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Radiance 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.

$50k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Religion$130kEducation$106kHealth$23kInternational$12kPhilanthropy$11kHuman Services$7kHousing & Shelter$6kFood & Nutrition$250Other$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$89k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$25,000
GULL LAKE MINISTRIES$25,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%IT'S A SENSORY WORLD: $500 → 14%IT'S A SENSORY WORLD: $500 → 14%IT'S A SENSORY WORLD: $500 → 14%IT'S A SENSORY WORLD: $500 → 14%IT'S A SENSORY WORLD: $500 → 14%ALPHA GRAND RAPIDS: $1k → 11%IT'S A SENSORY WORLD: $250 → 14%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

MN
MI
NY
OR
IN
CO
MO
NC
DC
OK
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$232k · 14 repeat orgs$39k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +81% since the first grant, against +75% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
16

Total granted

$232k
$39k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+81%
+75%

Still filing today

64%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
ReligionEducationPhilanthropyHealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • NC
    NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
    6× · 2020–2025 · $95k · revenue +174%
  • GL
    GULL LAKE MINISTRIES
    7× · 2019–2025 · $87k · revenue +78%
  • BI
    BIGLIFE INTERNATIONAL INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $12k · revenue +153%

Funded once

  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSEgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $8k · revenue +106%
  • TT
    TIM TEBOW FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $6k · revenue +545%
  • YC
    YORKVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
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
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
2
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc

Walk thru the bible (wtb) ignites passion for god's word. by developing a global network of influential pastors and leaders and then resourcing them with tools and training, wtb fulfills its role in the great commission.

Religion
3
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
4
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
5
Evangel University

Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.

Education
6
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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7
Blue Letter Bible

The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…

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8
Time of Grace Ministry

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…

Religion
9
The King's University

The King's University integrates Biblical education and practical ministry to shape Spirit-formed individuals who follow Jesus, serve His Church, and are sent to impact the world.

Education
10
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

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…

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11
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
12
The Master's University and Seminary

The Master's University and Seminary (TMUS) exists to advance the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ through education. This is accomplished through unreserved commitment to worshipping God, authority of Scripture, personal holiness, serving…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Biglife International Inc; the most unlike its peers is Museum of the Bible. 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

21 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. 21 of the 32 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)
21/21
Grantees still filing
16/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $95,340 · EducationNORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLSTaylor University: $8,500 · EducationTaylor University+1 more: $1,350 · EducationGULL LAKE MINISTRIES: $87,497 · ReligionGULL LAKE MINISTRIESSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $7,500 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSE+3 more: $2,300 · ReligionWORLD GOSPEL MISSION: $10,800 · OtherWORLD GOSPEL MIS…FOCUS ON THE FAMILY: $6,000 · OtherFOCUS ON THE FAM…YORKVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH: $5,000 · OtherYORKVILLE COMMUN…BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH: $5,000 · OtherBEREAN BAPTIST C…MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE: $2,000 · OtherSERGE GLOBAL INC: $2,000 · OtherCAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: $2,000 · OtherIts a Sensory World Inc: $2,750 · OtherIts a Sensory Wo…BEER CITY DOG BISCUITS: $3,250 · OtherBEER CITY DOG BI…+8 more: $3,950 · Other+8 moreMAYO CLINIC: $15,000 · HealthSTARLITE SHORES FAMILY CAMP: $5,000 · Health29 ACRES INC: $2,750 · HealthBIGLIFE INTERNATIONAL INC: $12,000 · Recreation & SportsTIM TEBOW FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $4,000 · International
Education$105,190Religion$97,297Other$42,750Health$22,750Recreation & Sports$12,000Philanthropy$11,000International$4,000

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 budgetNORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $95,340 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGULL LAKE MINISTRIES: $87,497 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIGLIFE INTERNATIONAL INC: $12,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTaylor University: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIM TEBOW FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTARLITE SHORES FAMILY CAMP: $5,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBEER CITY DOG BISCUITS: $3,250 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetIts a Sensory World Inc: $2,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budget29 ACRES INC: $2,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSTRATEGIC WORLD IMPACT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE BIBLE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSERGE GLOBAL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCornerstone University: $1,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAlpha Grand Rapids: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBig Green: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROVERBS 31 MINISTRY INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIBLEPROJECT: $100 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.

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.

Two Fish FoundationGordon Christian TrustBarnabas FoundationAmerican Endowment Fo…Christian Community F…Raymond James Charita…Natl Christian Charit…Renaissance Charitabl…Morgan Stanley Global…The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…
Two Fish FoundationMI13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Two Fish Foundation · Gordon Christian Trust · Barnabas Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get 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 · 0–15%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Radiance Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Radiance Foundation 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 32 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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