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US nonprofit · EIN 351902841 · Gridley, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 351902841) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Lifesong for Orphans Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$51.7m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$37.8m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$86m
$429k liabilities
Net assets
$85.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
7.3y av
Staff
0
150 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Rodney Brenneman
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Lifesong for Orphans Inc's network

8 people3 organisationsi8 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Rodney Brenneman ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Elizabeth ShawDirector2021
5 yrs
Gary RinggerDirector2018
8 yrs
Joel ClousingDirector2018
8 yrs
Marla RinggerSecretarytreasurer2018
8 yrs
Robert HoerrDirector2018
8 yrs
Robert RitzmannDirector2024
2 yrs
Timothy WallenDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Andrew GerberDevelopment Officersince 2020
Kory KaebVP - Operationssince 2018
Kyle HangartnerControllersince 2020
N Andrew LehmanVice-Presidentsince 2018
Reed YackleyCreative Directorsince 2021
Richard MetcalfeProgram Directorsince 2018
Shane McBrideOrphan Care2019
Todd BlockOrphan Caresince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
N Andrew LehmanVice-President30$0$247k$12k
Kory KaebVice President30$0$218k$34k
Kyle HangartnerTreasurer30$0$117k$28k
Robert HoerrDirector1$0
Timothy WallenDirector1$0
Robert RitzmannDirector1$0
Gary RinggerDirector1$0
Elizabeth ShawDirector1$0
Rodney BrennemanChairman1$0
Marla RinggerSecretary1$0
Matt HughesPresident20$0

Colorado roster

14 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263014872). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Rodney BrennemanChairman
Marla RinggerSecretary
Andy LehmanVice President
Robert HoerrDirector
Kory KaebVP of Operations
Robert RitzmannDirector
Gary RinggerDirector
Matt HughesPresident
Mike PrevoAccountant
Kyle Hangartner
Elizabeth ShawDirector
Timothy WallenDirector
Kyle HangartnerController
Jessica RoppQuality Assurance

About

Legal name
Lifesong for Orphans Inc
EIN
351902841
Address
101 N Western Ave, Gridley, IL, 61744-4102
State
Illinois
Mission
Lifesongs mission is to bring joy and purpose to orphans and vulnerable children. We do this by mobilizing the church to care for the orphan, where each member can provide a unique and special service: some to adopt, some to care, some to give. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q330 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1993
Principal officer
Matt Hughes (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 1994
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

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Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedSUPPORTING ORG OF NAT CHRIST CHAR FOUNDATIONManna FoundationRelatedPROMOTE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH CARING FOR ORPHANSLifesong Inc

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsRodney Brenneman
≥8years on the filingsGary Ringger
≥8years on the filingsJoel Clousing
≥8years on the filingsMarla Ringger

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$86m
Total liabilities
$429k
Net assets or fund balances
$85.5m
Contributions and grants received
$46.8m
Program service revenue
$3.1m
Grants and similar paid out
$11.5m
Employees
0
Volunteers
150

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$42.8m$34.4m$8.5m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lifesong IncGeneral support$3.6m