Nonprofit · EIN 39-1509253
LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC
Tax-exempt · BROOKFIELD, WI 53005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,015,612 | $2,219,723 | -$204,111 | $4,615,358 | $644,633 | $3,970,725 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,924,956 | $2,080,562 | -$155,606 | $4,819,198 | $637,645 | $4,181,553 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,025,741 | $2,486,526 | -$460,785 | $4,973,278 | $647,712 | $4,325,566 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,900,815
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $113,496
- Net rental income
- $1,301
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,000
- Other revenue
- $1,301
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $84,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $290,866
- Other salaries and wages
- $547,218
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,111,227
- Professional fundraising fees
- $125,000
- Legal fees
- $6,669
- Accounting fees
- $75,228
- Occupancy
- $19,595
- Travel
- $87,089
- Depreciation
- $56,885
- Program services (functional)
- $1,245,623
- Management and general (functional)
- $299,087
- Fundraising (functional)
- $675,013
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,819,198
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,615,358
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $644,633
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,970,725
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,814,302
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,784,710
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $186,015
- Gross receipts
- $3,614,727
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT HEFFLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $163,013 | $16,446 |
| PAUL FLAA | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - THROUGH MAY 2025 Officer | 40 | $147,608 | $15,440 |
| JOSHUA ARCE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KEMPIN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYLENE PETERSON-NYREN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REV W ROGER STAUFFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BARANZINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN NOVITCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT HEFFLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $140,273 | $27,896 |
| PAUL FLAA | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $137,382 | $14,440 |
| JOSHUA ARCE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KEMPIN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC AUGUST | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BARANZINI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYLENE PETERSON-NYREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN NOVITCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL FLAA | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $131,191 | $13,688 |
| ROBERT HEFFLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $128,873 | $15,778 |
| JOSHUA ARCE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KEMPIN | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC AUGUST | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BARANZINI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYLENE PETERSON-NYREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 15350 W CAPITOL DR, BROOKFIELD, WI 53005-2622
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBERT HEFFLE, 15350 W CAPITOL DRIVE, BROOKFIELD, WI 530052622
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT HEFFLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (262) 783-5267
- Return prepared by
- REILLY PENNER & BENTON LLP
Mission
LUTHERAN INDIAN MINISTRIES SHARES THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WITH NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE, ENCOURAGING THEM TO PROCLAIM CHRIST'S KINGDOM TO THEIR OWN AND TO OTHERS.
Program accomplishments
- PASTORAL CARE: TO ACHIEVE THE MISSION AND VISION OF LIM, THE GOSPEL IS SHARED IN A MANNER THAT ACKNOWLEDGES LOCAL CULTURE, CUSTOMS, HISTORY, AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES THAT EXIST IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES. TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WHILE ADDRESSING THE HIGH RATES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, SUBSTANCE USE, HISTORICAL TRAUMA, INCARCERATION, AND SUICIDE DEMONSTRATES HOW THE GOSPEL HEALS AND RESTORES INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. LIM PARTNERS WITH CHURCHES THAT SERVE NATIVE PEOPLE TO EQUIP THEM TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. LIM IDENTIFIES, MENTORS AND SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN INDIAN/NATIVE ALASKAN LEADERS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS WELLNESS WHILE SHARING THE GOSPEL.Expenses $249,125 · grants $16,900
- HEALING MINISTRY: BY PROVIDING SAFE PLACES, WHERE NATIVE PEOPLE CAN TELL THEIR STORIES OF HARM, WHILE BUILDING STRONG TIES WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OUR TRAINED MINISTRY STAFF CAN HOLISTICALLY GUIDE THEM TOWARDS A PATH OF HEALING. LIM EQUIPS, TRAINS, AND SUPPORTS EXISTING FAITH COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO BETTER SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE LOCAL CHURCH AND CONGREGATIONS MUST BECOME A PLACE WHERE THE GOSPEL HEALS AND INSTILLS HOPE TO THOSE IN NEED.Expenses $622,811 · grants $42,250
- CAMPUS MINISTRY: YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE FUTURE IN ALL CULTURES AND THAT IS TRUE FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AS WELL. LIM OPERATES A CAMPUS MINISTRY ADJACENT TO HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY. WITH A STUDENT BASE OF AROUND 900 NATIVE STUDENTS EACH SEMESTER, LIM HAS OPPORTUNITY TO DAILY COUNSEL AND MENTOR STUDENTS WHILE SHOWING THEM THE TRUE LOVE OF JESUS.Expenses $311,406 · grants $21,125
- MISSION AWARENESS: WE BELIEVE THAT OUR MINISTRY EXTENDS BOTH TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE WE SERVE AND FROM THEM BACK TO THE WIDER CHURCH. MANY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE CHALLENGES FACING NATIVE AMERICANS. WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF NATIVE PEOPLE - ESPECIALLY THE HISTORY OF ARTROCITIES INFLICTED DIRECTLY BY THE CHURCH, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY SO FEW NATIVE AMERICANS KNOW JESUS AS THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR. IT IS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE APPROACH OF PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL MUST BE DELIVERED DIFFERENTLY THAN WHAT HAS BEEN TRIED AND FAILED FOR OVER 500 YEARS. LIM PRODUCES MATERIALS THAT IT MAKES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORTERS. WE ALSO EDUCATE SUPPORTERS AND THE WIDER PUBLIC THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND OTHER MEANS LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA.Expenses $62,281 · grants $4,225
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1509253
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,615,358
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,614,727
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,015,612 | $2,219,723 | $4,615,358 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,924,956 | $2,080,562 | $4,819,198 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $2,025,741 | $2,486,526 | $4,973,278 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $3,910,255 | $1,483,736 | $5,452,127 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | January 2019 | – | – | – | 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 39-1509253).
Questions about LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC
- What is the EIN of LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC is 39-1509253.
- Is LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names ROBERT HEFFLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $163,013 (ROBERT HEFFLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LUTHERAN ASSOC OF MISSIONARIES AND PILOTS U S INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,015,612, expenses of $2,219,723 and total assets of $4,615,358 at year end.
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