Illinois · Private foundation
Epaphroditus Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $464k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 27
- Grants FY2026
- 23
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $17,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $80,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 22 to 29
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 11
- Total assets, FY2026
- $11M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 17% of the organizations Epaphroditus Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $44k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 27 | $464k | 26% |
| FY2025 | 23 | $513k | 17% |
| FY2024 | 25 | $438k | 12% |
| FY2023 | 26 | $400k | 19% |
| FY2022 | 28 | $444k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 29 | $462k | 31% |
| FY2020 | 23 | $454k | 17% |
| FY2019 | 22 | $304k | 18% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
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 FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Christian Forum Foundation | $277,600 | 10 | 14% |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $248,500 | 10 | 0% |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc | $190,000 | 10 | 0% |
| Hope Academy Inc | $175,500 | 10 | 0% |
| Outreach Community Ministries | $163,000 | 10 | 0% |
| Covenant Harbor Bible Camp | $159,500 | 10 | n/a |
| Covenant Point Bible Camp | $143,500 | 9 | n/a |
| The Santiago Partnership | $118,000 | 6 | 7% |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | $83,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Restore Innocence | $59,000 | 3 | 4% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Christian Forum Foundation | $277,600 | 10 | 14% |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $248,500 | 10 | 0% |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc | $190,000 | 10 | 0% |
| Hope Academy Inc | $175,500 | 10 | 0% |
| Outreach Community Ministries | $163,000 | 10 | 0% |
| Covenant Harbor Bible Camp | $159,500 | 10 | n/a |
| Covenant Point Bible Camp | $143,500 | 9 | n/a |
| The Santiago Partnership | $118,000 | 6 | 7% |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | $83,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Restore Innocence | $59,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $48,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Daystar US Inc | $47,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Lydia Home Association | $46,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $43,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Becoming Church Inc | $42,500 | 4 | n/a |
| World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Friendship Center | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Seraj Library Project | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethany Covenant Church | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Fusion Bible Church Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Questscope Ltd | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mercy Corps | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Minnehaha Academy | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| ECHO Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wayside Cross Ministries | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bread for the World Institute | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sojourners Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| He Intends Victory | $4,500 | 2 | 1% |
| C24 7 Father's Arms Ministries | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lazarus House | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Valor Christian Schools | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Panzi Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Agape International Missions | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercy's Gate | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| River Valley Church | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Alight | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Young Life | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Wycliffe Associates Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mission Eurasia | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.0M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Epaphroditus Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 · Nkc Family Foundation · Tyndale House Ministries · The Minneapolis Foundation · Barnabas Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The US Charitable Gift Trust
How this is measured
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About Epaphroditus Foundation
- How much does Epaphroditus Foundation give?
- Epaphroditus Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $464,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 29 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Epaphroditus Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Religion (34%), Health (18%), International (13%).
- Who are Epaphroditus Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Global Christian Forum Foundation ($278k), By The Hand Club For Kids ($249k), Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc ($190k).
- Does Epaphroditus Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Epaphroditus Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Epaphroditus Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Nkc Family Foundation.
- Where is Epaphroditus Foundation based?
- Epaphroditus Foundation is based in IL.
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