Montana · Private foundation
Foundation for Christian Schools
ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY TO BENEFIT, PERFORM FUNCTIONS OF, AND CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF STILLWATER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OR PUBLIC CHARITIES WITH THE SAME PURPOSE. Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $297k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations Foundation for Christian Schools funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $297k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $290k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $381k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $500k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $710k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $337k | 60% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $226k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $380k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Christian School | $942,354 | 5 | 1% |
| Alliance for Choice in Education | $690,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Covenant College | $650,000 | 5 | 0% |
| God's World Publications Inc | $250,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Stillwater Free Lutheran Congregation | $135,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Central Bible Church | $110,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Heritage Academy Incorporated | $100,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Psalm 91 Inc | $61,000 | 2 | 24% |
| Oaks Education Association | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mission Valley Christian Academy In | $36,000 | 2 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Christian School | $942,354 | 5 | 1% |
| Alliance for Choice in Education | $690,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Covenant College | $650,000 | 5 | 0% |
| God's World Publications Inc | $250,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Stillwater Free Lutheran Congregation | $135,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Central Bible Church | $110,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Heritage Academy Incorporated | $100,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Psalm 91 Inc | $61,000 | 2 | 24% |
| Oaks Education Association | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mission Valley Christian Academy In | $36,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Yellowstone Christian College Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| St Olaf College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Easthaven Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Mathews Parish | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($67k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Foundation for Christian Schools 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: Gianforte Family Charitable Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Foundation for Christian Schools
- How much does Foundation for Christian Schools give?
- Foundation for Christian Schools reported 6 grants totaling $297,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Foundation for Christian Schools fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (78%), Religion (20%).
- Who are Foundation for Christian Schools's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Stillwater Christian School ($942k), Alliance for Choice in Education ($690k), Covenant College ($650k).
- Does Foundation for Christian Schools fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Foundation for Christian Schools 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 Foundation for Christian Schools?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gianforte Family Charitable Trust, American Endowment Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is Foundation for Christian Schools based?
- Foundation for Christian Schools is based in MT.
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