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Soli Deo Gloria at a glance

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Soli Deo Gloria

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.

$108k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$76k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$302kHuman Services$76kCivil Rights$14kPhilanthropy$12kArts & Culture$11kCommunity Improvement$10kHousing & Shelter$10kEducation$9kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $52
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $32k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $76k
$22,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$37k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Helping Hands$75,500
Individual grant recipient$22,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
Compass Church$52
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ServeNow: $3k → 9%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
IL
CA
CO
VA
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
OK
LA
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.

58%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$263k · 20 repeat orgs$189k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 19 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
30

Total granted

$263k
$104k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+82%

Still filing today

35%
27%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 20% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $86k 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
ReligionCivil RightsInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationOther
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

  • JS
    JOHN STRAPPAZON MINISTRIES INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $27k · revenue +39%
  • CP
    CHURCH PLANTING LEADERSHIP
    2× · 2018–2020 · $23k · revenue +46%
  • FO
    Fellowship of Companies For Christ
    2× · 2017–2018 · $10k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2018 · $18k
  • 1N
    176 Network Ministries
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • IM
    International Missions Board
    one grant, 2021 · $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.

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
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
2
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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3
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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4
Bibleproject

Bibleproject's mission is to help people experience the bible as a unified story that leads to jesus. this is achieved by creating biblical videos to be regularly released on a newly-created youtube channel. (continued on schedule o.)each…

Religion
5
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
6
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
7
Tyndale Bible Translators

Bible Translation and acts of Christian Services

Religion
8
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
9
Josiah Venture

To equip young leaders throughout Central and Eastern Europe to fulfill Christ's commission through the local church.

Religion
10
Dean Bible Ministries Inc

Spread the gospel of jesus christ through sound teachings of the bible.

Religion
11
Biblical Education By Extension Inc

To assist the church, primarily in closed countries, in the establishment of continuing indigenous church-based training centers in which servant leaders are equipped to develop growing and reproducing churches.

Religion
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Joni and Friends; 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

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 53 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/17
Grantees still filing
12/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Helping Hands: $75,500 · OtherHelping HandsHope Church: $68,250 · OtherHope ChurchIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $23,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $17,500 · OtherRobert Mawire Ministries: $12,750 · Other+36 more: $154,174 · Other+36 moreJOHN STRAPPAZON MINISTRIES INC: $27,000 · ReligionJOHN STRAPPAZ…CHURCH PLANTING LEADERSHIP: $22,500 · ReligionCHURCH PLANTI…EMPOWER DREAMS INC: $2,500 · Religion+1 more: $1,000 · ReligionTEXAS VALUES: $10,350 · Civil RightsPacific Justice Institute: $3,500 · Civil RightsNAOMI'S VILLAGE INC: $2,500 · InternationalOnelink International Inc: $1,500 · InternationalSERVENOW: $3,000 · Human ServicesGOFUNDMEORG: $2,000 · PhilanthropyCALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: $250 · Education
Other$376,174Religion$53,000Civil Rights$13,850International$4,000Human Services$3,000Philanthropy$2,000Education$250

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 budgetCHURCH PLANTING LEADERSHIP: $22,500 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetFellowship of Companies For Christ: $10,440 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTEXAS VALUES: $10,350 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE BIBLE: $10,020 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTUDENT WORK DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC: $8,700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetONE FOR ISRAEL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPacific Justice Institute: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNAOMI'S VILLAGE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEMPOWER DREAMS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetGOFUNDMEORG: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOnelink International Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJONI AND FRIENDS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: $250 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.

  • Who funds JOHN STRAPPAZON MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CHURCH PLANTING LEADERSHIP ↗
  • Who funds Fellowship of Companies For Christ ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS VALUES ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE ↗
  • Who funds STUDENT WORK DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ONE FOR ISRAEL ↗
  • Who funds Pacific Justice Institute ↗
  • Who funds SERVENOW ↗
  • Who funds NAOMI'S VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds WINNING WITH ENCOURAGEMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds EMPOWER DREAMS INC ↗
  • Who funds GOFUNDMEORG ↗
  • Who funds Onelink International 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.

Servant FoundationThe New Horizons Foun…The Signatry Charitab…Christian Community F…Natl Christian Charit…The Coffee Foundation…Textron Charitable Tr…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…
Servant FoundationKS26.2× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · The New Horizons Foundation Inc · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Coffee Foundation Inc · Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · 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 Soli Deo Gloria funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Soli Deo Gloria. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%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
    2get no government money at all
    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 Soli Deo Gloria?

    Find your warmest path to Soli Deo Gloria 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 53 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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