Pennsylvania · Public charity
Stewardship of Life Institute
Teach and promote stewardship of life from a sound biblical/theological perspective
- $87k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $12,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Stewardship of Life Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 5 | $87k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $62k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $38k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $38k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $64k | 89% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $65k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutherans Restoring Creation | $45,400 | 2 | 57% |
| Advent Lutheran Church | $45,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evange Luth Church in America | $28,400 | 3 | n/a |
| Grand Canyon Synod Elca | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Northeastern Mn Synod Elca | $16,500 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota Synod of the Evangelcal Luthrn Church in Amrica | $15,775 | 2 | n/a |
| Northern Txnorthern la Synod | $14,626 | 2 | n/a |
| Nebraska Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | $12,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Southeastern Synod of the Evangel Lutheran Church in America | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutherans Restoring Creation | $45,400 | 2 | 57% |
| Advent Lutheran Church | $45,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evange Luth Church in America | $28,400 | 3 | n/a |
| Grand Canyon Synod Elca | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Northeastern Mn Synod Elca | $16,500 | 1 | n/a |
| South Dakota Synod of the Evangelcal Luthrn Church in Amrica | $15,775 | 2 | n/a |
| Northern Txnorthern la Synod | $14,626 | 2 | n/a |
| Nebraska Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | $12,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Southeastern Synod of the Evangel Lutheran Church in America | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwestern Minnesota Synod Elca | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Andrew Lutheran Church | $8,609 | 1 | n/a |
| Del-Mdtx Louisiana Gulf Coast Synods | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest Washington Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in Am | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Pacifica Synod | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Luther Seminary | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southwestern Washington Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in Am | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southeast Michigan Synod of the Eva Lutheran Church in America | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Delaware Maryland Synod of the Evan Gelical Lutheran Church in America | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Am | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Florida-Bahamas Synod Elca | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Northeastern Minnesota Synod Elca | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| East-Central Wisc Synod of the Evan Lutheran Church in America | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Allegheny Synod Elca | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Central States Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ame | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alaska Synod Elca | $5,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Eastern North Dakota Synod Elca | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
| St Peter Lutheran Church | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
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.
Open a dossier: Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · Lilly Endowment Inc · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Stewardship of Life Institute
- How much does Stewardship of Life Institute give?
- Stewardship of Life Institute reported 5 grants totaling $86,569 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Stewardship of Life Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (81%), Education (5%), Arts & Culture (4%).
- Who are Stewardship of Life Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Lutherans Restoring Creation ($45k), Advent Lutheran Church ($45k), Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evange Luth Church in America ($28k).
- Does Stewardship of Life Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Stewardship of Life Institute?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing, Lilly Endowment Inc, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
- Where is Stewardship of Life Institute based?
- Stewardship of Life Institute is based in PA.
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