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12 funders with a record of paying for “evangelism”
Where the money went Lilly Endowment Inc → Garrett-Evangelical Theological Sem: $16M across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Stover Foundation → Alliance Defending Freedom: $500K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Cecil B Day Foundation Inc → National Christian Foundation: $409K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Living Hope Evangelical Free Church: $276K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → Evangelism Explosion International: $251K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Joshua Foundation Inc → Emerald Coast Autism Center: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Nissi Foundation → River of Life Christian Church: $104K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Elizabeth Mccarty Edwards Foundation → Mission First: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Koch Foundation Inc → Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in United States and Canada: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Koon Rudd Family Private Foundation → Hassler Evangelistic Ministries: $28K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Go Fish Foundation Inc → International Commission: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Garrett-Evangelical Theo Seminary: $15M across 9 grants, latest 2024 The Stover Foundation → Young Life: $485K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Servant Foundation → Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism: $267K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Cecil B Day Foundation Inc → American Baptist Churches of Vermont & New Hampshire: $168K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church: $124K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Joshua Foundation Inc → Christian Life Fellowship: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Nissi Foundation → Cityteam Ministeries: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Koon Rudd Family Private Foundation → Freedom Farm Crossroads Inc: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Elizabeth Mccarty Edwards Foundation → Mission to the World: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Koch Foundation Inc → Archdiocese of Armagh: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Go Fish Foundation Inc → Voice of the Martyrs: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Evangel University-Assembliesofgod: $14M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Stover Foundation → Waynesburg University: $324K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → World Evangelical Alliance: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bolick Foundation → East-West Ministries International: $180K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Cecil B Day Foundation Inc → Vision New England: $148K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Joshua Foundation Inc → Young Life Seminole County: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Us Charitable Gift Trust → New Albany Evangelical Presbyterian Church: $73K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Nissi Foundation → Homecoming Global: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Koch Foundation Inc → Life and Faith Institute: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Koon Rudd Family Private Foundation → Global Gospel Initiative Inc: $15K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Elizabeth Mccarty Edwards Foundation → First Presbyterian Church: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Go Fish Foundation Inc → Asia Harvest: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Logos Evangelical Seminary: $9.8M across 8 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → National Assoc of Evangelicals: $5.3M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → America Evangelical University: $4.8M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Evangelical Lutheran Church: $4.3M across 7 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Evangelical Covenant Church: $3.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church: $2.4M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Evangelical Council-Finaccountablty: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → China Evangelical Seminary: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Foundation for Evangelism: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Evangelical Presbyterian Church: $888K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Ch: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amer: $550K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → China Evangelical Seminary N Amer: $410K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Stover Foundation → Chestnut Mountain Ranch: $187K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → Luis Palau Association: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → Evangelical Development Ministry: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Cecil B Day Foundation Inc → Saco Bay Community Church: $148K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → Int Fellowship of Evangelical Students: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bolick Foundation → Servant Partners Inc: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bolick Foundation → International Cooperating Ministries: $121K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Stover Foundation → Young Life International: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → International Fellowship of Evangelical Students: $119K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Cecil B Day Foundation Inc → Gordon College: $111K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → Jesus Online Ministries: $110K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → World Methodist Evangelism: $103K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → National Latino Evangelical Coalitn: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Bolick Foundation → Team Usathe Evangelism Alliance Mission: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Servant Foundation → World Relief (World Relief Corp of National Assoc of Evangelicals): $99K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc: $82M on this topic. Open the funder. Lilly Endowment Inc $82M The Bolick Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Bolick Foundation $1.7M The Stover Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Stover Foundation $1.6M Servant Foundation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Servant Foundation $1.0M Cecil B Day Foundation Inc: $984K on this topic. Open the funder. Cecil B Day Foundation Inc $984K The Joshua Foundation Inc: $360K on this topic. Open the funder. The Joshua Foundation Inc $360K The Us Charitable Gift Trust: $347K on this topic. Open the funder. The Us Charitable Gift Trust $347K Nissi Foundation: $177K on this topic. Open the funder. Nissi Foundation $177K Elizabeth Mccarty Edwards Foundation: $85K on this topic. Open the funder. Elizabeth Mccarty Edwards Fou… $85K Koon Rudd Family Private Foundation: $67K on this topic. Open the funder. Koon Rudd Family Private Foun… $67K Koch Foundation Inc: $61K on this topic. Open the funder. Koch Foundation Inc $61K Go Fish Foundation Inc: $34K on this topic. Open the funder. Go Fish Foundation Inc $34K Garrett-Evangelical Theological Sem: received $16M on this topic Garrett-Evangelical Theological… $16M Garrett-Evangelical Theo Seminary: received $15M on this topic Garrett-Evangelical Theo Semina… $15M Evangel University-Assembliesofgod: received $14M on this topic Evangel University-Assembliesof… $14M Logos Evangelical Seminary: received $9.8M on this topic Logos Evangelical Seminary $9.8M National Assoc of Evangelicals: received $5.3M on this topic National Assoc of Evangelicals $5.3M America Evangelical University: received $4.8M on this topic America Evangelical University $4.8M Evangelical Lutheran Church: received $4.3M on this topic Evangelical Lutheran Church $4.3M Evangelical Covenant Church: received $3.3M on this topic Evangelical Covenant Church $3.3M Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church: received $2.4M on this topic Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Ch… $2.4M Evangelical Council-Finaccountablty: received $2.0M on this topic Evangelical Council-Finaccounta… $2.0M China Evangelical Seminary: received $1.5M on this topic China Evangelical Seminary $1.5M Foundation for Evangelism: received $1.3M on this topic Foundation for Evangelism $1.3M Evangelical Presbyterian Church: received $888K on this topic Evangelical Presbyterian Church $888K St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Ch: received $750K on this topic St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Ch $750K Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amer: received $550K on this topic Evangelical Lutheran Church in… $550K Alliance Defending Freedom: received $500K on this topic Alliance Defending Freedom $500K Young Life: received $485K on this topic Young Life $485K China Evangelical Seminary N Amer: received $410K on this topic China Evangelical Seminary N Am… $410K National Christian Foundation: received $409K on this topic National Christian Foundation $409K Waynesburg University: received $324K on this topic Waynesburg University $324K Living Hope Evangelical Free Church: received $276K on this topic Living Hope Evangelical Free Ch… $276K Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism: received $267K on this topic Lausanne Committee for World Ev… $267K Evangelism Explosion International: received $251K on this topic Evangelism Explosion Internatio… $251K Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: received $250K on this topic Evangelical Lutheran Church in… $250K World Evangelical Alliance: received $250K on this topic World Evangelical Alliance $250K Chestnut Mountain Ranch: received $187K on this topic Chestnut Mountain Ranch $187K East-West Ministries International: received $180K on this topic East-West Ministries Internatio… $180K Luis Palau Association: received $175K on this topic Luis Palau Association $175K American Baptist Churches of Vermont & New Hampshire: received $168K on this topic American Baptist Churches of Ve… $168K Emerald Coast Autism Center: received $150K on this topic Emerald Coast Autism Center $150K Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church: received $150K on this topic Salem Evangelical Lutheran Chur… $150K Evangelical Development Ministry: received $150K on this topic Evangelical Development Ministry $150K Vision New England: received $148K on this topic Vision New England $148K Saco Bay Community Church: received $148K on this topic Saco Bay Community Church $148K Int Fellowship of Evangelical Students: received $140K on this topic Int Fellowship of Evangelical S… $140K Servant Partners Inc: received $125K on this topic Servant Partners Inc $125K Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church: received $124K on this topic Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran… $124K International Cooperating Ministries: received $121K on this topic International Cooperating Minis… $121K Christian Life Fellowship: received $120K on this topic Christian Life Fellowship $120K Young Life International: received $120K on this topic Young Life International $120K International Fellowship of Evangelical Students: received $119K on this topic International Fellowship of Eva… $119K Gordon College: received $111K on this topic Gordon College $111K Jesus Online Ministries: received $110K on this topic Jesus Online Ministries $110K River of Life Christian Church: received $104K on this topic River of Life Christian Church $104K World Methodist Evangelism: received $103K on this topic World Methodist Evangelism $103K National Latino Evangelical Coalitn: received $100K on this topic National Latino Evangelical Coa… $100K Team Usathe Evangelism Alliance Mission: received $100K on this topic Team Usathe Evangelism Alliance… $100K World Relief (World Relief Corp of National Assoc of Evangelicals): received $99K on this topic World Relief (World Relief Corp… $99K Young Life Seminole County: received $90K on this topic Young Life Seminole County $90K New Albany Evangelical Presbyterian Church: received $73K on this topic New Albany Evangelical Presbyte… $73K Mission First: received $60K on this topic Mission First $60K Cityteam Ministeries: received $50K on this topic Cityteam Ministeries $50K Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in United States and Canada: received $30K on this topic Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Ou… $30K Hassler Evangelistic Ministries: received $28K on this topic Hassler Evangelistic Ministries $28K International Commission: received $25K on this topic International Commission $25K Freedom Farm Crossroads Inc: received $24K on this topic Freedom Farm Crossroads Inc $24K Homecoming Global: received $23K on this topic Homecoming Global $23K Mission to the World: received $16K on this topic Mission to the World $16K Archdiocese of Armagh: received $16K on this topic Archdiocese of Armagh $16K Life and Faith Institute: received $15K on this topic Life and Faith Institute $15K Global Gospel Initiative Inc: received $15K on this topic Global Gospel Initiative Inc $15K First Presbyterian Church: received $9K on this topic First Presbyterian Church $9K Voice of the Martyrs: received $5K on this topic Voice of the Martyrs $5K Asia Harvest: received $5K on this topic Asia Harvest $5K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “evangelism” 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: $3,300 to Trinity Evangelical Church — evangelism, ministry
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Largest: $250,000 to YOUNG LIFE — general evangelical outreach
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Largest: $10.0M to GARRETT-EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SEM — pathways for tomorrow initiative
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Largest: $250,000 to WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE — religious ministry
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Largest: $150,000 to Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church — for recipient's exempt purpose
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Largest: $100,000 to EMERALD COAST AUTISM CENTER — evangelical outreach
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Largest: $16,000 to Archdiocese of Armagh — to support an evangelization ministry
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Largest: $7,000 to HARVEST EVANGELISM — christian evangelism
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Largest: $9,000 to International Commission — evangelism and printing & distribution of the bible.
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Largest: $150,379 to EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA — training and equipping
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Largest: $5,060 to THE MEDIA EVANGELISM ASSOCIATION US — christian evangelism
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Largest: $20,000 to MISSION FIRST — evangelical purposes
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