· Public charity
The Speranza Foundation
The primary purpose of the organization is to support and benefit, primarily through grants, the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (here-after "the church"), its affiliated charitable, religious, and educational organizations, and other religious educational and charitable organizations whose purpose and activities are…
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- $10k–50k6 grants · $120k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $75k
- $250k+1 grant · $976k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS | $975,787 |
| BECKET FUND | $75,000 |
| HOUSE OF REFUGE | $33,000 |
| THE WITHERSPOON INSTITUTE | $25,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW AND RELIGION STUDIES | $25,000 |
| NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION | $16,667 |
| CARE FOR LIFE INC | $10,000 |
| MORE GOOD FOUNDATION | $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.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 19% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-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.
9 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 1 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
- TBThe Becket Fund6× · 2019–2024 · $525k · revenue +81%
- HOHOUSE OF REFUGE INC6× · 2019–2024 · $203k · revenue +161%
- WIWitherspoon Institute Inc6× · 2019–2024 · $200k · revenue +20%
Funded once
- MPMesa Public School Districtone grant, 2022 · $20k
- TCTHE COALITIONone grant, 2022 · $15k
- SHSTELLA H OAKS FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +59%
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.
The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.
To inspire women of faith to be ambassadors of peace who transcend partisanship and courageously advocate for ethical government.
The International Catholic Jurists Forum (ICJF) was established to produce, compile, and share resources on fundamental human rights under attack in the regional and international human rights protection systems. It operates as a forum for…
Commonweal is the oldest independent lay catholic journal of opinion in the united states covering literature, the arts, religion, society and politics. commonweal through its magazine and website publishes editorials, columns, essays and…
Lifesitenews.com publishes approximately 4,000 articles covering issues concerning life, family, faith and cultural issues. these articles reach over 20 million readers, keeping them well informed about social issues of great importance to…
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…
Mission is to provide women facing an unplanned pregnancy with truthful medical information and education. we are faith-based with a mission to encourage, through education and outreach, the recognition of human life from the moment of…
See schedule o.christians for biblical equality (cbe), www.cbeinternational.org, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization comprised of individuals, churches, colleges, seminaries, and organizations, representing more than 100 different…
The Custos Foundations mission is to support the worldwide operations and activities of the Catholic Church by educating the public on and preserving the five main pillars of the Christian faith: the Christian Tradition the family ethos…
To promote the sanctity of human life as recognized in the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. We do this by raising awareness for pro-life causes and by helping the Archdiocese of Atlanta support pregnant women and their children,…
The institute's mission is to conduct research on key issues facing society to help both the church and society deal thoughtfully with the major issues they face globally. the institute also sponsors and conducts research and scholarship…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 13 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 The Becket Fund ↗
- Who funds HOUSE OF REFUGE INC ↗
- Who funds Witherspoon Institute Inc ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION ↗
- Who funds ARIZONA BRAINFOOD INC ↗
- Who funds MORE GOOD FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Care for Life Inc ↗
- Who funds STELLA H OAKS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MILLENNIAL MUSIC ↗
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: The Shedry Dar Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Speranza Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Speranza Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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