OUR AMAZING GRACES LIGHT SHINES ON INC

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Retrieved 2026-11-12; covers tax years 2022–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $231K · expenses $124K · assets $7K

Also known as
INC
EIN
87-4653556
Address
N4833 MISTY MEADOWS DR, FREEDOM, WI 54165-8258
Website
OURAMAZINGGRACE.NET
NTEE code
P99 Human Services N.E.C. (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Scott Schara PRES-TREASUR2022-2024 70 $0 reported 1
Cindy Schara VICE PRESIDE2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jessica Vander Heiden SECRETARY2022-2024 15 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT SCHARA PRES-TREASUR70 $0-$0 $01
CINDY SCHARA VICE PRESIDE5 $0-$0 $01
JESSICA VANDER HEIDEN SECRETARY15 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT SCHARA PRES-TREASUR70 $0-$0 $01
CINDY SCHARA VICE PRESIDE5 $0-$0 $01
JESSICA VANDER HEIDEN SECRETARY15 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT SCHARA PRES-TREASUR70 $0-$0 $01
CINDY SCHARA VICE PRESIDE5 $0-$0 $01
JESSICA VANDER HEIDEN SECRETARY15 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 2 contributors · $225K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SCOTT CINDY SCHARA Person SEYMOUR, WI $219,725- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2 AMBER NIKOLAI Person WAUTOMA, WI $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 2 contributors · $240K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SCOTT CINDY SCHARA Person SEYMOUR, WI $231,700- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 OLIVE TREE MINISTRIES Person MAPLE GROVE, MN $8,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 2 contributors · $261K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SCOTT CINDY SCHARA Person SEYMOUR, WI $254,275- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 JESSICA VANDER HEIDEN Person APPLETON, WI $6,900- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$231,032$124,198 $6,700$5,838 $231,032- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$246,581$245,078 $890-$100,996 $246,581- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$275,081$377,580 $57-$102,499 $275,081- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5,000 in all, tax years 2023 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
OLIVE TREE MINISTRIES $5,0001 $5,0002023 2023 Public charity Exact
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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.

2024 · Form 990PF · $124,198 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $8,916
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $112,851 90.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $8,916 7.2%
Fees: accounting $1,645 1.3%
Printing and publications $786 0.6%
Total$124,198100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $245,078 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,439
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $240,461 98.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,439 1.0%
Fees: accounting $1,475 0.6%
Printing and publications $703 0.3%
Total$245,078100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $377,580 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $15,362
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $348,213 92.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $15,362 4.1%
Printing and publications $9,523 2.5%
Fees: legal $3,396 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,086 0.3%
Total$377,580100%

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