· Private foundation
Matthew 2535 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k16 grants · $50k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $47k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| BE BETTER BE DIFFERENT LEGACY | $22,950 |
| TRANSFORM IRAN | $13,000 |
| BENBELLA BOOKS INC | $11,535 |
| PRESTON FORD FUND | $5,000 |
| DREAM CENTER | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| LEAPING FOR A CURE | $5,000 |
| NOAH'S ARK CHURCH - ARARAT ARMENIA | $4,500 |
| INTL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS & JE | $3,000 |
| JONI & FRIENDS | $3,000 |
| EMBRACE KIDS FOUNDATION | $2,575 |
| YOUNG ADULTS INSTITUTE | $2,551 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,500 |
| CALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH | $2,500 |
| BAYONNE YOUTH CENTER | $2,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 88% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +82% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.
13 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 39% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- 2M222 Ministries Inc6× · 2017–2022 · $105k · revenue -1% · 49% of their budget
- HPHOLLYWOOD POLICE SUPPORT ASSOC4× · 2018–2021 · $70k
- BBBe Better Be Different Legacy3× · 2022–2024 · $51k · revenue +89%
Funded once
- CACASH AWARDS AND GRANTSone grant, 2017 · $73k
- MHMALIBU-LOST HILLS SHERIFFS FNDone grant, 2021 · $10k
- SASALVATION ARMYone grant, 2022 · $10k
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.
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.
The focus of the ministry is to establish christian camps and retreats that will reach men and women who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder with the gospel of jesus christ, and equip them to recognize, manage, and…
The mission of Selah International Counseling Ministries is to glorify God as we serve and equip His church, providing leadership and service through counseling, counseling resources, and counseling training.
Interdenomination ministry dedicated to bringing youth into a growing relationship with jesus christ.
To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…
To teach individuals how to apply the wisdom and depth of the bible's grace-centered message to the problems of daily living; and through various means, work to restore chirst to counseling and christ-centered counseling to the church.
Our mission is to glorify god and serve our community by assisting people in finding freedom from their past, peace in their present, and hope for their future.
To provide accurate reporting on israel and current events based on god's written word and most importantly lead people to the saving knowledge of jesus christ.
To teach youth ministers and youth pastors at christian churches how to instruct or mentor christian youth on the value or religion and bring jesus christ into their lives as well as instructing youth how to be useful, responsible,…
Entrust's mission is to multiply church leaders through accessible, locally owned, reproducible training systems. this is accomplished through facilitated learning, assisting christians in gaining solid understanding of scripture, and…
The organization provides spiritual counsel, prayers and also facilitates charitable assistance through diplomats and leaders of the civil societies.
To provide support for the efforts of christians of the former soviet union in reaching the influencers of their countries for christ.
Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…
How this is measured
20 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. 20 of the 75 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 222 Ministries Inc ↗
- Who funds Be Better Be Different Legacy ↗
- Who funds JONI AND FRIENDS ↗
- Who funds TRANSFORM IRAN INC ↗
- Who funds LEAPING FOR A CURE INC ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN HEALTH & LIVING CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds GOLDEN HEART RANCH ↗
- Who funds GLOBAL HOPE NETWORK INTL INC ↗
- Who funds INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS & JEWS INC ↗
- Who funds THE INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS INC ↗
- Who funds YOUNG ADULT INSTITUTE INC ↗
- Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DANE COUNTY INC ↗
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: Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Matthew 2535 Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Matthew 2535 Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Elijahs Promise Inc: 1% of income from government
How this is measured
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