Tennessee · Private foundation
Jesus Calling 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.
- $1.7M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2025
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $582,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 16 to 20
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 7
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.2M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations Jesus Calling Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $1.7M | 13% |
| FY2024 | 16 | $1.7M | 38% |
| FY2023 | 20 | $1.3M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
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, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant College | $535,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Crossroads of the Nations | $502,332 | 3 | n/a |
| Covenant Theological Seminary | $490,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Send International Inc | $320,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Next Door Inc | $312,500 | 3 | 1% |
| International Xchange Organization | $130,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Frank Town Open Hearts Ministry Inc | $110,000 | 3 | 1% |
| World Outreach International Inc | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pca Administrative Committee | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Resourcing Christian Education International | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant College | $535,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Crossroads of the Nations | $502,332 | 3 | n/a |
| Covenant Theological Seminary | $490,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Send International Inc | $320,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Next Door Inc | $312,500 | 3 | 1% |
| International Xchange Organization | $130,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Frank Town Open Hearts Ministry Inc | $110,000 | 3 | 1% |
| World Outreach International Inc | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pca Administrative Committee | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Resourcing Christian Education International | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nashville Rescue Mission | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Equipping Leaders International Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Williamson Christian College | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wycliffe Associates Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christ Presbyterian Church Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Appalachian Mountain Leadership | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 11 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 Jesus Calling 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: Servant Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About Jesus Calling Foundation
- How much does Jesus Calling Foundation give?
- Jesus Calling Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $1,688,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 20 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Jesus Calling Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (55%), International (19%), Education (15%).
- Who are Jesus Calling Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Covenant College ($535k), Crossroads of the Nations ($502k), Covenant Theological Seminary ($490k).
- Does Jesus Calling Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Jesus Calling 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 Jesus Calling Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Servant Foundation, The Signatry Charitable Trust, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.
- Where is Jesus Calling Foundation based?
- Jesus Calling Foundation is based in TN.
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