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Proverbs 39 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.

$718k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
29
Grants FY2025
31
Organizations funded FY2024
26%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$20,064
Largest grant, FY2025
$65,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 31
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$3.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 26% of the organizations Proverbs 39 Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $107k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesReligionHealthEducationInternationalCivil RightsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving29$718k7%
FY202431$823k26%
FY202328$978k25%
FY202227$1.3M37%
FY202124$533k21%
FY202021$496k33%
FY201923$330k30%
FY201824$344k46%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$2.9MHuman Services$850kHealth$601kInternational$598kCivil Rights$385kHousing & Shelter$364kEducation$26kPhilanthropy$25kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
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MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
OR
OH
PA
CA
CO
KY
MD
KS
TN
HI
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Saving Innocence Inc$425,00076%
United in Purpose$374,9971n/a
Bridge to Home Scv$347,50083%
Scv Pregnancy Center$321,10099%
Lifeline Global Ministries$319,000613%
Three Angels Children's Relief Inc$220,00049%
Connect 2 Ministries$218,71077%
Open Arms Pregnancy Clinic$210,00046%
Action International Ministries$179,0009n/a
Campus Crusade for Christ Inc$170,1009n/a
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All grantees of Proverbs 39 Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Saving Innocence Inc$425,00076%
United in Purpose$374,9971n/a
Bridge to Home Scv$347,50083%
Scv Pregnancy Center$321,10099%
Lifeline Global Ministries$319,000613%
Three Angels Children's Relief Inc$220,00049%
Connect 2 Ministries$218,71077%
Open Arms Pregnancy Clinic$210,00046%
Action International Ministries$179,0009n/a
Campus Crusade for Christ Inc$170,1009n/a
Abwe Foundation Inc$100,5013n/a
Grace Community Church$96,1007n/a
Josiah Venture$84,00890%
Pioneers$75,5009n/a
Standing Stone Ministries Inc$68,00040%
Manna Worldwide Inc$51,30030%
Scarlet Hope Inc$51,00032%
Agape Impact Ministries Inc$39,20034%
Novo Mission Inc$34,0003n/a
Union Foundation$25,00027%
Guidelight Inc$21,56420%
Visalia Rescue Mission$16,50050%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$16,00020%
Faith and Learning International NFP$15,75020%
Mount Sinai Health System Inc$15,00010%
Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry$15,00020%
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association$11,00030%
Action Ministries Inc$10,80010%
Child & Family Center$10,00010%
Sports Outreach Northwest$10,0002n/a
Ethnos360 Inc$10,0001n/a
Santa Clarita Valley Committee On Aging$10,00010%
Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation$8,12548%
Axia$8,000110%
The Master's University and Seminary$6,00030%
Santa Clarita Valley Boys and Girls Club$5,00011%
Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention Inc$5,00016%
Santa Clarita Baptist Church$4,6003n/a
Planted Ministries$4,00011%
Biola University Inc$2,75010%
Thrive International Missions$2,4001n/a
Always Ready Ministries$2,000198%
Grace Baptist Church Inc$1,5002n/a
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Inc$1,50020%
Association of Christian Schools Int'L$1,0261n/a
Awana Clubs International and Affiliates$1,00010%
Grace Ministries International$1,0001n/a
Ibd Support Foundation$1,00010%
Youth With a Mission$1,0001n/a
Joni and Friends$50010%
University of the Nations Kona Foundation$50011%
7 Day Hero$50010%
Northpark Community Church$5001n/a
Cross Bar X Youth Ranch Inc$50010%
Kalamazoo College$50010%
The Painted Turtle$50010%
Village Church$5001n/a
Children to Love International$50010%
University of Northwestern - St Paul$50010%
International Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America$10010%
American Cancer Society Inc$10010%
Hart Boys Volleyball$501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Proverbs 39 Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 44 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSaving Innocence Inc: $425,000 over 7y, 5.9% of budgetBridge to Home Scv: $347,500 over 8y, 2.7% of budgetScv Pregnancy Center: $321,100 over 9y, 8.6% of budgetLifeline Global Ministries: $319,000 over 6y, 13% of budgetThree Angels Children's Relief Inc: $220,000 over 4y, 9.0% of budgetConnect 2 Ministries: $218,710 over 7y, 7.1% of budgetOpen Arms Pregnancy Clinic: $210,000 over 4y, 5.7% of budgetJosiah Venture: $84,008 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetStanding Stone Ministries Inc: $68,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetManna Worldwide Inc: $51,300 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetScarlet Hope Inc: $51,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetAgape Impact Ministries Inc: $39,200 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetUnion Foundation: $25,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetGuidelight Inc: $21,564 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVisalia Rescue Mission: $16,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFaith and Learning International NFP: $15,750 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMount Sinai Health System Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Clarita Valley Food Pantry: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNational Tuberous Sclerosis Association: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAction Ministries Inc: $10,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChild & Family Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Clarita Valley Committee On Aging: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Clarita Valley Education Foundation: $8,125 over 4y, 7.9% of budgetAxia: $8,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetThe Master's University and Seminary: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Clarita Valley Boys and Girls Club: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEvangelical Council for Abuse Prevention Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetPlanted Ministries: $4,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBiola University Inc: $2,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlways Ready Ministries: $2,000 over 1y, 98% of budgetStars and Stripes Honor Flight Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAwana Clubs International and Affiliates: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIbd Support Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJoni and Friends: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of the Nations Kona Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budget7 Day Hero: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCross Bar X Youth Ranch Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKalamazoo College: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Painted Turtle: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren to Love International: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Northwestern - St Paul: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 44.

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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 Foundation IncCO19.8× affinity10 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Christian Foundation of America DBA Christian Foundation of The West · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Servant Foundation · Boeckmann Charitable Foundation · The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro Family Foundation · Woodward Governor Charitable Trust · The Bolick Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

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.

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About Proverbs 39 Foundation

How much does Proverbs 39 Foundation give?
Proverbs 39 Foundation reported 29 grants totaling $717,548 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Proverbs 39 Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (50%), Human Services (15%), Health (10%).
Who are Proverbs 39 Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Saving Innocence Inc ($425k), United in Purpose ($375k), Bridge to Home Scv ($348k).
Does Proverbs 39 Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Proverbs 39 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 Proverbs 39 Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation Inc, Christian Foundation of America DBA Christian Foundation of The West, Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation.
Where is Proverbs 39 Foundation based?
Proverbs 39 Foundation is based in CA.

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 82 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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