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12 funders with a record of paying for “discernment”
Where the money went Love in Action → Destiny & Discernment Fund: $16M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Gregorian University Foundation Inc: $1.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Condon Family Foundation → Archdiocese of Los Angeles: $292K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sadie Jo Black Family Foundation → First Baptist Church of Teague Tx: $202K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Frost & Margaret Snyder Foundation → Discerning Deacons: $185K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Catholic Community Foundation → Discerning Deacons: $112K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Westmont College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Raskob Foundation for Catholic → St Thomas More Catholic Community: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Moran Foundation → St Thomas Aquinas House of Discernment: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Annette M Lerner and Theodore N → Als Association the: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Center for Action and Contemplation → Norbertine Community: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Michael and Eileen Considine → St John's Seminary: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Love in Action → Destiny & Discernment Fund: $8.6M across 1 grant, latest 2021 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa Trustees (Reg: $567K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Hope College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Raskob Foundation for Catholic → Diocese of Gallup: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Huntington University Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Raskob Foundation for Catholic → Archdiocese for the Military Services USA: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Catawba College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Ignatian Solidarity Network: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Boston College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Gordon College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Georgetown College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Southwestern College - the Summit: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Lewis University: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Grand View University: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Barclay College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Augsburg University: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Trevecca Nazarene University: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Gustavus Adolphus College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Hendrix College: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Center for Youth Ministry Training: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Azusa Pacific University: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → The Office of Religious & Spiritual Life: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Clark Atlanta University: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Allardt Presbyterian Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → American Baptist Home Mission Societies: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Augustana University Chapel: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Beneficent Congregational Church Ucc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Bethany Presbyterian Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Brent House: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Browns Chapel Baptist Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Christchurch Waco: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Community Transformation Ministry: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Concordia Theological Seminary: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Dillard University: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Discipleship Ministries Team: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Ekklesia: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Encounter Christ Global Fellowship: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Ray of Hope Christian Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Return Ministries: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Salem First Presbyterian Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Shalom International Ministry Pcusa Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → St Alban's Episcopal Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → St Stephen Baptist: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → St Stephen's Episcopal Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → The First Presbyterian Church of Chicago: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → The Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → The Olivet Church: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → The Place: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → The Wesley Foundation at the University of Illinois: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Together Lab of the Oregon Synod of the Elca: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Fund for Theological Education Inc → Ukirk Collegiate Ministries Association: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Love in Action: $24M on this topic. Open the funder. Love in Action $24M Conrad N Hilton Foundation: $2.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Conrad N Hilton Foundation $2.4M The Fund for Theological Education Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Fund for Theological Educ… $1.3M The Condon Family Foundation: $292K on this topic. Open the funder. The Condon Family Foundation $292K Sadie Jo Black Family Foundation: $202K on this topic. Open the funder. Sadie Jo Black Family Foundat… $202K Frost & Margaret Snyder Foundation: $185K on this topic. Open the funder. Frost & Margaret Snyder Fo… $185K Catholic Community Foundation: $112K on this topic. Open the funder. Catholic Community Foundation $112K Raskob Foundation for Catholic: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. Raskob Foundation for Catholic $75K The Moran Foundation: $33K on this topic. Open the funder. The Moran Foundation $33K The Annette M Lerner and Theodore N: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. The Annette M Lerner and Theo… $25K Center for Action and Contemplation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder. Center for Action and Contemp… $20K The Michael and Eileen Considine: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. The Michael and Eileen Consid… $5K Destiny & Discernment Fund: received $16M on this topic Destiny & Discernment Fund $16M Destiny & Discernment Fund: received $8.6M on this topic Destiny & Discernment Fund $8.6M Gregorian University Foundation Inc: received $1.9M on this topic Gregorian University Foundation… $1.9M Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa Trustees (Reg: received $567K on this topic Association of Member Episcopal… $567K Discerning Deacons: received $297K on this topic Discerning Deacons $297K Archdiocese of Los Angeles: received $292K on this topic Archdiocese of Los Angeles $292K First Baptist Church of Teague Tx: received $202K on this topic First Baptist Church of Teague… $202K Westmont College: received $50K on this topic Westmont College $50K Hope College: received $50K on this topic Hope College $50K Huntington University Inc: received $50K on this topic Huntington University Inc $50K Catawba College: received $50K on this topic Catawba College $50K Ignatian Solidarity Network: received $50K on this topic Ignatian Solidarity Network $50K Boston College: received $50K on this topic Boston College $50K Gordon College: received $50K on this topic Gordon College $50K Georgetown College: received $50K on this topic Georgetown College $50K Southwestern College - the Summit: received $50K on this topic Southwestern College - the Summ… $50K Lewis University: received $50K on this topic Lewis University $50K Grand View University: received $50K on this topic Grand View University $50K Barclay College: received $50K on this topic Barclay College $50K Augsburg University: received $50K on this topic Augsburg University $50K Trevecca Nazarene University: received $50K on this topic Trevecca Nazarene University $50K Gustavus Adolphus College: received $50K on this topic Gustavus Adolphus College $50K Hendrix College: received $50K on this topic Hendrix College $50K Center for Youth Ministry Training: received $50K on this topic Center for Youth Ministry Train… $50K Azusa Pacific University: received $50K on this topic Azusa Pacific University $50K St Thomas More Catholic Community: received $35K on this topic St Thomas More Catholic Communi… $35K St Thomas Aquinas House of Discernment: received $33K on this topic St Thomas Aquinas House of Disc… $33K Als Association the: received $25K on this topic Als Association the $25K The Office of Religious & Spiritual Life: received $24K on this topic The Office of Religious & Spiri… $24K Clark Atlanta University: received $24K on this topic Clark Atlanta University $24K Norbertine Community: received $20K on this topic Norbertine Community $20K Diocese of Gallup: received $20K on this topic Diocese of Gallup $20K Archdiocese for the Military Services USA: received $20K on this topic Archdiocese for the Military Se… $20K Allardt Presbyterian Church: received $12K on this topic Allardt Presbyterian Church $12K American Baptist Home Mission Societies: received $12K on this topic American Baptist Home Mission S… $12K Augustana University Chapel: received $12K on this topic Augustana University Chapel $12K Beneficent Congregational Church Ucc: received $12K on this topic Beneficent Congregational Churc… $12K Bethany Presbyterian Church: received $12K on this topic Bethany Presbyterian Church $12K Brent House: received $12K on this topic Brent House $12K Browns Chapel Baptist Church: received $12K on this topic Browns Chapel Baptist Church $12K Christchurch Waco: received $12K on this topic Christchurch Waco $12K Community Transformation Ministry: received $12K on this topic Community Transformation Minist… $12K Concordia Theological Seminary: received $12K on this topic Concordia Theological Seminary $12K Dillard University: received $12K on this topic Dillard University $12K Discipleship Ministries Team: received $12K on this topic Discipleship Ministries Team $12K Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society: received $12K on this topic Domestic & Foreign Missionary S… $12K Ekklesia: received $12K on this topic Ekklesia $12K Encounter Christ Global Fellowship: received $12K on this topic Encounter Christ Global Fellows… $12K Ray of Hope Christian Church: received $12K on this topic Ray of Hope Christian Church $12K Return Ministries: received $12K on this topic Return Ministries $12K Salem First Presbyterian Church: received $12K on this topic Salem First Presbyterian Church $12K Shalom International Ministry Pcusa Inc: received $12K on this topic Shalom International Ministry P… $12K St Alban's Episcopal Church: received $12K on this topic St Alban's Episcopal Church $12K St Stephen Baptist: received $12K on this topic St Stephen Baptist $12K St Stephen's Episcopal Church: received $12K on this topic St Stephen's Episcopal Church $12K The First Presbyterian Church of Chicago: received $12K on this topic The First Presbyterian Church o… $12K The Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church: received $12K on this topic The Greater Piney Grove Baptist… $12K The Olivet Church: received $12K on this topic The Olivet Church $12K The Place: received $12K on this topic The Place $12K The Wesley Foundation at the University of Illinois: received $12K on this topic The Wesley Foundation at the Un… $12K Together Lab of the Oregon Synod of the Elca: received $12K on this topic Together Lab of the Oregon Syno… $12K Ukirk Collegiate Ministries Association: received $12K on this topic Ukirk Collegiate Ministries Ass… $12K St John's Seminary: received $5K on this topic St John's Seminary $5K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “discernment” 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: $50,000 to HOPE COLLEGE — discernment lab grant
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Largest: $534,000 to GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC — to continue providing discerning leadership and management capacity development for senior vatican officials, and leaders of catholic sisters religious orders and emerging church l…
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Largest: $20,000 to ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES USA — toward expenses of the ams vocations and co-sponsored seminarian programs and two annual discernment retreats.
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Largest: $60,125 to FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF TEAGUE TX — one-half to the permanent endowment with the income used as the governing body discerns. one-half to the sadie jo black family endowment fund to provide seminars
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Largest: $10,000 to ST THOMAS AQUINAS HOUSE OF DISCERNMENT — religious/educational
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Largest: $15.8M to DESTINY & DISCERNMENT FUND — to fund the distribution of christian educational materials.
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Largest: $100,000 to DISCERNING DEACONS — general operating
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Largest: $191,971 to ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES — to renew vital ministries, education & formation of children & support for priests & those discerning the call
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Largest: $102,000 to DISCERNING DEACONS — general operating, program support
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Largest: $2,500 to ST JOHN'S SEMINARY — to prepare candidates for service as roman catholic priests by assisting them to: grow as disciples of jesus christ; discern the vocation to which god calls them; root themselves i…
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Largest: $15,000 to ALS ASSOCIATION THE — provide support to discern needs and coordinate services for people with als and their families
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Largest: $10,000 to NORBERTINE COMMUNITY — for the norbertine community, apostolic way of life is rooted in the life of the early church. the authenticity of this mission has been discerned by the abbot and the church of st…
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