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Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$362k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
30
Grants FY2025
25
Organizations funded FY2024
16%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$90,000
Organizations funded a year
25 to 31
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
17
Total assets, FY2025
$762k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 16% of the organizations Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $31k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
ReligionInternationalHuman ServicesHealthCrime & LegalPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving30$362k17%
FY202425$277k16%
FY202329$605k21%
FY202231$586k29%
FY202128$343k18%
FY202027$181k19%
FY201930$425k33%
FY201830$494k97%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$2.4MInternational$426kHuman Services$113kHousing & Shelter$78kHealth$69kYouth Development$51kPublic Safety & Disaster$43kCrime & Legal$36kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
MI
NY
OR
NV
OH
CA
CO
MO
KY
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
TN
NC
DC
HI
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Family Foundation Intl$876,500822%
Crown Financial Ministries Inc$213,50081%
Hands of Mercy International$141,000850%
Campus Crusade for Christ Inc$107,5008n/a
Messianic Vision Inc$101,5007n/a
Mercy Ships International$78,50080%
Family Research Council$65,00080%
Be the Gift Incorporated$62,00083%
Save the Storks$58,50070%
The A21 Campaign Inc$51,00070%
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All grantees of Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Family Foundation Intl$876,500822%
Crown Financial Ministries Inc$213,50081%
Hands of Mercy International$141,000850%
Campus Crusade for Christ Inc$107,5008n/a
Messianic Vision Inc$101,5007n/a
Mercy Ships International$78,50080%
Family Research Council$65,00080%
Be the Gift Incorporated$62,00083%
Save the Storks$58,50070%
The A21 Campaign Inc$51,00070%
Servants of Christ International$48,05061%
International Justice Mission$45,50070%
Open Doors Inc$43,500510%
Skywatch Tv Corporation$40,50061%
Eagles Wings International Inc$35,00030%
Tto Kamsa Mission Church$30,0001n/a
Mission Hills Church$30,0005n/a
Shield 616 Inc$27,90041%
Francis Myles International$22,00021%
Aruna Project$20,00020%
God Behind Bars Inc$20,0003n/a
Mercy Multiplied America Inc$20,00030%
Zoe's House Adoption Agency Inc$15,00031%
Hope City Fellowship$15,0002n/a
Strategic Resource Group Inc$15,00020%
Christ In Action Ministries Inc$15,00020%
Tim Tebow Foundation Inc$15,00020%
Living in Faith Incorporated$13,0003n/a
Renewal Ministries Inc$12,0002n/a
Hands of Mercy Ministries$11,00023%
Servants International Inc$10,73011%
Love a Child Inc$10,00010%
With God All Things Are Possible$10,0001n/a
Converge$10,0001n/a
Allegro Ministries$10,0001n/a
Elijah List Ministries Inc$7,5001n/a
Destiny House Restoration Center$7,5001n/a
First Fruits of Zion Inc$7,00010%
Agape Flights Inc$5,00010%
Hosea Initiative Inc$5,00013%
Samaritan Ministries International$5,00020%
Never Alone Foundation$5,00018%
The Destiny Project Inc$5,0001n/a
Sanctuary Clinics Inc$5,00010%
Manna Relief Ministries$4,00021%
Tikkun International Inc$3,0001n/a
Alegria Ministries$3,0001n/a
Samaritan's Purse$3,00010%
Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center$2,5001n/a
Strong Tower Ministries$2,5001n/a
Answers in Genesis Inc$2,00010%
Covenant Keepers Inc$2,0001n/a
Morning Star Development$2,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($899k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 34 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFamily Foundation Intl: $876,500 over 8y, 22% of budgetCrown Financial Ministries Inc: $213,500 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetHands of Mercy International: $141,000 over 8y, 50% of budgetMercy Ships International: $78,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Research Council: $65,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBe the Gift Incorporated: $62,000 over 8y, 3.4% of budgetSave the Storks: $58,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe A21 Campaign Inc: $51,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetServants of Christ International: $48,050 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetInternational Justice Mission: $45,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetOpen Doors Inc: $43,500 over 5y, 10.0% of budgetSkywatch Tv Corporation: $40,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetEagles Wings International Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetShield 616 Inc: $27,900 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetFrancis Myles International: $22,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetAruna Project: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMercy Multiplied America Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetZoe's House Adoption Agency Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetStrategic Resource Group Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChrist In Action Ministries Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTim Tebow Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHands of Mercy Ministries: $11,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetServants International Inc: $10,730 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLove a Child Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Fruits of Zion Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAgape Flights Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHosea Initiative Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetSamaritan Ministries International: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNever Alone Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetSanctuary Clinics Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetManna Relief Ministries: $4,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnswers in Genesis Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMorning Star Development: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 34.

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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 Foundation IncCO23.5× affinity12 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 · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Community Foundation of Acadiana · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Greater Horizons · Colorado Gives Foundation · Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · American Endowment Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Texas Instruments 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.

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About Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation

How much does Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation give?
Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation reported 30 grants totaling $362,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (73%), International (13%), Human Services (3%).
Who are Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Family Foundation Intl ($877k), Crown Financial Ministries Inc ($214k), Hands of Mercy International ($141k).
Does Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Gilman and Lavon Hill Family 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 Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation Inc, Servant Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
Where is Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation based?
Gilman and Lavon Hill Family Foundation is based in CO.

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 74 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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