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Christian Foundation of America DBA Christian Foundation of The West

Christian Foundation of America operates as a Christian community foundation by facilitating planned giving programs, allocating and administering funds received by the Foundation through planned giving, serving as a financial resource by providing grants and providing stewardship training and financial education.

$4.4M
Granted FY2024still arriving
104
Grants FY2024still arriving
20
States reached
$600k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$5.7MInternational$1.4MHuman Services$1.4MPhilanthropy$1.4MEducation$749kHousing & Shelter$381kHealth$339kYouth Development$281kOther$0
02FY2024 · 104 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 104 grants below total $3,769,492, the rows itemized in this filing. The $4,352,334 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $582,842 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k17 grants · $114k
  • $10k–50k74 grants · $1.4M
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $750k
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.5M
$13,770
Median grant
20
States reached
$38M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Avail NYV$600,000
Christian Foundation of Ameri$518,149
Thirdmill$400,000
The Church at Rancho Bernardo$200,000
Heartbeat International Inc$100,000
Living Oaks Community Church$68,047
Calvary Community Church$66,800
Flourish Ministries$60,000
Living Waters Christian Fello$55,000
Redeem International$50,000
Calvary Chapel of Thousand Oa$50,000
Coastal Christian School$50,000
Saltys Earth Pictures Inc$50,000
The Shepherd of the Hills$47,447
Union Rescue Mission$43,600
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $1.7M) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 73% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ACTS Beyond: $33k → 7%Go MAD Today: $10k → 10%Union Rescue Mission: $44k → 14%Sarahs House: $8k → 14%Contagious Disciple Making: $13k → 10%EOD Warrior Foundation: $50k → 8%Children of the Nations: $25k → 10%Scarlet Hope: $15k → 15%Union Rescue Mission: $13k → 14%Sarahs House: $7k → 14%Avail NYV: $600k → 17%EOD Warrior Foundation: $50k → 8%Children of the Nations: $21k → 10%Scarlet Hope: $10k → 15%Union Rescue Mission: $6k → 14%Sarahs House: $6k → 14%Avail NYV: $250k → 17%EOD Warrior Foundation: $25k → 8%Children of the Nations: $17k → 10%Harvest Home: $10k → 14%Human Coalition: $6k → 18%EOD Warrior Foundation: $10k → 8%Children of the Nations: $7k → 10%Forever Found: $12k → 10%Hope - Valley Rescue Mission: $12k → 10%Forever Found: $11k → 10%Align International: $34k → 10%Forever Found: $9k → 10%Align International: $30k → 10%Align International: $11k → 10%Align International: $10k → 10%We Encourage Inc: $12k → 14%Options United V: $31k → 14%Hope Ventures: $18k → 14%hope ventures: $15k → 14%Options United V: $13k → 14%Hope Ventures: $11k → 14%Options United V: $10k → 14%Hope Ventures: $10k → 14%Options United V: $6k → 14%ICAN California Abilities Net: $11k → 14%Rescue Mission Alliance: $12k → 10%Ventura County Rescue Mission: $10k → 10%Rescue Mission Alliance: $8k → 10%Rescue Mission Alliance: $8k → 10%Rescue Mission Alliance: $6k → 10%Ideos Institute: $92k → 10%Ideos Institute: $23k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
NV
IN
OH
PA
CA
CO
KY
VA
AZ
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.7M · 100 repeat orgs$2.2M to everyone else

100 repeat relationships: 56 still active in FY2024, 44 since wound down; 46 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

100
78

Total granted

$8.7M
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
+17%

Still filing today

51%
51%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.0M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationReligionInternationalHealthArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • FM
    Flourish Ministries Inc
    6× · 2017–2024 · $421k · revenue +69% · 79% of their budget
  • TK
    The Kingdom Center
    7× · 2017–2024 · $214k · revenue +53%
  • HI
    HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $200k · revenue +3%

Funded once

  • HI
    HOPE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue -6%
  • SM
    SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS CATHOLIC PARISH IN LA MESA CA REAL PROP SUP
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
  • CC
    CALVARY CHAPEL PALOS VERDES
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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2
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
3
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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4
Serving Beyond Borders

Serving and pastoring overseas workers on their own turf and equipping nationals by training and empowering them in their work of advancing the gospel.

Human Services
5
Global Outreach International Inc

To get the good news to every nation this generation by showing and sharing god's love by providing opportunities and supporting christian missionaries in over fifty seven countries around the world.

International
6
International Commission Inc

Equipping and enabling believers worldwide to conduct church-based evangelism projects to reach unbelievers and make disciples.

Religion
7
Global Media Outreach

Leveraging technology to invite all people to know jesus christ as savior and grow in a personal relationship with him.

Religion
8
International Leadership Institute

The international leadership institute (ili) changes history by accelerating the spread of the gospel through training and mobilizing leaders of leaders to reach their nations. ili accomplishes this purpose through cutting edge leadership…

Religion
9
The King's University

The King's University integrates Biblical education and practical ministry to shape Spirit-formed individuals who follow Jesus, serve His Church, and are sent to impact the world.

Education
10
Mission Without Borders International

The organization is dedicated to reaching people for christ through an international network of christians who journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future,(continued on…

International
11
What Matters Ministries and Missions

The organizations exempt purpose is to rescue orphans and widows, feed the poor, build the local church through ministry, crusades and outreaches and to win souls around the world.

Religion
12
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc

Walk thru the bible (wtb) ignites passion for god's word. by developing a global network of influential pastors and leaders and then resourcing them with tools and training, wtb fulfills its role in the great commission.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Water Missions International; the most unlike its peers is Starkey Hearing Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

124 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 124 of the 227 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

7
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
28
Early backer (in before they grew)
119/124
Grantees still filing
76/124
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CONEJO VALLEY INC: $465,698 · OtherCALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CONEJO VALLEY INCWESTERN REGION MISSIONARY CHURCH: $344,063 · OtherWESTERN REGION MISSIONARY CHURCHLIVING WATERS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP INC: $217,000 · OtherThe Kingdom Center: $214,151 · OtherWYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC: $213,402 · OtherLIVING OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH INC: $202,577 · OtherHEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL INC: $200,000 · OtherTHE CHURCH AT RANCHO BERNARDO: $200,000 · Other+113 more: $3,794,290 · Other+113 moreChristian Foundation of America DBA Christian Foundation of The West: $1,299,759 · ReligionChristian Foundation …THIRD MILLENNIUM MINISTRIES INC: $550,000 · ReligionTHIRD MILLENNIUM MINI…GLOBAL TRAINING NETWORK INC: $125,667 · ReligionGLOBAL TRAINING NETWO…SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $96,520 · Religion+10 more: $261,100 · Religion+10 moreAVAIL NYC: $850,000 · Human ServicesAVAIL NYCFlourish Ministries Inc: $421,000 · Human ServicesFlourish Ministries …EOD WARRIOR FOUNDATION: $135,000 · Human ServicesEOD WARRIOR FOUNDATI…ONE CHALLENGE USA: $124,800 · Human ServicesONE CHALLENGE USAIDEOS INSTITUTE: $114,392 · Human ServicesAlign Ministries DBA Align International: $83,600 · Human Services+16 more: $528,026 · Human Services+16 moreHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $199,859 · EducationPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $128,300 · EducationHOPE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY: $100,000 · EducationCOASTAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $50,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $49,000 · EducationUniversity of the Pacific: $45,000 · EducationETERNITY BIBLE COLLEGE: $35,000 · EducationTRANSFORMATION EDUCATION INC: $26,500 · Education+8 more: $91,732 · EducationAFRICA RENEWAL MINISTRIES INC: $180,500 · InternationalRedeem International: $150,000 · InternationalBUYAMBA INC: $128,749 · InternationalCHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND: $44,850 · InternationalMercy Ships International: $40,250 · InternationalTALITA CUMI: $39,801 · InternationalHOMES FOR ORPHANS OF MEXICAN EXTRACTION INC: $35,250 · InternationalSummer Institute of Linguistics Inc dba SIL Global: $33,380 · InternationalIBEC VENTURES CONSULTANTS INC: $25,000 · International+3 more: $35,100 · InternationalFREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION: $38,083 · HealthReal Options Womens Clinic: $34,700 · HealthSCV PREGNANCY CENTER: $31,500 · HealthStarkey Hearing Foundation: $25,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $20,000 · HealthTEAM AWARENESS COMBATING OVERDOSE(TACO) INC: $20,000 · HealthPREGNANCY CARE CENTER: $15,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $11,500 · HealthLITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR LOS ANGELES: $10,000 · HealthELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthFREE CLINIC OF SIMI VALLEY: $7,700 · HealthEDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION: $55,000 · Arts & CultureSALTY EARTH PICTURES INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureLINCOLN MEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureTHE GATHERING: $7,500 · Arts & Culture
Other$5,851,181Religion$2,333,046Human Services$2,256,818Education$725,391International$712,880Health$223,483Arts & Culture$132,500

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChristian Foundation of America DBA Christian Foundation of The West: $1,299,759 over 7y, 8.1% of budgetAVAIL NYC: $850,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetTHIRD MILLENNIUM MINISTRIES INC: $550,000 over 2y, 6.8% of budgetFlourish Ministries Inc: $421,000 over 6y, 79% of budgetThe Kingdom Center: $214,151 over 7y, 9.7% of budgetHEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL INC: $200,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $199,859 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAFRICA RENEWAL MINISTRIES INC: $180,500 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetRedeem International: $150,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetEOD WARRIOR FOUNDATION: $135,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetBUYAMBA INC: $128,749 over 7y, 3.0% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $128,300 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetGLOBAL TRAINING NETWORK INC: $125,667 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetONE CHALLENGE USA: $124,800 over 5y, 9.4% of budgetIDEOS INSTITUTE: $114,392 over 2y, 31% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $102,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $96,520 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAlign Ministries DBA Align International: $83,600 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetTHE JAMES STOREHOUSE INCORPORATED: $73,900 over 5y, 7.2% of budgetCHILDREN OF THE NATIONS: $69,566 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $63,050 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOPTIONS UNITED: $60,200 over 4y, 8.8% of budgetEDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHope Ventures Inc: $53,800 over 4y, 14% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE: $53,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOASTAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWATER IS BASIC: $50,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetSALTY EARTH PICTURES INC: $50,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetCALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $49,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of the Pacific: $45,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND: $44,850 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVision Resourcing Group: $44,700 over 3y, 63% of budgetTHE WAY BIBLICAL COUNSELING MINISTRY: $44,500 over 4y, 19% of budgetRESCUE MISSION ALLIANCE: $43,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $43,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $40,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFPC ACTION FOUNDATION: $40,114 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetEMPART USA: $40,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTALITA CUMI: $39,801 over 4y, 7.5% of budgetFREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION: $38,083 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFOREVER FOUND: $36,950 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetHOMES FOR ORPHANS OF MEXICAN EXTRACTION INC: $35,250 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetETERNITY BIBLE COLLEGE: $35,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetReal Options Womens Clinic: $34,700 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetSummer Institute of Linguistics Inc dba SIL Global: $33,380 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAdvancing Christianity Through Service dba ACTS Beyond: $33,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetSCV PREGNANCY CENTER: $31,500 over 2y, 2.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Christian Foundation of America DBA Christian Foundation of The West ↗
  • Who funds AVAIL NYC ↗
  • Who funds THIRD MILLENNIUM MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Flourish Ministries Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Kingdom Center ↗
  • Who funds HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds AFRICA RENEWAL MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Redeem International ↗
  • Who funds EOD WARRIOR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BUYAMBA INC ↗
  • Who funds PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL TRAINING NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds ONE CHALLENGE USA ↗
  • Who funds IDEOS INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds Align Ministries DBA Align International ↗
  • Who funds THE JAMES STOREHOUSE INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN OF THE NATIONS ↗
  • Who funds UNION RESCUE MISSION ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Christian Community F…Servant FoundationTyndale House Ministr…Gift of Hope USA Foun…Chattanooga Christian…The Maclellan Foundat…Duane & Betty Levy Fa…Mabry FoundationThe Signatry Charitab…Proverbs 39 FoundationSempra FoundationG II Charities
Christian Community Foundation IncCO33.1× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · Tyndale House Ministries · Gift of Hope USA Foundation co Christian Foundation of America · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · Duane & Betty Levy Family Foundation · Mabry Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Proverbs 39 Foundation · Sempra Foundation · G II Charities

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Christian Foundation of America DBA Christian Foundation of The West funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Christian Foundation of America DBA Christian Foundation of The West. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    4get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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    Find your warmest path to Christian Foundation of America DBA Christian Foundation of The West through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 227 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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