Funding search · EIN 330754078 · Greenville, SC
Sowing Circle
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 52
- grants reported
- $2.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $7,500
- 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.
- Blue Letter Bible3 grants · $1.5M
- Reverence Bible Church4 grants · $324,449
- Run 2 Rescue1 grant · $100,000
- Kings Cross Church2 grants · $80,000
- Enduring Word3 grants · $75,000
- According To Prophecy3 grants · $75,000
- Understand the Times3 grants · $53,620
- Safe Harbor International3 grants · $36,000
- Uplift Ministries2 grants · $34,000
- Hope for Today3 grants · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 52 reported grants, largest first.
- $680,000
Blue Letter Bible · Greenville, SC · 2023
Missions
- $575,000
Blue Letter Bible · Greenville, SC · 2022
Missions
- $267,000
Blue Letter Bible · Greenville, SC · 2024
Missions
- $200,449
Reverence Bible Church · Misison Viejo, CA · 2024
Pastoral Support/Ministry
- $100,000
Run 2 Rescue · Riverside, CA · 2022
Missions
- $60,000
Reverence Bible Church · Misison Viejo, CA · 2022
Pastoral Support/Ministry
- $54,000
Reverence Bible Church · Mission Viejo, CA · 2022
Missions
- $40,000
Kings Cross Church · Rancho Sta Margarita, CA · 2023
Ministry
- $40,000
Kings Cross Church · Rancho Sta Margarita, CA · 2022
Ministry
- $30,500
Uplift Ministries · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Missions
- $25,000
According To Prophecy · Lemon Grove, CA · 2024
Theological Education
- $25,000
Enduring Word · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Theological Education
- $25,000
According To Prophecy · Lemon Grove, CA · 2023
Theological Education
- $25,000
Enduring Word · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Theological Education
- $25,000
According To Prophecy · Lemon Grove, CA · 2022
Theological Education
- $25,000
Enduring Word · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Theological Education
- $21,700
Understand the Times · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Missions
- $20,000
Redeemer Oc · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
Missions
- $15,960
Understand the Times · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Missions
- $15,960
Understand the Times · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
Missions
- $15,000
Hope for Today · Tustin, CA · 2023
Missions
- $12,000
Safe Harbor International · Rancho Sta Margarita, CA · 2024
Missions
- $12,000
Safe Harbor International · Rancho Sta Margarita, CA · 2023
Missions
- $12,000
Safe Harbor International · Rancho Sta Margarita, CA · 2022
Missions
- $10,000
Reverence Bible Church · Mission Viejo, CA · 2023
Missions
- $7,500
Hope for Today · Tustin, CA · 2024
Missions
- $7,500
Hope for Today · Tustin, CA · 2022
Missions
- $7,200
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Missions
- $7,000
U-Turn for Christ · Perris, CA · 2024
Missions
- $6,000
Lcc International · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Missions
- $6,000
The Life Network · Woodruff, SC · 2024
Missions
- $6,000
Lcc International · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Missions
- $6,000
Lcc International · Lancaster, PA · 2022
Missions
- $6,000
Training Leaders International · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Missions
- $5,000
Pastoral Training of Asia · Lake Forest, CA · 2024
Missions
- $5,000
Two Trees Church · Ventura, CA · 2023
Missions
- $5,000
Corado Hope for the Future · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Missions
- $5,000
Frontiers · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Missions
- $5,000
Pioneers · Orlando, FL · 2022
Missions
- $4,500
Wycliff Bible Translators · Harlan, IA · 2024
Missions
- $4,500
Young Life Abi Hoc · Orlando, FL · 2024
Missions
- $4,000
Intl Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Chicago, IL · 2023
Missions
- $4,000
Miracle Hill Ministries · Greenvile, SC · 2023
Missions
- $4,000
Piedmont Women'S Center · Greenville, SC · 2023
Missions
- $3,500
Uplift Ministries · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Missions
- $3,000
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
Missions
- $3,000
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Missions
- $2,000
Intl Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Chicago, IL · 2024
Missions
- $2,000
Miracle Hill Ministries · Greenvile, SC · 2024
Missions
- $2,000
Piedmont Women'S Center · Greenville, SC · 2024
Missions
- $2,000
Calvary Mission Outreach · Crown Point, IN · 2022
Missions
- $1,058
Urban Refuge Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Theological Education
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