Michigan · Public charity
Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund
GuideStream Charitable Gift Fund dba GuideStream Donor Advised Funds GSDAF assists qualified charitable organizations by accepting contributions from donors for charitable grant-making purposes.
- $3.3M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 76
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 49
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 18%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.1M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $344,205
- Organizations funded a year
- 41 to 49
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 22
- Total assets, FY2025
- $20M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 18% of the organizations Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $303k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
ReligionEducationInternationalHealthHuman ServicesCivil RightsOther
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 73 | $1.9M | 32% |
| FY2024 | 49 | $2.2M | 18% |
| FY2023 | 49 | $2.2M | 29% |
| FY2022 | 49 | $2.2M | 43% |
| FY2021 | 49 | $1.7M | 43% |
| FY2020 | 41 | $1.4M | 20% |
| FY2019 | 46 | $1.8M | 28% |
| FY2018 | 45 | $1.1M | 58% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Religion$7.7MEducation$2.3MInternational$1.3MRecreation & Sports$635kHealth$408kArts & Culture$315kCivil Rights$235kHuman Services$165kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
WA
ID
IL
WI
MI
NY
IA
IN
OH
PA
CT
CA
CO
MO
KY
WV
VA
AZ
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Methodist Church of North America | $3,470,859 | 9 | n/a |
| Oakdale Christian Academy Inc | $797,702 | 8 | n/a |
| Central Africa Health Care Organization | $642,007 | 9 | 19% |
| Spring Arbor University | $637,393 | 9 | 1% |
| The Free Methodist Foundation | $508,745 | 6 | n/a |
| Jackson Free Methodist Church | $455,685 | 8 | n/a |
| Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church | $446,255 | 9 | n/a |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | $349,741 | 9 | 0% |
| Friends of Hope Africa University Incorporated | $329,730 | 9 | n/a |
| Wabash Conference of the Free Methodist Church of North America | $293,206 | 7 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Methodist Church of North America | $3,470,859 | 9 | n/a |
| Oakdale Christian Academy Inc | $797,702 | 8 | n/a |
| Central Africa Health Care Organization | $642,007 | 9 | 19% |
| Spring Arbor University | $637,393 | 9 | 1% |
| The Free Methodist Foundation | $508,745 | 6 | n/a |
| Jackson Free Methodist Church | $455,685 | 8 | n/a |
| Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church | $446,255 | 9 | n/a |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | $349,741 | 9 | 0% |
| Friends of Hope Africa University Incorporated | $329,730 | 9 | n/a |
| Wabash Conference of the Free Methodist Church of North America | $293,206 | 7 | n/a |
| Charles G Finney High School Inc | $285,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greenville College | $273,620 | 8 | 0% |
| Aldersgate Free Methodist Church | $257,626 | 8 | n/a |
| Camp Timberledge Inc | $235,537 | 7 | 84% |
| Grace Christian Fellowship Church Inc | $217,049 | 5 | n/a |
| Alabama-Georgia Mission Co | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania South Jersey | $152,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Impact Middle East Inc | $144,350 | 4 | 7% |
| In Better Hands Inc | $140,200 | 3 | 15% |
| Mancelona Free Methodist Church | $135,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Dearborn Free Methodist Church | $127,681 | 7 | n/a |
| Northeastern Seminary | $120,692 | 8 | 1% |
| Set Free Movement | $120,051 | 4 | n/a |
| Cucamonga Christian Fellowship | $119,900 | 5 | n/a |
| Holiday Free Methodist Church | $110,000 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Rochester | $105,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Light and Life Free Methodist Church | $103,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ferndale Free Methodist Church | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Right to Life of Michigan Educ Fund | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| First Free Methodist Church of Coldwater | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seattle Pacific University | $96,732 | 7 | 0% |
| Sim USA Incorporated | $91,879 | 3 | n/a |
| Sonset Solutions Inc | $91,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Life Point Fmc | $88,300 | 5 | n/a |
| Mukilteo Presbyeterian Church | $87,725 | 8 | n/a |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | $85,510 | 6 | 0% |
| Somerset Beach Camp | $85,450 | 8 | n/a |
| Royal Ministries Inc | $84,272 | 5 | 2% |
| Southern Sudan Health Care Organization | $83,866 | 3 | 18% |
| Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conf | $83,000 | 5 | 0% |
| We Give All Inc | $80,000 | 2 | 32% |
| Impact Latin America | $73,650 | 2 | 16% |
| Mission Aviation Fellowship | $73,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Hope in View Inc | $71,500 | 2 | 19% |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Extreme Response International Inc | $70,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Ripon Free Methodist Church | $68,509 | 4 | n/a |
| Buffalo Genesee Camp Meeting Assn | $67,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Warm Beach Christian Camps And Conference Center | $67,237 | 3 | 0% |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | $66,444 | 6 | 0% |
| John Wesley Free Methodist Church | $64,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Frontier Mission Fellowship | $63,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Mychurch | $63,200 | 5 | n/a |
| Fairmont Central Church of | $61,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Digital Nest Inc | $60,621 | 2 | 2% |
| George Fox University | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Crossroads Community Church | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Emmaus Way Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Central Free Methodist Church | $59,100 | 3 | n/a |
| Light and Life Free Methodist Church | $57,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Foothill Community Free Methodist Church | $56,800 | 3 | n/a |
| Embrace the Truth | $55,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Africa Inland Mission International Incorporated | $51,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Chapel at Olive Branch Mission Inc | $51,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Faith and Learning International NFP | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lmh Health Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Charity Global Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Lloyd Ganton Auto Museum Foundation | $47,033 | 1 | n/a |
| Foothill Church of Glendora | $46,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Ligonier Ministries Inc | $45,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Youth Haven Inc | $40,886 | 3 | 1% |
| Asia Frontier Outreach - USA Inc | $40,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Keys for Kids Ministries Inc | $40,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Providence Church | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mission Eurasia | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Partnership Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | 8% |
| First Church of the Nazarene | $38,240 | 2 | n/a |
| Lighthouse Christian Camp | $38,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Davison Free Methodist Church | $38,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Turlock Free Methodist Church | $37,226 | 1 | n/a |
| Engineering Ministries International USA | $36,687 | 3 | 0% |
| California Ave Christian Fellowship | $36,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mt Zion Free Methodist Church | $32,160 | 4 | n/a |
| Sister Connection a Nonprofit Co | $31,260 | 4 | 1% |
| First United Methodist Chu | $31,000 | 2 | n/a |
| First Christian Church of Decatur Illinois Inc | $30,000 | 5 | n/a |
| World Outreach Ministries Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Gti Hope | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Trinity Park Church Inc | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Salt & Light Global | $30,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Lyn House Inc | $26,500 | 3 | 10% |
| Mission Enablers International | $26,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Southeast Christian Church of Jefferson County Kentucky Inc | $26,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Anderson University Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Michigan Center Bible Church Michigan Center MI | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith Presbyterian Church | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lockwood Community Church | $23,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | $23,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pearce Memorial Free Methodist Church | $21,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Beach Lake Free Methodist Church | $21,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| CompassionConnections | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County | $19,952 | 1 | 0% |
| Westmont College | $18,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Conversation Group | $17,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Operation Mobilization | $17,400 | 1 | n/a |
| First Free Methodist Church of Allegany | $15,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible College Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Church on Fire Ministries | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Harvest Bible Chapel of Traverse City | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators | $14,400 | 1 | n/a |
| The Southern Methodist Church | $14,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Warm Beach Health Care Center | $13,973 | 1 | n/a |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $13,600 | 1 | n/a |
| West Virginia North District Church of the Nazarene | $13,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Acts 12 24 Churches Conference | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Family Association Inc | $13,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Albion NY Free Methodist | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Train Inc | $12,840 | 1 | n/a |
| Calvary Evangelistic Mission Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Light and Life Christian Fellowship-West | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rafiki Foundation Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eden Peopleplanet | $11,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Au Sable Institute | $11,200 | 1 | 1% |
| World Hope International Inc | $11,199 | 1 | 0% |
| Focus on the Family | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Overcomers International | $10,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Free Methodist Church of North America | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chagrin Valley Little Theatre | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Rbc Ministries | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornerstone Community Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mesick Free Methodist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ecclesia Houston | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wingfield Ministries Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| COA USA dba Rancho La Paloma | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Jackson Interfaith Shelter | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Embrace the Truth -Alethei | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christ Community Presbyterian Church Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christian Community Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bretton Woods Covenant Church | $9,515 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Life | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Intentional Life Media | $8,560 | 1 | 0% |
| Gideons International | $8,560 | 1 | n/a |
| Agape Rehabilitation Center | $8,084 | 1 | n/a |
| Evangelical Covenant Church | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wycliffe Associates Inc | $7,800 | 1 | n/a |
| ACT International | $7,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Westerville Church | $7,633 | 1 | n/a |
| First Congregational United Church | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Claremont Mission City Church | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Waypoint Free Methodist | $7,414 | 1 | n/a |
| Church of the Nazarene Inc | $7,245 | 1 | n/a |
| Generations Church | $7,021 | 1 | n/a |
| Warm Beach | $6,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Disabled American Veterans | $6,574 | 1 | n/a |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $6,574 | 1 | 0% |
| Francis Asbury Society Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Downey Free Methodist Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Great Commission Fellowship | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($107k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 63 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 63.
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.
The White FoundationTX30.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: The White Foundation · Butterfield Memorial Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Gordon Christian Trust · The Chatlos Foundation Inc · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Lilly Endowment Inc · Lrg Impact · It's God's Business Spirit Give · Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conf
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 Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund
- How much does Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund give?
- Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund reported 76 itemized grants totaling $2,147,129, out of $3,303,553 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 49 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (55%), Education (17%), International (10%).
- Who are Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Free Methodist Church of North America ($3.5M), Oakdale Christian Academy Inc ($798k), Central Africa Health Care Organization ($642k).
- Does Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The White Foundation, Butterfield Memorial Foundation, Christian Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund based?
- Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund is based in MI.
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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home