ST DENNIS LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $71K · expenses $17K · assets $485K

EIN
45-2441572
Address
PO BOX 510, SUN PRAIRIE, WI 53590-0510
Website
www.lighthousemadison.org
NTEE code
Q33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2014 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2014 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, AND EDUCATIONAL

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
David Hendrickson President2014-2025 15 $0 reported 1
Ken Hoffman Vice President-FINANCE2014-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Pat Hendrickson Mission trip planner2017-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Diane Fremren VP-SECRETARY2024-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Barb Uselman DIRECTOR2019-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Ellen Thalacker DIRECTOR Marketing2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Mccollum DIRECTOR DONOR Acknowledgements2024-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Mark Fremgren (former) DIRECTOR2019-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Ellem Thalacker (former) DIRECTOR2019 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Hendrickson President15 $0-$0 $01
Ken Hoffman Vice President-FINANCE10 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hendrickson Mission trip planner10 $0-$0 $01
DIANE FREMREN VP-SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
BARB USELMAN DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
ELLEN THALACKER DIRECTOR Marketing5 $0-$0 $01
CHERYL MCCOLLUM DIRECTOR DONOR Acknowledgements10 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Hendrickson President10 $0-$0 $01
Ken Hoffman Vice President-FINANCE15 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hendrickson Mission trip planner10 $0-$0 $01
DIANE FREMREN VP-SECRETSRY10 $0-$0 $01
BARB USELMAN DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
ELLEN THALACKER DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
CHERYL MCCOLLUM DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Hendrickson President10 $0-$0 $01
Ken Hoffman Vice President15 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hendrickson Mission trip planner10 $0-$0 $01
MARK FREMGREN DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
BARB USELMAN DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
ELLEN THALACKER DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID HENDRICKSON PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
KEN HOFFMAN VP-TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Hendrickson President10 $0-$0 $01
Ken Hoffman Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hendrickson Mission trip planner5 $0-$0 $01
MARK FREMGREN DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
BARB USELMAN DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
ELLEN THALACKER DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Hendrickson President10 $0-$0 $01
Ken Hoffman Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hendrickson Mission trip planner5 $0-$0 $01
MARK FREMGREN DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
BARB USELMAN DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
ELLEN THALACKER DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Hendrickson President10 $0-$0 $01
Ken Hoffman Vice President10 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hendrickson Mission trip planner5 $0-$0 $01
MARK FREMGREN DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
BARB USELMAN DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
ELLEM THALACKER DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
David Hendrickson President10 $0-$0 $01
Ken Hoffman Vice President10 $0-$0 $01
Pat Hendrickson Mission trip planner5 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID HENDRICKSON President10 $0-- $01
KEN HOFFMAN Vice President10 $0-- $01
PAT HENDRICKSON Mission trip planner5 $0-- $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID HENDRICKSON President10 $0-- $01
KEN HOFFMAN Vice President10 $0-- $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 40,800 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID HENDRICKSON PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
KEN HOFFMAN VP-TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 40,800 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID HENDRICKSON PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
KEN HOFFMAN VP-TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,861$16,585 $484,581$484,581 $50,010$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$192,192$168,116 $430,305$430,305 $53,722$42,950 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,261$52,509 $406,229$406,229 $46,285$0 ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$188,532 $0$0 $0$0 -080
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,229$2,845 $123,052$123,052 $49,229$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$105,659$117,690 $76,668$76,668 $105,650$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$195,690$185,119 $88,699$88,699 $159,840$35,820 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,693$138,693 $78,128$78,128 $132,356$48,290 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$153,260$171,012 $36,128$36,128 $97,636$55,580 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,092$7,277 $53,880$53,880 $0$0 ---
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$163,498$159,638 $59,065$59,065 $0$163,438 -040,800
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,410$170,136 $59,700$59,700 $0$193,410 $0040,800

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $11,503 in all, tax years 2019 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$11,195 2019$11,195
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ST DENNIS LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES INC” 2020-2023 4$308 2023$99
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $16,585 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,291 62.1%
Printing, publications, postage $6,294 37.9%
Total$16,585100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $168,116 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $142,858 85.0%
Printing, publications, postage $7,617 4.5%
Benefits paid to members $6,734 4.0%
Fees to independent contractors $6,731 4.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,176 2.5%
Total$168,116100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $52,509 spent · pay $0 · grants $48,020 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $48,020 91.5%
Printing, publications, postage $2,257 4.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,232 4.3%
Total$52,509100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $188,532 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)GRANTS $124,884$124,884$0$0 66.2%
Other (as described)TRAVEL $34,497$34,497$0$0 18.3%
Other (as described)SCHOLARHIPS $29,151$29,151$0$0 15.5%
Total$188,532100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $2,845 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,845 100.0%
Total$2,845100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $117,690 spent · pay $0 · grants $113,566 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $113,566 96.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,364 2.9%
Printing, publications, postage $760 0.6%
Total$117,690100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $185,119 spent · pay $0 · grants $137,561 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $137,561 74.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,558 25.7%
Total$185,119100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $138,693 spent · pay $0 · grants $137,220 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $137,220 98.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,473 1.1%
Total$138,693100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $171,012 spent · pay $0 · grants $165,581 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $165,581 96.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,281 1.9%
Printing, publications, postage $2,150 1.3%
Total$171,012100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $7,277 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,850
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,621 91.0%
Printing, publications, postage $656 9.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,850reported apart
Total$7,277100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $159,638 spent · pay $0 · grants $69,288 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $66,620$66,620-- 41.7%
Travel $63,820$63,820$0$0 40.0%
Other (as described)TRAVEL $25,000$25,000$0$0 15.7%
Grants outside the US $2,168$2,168-- 1.4%
Insurance $1,530$1,530$0$0 1.0%
Grants to US individuals $500$500-- 0.3%
Total$159,638100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $170,136 spent · pay $0 · grants $162,850 · events $1,786
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $97,100$97,100-- 57.1%
Grants to US organizations and governments $64,800$64,800-- 38.1%
Office expenses $5,500$3,500$1,500$500 3.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,786$1,786$0$0 1.0%
Grants to US individuals $950$950-- 0.6%
Total$170,136100%

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