Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND
FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 48 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,054,285 to it, the largest being CORNELIUS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC ($1,230,000). 31 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.6M
- Funders on record
- 48
- Grants received
- $6.1M
- Net assets
- $11M
What Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land does
Mission
The Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land was established to safeguard human rights and the continued presence of the christian minority in the holy land. The foundation provides christians in the holy land with humanitarian support.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Restoration of the church of the holy sepulchre and other programs: the foundation provided grants and other support to the franciscan custody of the holy land through funding restoration and maintenance of the church of the holy sepulchre, by providing general support to st. Catherine's latin parish in bethlehem, and by funding programs to support christians living in the holy land that were impacted by the ongoing conflict in the region, among other initiatives.
$1,435,923 spentof which $1,352,000 as grants50% of program spendingEducational programs: to assist christians in the holy land, ffhl pays the cost of a college education for select christian students who are economically marginalized and who maintain a "b" average throughout high school. Scholarships are available to any christian student applying for a four year college program in the holy land. Scholarship recipients are chosen by the ffhl scholarship board comprised of four u.s.-based college professors. Tuition is contingent upon receipt and validation of the student's acceptance letter from the university. The student begins their studies in the fall and the payment for their school tuition commences. Since the inception of this program, the foundation has disbursed $8,486,277 for college scholarships.the foundation also provides financial support to defray the cost of tuition of children in low-income families. In 2024, the child sponsorship program provided the tuition for 6th to 12th grade economically marginalized students in the holy land who would otherwise not be receiving an education. Since the inception of this program, the foundation has provided $1,475,000 in funding for their education.last, the foundation provides educational…
$980,646 spentof which $902,000 as grants34% of program spendingHumanitarian programs: the foundation supports a variety of humanitarian programs in the holy land including the bethlehem boys' home, the franciscan family center, and housing assistance. The bethlehem home was established to care for christian children in need because of serious social, psychological, and economic problems. The home provides these children (ages 6-18) with a safe and caring environment where their needs are addressed by professional staff. The franciscan family center was established in bethlehem in 2004 to provide professional counseling to those christian families who have suffered trauma from the conflict in bethlehem. The center also sponsors educational programs for both children and adults. Housing assistance takes many forms and is directed through the franciscan custody of the holy land to best meet the living needs of deserving christians.
$467,308 spentof which $442,000 as grants16% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,883,877.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $7.1M to $8.9M (+26%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
94% of FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Rev Francesco Patton Ofm
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 25 funders, grant income rose $160k → $1.6M.
21 of 48 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 37% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 48 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
45% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 31% · 2018 21% · 2019 23% · 2020 27% · 2021 31% · 2022 62% · 2023 31% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
40% of FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 65% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 14 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,607 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,607 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
60%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND?
- FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 48 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,054,285 to it, the largest being CORNELIUS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC ($1,230,000). 31 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND have?
- IRS filings report 48 organizations giving $6,054,285 in grants to FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND, 31 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND?
- CORNELIUS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,230,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRANCISCAN FOUNDATION FOR THE HOLY LAND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 48 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing