Grants paid by Merlin & Lynita Gehring Foundation
EIN 27-4396989 · Columbus, NE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Merlin & Lynita Gehring Foundation of Columbus, NE (EIN 27-4396989) reported 14 grants paid totaling $1,233,538 to 4 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,233,538
14 grants
Recipients
4
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $10,000 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | $30,000 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $80,000 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $50,000 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $55,000 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | $1,008,538 | — |
Top recipients
The 4 recipients receiving the most from Merlin & Lynita Gehring Foundation, by grants paid, out of 4 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible Baptist Church 47-6043773 | B | Columbus, NE | 3 | $983,538 | 2025 |
| Baptist Int Evangelical Ministries 36-3142674 | D | Danville, IN | 4 | $140,000 | 2025 |
| Central Baptist Church | U | Jasper, VA | 4 | $65,000 | 2025 |
| Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry 23-1365331 | C | Westville, NJ | 3 | $45,000 | 2025 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 14 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bible Baptist Church Columbus, NE | B | $943,538 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202641529349100404 |
| 2025 | Baptist Int Evangelical Ministries Danville, IN | D | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202641529349100404 |
| 2025 | Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry Westville, NJ | C | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202641529349100404 |
| 2025 | Central Baptist Church Jasper, VA | U | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202641529349100404 |
| 2024 | Baptist Int Evangelical Ministries Danville, IN | D | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531279349100518 |
| 2024 | Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry Westville, NJ | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531279349100518 |
| 2024 | Central Baptist Church Jasper, VA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202531279349100518 |
| 2023 | Baptist Int Evangelical Ministries Danville, IN | D | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202442119349100704 |
| 2023 | Central Baptist Church Jasper, VA | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202442119349100704 |
| 2023 | Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry Westville, NJ | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202442119349100704 |
| 2022 | Baptist Int Evangelical Ministries Danville, IN | D | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311789349100121 |
| 2022 | Central Baptist Church Jasper, VA | U | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311789349100121 |
| 2021 | Bible Baptist Church Columbus, NE | B | $30,000 | paid | General Support | 202221799349100862 |
| 2020 | Bible Baptist Church Columbus, NE | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202142869349100729 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202641529349100404 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202531279349100518 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202442119349100704 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202311789349100121 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202221799349100862 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202142869349100729 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/274396989.json.
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