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12 funders with a record of paying for “discipleship”

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Lilly Endowment Inc → Board of Discipleship of the Umc: $2.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Looper Foundation → Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Inc: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Leiser Family Foundation Inc → Vision Africa Ministries: $556K across 3 grants, latest 2024Michael J Gonzales Family Foundation → Trueface: $470K across 4 grants, latest 2025Milagros Foundation → Vapor Ministries: $218K across 3 grants, latest 2024World Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc → New Horizons: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2025Sageview Foundation → Hope International: $91K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → Alliance of Asian American Baptist Churches: $71K across 3 grants, latest 2024New Hope Foundation → Mississippi Valley Fca: $68K across 4 grants, latest 2025Global Service Network Inc → Thrive Adventures: $49K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Middle East Missions: $43K across 3 grants, latest 2024M A C C Foundation → Calvary Evangelistic Center: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lilly Endowment Inc → Pca Committee On Discipleship Min: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Looper Foundation → Young Life: $800K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Leiser Family Foundation Inc → Campus Crusade for Christ: $555K across 3 grants, latest 2024Michael J Gonzales Family Foundation → 210 Church: $387K across 3 grants, latest 2024World Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc → Focus International Development: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023Milagros Foundation → Development Associates International: $99K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → American Baptist Churches of Indiana & Kentucky: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023Global Service Network Inc → Franklin Fellows: $48K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Bowery Missionthe: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2025Sageview Foundation → The Institute for Discipleship Trai: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2023M A C C Foundation → Spiritual Freedom Church: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2023New Hope Foundation → Faithful Presence: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Leiser Family Foundation Inc → Highland Park Presbyterian Church: $301K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Looper Foundation → Crosswalk Center: $210K across 3 grants, latest 2024Michael J Gonzales Family Foundation → Christ Is Life Ministries: $147K across 4 grants, latest 2025American Baptist Foundation → American Baptist Churches of Michigan: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023Milagros Foundation → Asia Partners Inc: $49K across 3 grants, latest 2024Global Service Network Inc → New Horizons Foundation Inc: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2022World Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc → Scientific Technology and Language Institute: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2025Sageview Foundation → Milele Home International: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024M A C C Foundation → Church On the Street: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Elam Ministries: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022New Hope Foundation → The Navigators: $14K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Leiser Family Foundation Inc → East West Ministries International: $166K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Looper Foundation → College of Biblical Studies: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Looper Foundation → Grace School of Theology: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Leiser Family Foundation Inc → Denison Forum: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Baptist Foundation → District of Columbia Baptist Convention: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Baptist Foundation → First Baptist Church of Holdrege: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2023Michael J Gonzales Family Foundation → Living in Grace Dba Our Resolute Hope: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → International Ministries Bwa: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Looper Foundation → Youth for Christ USA Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → First Baptist Church of Cooperstown: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Baptist Foundation → International Ministries: $49K across 2 grants, latest 2022American Baptist Foundation → International Ministries Bwa All Africa Baptist Fellowship: $47K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → Shiloh Baptist Church: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → Star Club Inc: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → Kodiak Baptist Mission: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → New Life Christian Fellowship: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → Massachusetts Baptist Multicultural Ministries: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → Stelton Baptist Church: $43K across 3 grants, latest 2024Milagros Foundation → Shining Light International: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → American Baptist Churches of New Jersey: $41K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → First Baptist Church of Bethlehem (Linden St): $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024Milagros Foundation → Medical Ministry International: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2024Global Service Network Inc → Mentoring Partners: $36K across 1 grant, latest 2023Milagros Foundation → Healing Grace International: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024Milagros Foundation → Young Life: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Baptist Foundation → American Baptist Churches of Nebraska: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Baptist Foundation → Corporacion Milagros Del Amor: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Baptist Foundation → Queen Anne Baptist Church: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023American Baptist Foundation → Way Club: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lilly Endowment Inc: $3.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Lilly Endowment Inc$3.8MThe Looper Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Looper Foundation$2.1MThe Leiser Family Foundation Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The Leiser Family Foundation…$1.6MMichael J Gonzales Family Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Michael J Gonzales Family Fou…$1.1MAmerican Baptist Foundation: $980K on this topic. Open the funder.American Baptist Foundation$980KMilagros Foundation: $514K on this topic. Open the funder.Milagros Foundation$514KWorld Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc: $261K on this topic. Open the funder.World Radio Missionary Fellow…$261KGlobal Service Network Inc: $173K on this topic. Open the funder.Global Service Network Inc$173KSageview Foundation: $138K on this topic. Open the funder.Sageview Foundation$138KNew Hope Foundation: $102K on this topic. Open the funder.New Hope Foundation$102KThe Chatlos Foundation Inc: $88K on this topic. Open the funder.The Chatlos Foundation Inc$88KM A C C Foundation: $67K on this topic. Open the funder.M A C C Foundation$67KBoard of Discipleship of the Umc: received $2.5M on this topicBoard of Discipleship of the Umc$2.5MPca Committee On Discipleship Min: received $1.3M on this topicPca Committee On Discipleship M…$1.3MGordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Inc: received $900K on this topicGordon-Conwell Theological Semi…$900KYoung Life: received $800K on this topicYoung Life$800KVision Africa Ministries: received $556K on this topicVision Africa Ministries$556KCampus Crusade for Christ: received $555K on this topicCampus Crusade for Christ$555KTrueface: received $470K on this topicTrueface$470K210 Church: received $387K on this topic210 Church$387KHighland Park Presbyterian Church: received $301K on this topicHighland Park Presbyterian Chur…$301KVapor Ministries: received $218K on this topicVapor Ministries$218KCrosswalk Center: received $210K on this topicCrosswalk Center$210KEast West Ministries International: received $166K on this topicEast West Ministries Internatio…$166KChrist Is Life Ministries: received $147K on this topicChrist Is Life Ministries$147KNew Horizons: received $125K on this topicNew Horizons$125KFocus International Development: received $110K on this topicFocus International Development$110KCollege of Biblical Studies: received $100K on this topicCollege of Biblical Studies$100KDevelopment Associates International: received $99K on this topicDevelopment Associates Internat…$99KHope International: received $91K on this topicHope International$91KGrace School of Theology: received $75K on this topicGrace School of Theology$75KAlliance of Asian American Baptist Churches: received $71K on this topicAlliance of Asian American Bapt…$71KMississippi Valley Fca: received $68K on this topicMississippi Valley Fca$68KDenison Forum: received $65K on this topicDenison Forum$65KAmerican Baptist Churches of Indiana & Kentucky: received $60K on this topicAmerican Baptist Churches of In…$60KAmerican Baptist Churches of Michigan: received $60K on this topicAmerican Baptist Churches of Mi…$60KDistrict of Columbia Baptist Convention: received $60K on this topicDistrict of Columbia Baptist Co…$60KFirst Baptist Church of Holdrege: received $58K on this topicFirst Baptist Church of Holdrege$58KLiving in Grace Dba Our Resolute Hope: received $50K on this topicLiving in Grace Dba Our Resolut…$50KInternational Ministries Bwa: received $50K on this topicInternational Ministries Bwa$50KYouth for Christ USA Inc: received $50K on this topicYouth for Christ USA Inc$50KFirst Baptist Church of Cooperstown: received $50K on this topicFirst Baptist Church of Coopers…$50KThrive Adventures: received $49K on this topicThrive Adventures$49KInternational Ministries: received $49K on this topicInternational Ministries$49KAsia Partners Inc: received $49K on this topicAsia Partners Inc$49KFranklin Fellows: received $48K on this topicFranklin Fellows$48KInternational Ministries Bwa All Africa Baptist Fellowship: received $47K on this topicInternational Ministries Bwa Al…$47KShiloh Baptist Church: received $46K on this topicShiloh Baptist Church$46KStar Club Inc: received $46K on this topicStar Club Inc$46KKodiak Baptist Mission: received $46K on this topicKodiak Baptist Mission$46KNew Life Christian Fellowship: received $46K on this topicNew Life Christian Fellowship$46KMassachusetts Baptist Multicultural Ministries: received $46K on this topicMassachusetts Baptist Multicult…$46KStelton Baptist Church: received $43K on this topicStelton Baptist Church$43KMiddle East Missions: received $43K on this topicMiddle East Missions$43KShining Light International: received $42K on this topicShining Light International$42KAmerican Baptist Churches of New Jersey: received $41K on this topicAmerican Baptist Churches of Ne…$41KNew Horizons Foundation Inc: received $41K on this topicNew Horizons Foundation Inc$41KFirst Baptist Church of Bethlehem (Linden St): received $40K on this topicFirst Baptist Church of Bethleh…$40KMedical Ministry International: received $38K on this topicMedical Ministry International$38KMentoring Partners: received $36K on this topicMentoring Partners$36KHealing Grace International: received $35K on this topicHealing Grace International$35KYoung Life: received $33K on this topicYoung Life$33KAmerican Baptist Churches of Nebraska: received $32K on this topicAmerican Baptist Churches of Ne…$32KCorporacion Milagros Del Amor: received $31K on this topicCorporacion Milagros Del Amor$31KBowery Missionthe: received $30K on this topicBowery Missionthe$30KQueen Anne Baptist Church: received $30K on this topicQueen Anne Baptist Church$30KWay Club: received $30K on this topicWay Club$30KThe Institute for Discipleship Trai: received $27K on this topicThe Institute for Discipleship…$27KScientific Technology and Language Institute: received $27K on this topicScientific Technology and Langu…$27KCalvary Evangelistic Center: received $24K on this topicCalvary Evangelistic Center$24KSpiritual Freedom Church: received $24K on this topicSpiritual Freedom Church$24KFaithful Presence: received $20K on this topicFaithful Presence$20KMilele Home International: received $20K on this topicMilele Home International$20KChurch On the Street: received $19K on this topicChurch On the Street$19KElam Ministries: received $15K on this topicElam Ministries$15KThe Navigators: received $14K on this topicThe Navigators$14K
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