Minnesota · Public charity
Desiring God Ministries
As a christian hedonism publishing platform, persuaded by the indispensable biblical reality that god is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, we exist - to move people to live for the glory of god, - by helping them be satisfied in god above all else, especially in their suffering, - by communicating the truth, and…
- $46k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $30,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $8.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Desiring God Ministries funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $98k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $46k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $98k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $109k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $75k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $24k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $28k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $121k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Aid Mission | $88,360 | 2 | n/a |
| Truth78 | $80,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Evangelical Alliance Mission | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope International | $59,220 | 1 | 0% |
| Good News Publishers | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 20 Schemes Inc | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Getty Music Conferences LLC | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trash Mountain Project Inc | $23,800 | 1 | 2% |
| New India Evangelistic Association | $16,765 | 1 | 1% |
| Enlace USA | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Aid Mission | $88,360 | 2 | n/a |
| Truth78 | $80,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Evangelical Alliance Mission | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope International | $59,220 | 1 | 0% |
| Good News Publishers | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 20 Schemes Inc | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Getty Music Conferences LLC | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trash Mountain Project Inc | $23,800 | 1 | 2% |
| New India Evangelistic Association | $16,765 | 1 | 1% |
| Enlace USA | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gospel Projects | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Gospel Coalition Inc | $9,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Italian Ministries USA | $8,137 | 1 | 1% |
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.
Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Desiring God Ministries
- How much does Desiring God Ministries give?
- Desiring God Ministries reported 2 grants totaling $46,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Desiring God Ministries fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (56%), International (37%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are Desiring God Ministries's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Christian Aid Mission ($88k), Truth78 ($80k), Evangelical Alliance Mission ($75k).
- Does Desiring God Ministries fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Desiring God Ministries?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, The US Charitable Gift Trust.
- Where is Desiring God Ministries based?
- Desiring God Ministries is based in MN.
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