Grants for christian organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to christian nonprofit organizations
Creator: Cause IQ
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6,834 christian nonprofit organizations received at least $221.9 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 6,456 grants made from 3,380 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,112. Of these 3,380 foundations, 71% made just a single grant to christian orgs, and 7% made grants to four or more christian orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$221,883,607

Total grant dollars given to christian organizations

6,456

Number of grants made annually to christian organizations

3,380

Number of grantmakers funding christian organizations

$1,112

Median grant size to christian organizations

Foundations that support christian nonprofit organizations

Out of all grants made to christian organizations, 84% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 70% of the dollar-value of grants to christian orgs. Foundations funding christian orgs also made grants to religious organizations, religious media organizations, multiservice human service organizations, food banks, and homeless shelters.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	2,870
Medium	272
Large	235

Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type	Number of grantmakers
Community	85
Private	2,888
Corporate	133
Other	274

Grants made

Grants made to christian orgs	Number of grantmakers
1	2,425
2-3	718
4-10	193
11+	44

Top 10 foundations supporting christian nonprofit organizations

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to christian orgs	Number of grants made to christian orgs	Median grant size
Abbvie Foundation	IL	National	0.5%	129	$500
Greater Chicago Food Depository	IL	Metro	15.3%	89	$1,500
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation	IL	National	6.1%	83	$1,000
Community Foundation of North Texas (NTXCF)	TX	State	0.7%	74	$1,500
Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation	WI	National	4.7%	73	$725
Baird Foundation	WI	National	1.3%	71	$500
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines	IA	State	0.2%	69	$1,000
Shell Oil Company Foundation	TX	National	0.5%	55	$1,000
Albemarle Foundation	NC	National	0.5%	45	$500
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank	CA	Metro	0.2%	41	$800

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Christian nonprofit organizations grantees

Christian organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 81% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 33% of all christian orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	6,429
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	27

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	$1,500
$100k-$500k	$1,500
$500k-$1M	$1,500
$1M-$5M	$1,487
>$5M	$1,410

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
California	765
Texas	682
North Carolina	529
Florida	444
Other	4,036

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
Los Angeles	470
Chicago	373
New York City	344
Colorado Springs	323
Other	4,182

Top 25 grants made to christian organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana	$40,423,098	General Support	Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)
Word of Life Fellowship	$18,750,593	Ministry	Word of Life Foundation
Kids Across America	$16,297,786	All Company Assets	Kids Across America (KAA)
Billy Graham Library Endowment Trust Fund	$13,772,902	Cash	Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA)
Knights of Columbus	$13,303,157	Fair Market Value	Knights of Columbus - Supreme Council
International Cooperating	$10,600,000		Trust for Rehabilitation and Nurturing Youth and Families
e3 Partners Ministry	$9,809,447	General Support	Pure Charity
Faith and Liberty Discovery Center LLC	$9,696,056	FMV	American Bible Society (ABS)
Knights of Columbus	$8,540,000	Support for Saint John Paul Ii National Shrine	Knights of Columbus - Supreme Council
Catholic Charities USA	$6,230,605	Program Expenses	National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
Divine Mercy Corporation	$6,000,000	Coca Crops Substitution Project - Columbia	Howard G Buffett Foundation (HGBF)
Samaritan's Purse	$5,046,750	18 Grant(s) for Varying Purposes	The Winston-Salem Foundation
Legion of Christ Proforma	$4,710,000	See Part Iv	Omega Charitable Developers
Young Life	$4,325,000	Youth Development	Greater Houston Community Foundation
Archdiocese of New York	$4,294,881	Financial Aid Grant	Inner City Scholarship Fund
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles	$3,440,697	General Program Support	Catholic Charities of California
Masters Grace Fund	$3,408,750	Ministry Support	WaterStone
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio	$3,316,443	Refugee Resettlement	Refugee Services of Texas
Xperience Church	$3,226,445	Support	Osborne Family Foundation
WaterStone	$3,183,298	Fair Market Value	Waterstone Support Foundation
WaterStone	$3,183,298	General Support	Waterstone Support Foundation
Congregation at Duke University Chapel	$3,180,000	Education	Karsh Family Foundation
Capuchin Province of Mid-America Mission Fund	$3,105,933	Preparing Future Priests	Catholic Foundation Northern Colorado
Children at Heart Ministries	$3,004,231	Cash	Children At Heart Ministries
Children at Heart Ministries	$3,004,231	Cash	Children At Heart Ministries

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Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Christian organizations" category for this page is determined by the "X20: Christian" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.