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12 funders with a record of paying for “worship”
Where the money went Lilly Endowment Inc → Indiana Wesleyan University: $6.8M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Columbus Jewish Foundation → Congregation Agudas Achim: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable → First Presbyterian Church of Davenport: $652K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Timothy A and Marion Goudeau Charitable → Hallal Worship LLC: $600K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Warburton Chapel Trustees → First Church of Christ: $321K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Wk Kellogg Foundation → First Pentecostal Family Worship: $162K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Calvin University → Fuller Theological Seminary: $153K across 4 grants, latest 2024 David M Levy Family Foundation → Larchwood Synagogue: $96K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc → New Covenant Worship Center: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wings Charitable Foundation → Bay Presbyterian Church: $23K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Mcguire Family Charitable Foundation → Sts Peter and Paul: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023 House of Gross Foundation Inc → Congregation Bachurei Chemed: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Samford University: $2.6M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Columbus Jewish Foundation → Beth Jacob Congregation: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable → Tri City Jewish Center: $118K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Calvin University → Samford University: $117K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Family Worship Center Church: $47K across 4 grants, latest 2024 David M Levy Family Foundation → Larchwood Synagogue: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc → Healing Streams Word and Worship Center: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wings Charitable Foundation → Covenant Church of Naples: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Mcguire Family Charitable Foundation → St Ignatius: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023 House of Gross Foundation Inc → Cong Bais Medrach Kerem Shlomo: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Protestant Episcopal Church Diocese: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Columbus Jewish Foundation → Congregation Tifereth Israel: $962K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Calvin University → Wheaton College: $95K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Battle Creek Pride Corporation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 David M Levy Family Foundation → Edmond J Safra Synagogue: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc → The Cross Project Worship Center: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Mcguire Family Charitable Foundation → Sts Peter and Paul: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wings Charitable Foundation → Naples Christian Academy: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 House of Gross Foundation Inc → Young Israel of the West Side: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc → Azusa Pacific University: $2.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → World Mission University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Capital University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Villanova University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → St Olaf College: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Trinity International University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Grace Mission University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → General Ccl of Assemblies of God: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → African Methodist Episcopal Zion Ch: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Emory University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Choristers Guild: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Fuller Theological Seminary: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Christian Methodist Episcopalchurch: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Local Church Ministries: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Publishing House of the Elc: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Shaw University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Nazarene Theological Seminary: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → University of Notre Dame Du Lac: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → China Evangelical Seminary: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Seminario Evangelico De Pr: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Belmont University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Baylor University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Southeast Regional Off-Hispanic Min: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Saint Meinrad Archabbey: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Pca Committee On Discipleship Min: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Columbia Theological Seminary: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Mexican American Catholic College: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Phillips Theological Seminary Corp: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Lilly Endowment Inc → Baptist Grove Church Inc: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Austin Presbyterian Theological Sem: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Lilly Endowment Inc → Auburn Theological Seminary: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Corporation of Mercer University: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc → Dillard University: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2025 Lilly Endowment Inc: $55M on this topic. Open the funder. Lilly Endowment Inc $55M Columbus Jewish Foundation: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Columbus Jewish Foundation $3.2M Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable: $770K on this topic. Open the funder. Quad Cities Golf Classic Char… $770K Timothy A and Marion Goudeau Charitable: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. Timothy A and Marion Goudeau… $600K Calvin University: $365K on this topic. Open the funder. Calvin University $365K Warburton Chapel Trustees: $321K on this topic. Open the funder. Warburton Chapel Trustees $321K Wk Kellogg Foundation: $229K on this topic. Open the funder. Wk Kellogg Foundation $229K David M Levy Family Foundation: $144K on this topic. Open the funder. David M Levy Family Foundation $144K Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc: $95K on this topic. Open the funder. Indianapolis Center for Congr… $95K Wings Charitable Foundation: $46K on this topic. Open the funder. Wings Charitable Foundation $46K Mcguire Family Charitable Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. Mcguire Family Charitable Fou… $40K House of Gross Foundation Inc: $9K on this topic. Open the funder. House of Gross Foundation Inc $9K Indiana Wesleyan University: received $6.8M on this topic Indiana Wesleyan University $6.8M Samford University: received $2.7M on this topic Samford University $2.7M Protestant Episcopal Church Diocese: received $2.5M on this topic Protestant Episcopal Church Dio… $2.5M Azusa Pacific University: received $2.2M on this topic Azusa Pacific University $2.2M Fuller Theological Seminary: received $1.5M on this topic Fuller Theological Seminary $1.5M World Mission University: received $1.3M on this topic World Mission University $1.3M Capital University: received $1.3M on this topic Capital University $1.3M Villanova University: received $1.3M on this topic Villanova University $1.3M St Olaf College: received $1.3M on this topic St Olaf College $1.3M Trinity International University: received $1.3M on this topic Trinity International University $1.3M Grace Mission University: received $1.3M on this topic Grace Mission University $1.3M General Ccl of Assemblies of God: received $1.3M on this topic General Ccl of Assemblies of God $1.3M African Methodist Episcopal Zion Ch: received $1.3M on this topic African Methodist Episcopal Zio… $1.3M Emory University: received $1.3M on this topic Emory University $1.3M Choristers Guild: received $1.3M on this topic Choristers Guild $1.3M Christian Methodist Episcopalchurch: received $1.3M on this topic Christian Methodist Episcopalch… $1.3M Local Church Ministries: received $1.3M on this topic Local Church Ministries $1.3M Publishing House of the Elc: received $1.3M on this topic Publishing House of the Elc $1.3M Shaw University: received $1.3M on this topic Shaw University $1.3M Nazarene Theological Seminary: received $1.3M on this topic Nazarene Theological Seminary $1.3M University of Notre Dame Du Lac: received $1.3M on this topic University of Notre Dame Du Lac $1.3M China Evangelical Seminary: received $1.3M on this topic China Evangelical Seminary $1.3M Seminario Evangelico De Pr: received $1.3M on this topic Seminario Evangelico De Pr $1.3M Belmont University: received $1.3M on this topic Belmont University $1.3M Baylor University: received $1.3M on this topic Baylor University $1.3M Southeast Regional Off-Hispanic Min: received $1.3M on this topic Southeast Regional Off-Hispanic… $1.3M Saint Meinrad Archabbey: received $1.3M on this topic Saint Meinrad Archabbey $1.3M Pca Committee On Discipleship Min: received $1.3M on this topic Pca Committee On Discipleship M… $1.3M Columbia Theological Seminary: received $1.3M on this topic Columbia Theological Seminary $1.3M Mexican American Catholic College: received $1.3M on this topic Mexican American Catholic Colle… $1.3M Phillips Theological Seminary Corp: received $1.3M on this topic Phillips Theological Seminary C… $1.3M Baptist Grove Church Inc: received $1.3M on this topic Baptist Grove Church Inc $1.3M Austin Presbyterian Theological Sem: received $1.3M on this topic Austin Presbyterian Theological… $1.3M Auburn Theological Seminary: received $1.3M on this topic Auburn Theological Seminary $1.3M Corporation of Mercer University: received $1.3M on this topic Corporation of Mercer University $1.3M Dillard University: received $1.3M on this topic Dillard University $1.3M Congregation Agudas Achim: received $1.2M on this topic Congregation Agudas Achim $1.2M Beth Jacob Congregation: received $1.0M on this topic Beth Jacob Congregation $1.0M Congregation Tifereth Israel: received $962K on this topic Congregation Tifereth Israel $962K First Presbyterian Church of Davenport: received $652K on this topic First Presbyterian Church of Da… $652K Hallal Worship LLC: received $600K on this topic Hallal Worship LLC $600K First Church of Christ: received $321K on this topic First Church of Christ $321K First Pentecostal Family Worship: received $162K on this topic First Pentecostal Family Worship $162K Tri City Jewish Center: received $118K on this topic Tri City Jewish Center $118K Larchwood Synagogue: received $96K on this topic Larchwood Synagogue $96K Wheaton College: received $95K on this topic Wheaton College $95K New Covenant Worship Center: received $55K on this topic New Covenant Worship Center $55K Family Worship Center Church: received $47K on this topic Family Worship Center Church $47K Larchwood Synagogue: received $30K on this topic Larchwood Synagogue $30K Healing Streams Word and Worship Center: received $25K on this topic Healing Streams Word and Worshi… $25K Bay Presbyterian Church: received $23K on this topic Bay Presbyterian Church $23K Covenant Church of Naples: received $20K on this topic Covenant Church of Naples $20K Battle Creek Pride Corporation: received $20K on this topic Battle Creek Pride Corporation $20K Edmond J Safra Synagogue: received $18K on this topic Edmond J Safra Synagogue $18K Sts Peter and Paul: received $15K on this topic Sts Peter and Paul $15K St Ignatius: received $15K on this topic St Ignatius $15K The Cross Project Worship Center: received $15K on this topic The Cross Project Worship Center $15K Sts Peter and Paul: received $10K on this topic Sts Peter and Paul $10K Congregation Bachurei Chemed: received $4K on this topic Congregation Bachurei Chemed $4K Cong Bais Medrach Kerem Shlomo: received $3K on this topic Cong Bais Medrach Kerem Shlomo $3K Naples Christian Academy: received $3K on this topic Naples Christian Academy $3K Young Israel of the West Side: received $2K on this topic Young Israel of the West Side $2K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “worship” 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: $74,538 to FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY — worship renewal project/compelling preaching
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Largest: $4.2M to INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY — nurturing children-worship & prayer
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Largest: $545,873 to Beth Jacob Congregation — synagogue; worship & education
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Largest: $30,000 to New Covenant Worship Center — form. pwr mgi 4/21
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Largest: $10,000 to STS PETER AND PAUL — for assistance to assist the catholic church mission of teaching and worship of the catholic faith
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Largest: $95,946 to LARCHWOOD SYNAGOGUE — payments for assistance in providing worshipping servicesfor the community
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Largest: $450,503 to FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DAVENPORT — first presbyterian church of davenport is an inclusive, caring, community of faith committed to loving god, loving neighbor as self, and sharing th elove of jesus christ with all p…
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Largest: $92,665 to First Church of Christ — religious education for staff, curriculum, and program expenses, ministry salary support for coordinating member activities, services, and programs addressing needs in the city of …
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Largest: $20,000 to COVENANT CHURCH OF NAPLES — to support individual faith and worship
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Largest: $56,052 to FIRST PENTECOSTAL FAMILY WORSHIP — matching grant
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Largest: $2,450 to YOUNG ISRAEL OF THE WEST SIDE — house of worship
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Largest: $150,000 to Hallal Worship LLC — donation for hallal worship
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