Funding search · EIN 261481981 · Wilmington, DE
Marvin Buzz Oates Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 56
- grants reported
- $6.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Destiny Community Services3 grants · $2.8M
- Destiny Christian Church Assembly of God3 grants · $1.5M
- The New Horizons Foundation2 grants · $625,000
- Mark 41 grant · $375,000
- Alternatives Pregnancy Center2 grants · $210,000
- Capital Christian Center2 grants · $100,000
- International Congress of Churches and Ministers2 grants · $75,000
- Doxa Church3 grants · $55,000
- Western States Fellowship2 grants · $55,000
- Fellowship Foundation3 grants · $47,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 56 reported grants, largest first.
- $970,000
Destiny Community Services · Rocklin, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $930,000
Destiny Community Services · Rocklin, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $930,000
Destiny Community Services · Rocklin, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $550,000
Destiny Christian Church Assembly of God · Rocklin, CA · 2024
Destiny Capital Academy Improvements Project
- $500,000
Destiny Christian Church Assembly of God · Rocklin, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $450,000
Destiny Christian Church Assembly of God · Rocklin, CA · 2024
Destiny Capital Academy Improvements Project
- $375,000
Mark 4 · Vienna, VA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $375,000
The New Horizons Foundation · Colorado Spgs, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $250,000
The New Horizons Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $200,000
Alternatives Pregnancy Center · Sacramento, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Capital Christian Center · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
International Congress of Churches and Ministers · Franklin, TN · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Capital Christian Center · Sacramento, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $47,500
Western States Fellowship · Oakland, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $40,000
Project Rescue Foundation · Springfield, MO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $30,000
American Initiatives for Social Development Founda · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Doxa Church · Rocklin, CA · 2024
Private School Project
- $25,000
Incarnation Ministries Corp · Middletown, DE · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
International Congress of Churches and Ministers · Franklin, TN · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Fellowship Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Sat-7 Education & Development · Easton, MD · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
American Council Foundation · Folsom, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Doxa Church · Rocklin, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Gospel Community Church · Springfield, OR · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Regeneration Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Don Nava Kingdom Ministries · Indio, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Fellowship Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
The Augustine Group
- $15,000
Powerhouse Ministries · Folsom, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
The Playmakers Organization · Folsom, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Mercy Multiplied America · Nashville, TN · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $12,500
Westmont College · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
King's Cross Church
- $10,000
Doxa Church · Rocklin, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Good News for India - Texas · La Verne, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Kardia · E Palo Alto, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Alternatives Pregnancy Center · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Bethels Rock · Richfield, MN · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Bible Study Fellowship · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
City of Refuge Sacramento · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Good News for India - Texas · Laverne, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Incarnation Ministries Corp · Middletown, DE · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
North Central University · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Sat-7 Education & Development · Easton, MD · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Westmont College · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Christs Hope U S a · Rochester, MI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Bay Area School of Ministry · Redwood City, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Fellowship Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Powerhouse Ministries · Folsom, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
The Playmakers Organization · Folsom, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Western States Fellowship · Oakland, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Cancer Champion Fitness · Davis, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Bay Area School of Ministry · Redwood City, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Don Nava Kingdom Ministries · Indio, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Sacramento County Ag Foundation · Wilton, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Gospel Community Church · Springfield, OR · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Sacramento County Ag Foundation · Wilton, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
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