Trinity Foundation

FORT WAYNE, IN EIN: 23-7059764

SUPPORTING THE TRINITY ENGLISH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.5M

+0.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$864K

+3247.7% YoY

Grant Count

3

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$288K

+2131.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$713K$1M$2M$3M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$11,515,823$11,439,645$10,401,025
Revenue$2,462,757$564,247$-140,987
Expenses$916,552$273,109$257,174
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,462,757$564,247$-140,987
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$216K$432K$648K$864K2 grants20205 grants20215 grants20225 grants20232 grants20243 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

TRINITY ENGLISH EVANGELI…$838KLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES…$15KASSOCIATED CHURCHES OF F…$11K

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
IRWIN DEISTERPRESIDENT1
DAVID MENGETREASURER1
ALAN HOFERSECRETARY1
ANGIE HOFFMANDIRECTOR1
RICHARD KARCHERDIRECTOR1
CHRISTOPHER NUSBAUMDIRECTOR1
SUSAN STEFFY MDDIRECTOR1
ANTHONY WOLFDIRECTOR1
PASTOR GARY ERDOSSENIOR PASTO1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BaltimoreFort Wayne

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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