Mission
TO ASSIST LUTHER SEMINARY IN ITS GENERAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AND SOLICITING AND ACCEPTING THE CONTRIBUTIONS (INCLUDING ENDOWMENTS, DEFERRED GIFTS, OPERATING GIFTS, ETC.) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEMINARY.
Public Charity
LUTHER SEMINARY FOUNDATION
LUTHER SEMINARY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in ST PAUL, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.9M revenue, $1.4M expenses, $40.3M total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $196K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 411746301
ST PAUL, MN
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$40.3M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$196K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Luther Seminary Foundation
How Luther Seminary Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$16
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $84 for programs
$84
Educational program support:the foundation gave $328,992 to luther seminary to support the expenses of a chaired position within the seminary and other educational support
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$11,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$87,100
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$87,100
PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
$5,000
provide operating support
$5,500
Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CHAIR
David Rutlen
SECRETARY
Dean Gruner
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Heidi Droegmueller
CFO
John Coskran
VICE CHAIR
Ladd Bjorneby
TREASURER/ASSOC. VP & CONTROLLER
Matthew Schutz
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.9M | $1.4M | $40.3M |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $37.5M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $33.4M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $31.6M |
| 2021 | $6.5M | $930K | $37.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $6.5M to $1.9M (-70%), with total assets most recently reported at $40.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.