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Rhema Life Foundation Inc

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.

$1.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
29
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$204k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$5.9MInternational$3.0MYouth Development$646kHealth$445kHuman Services$308kEducation$218kArts & Culture$168kPhilanthropy$32kOther$0
02FY2024 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k19 grants · $437k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $589k
$24,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$17M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YOUTH WITH A MISSION$204,000
CHRIST FOR THE NATIONS$100,000
INTERNATION OUTREACH MINISTRIES$60,000
CHURCH AT THE CROSS$60,000
WEARS VALLEY RANCH$60,000
MODERN DAY MISSIONS$54,500
DENISON FORUM$50,400
BILLY BANKS MINISTRIES INC$46,000
THERE4 GATHERING$41,000
CHOSEN ONES$39,600
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY$36,000
Individual grant recipient$34,000
BILL GLASS BEHIND THE WALLS$26,000
GLOBAL ADVANCE$25,000
IVOTER GUIDE$24,000
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 (FY21–24, $261k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 42% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%FOSTER VILLAGE: $5k → 14%WEARS VALLEY RANCH: $60k → 12%FOSTER VILLAGE: $5k → 14%WEARS VALLEY RANCH: $20k → 12%REZILIENT KIDZ: $31k → 9%WEARS VALLEY RANCH: $20k → 12%REZILIENT KIDZ: $22k → 9%CHOSEN ONES: $40k → 11%CHOSEN ONES: $35k → 11%CHOSEN ONES: $18k → 11%CHOSEN ONES: $5k → 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

WA
MN
OH
CA
CO
MO
VA
KS
TN
NC
OK
MS
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$11M · 35 repeat orgs$175k to everyone else

35 repeat relationships: 26 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
8

Total granted

$11M
$120k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+63%

Still filing today

46%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
ReligionHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
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

  • TR
    The Rosser Foundation dba International Cooperating Ministries
    4× · 2019–2023 · $3.2M · revenue +1%
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    7× · 2017–2023 · $2.7M · revenue +134%
  • YE
    YWAM EMERGE
    3× · 2021–2023 · $358k · revenue +23%

Funded once

  • WC
    WORLD COMPASSION MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2018 · $40k
  • NL
    NEW LIFE CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $30k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $17k · revenue +63%
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
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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2
Global Media Outreach

Leveraging technology to invite all people to know jesus christ as savior and grow in a personal relationship with him.

Religion
3
Jim King Ministries Inc

Proclaim the gospel of jesus christ

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
Faith Warrior Ministry

To reach gods elect with the gospel

Religion
6
For His Glory Ministries

For his glory's mission is to launch disciple-making movements that transform nations for christ.

Religion
7
Bible Open Air Mission

Purpose is sending individuals around the world to win souls to jesus christ by preaching the gospel evangelism.

Religion
8
Mission Without Borders International

The organization is dedicated to reaching people for christ through an international network of christians who journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future,(continued on…

International
9
Mark Driscoll Ministries

To proclaim the gospel of jesus christ

Religion
10
Worldserve Ministries

To advance the gospel in closed and hard-to-reach nations and to impact those nations for christ.

International
11
Dynamic Church Planting International

Equipping leaders to plant dynamic churches worldwide.

Human Services
12
Awakening Ministries International

Proclaim the gospel worldwide, prepare followers of jesus christ, and propel those into their god given destiny.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pulse Outreach; the most unlike its peers is Billy Banks Ministries. 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

22 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. 22 of the 46 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/22
Grantees still filing
14/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $2,670,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSEYWAM EMERGE: $357,500 · ReligionYWAM EMERGEGLOBAL ADVANCE INC: $115,000 · Religion+8 more: $251,500 · Religion+8 moreThe Rosser Foundation dba International Cooperating Ministries: $3,189,068 · PhilanthropyThe Rosser Foundation dba Interna…CHRIST FOR THE NATIONS: $572,000 · OtherCHRIST FOR THE NATIONSRESTORATION OUTREACH OF DALLAS: $350,000 · OtherRESTORATION OUTREACH OF DAL…LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES INC: $328,000 · OtherLIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL…INTERNATION OUTREACH MINISTRIES: $293,000 · OtherINTERNATION OUTREACH MINIST…CHURCH AT THE CROSS: $185,000 · OtherCHURCH AT THE CROSSWORLD COMPASSION: $110,000 · OtherBILLY BANKS MINISTRIES: $102,945 · OtherIVOTER GUIDE: $98,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $93,000 · Other+16 more: $535,086 · Other+16 moreMEN & LADIES OF HONOR: $646,000 · Youth DevelopmentYOUTH WITH A MISSION OF COLO: $445,305 · HealthWEARS VALLEY RANCH INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesMy Chosen Ones Inc: $97,600 · Human ServicesREZILIENTKIDZ: $52,981 · Human ServicesFOSTER VILLAGE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $167,000 · EducationROEVER FOUNDATION INC: $51,000 · EducationDFW ASYLUM SEEKER HOUSING NETWORK: $64,200 · International
Religion$3,394,000Philanthropy$3,189,068Other$2,667,031Youth Development$646,000Health$445,305Human Services$260,581Education$218,000International$64,200

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 budgetThe Rosser Foundation dba International Cooperating Ministries: $3,189,068 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $2,670,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMEN & LADIES OF HONOR: $646,000 over 3y, 40% of budgetYOUTH WITH A MISSION OF COLO: $445,305 over 4y, 23% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $167,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGLOBAL ADVANCE INC: $115,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetTHEREFORE4 GATHERING: $101,500 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetWEARS VALLEY RANCH INC: $100,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetMy Chosen Ones Inc: $97,600 over 4y, 7.5% of budgetMODERN DAY MISSIONS: $67,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetDFW ASYLUM SEEKER HOUSING NETWORK: $64,200 over 2y, 7.2% of budgetREZILIENTKIDZ: $52,981 over 2y, 11% of budgetROEVER FOUNDATION INC: $51,000 over 4y, 9.6% of budgetPULSE OUTREACH: $26,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPARACLETE MISSION GROUP INC: $23,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFOSTER VILLAGE INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetOASIS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC: $6,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSPOKEN GOSPEL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWALLBUILDER PRESENTATIONS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds The Rosser Foundation dba International Cooperating Ministries ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds MEN & LADIES OF HONOR ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH WITH A MISSION OF COLO ↗
  • Who funds YWAM EMERGE ↗
  • Who funds PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL ADVANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds BILLY BANKS MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds THEREFORE4 GATHERING ↗
  • Who funds WEARS VALLEY RANCH INC ↗
  • Who funds My Chosen Ones Inc ↗
  • Who funds MODERN DAY MISSIONS ↗
  • Who funds DFW ASYLUM SEEKER HOUSING NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds REZILIENTKIDZ ↗
  • Who funds ROEVER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PULSE OUTREACH ↗
  • Who funds PARACLETE MISSION GROUP INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FOSTER VILLAGE 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.

Christian Community F…The Signatry Charitab…Servant FoundationChattanooga Christian…Natl Christian Charit…Communities Foundatio…Renaissance Charitabl…Raymond James Charita…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…The Blackbaud Giving …
Christian Community Foundation IncCO24.7× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Servant Foundation · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving 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 Rhema Life Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rhema Life Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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

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    How do I get to Rhema Life Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Rhema Life 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 46 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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