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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-2879125

The Lords Fund

A private foundation in Tempe, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $216,800 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $216,800

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $625,791

  • Tax year 2024

    $117,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $816,605

  • Tax year 2023

    $119,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $758,887

  • Tax year 2022

    $49,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $678,543

  • Tax year 2021

    $43,725

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $628,345

  • Tax year 2020

    $114,270

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $673,234

  • Tax year 2019

    $669,800

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $786,845

  • Tax year 2018

    $414,119

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,008,438

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Houston's First Baptist ChurchHouston, TX

    General Purpose

    $98,000
  2. Truly Fed MinistriesKaty, TX

    General Purpose

    $57,800
  3. Redeemer Bible ChurchFort Worth, TX

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  4. Individual

    Kylie Intfen Heart of Gold Endowment

    $10,000
  5. Houston Christian UniversityHouston, TX

    Athletics program

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  7. Second Baptist School FoundationHouston, TX

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  8. Student MobilizationConway, AR

    General Purpose

    $500
  9. Individual

    General Purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Religion2 grants $58,30092% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas5 grants $195,800
  2. Arkansas1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • William Lance BerkmanPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cynthia BerkmanVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Larry BerkmanSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jason BakerDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jason WaltonDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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