Skip to content

· Private foundation

Clara Schlichtemeier Char Fund Inc

Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$105k
Granted FY2019
26
Grants FY2019
14
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2019.

Religion$134kArts & Culture$16kHuman Services$16kEducation$8kCrime & Legal$8kInternational$8kPublic Benefit$8kOther$0
02FY2019 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$4,038
Median grant
14
States reached
$2.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HAVEN MINISTRIES$4,038
LOWELL LUNDSTROM MINISTRIES INC$4,038
SOUTHWEST RADIO CHURCH OF THE AIR$4,038
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION$4,038
FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH INC$4,038
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY$4,038
Individual grant recipient$4,038
TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER$4,038
INTERNATIONAL LUTHERAN LAYMAN'S LEAGUE$4,038
FREEDOMS FOUNDATION$4,038
BILL PEARCE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED$4,038
CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL MINISTRIES$4,038
MORRIS CERULLO WORLD EVANGELISM$4,038
ORAL ROBERTS EVANGELISTIC ASSOC$4,038
BACK TO THE BIBLE$4,038
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 (FY18–19, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES INC: $4k → 13%CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES INC: $4k → 13%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
MN
IL
MI
PA
CA
CO
NE
MO
WV
NC
OK
LA
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.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$197k · 25 repeat orgs$0 to everyone else

25 repeat relationships: 25 still active in FY2019, 0 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
0

Total granted

$197k
$0

Still filing today

48%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19
ReligionCrime & LegalArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesOther
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

  • SR
    SOUTHWEST RADIO CHURCH OF THE AIR
    2× · 2018–2019 · $8k · revenue +16%
  • BP
    BILL PEARCE ASSOCIATES INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $8k · revenue +21%
  • CR
    Coral Ridge Ministries Media Inc
    2× · 2018–2019 · $8k · revenue +28%

Funded once

    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
    Plain Truth Ministries Worldwide

    Ptm worldwide publishes christianity without the religion magazine and plain truth magazine. ptm further serves with daily radio programs, blogs, bible surveys and many other free inspirational resources on its website, www.ptm.org

    Religion
    2
    Thru the Bible Inc

    The organization produces a 26-minute bible study program that takes the listener through the entire bible in 5 years. the bible study programs air in over 250 languages and dialects and are heard in more than 190 countries, to bring the…

    Religion
    3
    Praise Broadcasting Inc

    Praise broadcasting's (praisefm) vision is to see every tribe and nation experiencing jesus together. our mission is simple: together we help people discover and worship jesus. more than a radio station, praisefm is a place where…

    Religion
    4
    Rbc Ministries

    Rbc ministries mission is to make the life-changing wisdom of the bible understandable and accessible to all

    Religion
    5
    Paul White Ministries

    Present the gospel

    Religion
    6
    Verse By Verse Ministry International Inc

    Verse by verse ministry international is a non-profit, non-denominational, unafflliated christian ministry dedicated to promoting the preaching and teaching of gods word clearly and boldly. we present the study of gods word in its proper…

    Philanthropy
    7
    Wounded Spirits Ministries

    The focus of the ministry is to establish christian camps and retreats that will reach men and women who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder with the gospel of jesus christ, and equip them to recognize, manage, and…

    Recreation & Sports
    8
    Christian Music Broadcasters Inc

    Christian music broadcasters, inc. is dedicated to better reach and engage people through christian music broadcasting with the goal to ensure that the organization's excellence and influence is second to none.

    Religion
    9
    Probe Ministries International

    To present the gospel by providing life-long opportunities to integrate faith and learning through balanced, biblically based scholarship, training people to love god by renewing their minds and equipping the church to engage the world for…

    Religion
    10
    Walking in Grace Media Ministries Inc

    Walking in Grace seeks, with purpose and passion, to disseminate clear, relevant, orthodox teaching of God's Word using all available means in order to "Advance God's Truth for God's Glory."

    Religion
    11
    Basic Gospel Inc

    Christian radio ministry through daily radio broadcasts, online streaming, conferences, and distribution of publications.

    —
    12
    Bible Broadcasting Network Incorporated

    Our mission is to teach the bible by means of radio and internet broadcast in eight languages. we fulfill our purpose using the unique tools of technology along with a unique blend of ministry-focused programming. our format is fifty…

    Religion
    How this is measured
    The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Christian Record Services Inc; the most unlike its peers is International Prison Ministry Inc. 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

    13 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. 13 of the 26 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.

    0
    Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
    0
    Early backer (in before they grew)
    13/13
    Grantees still filing
    5/13
    Grew since first funded

    Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

    WORLD LITERATURE CRUSADE: $7,884 · OtherWORLD LITERATURE CRUSADEMORRIS CERULLO WORLD EVANGELISM: $7,884 · OtherMORRIS CERULLO WORLD EVANGELISMTRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER: $7,884 · OtherTRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTERFOCUS ON THE FAMILY: $7,884 · OtherFOCUS ON THE FAMILYIndividual grant recipient: $7,884 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH INC: $7,884 · OtherFAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH INCLOWELL LUNDSTROM MINISTRIES INC: $7,884 · OtherLOWELL LUNDSTROM MINISTRIES INCSHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH: $7,884 · OtherSHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN CHURCHFREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE: $7,884 · OtherFREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGEDAVID LIVINGSTONE MISSIONARY FOUNDATION: $7,884 · OtherDAVID LIVINGSTONE MISSIONARY FOUNDATIONBILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION: $7,884 · OtherBILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATIONCRYSTAL CATHEDRAL MINISTRIES: $7,884 · OtherCRYSTAL CATHEDRAL MINISTRIESINTERNATIONAL LUTHERAN LAYMAN'S LEAGUE: $7,884 · OtherINTERNATIONAL LUTHERAN LAYMAN'S LEAGUEFULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MEN'S FELLOWSHIP: $7,884 · OtherFULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MEN'S FELLOWSHIPAMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: $7,884 · ReligionAMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETYHaven Ministries: $7,884 · ReligionHaven MinistriesSOUTHWEST RADIO CHURCH OF THE AIR: $7,884 · ReligionSOUTHWEST RADIO CHURCH OF THE …BILL PEARCE ASSOCIATES INC: $7,884 · ReligionBILL PEARCE ASSOCIATES INCBACK TO THE BIBLE: $7,884 · ReligionBACK TO THE BIBLECoral Ridge Ministries Media Inc: $7,884 · ReligionCoral Ridge Ministries Media I…ORAL ROBERTS EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION: $7,884 · ReligionORAL ROBERTS EVANGELISTIC ASSO…WORLD VISION INC: $7,884 · InternationalInternational Prison Ministry Inc: $7,884 · Crime & LegalJACK VAN IMPE MINISTRIES: $7,884 · Arts & CultureNEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $7,884 · EducationCHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES INC: $7,884 · Human Services
    Other$110,376Religion$55,188International$7,884Crime & Legal$7,884Arts & Culture$7,884Education$7,884Human Services$7,884

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

    25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWORLD VISION INC: $7,884 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: $7,884 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHaven Ministries: $7,884 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBILL PEARCE ASSOCIATES INC: $7,884 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetInternational Prison Ministry Inc: $7,884 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetJACK VAN IMPE MINISTRIES: $7,884 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE: $7,884 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBACK TO THE BIBLE: $7,884 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCoral Ridge Ministries Media Inc: $7,884 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetORAL ROBERTS EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION: $7,884 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $7,884 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES INC: $7,884 over 2y, 0.2% 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 WORLD VISION INC ↗
    • Who funds AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY ↗
    • Who funds Haven Ministries ↗
    • Who funds SOUTHWEST RADIO CHURCH OF THE AIR ↗
    • Who funds BILL PEARCE ASSOCIATES INC ↗
    • Who funds International Prison Ministry Inc ↗
    • Who funds JACK VAN IMPE MINISTRIES ↗
    • Who funds FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE ↗
    • Who funds BACK TO THE BIBLE ↗
    • Who funds Coral Ridge Ministries Media Inc ↗
    • Who funds ORAL ROBERTS EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION ↗
    • Who funds NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ↗
    • Who funds CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES INC ↗

    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.

    Clara Schlichtemeier Char Fund IncMO39.1× affinity16 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

    Open a dossier: Clara Schlichtemeier Char Fund Inc · Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

    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 Clara Schlichtemeier Char Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Clara Schlichtemeier Char Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

    2024
    ’20’21’22’23’24’25
    no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
      no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
      2get no government money at all
      0rely on government for over half their income
      ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
      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.

      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 26 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

      Source object · view filing

      Play a game based on Clara Schlichtemeier Char’s filings →

      More from the funding graph