe, non-threatening, non-competitive and hand-on environment that builds campers confidence along with an understanding of what it means to live as a community in Christ.Expenses $434,289 · grants $14,600 · revenue $131,681
- Retreat and conference facilities offered to accommodate groups from 10 to 200 participants. Facilities and services offered include chef- prepared food services, 150-seat banquet room, 200-seat indoor chapel, outdoor pavilions and chapels, 250-seat amphitheater, large-group grills and campfire circles, group initiatives course, zip line, canoeing, archery, hiking trails, and outdoor recreation and playfields. Staff members are available to help design and facilitate retreat conference programs for groups upon request.Expenses $434,289 · revenue $238,999
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Not required (church). Churches are not required to file. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-0807630
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Church
- Exempt since
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Not required (church)
- Group exemption
- 9386: EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,231,196
- Income (IRS master file)
- $890,599
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $890,599 | $926,836 | $2,231,196 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,027,558 | $855,149 | $1,875,178 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $973,754 | $908,638 | $1,783,430 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $638,174 | $737,694 | $1,721,148 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 52-0807630).
Questions about MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER
- What is the EIN of MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER is 52-0807630.
- Is MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Which annual return does MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER file?
- Form Not required (church). Churches are not required to file.
- When is the next return of MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER 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 MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER 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 MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Diana M Edelblute.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $59,562 (Sarah J Lefler, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does MAR-LU-RIDGE CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $890,599, expenses of $926,836 and total assets of $2,231,196 at year end.
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