California · Private foundation
Parable Ministries Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $65k
- Granted FY2019
- 13
- Grants FY2019
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $1,200
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $38,737
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 8
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 0% of the organizations Parable Ministries Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 13 | $65k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $55k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 16 | $38k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
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, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Church Inc | $52,937 | 3 | n/a |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $11,450 | 3 | n/a |
| The Navigators | $10,200 | 3 | n/a |
| Tecate Mission | $6,800 | 3 | n/a |
| Barnabas International | $4,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Advocates International Inc | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Captive Hearts Ministries | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Front Porch Communities and Services | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| American Leprosy Missions Inc | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $3,400 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Church Inc | $52,937 | 3 | n/a |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $11,450 | 3 | n/a |
| The Navigators | $10,200 | 3 | n/a |
| Tecate Mission | $6,800 | 3 | n/a |
| Barnabas International | $4,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Advocates International Inc | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Captive Hearts Ministries | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Front Porch Communities and Services | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| American Leprosy Missions Inc | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $3,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Central Coast Youth for Christ Inc | $1,750 | 3 | 0% |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc | $1,700 | 3 | n/a |
| Priority Living Inc | $1,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Coastal Christian School | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($50k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Parable Ministries 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: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Parable Ministries Foundation
- How much does Parable Ministries Foundation give?
- Parable Ministries Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $64,737 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Parable Ministries Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Religion (81%), Arts & Culture (6%), Human Services (4%).
- Who are Parable Ministries Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Grace Church Inc ($53k), Campus Crusade for Christ Inc ($11k), The Navigators ($10k).
- Does Parable Ministries Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Parable Ministries 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 Parable Ministries Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Parable Ministries Foundation based?
- Parable Ministries Foundation is based in CA.
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