· Private foundation
Thank Heaven Foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL | $25,000 |
| FIRST LIBERTY | $25,000 |
| MD ANDERSON CENTER | $25,000 |
| SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| PRISON FELLOWSHIP | $25,000 |
| MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER | $25,000 |
| CHILDREN MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| MASTERMEDIA INTERNATIONAL | $10,000 |
| PARENTS TELEVISION AND MEDIA COUNCIL | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $169k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +70% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.
17 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- FRFAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL8× · 2017–2024 · $160k · revenue +63%
- MRMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER4× · 2021–2024 · $150k · revenue +9%
- FLFIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE5× · 2019–2024 · $125k · revenue +98%
Funded once
- COCommunity of Caritasone grant, 2018 · $500k · revenue -44% · 41% of their budget
- JFJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE-CHPLAINCY PROGRAMone grant, 2022 · $25k
- MAMD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERone grant, 2017 · $25k
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.
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.
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.
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Pew Research Center generates a foundation of facts that enriches the public dialogue and…
Catholic answers is an apostolate dedicated to serving christ by bringing the fullness of catholic truth to the world. we help good catholics become better catholics, bring former catholics home, and lead non-catholics into the fullness of…
Distribution of newsletters, production of dvds, cds and publications carrying the message of jesus christ and the kingdom of god to the people throughout the world.
Dedicated to igniting personal transformation by affirming faith, inspiring hope, and equipping individuals, to live an intentional life in christ.
As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.
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…
One for israel's purposes are to unite u.s. and international churches, ministries and individuals for the proclamation of the gospel in israel, to raise funds for evangelism and gospel proclamation, to provide tangible relief for israel's…
First Look Institute supports fearless investigative journalism, innovative and cinematic nonfiction filmmaking, and press freedom initiatives to protect the right to a free and open society and press.
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…
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.
Post secondary and graduate educational institution The mission of Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary is to equip vocational Christian workers and other servant leaders while inspiring them to take the Word to the world.
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 25 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 Community of Caritas ↗
- Who funds FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ↗
- Who funds MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER ↗
- Who funds FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Mastermedia International Inc ↗
- Who funds PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ↗
- Who funds PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL INC ↗
- Who funds BEHIND EVERY DOOR MINISTRIES INC ↗
- Who funds FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND ↗
- Who funds THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL ↗
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: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Thank Heaven Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Thank Heaven Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
How this is measured
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