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Trinity Broadcasting of Texas

A church whose primary purpose is to spread the gospel of jesus christ to the world

$12M
Granted FY2023
7
Grants FY2023
4
States reached
$1.8M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.

Religion$84MArts & Culture$6.2MInternational$658kEducation$316kHealth$153kCivil Rights$150kCrime & Legal$120kSocial Science$20kOther$0
02FY2023 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 7 grants below total $2,426,197, the rows itemized in this filing. The $11,780,896 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $9,354,699 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • $10k–50k3 grants · $75k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $217k
  • $250k+2 grants · $2.1M
$62,410
Median grant
4
States reached
$608M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SENDERS NFLMG INC$1,818,611
SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY EDUCATION TV$315,940
A21 CAMPAIGN INC$154,236
LUPPO MINISTRIES$62,410
2ND CHANCE OUTREACH MINISTRIES$45,000
THE FRIEDMAN CENTER FOR PEACE THROU$20,000
CHRIST FOR THE NATIONS INC$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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%DAYSTAR TELEVISION NETWORK: $125k → 11%A21 CAMPAIGN INC: $158k → 10%TELEVISIONE CRISTIANA ITALIANA SRL: $558k → 11%BELIEVERS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF S: $50k → 7%ROBERT MORRIS EVANGELISTIC ASSOC: $100k → 11%SENDERS NFLMG INC: $1.8M → 14%LUPPO MINISTRIES: $62k → 10%THE HOLYLAND EXPERIENCE MINISTRIES INC: $3.2M → 13%THE FRIEDMAN CENTER FOR PEACE THROU: $20k → 15%BRAVING THE DEEP: $10k → 4%MOUNTAIN ROAD PRODUCTIONS: $100k → 10%ELEVATION CHURCH: $100k → 10%MESSENGER INTERNATIONAL INC: $25k → 9%TOUCH OF HEAVEN MINISTRIES: $400k → 19%FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP: $100k → 9%PACIFIC COAST CHURCH: $50k → 9%LUIS PALAU PROJECT: $10k → 17%OPEN ARMS: $150k → 11%A21 CAMPAIGN INC: $154k → 10%ROBERT MORRIS EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION: $100k → 11%NFL MEDIA GROUP: $1.8M → 14%THE HOLYLAND EXPERIENCE MINISTRIES INC: $1.8M → 13%MOUNTAIN ROAD PRODUCTIONS: $50k → 10%WEST RESTHAVEN FUNERAL HOME: $9k → 11%A21 CAMPAIGN: $141k → 10%ALL NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHURCH: $15k → 11%SENDERS NFLMG INC: $1.6M → 14%A21 CAMPAIGN INC: $106k → 10%EXCELLENT WORSHIP CENTER: $12k → 11%CHRIST FOR THE NATIONS INC: $10k → 14%TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER OF SANTA ANAINC: $40.4M → 11%CHRIST FOR THE NATIONS INC: $6k → 14%TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER OF SANTA ANA INC: $29.2M → 11%YIPPEE ENTERTAINMENT INC (FORMERLY JW BETHANY INC): $4.5M → 11%JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS BROADCASTING INC: $2.5M → 11%YIPPEE ENTERTAINMENT INC (FORMERLY JW BETHANY INC): $1.7M → 11%COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION INC: $726k → 11%SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY EDUCATION TV: $316k → 11%EXCELLENT WORSHIP CENTER: $23k → 11%RICHARD COOK: $15k → 11%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

WA
OH
CA
CO
AZ
TN
NC
LA
TX
FL
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$86M · 12 repeat orgs$7.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +4% since the first grant, against -41% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2023, 8 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
21

Total granted

$86M
$6.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+4%
-41%

Still filing today

33%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $398k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23
ReligionArts & CultureInternationalOther
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

  • YE
    YIPPEE ENTERTAINMENT
    2× · 2019–2020 · $6.2M · revenue +256% · 100% of their budget
  • TA
    THE A21 CAMPAIGN INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $558k · revenue +23%
  • 2C
    2ND CHANCE OUTREACH MINISTRIES
    3× · 2021–2023 · $120k · revenue +4% · 30% of their budget

Funded once

  • JE
    JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS BROADCASTING
    one grant, 2019 · $2.5M · revenue -43% · 100% of their budget
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    2× · 2019–2020 · $1.8M
  • CE
    COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $726k · revenue +95% · 49% of their budget
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.

1
Liberation Fredom Ministries

church operations

Religion
2
A Blessing to the Nations

Religious ministry

Religion
3
Liberty Outreach Ministries Inc

Nationwide prison ministry

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4
A2 Ministries International Ltd
Religion
5
Praveen Evangelisitc Ministries

Ministries church

Religion
6
Bishop Joseph Ministries Internatio

Spread the good news of gospel

Human Services
7
Destiny Ministries

Religious missionary

Religion
8
Gospel Association of India Inc

Religious missions

Religion
9
Worldwide Evangelistic Ministry

Worldwide Evangelistic Ministry is an apostolic and prophetic movement in the earth called to equip, unite, and release an end-time army of believers into the earth.

Religion
10
United in Christ

Christian evangelism and reconciliation

Religion
11
Deliverance Ministries Inc

Preaching and teaching of the Fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

—
12
Benny Perez Ministries

Evangelical ministry.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Focused Light Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Foundation for Healthy Relationships. 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

17 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. 17 of the 36 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.

9
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/17
Grantees still filing
7/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER OF SANTA ANA: $69,649,054 · ReligionTRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER OF SANTA ANAYIPPEE ENTERTAINMENT: $6,239,999 · ReligionYIPPEE ENTERTAINMENT+7 more: $1,378,585 · ReligionSENDERS NFLMG INC: $3,419,228 · OtherSENDERS N…Individual grant recipient: $1,787,861 · OtherIndividua…THE A21 CAMPAIGN INC: $558,278 · OtherTHE A21 C…TELEVISIONE CRISTIANA ITALIANA SRL: $557,515 · OtherTELEVISIO…LAKEWOOD CHURCH: $386,000 · OtherSAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV: $315,940 · Other+17 more: $1,160,854 · Other+17 moreTHE HOLY LAND EXPERIENCE MINISTRIES: $5,074,894 · Arts & CultureTHE HOLY …JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS BROADCASTING: $2,509,088 · Arts & CultureJACKSONVI…+1 more: $100,000 · Arts & CultureFree the Oppressed: $100,000 · International
Religion$77,267,638Other$8,185,676Arts & Culture$7,683,982International$100,000

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 budgetTRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER OF SANTA ANA: $69,649,054 over 2y, 50% of budgetYIPPEE ENTERTAINMENT: $6,239,999 over 2y, 100% of budgetTHE HOLY LAND EXPERIENCE MINISTRIES: $5,074,894 over 2y, 25% of budgetJACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS BROADCASTING: $2,509,088 over 1y, 100% of budgetCOMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION: $726,109 over 1y, 49% of budgetTHE A21 CAMPAIGN INC: $558,278 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetSAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV: $315,940 over 1y, 25% of budgetROBERT MORRIS EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION: $200,000 over 2y, 44% of budget2ND CHANCE OUTREACH MINISTRIES: $120,000 over 3y, 30% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS: $100,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetFree the Oppressed: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetFOCUSED LIGHT INC: $100,000 over 1y, 51% of budgetLUPPO MINISTRIES INC: $62,410 over 1y, 91% of budgetARTHUR BLESSITT EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION OUTREACH FOR CHRIST: $50,000 over 1y, 8.1% 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 TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER OF SANTA ANA ↗
  • Who funds YIPPEE ENTERTAINMENT ↗
  • Who funds THE HOLY LAND EXPERIENCE MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS BROADCASTING ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION ↗
  • Who funds THE A21 CAMPAIGN INC ↗
  • Who funds TOUCH HEAVEN MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV ↗
  • Who funds ROBERT MORRIS EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds 2ND CHANCE OUTREACH MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds THE FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS ↗
  • Who funds Free the Oppressed ↗
  • Who funds FOCUSED LIGHT INC ↗
  • Who funds LUPPO MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds ARTHUR BLESSITT EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION OUTREACH FOR CHRIST ↗
  • Who funds Messenger International Inc ↗
  • Who funds ALL NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHURCH ↗

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.

Trinity Christian Cen…Servant FoundationNatl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Trinity Christian Center of Santa AnaTX13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana · Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Trinity Broadcasting of Texas funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Trinity Broadcasting of Texas. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%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
    1get no government money at all
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–24
    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 Trinity Broadcasting of Texas?

    Find your warmest path to Trinity Broadcasting of Texas 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 36 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $1.4M of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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