· Private foundation
The ACR Foundation
Its FY2025 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, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Scripture Awakening | $7,691 |
| Salem Lutheran Church | $5,110 |
| Texas Youth Summit | $2,084 |
| Concordia Lutheran High School | $2,030 |
| Storehouse Plano | $1,612 |
| Hargis Christian Camp | $1,552 |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church | $1,541 |
| Ligonier Ministries | $1,200 |
| Family Legacy | $864 |
| Turning Point Ministries | $600 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | $526 |
| St Jude Hospital for Children | $500 |
| Assoc of Former Students | $500 |
| Texas AM Foundation | $500 |
| Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Organiz | $335 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 76% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
21 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
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 FY2025, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SASCRIPTURE AWAKENING INC5× · 2021–2025 · $28k · revenue +9%
- RLReflective Life Ministries3× · 2020–2022 · $10k · revenue +13%
- BEBallet Ensemble of Texas3× · 2021–2023 · $6k · revenue +82%
Funded once
- SLSalem Lutheran Schoolone grant, 2020 · $5k
- FPFIRST PRIORITY GLOBAL MINISTRIESone grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue 0%
- TATEXAS ACADEMY 4graduatedone grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue +171%
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.
As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.
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.
The mission of Dallas Theological Seminary is to glorify God by equipping godly servant-leaders for the proclamation of His Word and the building up of the body of Christ worldwide.
Leveraging technology to invite all people to know jesus christ as savior and grow in a personal relationship with him.
Bible Translation and acts of Christian Services
Kingdom advisors is a discipleship ministry serving christian financial professionals. the organization encourages, educates, and empowers christian financial professionals with biblical wisdom to be effective disciples of jesus christ in…
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.
Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…
Provide education in theology, divinity, religious education, ministerial training, business and organizational leadership.
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.
To preach and propogate the gospel of jesus christ in the united states and throughout the world, to provide christian literature and training materials through various forms of media, and to offer christian leadership and discipleship…
How this is measured
24 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. 24 of the 44 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 SCRIPTURE AWAKENING INC ↗
- Who funds Reflective Life Ministries ↗
- Who funds HARGIS CHRISTIAN CAMP INC ↗
- Who funds Family Legacy Missions International ↗
- Who funds Ballet Ensemble of Texas ↗
- Who funds Ligonier Ministries Inc ↗
- Who funds FIRST PRIORITY GLOBAL MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds TURNING POINT COUNSELING INC ↗
- Who funds Texas A&M Foundation ↗
- Who funds GRACE VALLEY MINISTRIES INC ↗
- Who funds TEXAS ACADEMY 4 ↗
- Who funds Mercy House Ministries Inc ↗
- Who funds CONCORDIA LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP ↗
- Who funds CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County Inc ↗
- Who funds MISSIO CHRISTI NETWORK ↗
- Who funds LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC ↗
- Who funds Quarterbacking Children's Health Foundation ↗
- Who funds HOUSTON DELTA GAMMA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds WATERAID AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds TEXAS AGGIE CORPS OF CADETS ASSOCIATION ↗
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: Shell USA Company Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The ACR Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The ACR Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Lutheran World Relief Inc: 47% of income from government
How this is measured
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