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12 funders with a record of paying for “bible”
Where the money went Illuminations Foundation Inc → Seed Company: $87M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Servant Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $9.7M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc → Latin American Bible Inst College: $6.5M across 8 grants, latest 2025 Eden Bridge Foundation → Lancaster Bible College: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Signatry Charitable Trust → Inspire Bible: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Green Pond Bible Chapel: $477K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Adair Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $465K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Giveclear Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc: $426K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The New Horizons Foundation Inc → Bethel Bible Church: $328K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Bolick Foundation → Eastern European Mission: $286K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Lancaster Bible College: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Go Fish Foundation Inc → International Commission: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Illuminations Foundation Inc → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $13M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Servant Foundation → Deaf Bible Society: $5.6M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc → Central Christian College of Bible: $4.3M across 5 grants, latest 2025 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Austin Ridge Bible Church: $382K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Signatry Charitable Trust → Museum of the Bible Inc: $356K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Adair Foundation → Community Bible Study: $245K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Bolick Foundation → Vision Beyond Borders: $240K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Eden Bridge Foundation → Calvary Bible Church: $137K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Giveclear Foundation → Grace Bible Church - Nacogdoches: $137K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The New Horizons Foundation Inc → Grace Bible Church: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Moody Bible Institute: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Go Fish Foundation Inc → Voice of the Martyrs: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Illuminations Foundation Inc → Biblica: $11M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Servant Foundation → American Bible Society: $4.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc → East Valley Bible Church: $2.4M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc: $243K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Adair Foundation → American Bible Society: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → Clc Ministries International: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Signatry Charitable Trust → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Eden Bridge Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $103K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Giveclear Foundation → Grace Bible Church: $103K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The New Horizons Foundation Inc → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $68K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Go Fish Foundation Inc → Bibles for the World: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Museum of the Bible Inc: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Illuminations Foundation Inc → Spoken Worldwide: $2.8M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Illuminations Foundation Inc → American Bible Society: $2.1M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Servant Foundation → Museum of the Bible Inc: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Servant Foundation → Deaf Bible Society: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Illuminations Foundation Inc → Deaf Bible Society: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Hispanic Bible School: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Moody Bible Institute of Chicago: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Illuminations Foundation Inc → The Word for the World: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Church of God-Prophecy Bible Place: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Illuminations Foundation Inc → Unfolding Word: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Illuminations Foundation Inc → Strategic Resource Group Inc: $967K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Inspire Bible: $967K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Servant Foundation → Wycliffe Bible Translators: $864K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Mars Hill Bible Church: $831K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Illuminations Foundation Inc → Pioneer Bible Translators: $620K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Servant Foundation → Pioneer Bible Translators: $591K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc → Spring Mill Bible Camp Inc: $581K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Servant Foundation → Lutheran Bible Translators Inc: $398K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Servant Foundation → American Bible Society: $396K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → Inspire Bible: $367K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → Austin Ridge Bible Church: $352K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Servant Foundation → Mainstream Bible Outreach Society: $310K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Servant Foundation → Back to the Bible: $286K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Servant Foundation → Davar Partners International Dba Davar Audio Bibles: $279K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Faith Bible Church: $253K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Bible Project: $251K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Calvary Bible Church - Athens: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Illuminations Foundation Inc: $121M on this topic. Open the funder. Illuminations Foundation Inc $121M Servant Foundation: $31M on this topic. Open the funder. Servant Foundation $31M Lilly Endowment Inc: $18M on this topic. Open the funder. Lilly Endowment Inc $18M Eden Bridge Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Eden Bridge Foundation $1.3M The Signatry Charitable Trust: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Signatry Charitable Trust $1.1M The Us Charitable Gift Trust: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Us Charitable Gift Trust $1.1M Adair Foundation: $910K on this topic. Open the funder. Adair Foundation $910K The Bolick Foundation: $726K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bolick Foundation $726K Giveclear Foundation: $666K on this topic. Open the funder. Giveclear Foundation $666K The New Horizons Foundation Inc: $501K on this topic. Open the funder. The New Horizons Foundation I… $501K The Chatlos Foundation Inc: $115K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chatlos Foundation Inc $115K Go Fish Foundation Inc: $34K on this topic. Open the funder. Go Fish Foundation Inc $34K Seed Company: received $87M on this topic Seed Company $87M Wycliffe Bible Translators: received $23M on this topic Wycliffe Bible Translators $23M Biblica: received $11M on this topic Biblica $11M Deaf Bible Society: received $6.9M on this topic Deaf Bible Society $6.9M Latin American Bible Inst College: received $6.5M on this topic Latin American Bible Inst Colle… $6.5M American Bible Society: received $6.4M on this topic American Bible Society $6.4M Central Christian College of Bible: received $4.3M on this topic Central Christian College of Bi… $4.3M Museum of the Bible Inc: received $3.4M on this topic Museum of the Bible Inc $3.4M Spoken Worldwide: received $2.8M on this topic Spoken Worldwide $2.8M East Valley Bible Church: received $2.4M on this topic East Valley Bible Church $2.4M Museum of the Bible Inc: received $1.8M on this topic Museum of the Bible Inc $1.8M Deaf Bible Society: received $1.5M on this topic Deaf Bible Society $1.5M Hispanic Bible School: received $1.3M on this topic Hispanic Bible School $1.3M Moody Bible Institute of Chicago: received $1.3M on this topic Moody Bible Institute of Chicago $1.3M The Word for the World: received $1.2M on this topic The Word for the World $1.2M Pioneer Bible Translators: received $1.2M on this topic Pioneer Bible Translators $1.2M Lancaster Bible College: received $1.1M on this topic Lancaster Bible College $1.1M Church of God-Prophecy Bible Place: received $1.1M on this topic Church of God-Prophecy Bible Pl… $1.1M Wycliffe Bible Translators: received $1.0M on this topic Wycliffe Bible Translators $1.0M Unfolding Word: received $1.0M on this topic Unfolding Word $1.0M Inspire Bible: received $967K on this topic Inspire Bible $967K Strategic Resource Group Inc: received $967K on this topic Strategic Resource Group Inc $967K Inspire Bible: received $967K on this topic Inspire Bible $967K Mars Hill Bible Church: received $831K on this topic Mars Hill Bible Church $831K Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc: received $669K on this topic Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc $669K Spring Mill Bible Camp Inc: received $581K on this topic Spring Mill Bible Camp Inc $581K Green Pond Bible Chapel: received $477K on this topic Green Pond Bible Chapel $477K Lutheran Bible Translators Inc: received $398K on this topic Lutheran Bible Translators Inc $398K American Bible Society: received $396K on this topic American Bible Society $396K Austin Ridge Bible Church: received $382K on this topic Austin Ridge Bible Church $382K Austin Ridge Bible Church: received $352K on this topic Austin Ridge Bible Church $352K Bethel Bible Church: received $328K on this topic Bethel Bible Church $328K Mainstream Bible Outreach Society: received $310K on this topic Mainstream Bible Outreach Socie… $310K Back to the Bible: received $286K on this topic Back to the Bible $286K Eastern European Mission: received $286K on this topic Eastern European Mission $286K Davar Partners International Dba Davar Audio Bibles: received $279K on this topic Davar Partners International Db… $279K Faith Bible Church: received $253K on this topic Faith Bible Church $253K Bible Project: received $251K on this topic Bible Project $251K Calvary Bible Church - Athens: received $250K on this topic Calvary Bible Church - Athens $250K Community Bible Study: received $245K on this topic Community Bible Study $245K Vision Beyond Borders: received $240K on this topic Vision Beyond Borders $240K Clc Ministries International: received $200K on this topic Clc Ministries International $200K Calvary Bible Church: received $137K on this topic Calvary Bible Church $137K Grace Bible Church - Nacogdoches: received $137K on this topic Grace Bible Church - Nacogdoches $137K Grace Bible Church: received $105K on this topic Grace Bible Church $105K Grace Bible Church: received $103K on this topic Grace Bible Church $103K Moody Bible Institute: received $35K on this topic Moody Bible Institute $35K Faith Baptist Bible College & Seminary: received $30K on this topic Faith Baptist Bible College & S… $30K International Commission: received $25K on this topic International Commission $25K Voice of the Martyrs: received $5K on this topic Voice of the Martyrs $5K Bibles for the World: received $5K on this topic Bibles for the World $5K 12 funders, 51 recipients, grants matching “bible” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $9.4M to WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS — religious ministry
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Largest: $376,000 to Green Pond Bible Chapel — for recipient's exempt purpose
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Largest: $4.2M to WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS — bible translation
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Largest: $50,000 to OPEN THE BIBLE — bible translation
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Largest: $2,100 to TALKING BIBLES — evangelism and printing & distribution of the bible.
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Largest: $5,000 to MONTANA WILDERNESS SCHOOL OF THE BIBLE — to provide education and training through a one year bible school , summer camps and weekend retreats
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Largest: $600,000 to Inspire Bible — religious ministry
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Largest: $40,000 to COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY — funding for "spoken cbs,"the development of bible studies to serve the deaf community around the world.
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Largest: $1.3M to EAST VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH — thriving congregations initiative
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Largest: $415,150 to Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc — program support
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Largest: $380,250 to LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE — donation to ministry
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Largest: $304,000 to BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH — program support
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