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Luke 1248 Foundation Inc

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.

$68k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$68kReligion$65kCivil Rights$58kHuman Services$41kHousing & Shelter$37kEducation$30kInternational$29kYouth Development$15kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $40k
$6,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$726k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$10,100
VERITAS SCHOOL$10,000
WILLOW CREEK CHURCH$10,000
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM$10,000
DOOR INTERNATIONAL$7,000
Individual grant recipient$6,000
LAGOS THEATRE$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP$3,000
POTTERS PLACE$1,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$990
Individual grant recipient$300
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 (FY19–24, $64k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 84% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%RIP MEDICAL DEBT: $5k → 13%ABBA FUND: $8k → 5%A CHOSEON CHILD: $3k → 13%FAMILY FIRST: $2k → 13%ADOPTION ASSISTANCE INC: $10k → 15%ABBA FUND: $3k → 5%MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES: $13k → 10%CHRISTIAN HELP: $3k → 11%CHRISTIAN HELP: $3k → 11%CHRISTIAN HELP: $3k → 11%CHRISTIAN HELP: $3k → 11%COMMISSION 127 INC: $5k → 13%CHRISTIAN HELP: $3k → 11%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

MI
NY
OR
IN
CA
CO
KY
AZ
NC
SC
MS
AL
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.

67%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$268k · 18 repeat orgs$134k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
24

Total granted

$268k
$108k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+40%

Still filing today

50%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesReligionHousing & ShelterArts & CultureCivil RightsEducationOther
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

  • ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
    7× · 2019–2025 · $58k · revenue +97%
  • CW
    CHOICES WOMEN'S CLINIC INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $43k · revenue +26%
  • VS
    VERITAS SCHOOL
    3× · 2023–2025 · $30k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • FE
    FOR EACH 1 REACH 1 MENTORING
    one grant, 2021 · $15k
  • MH
    MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC
    one grant, 2022 · $13k · revenue +18%
  • AN
    A NEW GENERATION OF HERNANDO INC
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue 0%
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
Biglife International Inc

Biglife international inc. empowers believers worldwide to reach and disciple their own people for jesus christ.

Recreation & Sports
2
Open Door Adoption Agency Inc

The mission of Open Door Adoption Agency is to preserve and enhance human life through the placement of domestic and international children into loving Christian adoptive families. The counseling and placement services of the ministry…

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3
Christian Healthcare Ministries Inc

To glorify god, show christian love, and experience god's presence as christians share each other's medical bills.

Religion
4
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
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
A Choice for Life Inc

Bsideu for life is committed to presenting the gospel of our lord in word and deed by educating women facing crisis pregnancies, responding to their needs and protecting the lives of unborn children.bsideu for life also equips mothers and…

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7
Christian Works for Children Inc

Adoption, maternity & parenting services, family & individual counseling, children's support groups

Human Services
8
Kingdom Advisors Inc

Kingdom advisors is a discipleship ministry serving christian financial professionals. the organization encourages, educates, and empowers christian financial professionals with biblical wisdom to be effective disciples of jesus christ in…

Religion
9
The Human Choice of Iowa

Mission is to provide women facing an unplanned pregnancy with truthful medical information and education. we are faith-based with a mission to encourage, through education and outreach, the recognition of human life from the moment of…

Human Services
10
New Life Solutions Inc

To protect the unborn, share the gospel, and transform our communities one life at a time.

Health
11
International Commission Inc

Equipping and enabling believers worldwide to conduct church-based evangelism projects to reach unbelievers and make disciples.

Religion
12
The Family Radio Network Inc

The family broadcasts the hope of jesus christ to strengthen and encourage listeners.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Miracle Hill Ministries Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Logos Theatre. 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

26 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. 26 of the 48 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/26
Grantees still filing
19/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHOICES WOMEN'S CLINIC INC: $43,000 · OtherCHOICES WOMEN'S CLINIC INCD O O R INTERNATIONAL: $27,000 · OtherD O O R INTERNATIONALWILLOW CREEK CHURCH: $24,000 · OtherWILLOW CREEK CHURCHFOR EACH 1 REACH 1 MENTORING: $15,000 · OtherFOR EACH 1 REACH 1 MENTORINGIndividual grant recipient: $10,100 · Other+26 more: $78,797 · Other+26 moreCHRISTIAN HELP FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesCHRISTIAN HELP FO…MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC: $13,385 · Human ServicesMIRACLE HILL MINI…THE ABBA FUND INC: $10,500 · Human ServicesTHE ABBA FUND INCADOPTION ASSISTANCE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesADOPTION ASSISTAN…MEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesMEDICAL DEBT RESO…COMMISSION 127 INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesCOMMISSION 127 IN…A CHOSEN CHILD INC: $3,000 · Human Services+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $58,000 · Civil RightsALLIANCE DEFENDI…VERITAS SCHOOL: $30,000 · EducationMERCY HOUSE LIVING CENTERS: $14,000 · Housing & ShelterFRONT PORCH HOUSING: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterThe Colson Center for Christian Worldview: $9,097 · ReligionBIBLEPROJECT: $8,000 · ReligionIN TOUCH MINISTRIES INC: $1,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $990 · ReligionA NEW GENERATION OF HERNANDO INC: $10,000 · Health
Other$197,897Human Services$63,885Civil Rights$58,000Education$30,000Housing & Shelter$24,000Religion$19,087Health$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $58,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCHOICES WOMEN'S CLINIC INC: $43,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetVERITAS SCHOOL: $30,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCHRISTIAN HELP FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMERCY HOUSE LIVING CENTERS: $14,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC: $13,385 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ABBA FUND INC: $10,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetA NEW GENERATION OF HERNANDO INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetADOPTION ASSISTANCE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFRONT PORCH HOUSING: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Colson Center for Christian Worldview: $9,097 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBIBLEPROJECT: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMISSION 127 INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBROOKSVILLE KIWANIS CLUB FOUNDATION INC: $3,920 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetTHE CHRISTIAN SHARING CENTER INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIVE OAK THEATRE COMPANY INC: $3,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetA CHOSEN CHILD INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPOWDERSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $2,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetFAMILY FIRST INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIMPLY AMAZING INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% 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.

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.

Servant FoundationThe Father's Table Fo…The Chatlos Foundatio…Natl Christian Charit…Renaissance Charitabl…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …
Servant FoundationKS16.2× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · The Father's Table Foundation · The Chatlos Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Luke 1248 Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Luke 1248 Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • The Christian Sharing Center Inc: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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.
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How do I get to Luke 1248 Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Luke 1248 Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 48 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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