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Krislynn Foundation at a glance

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Krislynn Foundation

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.

$270k
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$2.8MHuman Services$273kArts & Culture$172kYouth Development$51kEducation$39kHousing & Shelter$39kCivil Rights$30kInternational$25kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k21 grants · $47k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $177k
$1,200
Median grant
11
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE JESUS FILM PROJECT$100,000
CALVARY CHURCH OF SANTA ANA$77,438
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL$18,040
JOSH MCDOWELL MINISTRY$15,000
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY$12,400
THE MASTER'S PROGRAM$8,000
FOREST HOME$7,500
HOMEWORD$6,500
GLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH$5,000
PACIFIC JUSTICE INSTITUTE$3,150
AFRICAN INLAND MISSION$2,400
AMERICAN VALUES$2,400
LOVE WORTH FINDING MINISTRIES$1,200
PRISON FELLOWSHIP$1,200
FRONTIERS$1,200
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $109k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 85% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL: $18k → 14%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $5k → 14%FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL: $12k → 14%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $3k → 14%FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL: $12k → 14%OBRIA GROUP: $1k → 10%FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL: $12k → 14%FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL: $12k → 14%FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL: $7k → 14%FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL: $7k → 14%THE OBRIA GROUP: $3k → 10%FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL: $2k → 14%THE OBRIA GROUP: $8k → 10%THE OBRIA GROUP: $3k → 10%THE OBRIA GROUP: $2k → 10%IRVINE ADULT DAY HEALTH SERVICES: $100 → 10%ACRES OF LOVE: $100 → 10%ACRES OF LOVE: $100 → 10%ACRES OF LOVE: $100 → 10%ACRES OF LOVE: $100 → 10%ACRES OF LOVE: $100 → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
OR
NV
OH
NJ
CA
CO
VA
AZ
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.4M · 38 repeat orgs$97k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +24% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

38 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2024, 16 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

38
17

Total granted

$3.4M
$90k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+16%

Still filing today

39%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
ReligionHuman ServicesCivil RightsEducationYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • FR
    FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
    8× · 2017–2024 · $85k · revenue +63%
  • PJ
    Pacific Justice Institute
    8× · 2017–2024 · $26k · revenue +215%
  • H
    HOMEWORD
    7× · 2017–2024 · $22k · revenue +0%

Funded once

  • CC
    CAVALRY CHURCH OF SANTA ANA
    one grant, 2017 · $38k
  • PC
    PACIFICA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +154%
  • O
    OBRIA
    one grant, 2017 · $11k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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3
Olivet University

Providing guality Christian education to the network generation

Education
4
Life Network

Life Network provides support and mentoring to women and men facing unexpected pregnancies; offers parenting support, material resources, and referrals; and promotes sexual risk avoidance through education to foster a culture that values…

Health
5
Global Outreach International Inc

To get the good news to every nation this generation by showing and sharing god's love by providing opportunities and supporting christian missionaries in over fifty seven countries around the world.

International
6
Precept

Engaging people in relationship with God through knowing His Word

Religion
7
World of Opportunity

World of Opportunity is an evangelical ministry that supports missionaries in the United States and around the world as they bring the Word of the Lord into peoples lives. The missionaries supported by World of Opportunity share the Gospel…

Human Services
8
Washington Prayer Coalition

to spread the gospel to the world by planting and serving churches, training local Christian leaders and to transform the world through prayer,

Religion
9
Institute of Chinese Studies

ChinsSource is a trusted partner and platform for educating the global church on critical issues facing the church and ministries in China and for connecting Christians inside and outside China to advance the kingdom of God globally

International
10
Bible Thinker Inc

Bible Thinker, Inc is a ministry dedicated to equipping people to think and live biblically. There are three main areas of teaching that we focus on:1. Teaching accurate theology based on exegeting the text of the Bible and confronting…

Religion
11
Intentional Life Media

Dedicated to igniting personal transformation by affirming faith, inspiring hope, and equipping individuals, to live an intentional life in christ.

Religion
12
Ave Maria Communications

Ave Maria Communications (AMC)employs radio, internet and other media to offer news, analysis, teaching, devotion and music to demonstrate Catholic values.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is California Family Council; the most unlike its peers is Harvest Ministries Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 of the 60 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/28
Grantees still filing
21/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC: $2,100,000 · OtherCAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INCCALVARY CHURCH OF SANTA ANA: $284,138 · OtherCALVARY CHURCH OF SANTA ANAJOSH MCDOWELL MINISTRY: $179,400 · OtherJOSH MCDOWELL MINISTRYFOCUS ON THE FAMILY: $172,200 · OtherFOCUS ON THE FAMILYTHE JESUS FILM PROJECT: $149,250 · Other+28 more: $320,257 · Other+28 moreFAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL: $84,840 · Human ServicesTHE OBRIA GROUP INC: $15,500 · Human ServicesSAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE: $8,000 · Human Services+4 more: $3,345 · Human ServicesSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $9,600 · ReligionLOVE WORTH FINDING MINISTRIES INC: $9,600 · ReligionSearchlight: $7,200 · ReligionGLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH: $5,000 · ReligionHarvest Ministries Inc: $3,179 · ReligionMission Support Network: $2,500 · Religion+4 more: $1,500 · ReligionPacific Justice Institute: $25,940 · Civil RightsLIVE ACTION: $2,000 · Civil RightsCALIFORNIA FAMILY COUNCIL: $2,000 · Civil Rights+1 more: $655 · Civil RightsPACIFICA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL: $25,000 · EducationOAK VALLEY COLLEGE: $1,000 · Education+1 more: $100 · EducationHOMEWORD: $22,000 · Youth DevelopmentAMERICAN VALUES: $19,200 · Arts & CultureCompassion International Incorporated: $4,598 · International
Other$3,205,245Human Services$111,685Religion$38,579Civil Rights$30,595Education$26,100Youth Development$22,000Arts & Culture$19,200International$4,598

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL: $84,840 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPacific Justice Institute: $25,940 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetPACIFICA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHOMEWORD: $22,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN VALUES: $19,200 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTHE OBRIA GROUP INC: $15,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $9,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLOVE WORTH FINDING MINISTRIES INC: $9,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE: $8,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSearchlight: $7,200 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $4,598 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMission Support Network: $2,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSHAOHANNAHS HOPE INC dba SHOW HOPE: $2,345 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLIVE ACTION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA FAMILY COUNCIL: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOAK VALLEY COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPUREHOPE COALITION: $655 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetACRES OF LOVE: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSALLYS FUND INC: $400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDISCOVERY INSTITUTE: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIRVINE ADULT DAY HEALTH SERVICES INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPowerPoint Ministries: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds Pacific Justice Institute ↗
  • Who funds PACIFICA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds HOMEWORD ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN VALUES ↗
  • Who funds THE OBRIA GROUP INC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds LOVE WORTH FINDING MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds Searchlight ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH ↗
  • Who funds Compassion International Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds Harvest Ministries Inc ↗
  • Who funds Mission Support Network ↗
  • Who funds SHAOHANNAHS HOPE INC dba SHOW HOPE ↗
  • Who funds LIVE ACTION ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA FAMILY COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds MIO Frontiers ↗

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 F…Cornerstone Legacy Fo…Servant FoundationThe Signatry Charitab…Natl Christian Charit…Orange County Communi…American Endowment Fo…Caprock Partners Givi…Vjs Charitable Privat…Gatherer Family Found…Greater HorizonsGod's Gift
Christian Community Foundation IncCO29.6× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Cornerstone Legacy Foundation · Servant Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Orange County Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Caprock Partners Giving Foundation · Vjs Charitable Private Foundation · Gatherer Family Foundation · Greater Horizons · God's Gift

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Krislynn Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Krislynn Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 60 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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