Civic Intelligence

Our Saviors Lutheran Church Foundation

EIN 23-7366691 • 501(c)3 • Duluth, MN

Profile

Provides support for projects for our saviors lutheran church.

4831 Grand AvenueDuluth, MN 55807

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

95th percentile

78%

Higher net margin than 95% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

70th percentile

13%

Faster asset growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

71st percentile

18%

Faster revenue growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$412,502

Up $79,858 (+24%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$412,502

Up $79,858 (+24%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin95th percentile

Revenue

Down

$24,093

Down $20,305 (-46%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$5,203

Up $464 (+9.8%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

$18,890

Down $20,769 (-52%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth70th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2010: $293,363Net Assets 2010: $293,3632010Assets 2011: $261,503Net Assets 2011: $261,5032011Assets 2012: $282,849Net Assets 2012: $282,8492012Assets 2013: $337,395Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $337,3952013Assets 2014: $300,801Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $300,8012014Assets 2015: $280,962Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $280,9622015Assets 2016: $293,064Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $293,0642016Assets 2017: $335,272Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $335,2722017Assets 2018: $302,620Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $302,6202018Assets 2019: $362,662Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $362,6622019Assets 2020: $402,246Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $402,2462020Assets 2021: $403,316Net Assets 2021: $403,3162021Assets 2022: $332,644Net Assets 2022: $332,6442022Assets 2024: $412,502Net Assets 2024: $412,5022024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$412,502
Liabilities-
Net Assets$412,502
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth71st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KRevenue 2010: $2,492Expenses 2010: $2,020Net Income 2010: $4722010Revenue 2011: $12,966Expenses 2011: $24,110Net Income 2011: -$11,1442011Revenue 2012: $15,336Expenses 2012: $16,569Net Income 2012: -$1,2332012Revenue 2013: $54,160Expenses 2013: $10,811Net Income 2013: $43,3492013Revenue 2014: $27,425Expenses 2014: $49,946Net Income 2014: -$22,5212014Revenue 2015: $21,375Expenses 2015: $7,478Net Income 2015: $13,8972015Revenue 2016: $10,629Expenses 2016: $4,976Net Income 2016: $5,6532016Revenue 2017: $20,793Expenses 2017: $6,791Net Income 2017: $14,0022017Revenue 2018: $33,653Expenses 2018: $19,567Net Income 2018: $14,0862018Revenue 2019: $21,601Expenses 2019: $8,344Net Income 2019: $13,2572019Revenue 2020: $20,326Expenses 2020: $1,178Net Income 2020: $19,1482020Revenue 2021: $51,374Expenses 2021: $57,265Net Income 2021: -$5,8912021Revenue 2022: $44,398Expenses 2022: $4,739Net Income 2022: $39,6592022Revenue 2024: $24,093Expenses 2024: $5,203Net Income 2024: $18,8902024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$24,093
Expenses$5,203
Net Income$18,890
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$412,502
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$412,502
Revenue
$24,093
Expenses
$5,203
Net income
$18,890
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.13$4.13$0.24$0.05$0.19
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.33$3.33$0.44$0.05$0.40
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.03$4.03$0.51$0.57$0.06
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.02$0.00$4.02$0.20$0.01$0.19
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.63$0.00$3.63$0.22$0.08$0.13
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.03$0.00$3.03$0.34$0.20$0.14
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.35$0.00$3.35$0.21$0.07$0.14
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.93$0.00$2.93$0.11$0.05$0.06
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.81$0.00$2.81$0.21$0.07$0.14
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.01$0.00$3.01$0.27$0.50$0.23
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.37$0.00$3.37$0.54$0.11$0.43
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.83$2.83$0.15$0.17$0.01
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.62$2.62$0.13$0.24$0.11
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.93$2.93$0.02$0.02$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$39,298
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provides support for projects for our saviors lutheran church.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS FOR OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN CHURCH.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOHNATHAN THORNTONPresident-$0--
PAMELA MERRIERSecretary-$0--
SHERMAN CARLSONTreasurer-$0--
DEAN HEROLDDirector-$0--
GORDON PETERSONDirector-$0--
ROXANNE BIJOLDDirector-$0--
JOHN JACOBSONDirector-$0--
LIZ DAVISDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
EIN
23-7366691
Phone
2183910016
Address
4831 GRAND AVENUE, DULUTH, MN 55807

Signing Officer

Name
Sherman Carlson
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2183900194
Signed
2025-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Esterbrooks Cpas Ltd
Address
302 W SUPERIOR ST STE200, DULUTH, MN 55802
Preparer
Michael a Pederson
Phone
2187276846
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses mn filing fee 25 foreign taxes 59 total 84”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“Net unrealized gain on investments 27,692”

Raw XML Appendix162 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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