Michigan · Public charity
Gordon Christian Trust
GORDON CHRISTIAN TRUST is organized as a type I supporting organization to gull lake ministries. Contributions are made to organizations exempt under irc section 501(c)(3) and section 509(a)(1) which are closely related in purpose or function.
- $22M
- Granted FY2019
- 99
- Grants FY2019
- 94
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
58% of Gordon Christian Trust’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Gordon Christian Trust named its own grantees at scale: 94 organizations, $22M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
111’17
92’18
94’19
9’20
0’21
0’22
1’23
1’24
1’25
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $3,861,086
- Organizations funded a year
- 92 to 111
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 29
- Total assets, FY2019
- $128M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 50% of the organizations Gordon Christian Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.5M went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
ReligionInternationalHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 94 | $22M | 50% |
| FY2018 | 92 | $12M | 82% |
| FY2017 | 111 | $10M | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Philanthropy$96MReligion$27MInternational$8.1MFood & Nutrition$4.0MEducation$1.4MHuman Services$1.1MArts & Culture$1.1MCivil Rights$922kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
ME
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
IN
OH
PA
CA
CO
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
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.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGFT Corporation | $22,527,900 | 3 | n/a |
| InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA | $4,972,172 | 3 | 3% |
| Seed Company Inc | $3,875,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sat-7 North America | $3,380,000 | 3 | 24% |
| Redeemer City To City | $2,420,000 | 2 | 7% |
| World Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc | $2,168,092 | 4 | n/a |
| Hope International | $1,800,000 | 2 | 5% |
| International Fellowship of Evangelical Students USA Inc | $1,600,000 | 2 | 16% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $1,470,928 | 4 | n/a |
| Gull Lake Ministries | $1,327,000 | 3 | 18% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| IGFT Corporation | $22,527,900 | 3 | n/a |
| InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA | $4,972,172 | 3 | 3% |
| Seed Company Inc | $3,875,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sat-7 North America | $3,380,000 | 3 | 24% |
| Redeemer City To City | $2,420,000 | 2 | 7% |
| World Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc | $2,168,092 | 4 | n/a |
| Hope International | $1,800,000 | 2 | 5% |
| International Fellowship of Evangelical Students USA Inc | $1,600,000 | 2 | 16% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $1,470,928 | 4 | n/a |
| Gull Lake Ministries | $1,327,000 | 3 | 18% |
| Mercy Ships International | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1% |
| SRG Inc | $972,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Pioneers | $900,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Restavek Freedom Foundation | $788,092 | 2 | 28% |
| Fmi Inc | $750,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jus Cogens | $666,667 | 2 | n/a |
| Strategic Resource Group Inc | $663,200 | 3 | 2% |
| Cure International Inc | $490,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Development Assoc International | $425,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Hosanna | $400,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Bild-International | $375,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Youth for Christusa Inc | $350,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Thornston Educational Fund | $350,000 | 1 | 10% |
| CURE International | $350,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 3xm-Usa | $300,000 | 2 | n/a |
| English Language Institute in China | $300,000 | 1 | 2% |
| One Way Ministries | $290,000 | 2 | 2% |
| International Health Services | $288,900 | 1 | 32% |
| Judea Harvest Incorporated | $250,000 | 1 | 48% |
| Central India Christian Mission | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Forman Christian College Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heart for Lebanon Foundation | $240,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Bethany Christian Services | $230,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mission India | $213,000 | 1 | n/a |
| China Harvest Inc | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Raise Up Global Ministries | $194,000 | 1 | 30% |
| National Christian College Athletic Association | $185,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Real Christian Foundation Inc | $183,250 | 2 | 27% |
| Women at Risk International Inc | $178,350 | 2 | 5% |
| Young Life | $177,000 | 2 | 0% |
| D O O R International | $164,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Cross Road Correctional Ministries | $150,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Camp Beechpoint Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Crescent Project Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Wind River Ministries Inc | $150,000 | 2 | 5% |
| A Family for Every Orphan | $135,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Cornerstone Ministries International | $130,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sim USA Incorporated | $127,703 | 2 | n/a |
| Cooperating Home Boards of Union Biblical Seminary Inc | $125,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Safe Haven Ministries Inc | $125,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Spokane Turbine Center Dba Parkwater Foundation | $125,000 | 1 | 61% |
| Museum of the Bible | $118,900 | 1 | 0% |
| A3 | $118,241 | 3 | 0% |
| Soar Detroit | $114,800 | 2 | 7% |
| Keys for Kids Ministries Inc | $113,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Biglife International Inc | $112,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Mailbox Club Inc | $110,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Cush Empowerment Group | $105,000 | 2 | 5% |
| ChinaReach | $103,522 | 2 | n/a |
| Mission Eurasia | $101,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Steward Leader Ministries | $100,000 | 1 | 69% |
| China Outreach Ministriesinc | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Media Associates International Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 17% |
| KRIN International Inc | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wedgwood Christian Services | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Akola Project Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Hope for Justice Inc | $85,500 | 1 | 6% |
| Praxis Inc | $80,700 | 1 | 3% |
| Call of Hope | $80,695 | 1 | 18% |
| Accord Inc | $80,000 | 1 | 28% |
| East-West Ministries International | $80,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Peace and Hope International | $80,000 | 2 | 18% |
| T-Net International | $80,000 | 1 | 4% |
| City Seminary of New York | $80,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mercy Medical Center of Cambodia Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Christian Missions in Many Lands | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ambassadors for Christ | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lead to Serve Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Cornerstone University | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Military Community Youth MInistry | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Military Community Youth Ministries | $75,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Concentric Development Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Words of Hope Inc | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seed Effect | $75,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Viva Network - North America | $75,000 | 1 | 14% |
| J S Resources | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chalmers Center for Economic Development | $75,000 | 1 | 4% |
| City Seminary of New York | $75,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Cutshin Bible Church Incorporated | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Earth Mission Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Axis | $74,350 | 1 | 3% |
| Reconciled World Inc | $70,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Calvin Theological Seminary | $70,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hardwired Incorporated | $70,000 | 1 | 9% |
| 100 Nations Campaign Ltd | $70,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Kupenda for the Children | $70,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Near East Organization Inc | $68,800 | 1 | 2% |
| D2L Revolution Inc | $65,000 | 1 | n/a |
| World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals | $65,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bright Hope International | $64,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The General Council of the Assemblies of God | $64,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Freedom Firm USA | $60,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Keystone Community Church | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christianity Today International | $60,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Resource Global | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Berean Baptist Church | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Institute for Global Engagement | $60,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Greater Reach Inc | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Harvesters Reaching the Nations Inc | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty | $60,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Right to Life of Michigan Educ Fund | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Abwe Foundation Inc | $59,930 | 3 | n/a |
| Kingdom Life Network | $56,490 | 1 | n/a |
| Institute of Chinese Studies | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Embracing God Ministries Inc | $55,000 | 1 | 9% |
| International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention | $52,830 | 1 | n/a |
| Frontier Mission Fellowship | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Justice Ventures International | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 4africa | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| India Jubilee Missionary Fund | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Global Hope | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 3rd Person Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake Ann Baptist Camp Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| JoyCorps Project | $50,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Venture | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Evangelical Covenant Church | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Every Village | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Haggai International Institute for Advanced Leadership Training Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Our Legacy | $50,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Horizons Expeditions | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethlehem Bible Co | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Berean Ministries Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 40% |
| Dare 2 Share Ministries | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bob Hartman International Ministries | $45,000 | 1 | 18% |
| HHCR Foundation | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gospel Missionary Union | $44,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Global Mission Mobilization Initiative Inc | $44,273 | 3 | 18% |
| Servenow | $42,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Arab Vision Incorporated | $40,900 | 1 | 48% |
| Christian & Missionary Alliance | $40,740 | 1 | n/a |
| Bch Inc | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Treetops Collective | $40,000 | 2 | 5% |
| All Belong | $40,000 | 1 | 3% |
| New City Kids Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| William Carey International University | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| National Christian Foundation Inc | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grand Rapids Nehemiah Project | $40,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Global China Center | $40,000 | 1 | 32% |
| International Partnering Associates | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The West Michigan friendship center | $40,000 | 1 | 17% |
| World Witness the Board of Foreign | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Solidarity Ministries Africa for Reconciliation and Development | $40,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Alliance for Transformational Ministry | $40,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Kids Around the World Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Aruna Project | $40,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Christian Healthcare Centers Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Manas Development Group | $40,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Cornerstone Baptist Church | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tutapona Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 4% |
| International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation-Infemit | $39,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Talking Bibles International | $39,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Crossover Communications Intl | $38,500 | 1 | 1% |
| New York City International Project Inc | $37,560 | 1 | n/a |
| United Servants Abroad Inc | $37,348 | 3 | 1% |
| Lifegate Church | $37,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Salaam International | $36,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Worldwide Discipleship Association | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Word for the World USA | $35,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Emancipaction Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Impact Middle East Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Amf International Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Dynamic Youth Ministries | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Evangelical Free Church of America | $34,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Disciple Nations Alliance | $33,716 | 1 | 5% |
| Kristalaya Mercy Mission | $32,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Fellowship Bible Church | $32,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Stones River Church of Christ | $31,790 | 1 | n/a |
| Heart of the Bride Ministries Inc | $31,400 | 1 | 3% |
| Michawana Youth Camp | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Antioch Ministries International | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rbc Ministries | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Voice of Hope Christian Church | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Spoken Gospel Inc | $29,700 | 1 | 8% |
| Life International | $29,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Africa Inland Mission International Incorporated | $28,876 | 3 | n/a |
| Water Is Basic | $28,732 | 1 | 3% |
| Project Medsend | $28,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mission to the World Pca Inc | $28,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Woodlands Christian Church | $26,491 | 1 | n/a |
| American-Ukranian Evangelical Fellowship | $25,920 | 1 | 17% |
| South Asia Access | $25,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Hbi Global Partners USA Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Eaaa International | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Justice Ventures International | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Agora Enterprises | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Asia Advocates | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Altos Christian Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| First Church of the Nazarene of Lemont Township | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope for Justice | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Visual Story International | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of West Africa Theological Seminary Inc Friends of Wats | $25,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Hope4mena Inc | $24,720 | 1 | 6% |
| Crossroads Bible Church of Grand Rapids | $24,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Central District Conference Evangelical Free Church of America | $21,941 | 1 | n/a |
| Good Shepherd Educational Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Global Fellowship Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Chab Dai | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alongside Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Living Out 318 Ministries | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sycamore Ministries | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Operation Mobilization | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Missio Nexus Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Trans World Radio | $18,948 | 2 | n/a |
| Christian Reformed Church in North America | $18,060 | 1 | n/a |
| Millennium Relief and Development Services Inc | $17,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Peace International | $16,075 | 1 | n/a |
| Tlafrica Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Capital Commission | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Capitol Commission Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Faith in Deeds Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Evangelical Alliance Mission | $14,186 | 2 | n/a |
| West Michigan Christian Foundation | $12,239 | 2 | 1% |
| Missio Nexus | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Campus Outreach Serve Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Come&Live | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Evangelism Resources Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Connect International | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Day2 International | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Life San Francisco | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Christian High School | $6,174 | 1 | n/a |
| NCF West Michigan | $6,119 | 1 | n/a |
| Indopartners Agency Inc | $6,086 | 1 | 1% |
| Asian Access | $6,081 | 1 | n/a |
| The Rosser Foundation dba International Cooperating Ministries | $5,796 | 1 | 0% |
| Seek Partners International Inc | $5,250 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
Gordon Christian Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 11 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 131 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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 131.
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.
International Generosity Foundation TrustFL86.6× affinity44 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: International Generosity Foundation Trust · Tyndale House Ministries · G II Charities · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Barnabas Foundation · First Fruit Inc · Summit Foundation · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Servant Foundation · Henry P & Susan C Crowell Trust · The Signatry Charitable Trust
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 Gordon Christian Trust
- How much does Gordon Christian Trust give?
- Gordon Christian Trust reported 99 grants totaling $22,047,084 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 92 and 111 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Gordon Christian Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (68%), Religion (19%), International (6%).
- Who are Gordon Christian Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: IGFT Corporation ($23M), InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA ($5.0M), Seed Company Inc ($3.9M).
- Does Gordon Christian Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Gordon Christian Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include International Generosity Foundation Trust, Tyndale House Ministries, G II Charities.
- Where is Gordon Christian Trust based?
- Gordon Christian Trust is based in MI.
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