Public Charity

INSTITUTE OF LUTHERAN THEOLOGY

INSTITUTE OF LUTHERAN THEOLOGY is a Public Charity headquartered in BROOKINGS, SD. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.9M revenue, $2.3M expenses, $2.6M total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $139K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 261251815 BROOKINGS, SD Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$2.3M
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records11
Funding Total$139K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO EDUCATE AND PREPARE ORDAINED AND LAY LUTHERAN LEADERS, FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST, FOR EVANGELICAL VOCATIONS SO THAT THEY MAY WALK IN THE WAY OF JESUS CHRIST, KNOW THE TRUTH WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST, AND WITNESS THEIR RESURRECTED LIFE IN CHRIST FOR ALL TO SEE.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Curtis Lund
BOARD MEMBER Dr David Maier
PRESIDENT Dr Dennis Bielfeldt
BOARD MEMBER Dr Douglas Bahr
TREASURER Fred Schickedanz
BOARD MEMBER G Barry Anderson

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Top Grant Purposes

general support
$43,021 2 grants
PROGRAMS
$35,000 3 grants
General Support
$21,421 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$16,567 2 grants
Unrestricted
$12,906 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.9M $2.3M $2.6M
2024 $1.7M $1.9M $3.1M
2023 $1.8M $1.7M $3.3M
2022 $1.6M $1.7M $3.1M
2021 $3.2M $1.3M $4.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.2M to $1.9M (-41%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

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