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The Chrinian Family Foundation

Its FY2019 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.1M
Granted FY2019
33
Grants FY2019
11
States reached
$255k
Largest
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

Education$1.1MReligion$956kHuman Services$696kInternational$447kHealth$153kHousing & Shelter$48kFood & Nutrition$20kYouth Development$15kOther$0
02FY2019 · 33 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k17 grants · $65k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $269k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $558k
  • $250k+1 grant · $255k
$5,200
Median grant
11
States reached
$4.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EASTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSN$254,800
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCH$232,000
FAMILY LIFE$176,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$100,000
Individual grant recipient$50,000
SERVANT'S HEART$45,000
LIGHTHOUSE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INC$39,000
LEGACY MINDED MEN INC$35,000
SHILOH BIBLE CAMP$35,000
GRACE AND GLORY MINISTRIES$35,000
CALVIN COLLEGE$20,000
WORLD MOVERS$20,000
COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF NJ$10,000
RENEW LIFE CENTER$10,000
COVENANT HOUSE$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $120k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 13% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%COVENANT HOUSE: $10k → 17%LEGACY MINDED MEN INC: $35k → 4%LEGACY MINDED MEN INC: $35k → 4%COVENANT HOUSE: $5k → 17%LEGACY MINDED MEN INC: $35k → 4%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

IL
MI
NY
MA
NV
PA
NJ
CA
NC
DC
GA
TX
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.6M · 30 repeat orgs$64k to everyone else

30 repeat relationships: 29 still active in FY2019, 1 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
3

Total granted

$3.6M
$52k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+69%
+94%

Still filing today

57%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19
ReligionEducationHuman ServicesInternationalHealthEnvironmentOther
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

  • EC
    Eastern Christian School Association
    3× · 2017–2019 · $1.0M · revenue +73%
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    3× · 2017–2019 · $263k · revenue +134%
  • LP
    LIGHTHOUSE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $111k · revenue +104%

Funded once

  • DIRECT RELIEFgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +94%
  • CW
    CLEAN WATER FUND
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue 0%
  • LV
    LEDGEDALE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
    one grant, 2017 · $500
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.

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Public Media Nj Inc

To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse

Arts & Culture
2
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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3
World Vision Inc

World vision, inc. is a christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. (continued on schedule…

International
4
Blue Letter Bible

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…

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5
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
6
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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7
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
8
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
9
Lutheran Home At Moorestown

Through the power of the holy spirit and in response to god's love as revealed in the gospel, the mission of lutheran social ministries of nj is to serve those who hurt, who are in need, or who have limited choices through an array of…

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10
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
11
Christel House International Inc

Chi prepares graduates of the christel house schools operated by its affiliated entities, which chi funds and oversees, to achieve upward economic mobility, demonstrate good citizenship, and become empowered to identify and realize their…

International
12
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Food Bank of New Jersey Inc; the most unlike its peers is Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District. 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

22 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. 22 of the 37 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/22
Grantees still filing
18/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FAMILY LIFE: $586,000 · OtherFAMILY LIFECORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: $555,000 · OtherCORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $140,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL: $120,000 · OtherWORLD VISION INTERNATIONALSERVANT'S HEART: $115,500 · OtherSERVANT'S HEARTLIGHTHOUSE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INC: $111,000 · OtherLIGHTHOUSE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INCSHILOH BIBLE CAMP INC: $105,000 · OtherSHILOH BIBLE CAMP INC+18 more: $150,000 · Other+18 moreEastern Christian School Association: $1,017,670 · EducationEastern Christian School Associati…CALVIN UNIVERSITY: $90,000 · EducationCALVIN UNIVERSITYSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $263,440 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S …GRACE & GLORY MINISTRIES: $95,000 · ReligionGRACE & GLOR…God's World Publications Inc: $44,000 · ReligionGod's World …Legacy Minded Ministries: $105,000 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE: $15,000 · Human ServicesDIRECT RELIEF: $50,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $14,000 · InternationalALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $13,000 · HealthThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $11,000 · HealthCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $20,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$1,882,500Education$1,107,670Religion$402,440Human Services$120,000International$64,000Health$24,000Food & Nutrition$20,000

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 budgetEastern Christian School Association: $1,017,670 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $263,440 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLIGHTHOUSE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INC: $111,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetSHILOH BIBLE CAMP INC: $105,000 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetLegacy Minded Ministries: $105,000 over 3y, 20% of budgetGRACE & GLORY MINISTRIES: $95,000 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetCALVIN UNIVERSITY: $90,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGod's World Publications Inc: $44,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $18,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW CITY KIDS INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $14,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSTAR OF HOPE MINISTRIES INC: $10,200 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWYCKOFF PBA LOCAL #261 INC: $7,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetLAKE WALLENPAUPACK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DISTRICT: $2,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCLEAN WATER ACTION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAN WATER FUND: $1,200 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 Eastern Christian School Association ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds LIGHTHOUSE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds SHILOH BIBLE CAMP INC ↗
  • Who funds Legacy Minded Ministries ↗
  • Who funds GRACE & GLORY MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds CALVIN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds DIRECT RELIEF ↗
  • Who funds God's World Publications Inc ↗
  • Who funds Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC ↗
  • Who funds COVENANT HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds NEW CITY KIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds STAR OF HOPE MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
  • Who funds WYCKOFF PBA LOCAL #261 INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKE WALLENPAUPACK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ↗
  • Who funds CLEAN WATER ACTION ↗
  • Who funds CLEAN WATER FUND ↗

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.

Columbia Bank FoundationNJ15.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Columbia Bank Foundation · The Hope Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 The Chrinian Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Chrinian Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    5get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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

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    How do I get to The Chrinian Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Chrinian Family Foundation 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 37 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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