Arizona · Private foundation
Spirit and Word Ministries Inc
THE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPIRITUAL RESOURCES FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH, MISSIONAL SOCIAL ACTION AND CHARITABLE OUTREACH PRIMARILY THROUGH THE INTERNET, BROADCAST MEDIA AND PRINT. Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before…
- $62k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $13,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $30,725
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 7
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Spirit and Word Ministries Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $700 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $62k | 40% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $95k | 25% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $55k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $146k | 86% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $247k | 80% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $56k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $291k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hope National Medical Center | $275,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona Humane Society | $221,911 | 4 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $116,415 | 7 | 0% |
| Arizona Women's Board | $31,778 | 3 | 2% |
| American Kidney Fund Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Kidney Foundation of Arizona | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc | $12,658 | 1 | 0% |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Inc | $1,080 | 1 | n/a |
| Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hope National Medical Center | $275,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona Humane Society | $221,911 | 4 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $116,415 | 7 | 0% |
| Arizona Women's Board | $31,778 | 3 | 2% |
| American Kidney Fund Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Kidney Foundation of Arizona | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc | $12,658 | 1 | 0% |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Inc | $1,080 | 1 | n/a |
| Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Columbine Garden Club | $700 | 1 | n/a |
| Trends Charitable Fund | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Apraxia Kids | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($251k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Spirit and Word Ministries Inc 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.
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How this is measured
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About Spirit and Word Ministries Inc
- How much does Spirit and Word Ministries Inc give?
- Spirit and Word Ministries Inc reported 5 grants totaling $61,504 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 7 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Spirit and Word Ministries Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (74%), Animals (21%), Education (2%).
- Who are Spirit and Word Ministries Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: City of Hope National Medical Center ($275k), Arizona Humane Society ($222k), American Heart Association Inc ($116k).
- Does Spirit and Word Ministries Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Spirit and Word Ministries Inc 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 Spirit and Word Ministries Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charities Aid Foundation America, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Spirit and Word Ministries Inc based?
- Spirit and Word Ministries Inc is based in AZ.
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