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12 funders with a record of paying for “parishioners”
Where the money went
Mary Hobbs Griffith FoundationCorpus Christi, TX
5 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH — to invite every parishioner to a life rooted in gratitude to god.
The Catholic Foundation for theCedar Rapids, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $48,169 · through 2024Largest: $15,721 to SS Peter and Paul Church — to assist with costs of catholic education for s.s. peter and paul church parishioners.
Wells Family FoundationBrooklyn Park, MN
4 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to In Touch Ministries — religious education for parishioners
Largest: $10,950 to Nyamwegabira Parish — support for church parish projects including schools and food relief. the parish has 35,000 parishioners many of whom benefit from food and school programs.
Largest: $12,500 to HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH — parishioner support
Largest: $4,000 to PARISHIONERS ON PATROL — feed indigent people
Faith CharitiesCorpus Christi, TX
3 matching grants · $31,450 · through 2024Largest: $15,500 to ST JOSEPH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH — to invite every parishioner to a life rooted in gratitude to god
The John G and Marie Stella KenedyCorpus Christi, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to St Thomas More Parish Corpus Christi — parishioner outreach
Largest: $30,000 to DOLORES MISSION — to support services which helps parishioners, students, and its community to provide safety, support, quality education, and hope.
Largest: $5,000 to SAN MARCO CATHOLIC CHURCH — to provide support in serving the spiritual needs of its parishioners and the broader community.
Largest: $500,000 to COPTIC ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND — provide social and financial assistance to low-income parishioners and community members
Largest: $2,000 to CONGREGATION CHURCH OF NEW CANAAN — human service-to suppport each member's journey of transformation by providing meaningful opportunities for enrichment through love of neighbor through caring ministies to fellow p…
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →