Foundations · IRS 990 filings
Religious foundations in the United States
- 33,133
- foundations
- $29.35B
- grants paid in all causes, FY2022–FY2025
- 5,973
- say they accept unsolicited
- $5,950
- median grant
Grantlas lists 33,133 foundations across the United States that fund religious organizations — 32,347 private foundations and 786 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $29.35 billion in grants across all causes in their latest filing year, and 5,973 of them (18%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common home states are Texas (3,352), New York (3,013) and Florida (2,759).
We read a grant’s purpose from the recipient and the purpose line on the 990-PF or Form 990, and 59% of the grant lines on file say enough to place. So each figure below is a floor — at least this much went to religious organizations — and the foundation may well have given more.
Top 25 of 33,133 foundations
Ranked by what each foundation gave to religious organizations in its latest filing.
| Funder | Unsolicited requests | Median grant | Religious grants, latest filing | Grants paid, latest filing | Filing year | Fit score & contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN | Accepts | $50,000 | $694.1M | $3.86B | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY · Federation | Not stated | $24,800Over $5k only | $138M | $1.02B | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| NSN Foundation IncRoseland, NJ | Invitation only | $100M | $64M | $279M | FY2023 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Haplotace FoundationBirmingham, AL | Invitation only | $1.1M | $58.6M | $107.8M | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Christian Community Foundation of MemphisMemphis, TN · Community foundation | Not stated | $22,708Over $5k only | $57.4M | $116.4M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Christian Community Foundation IncColorado Springs, CO · Community foundation | Not stated | $19,900Over $5k only | $56.4M | $176.4M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Esther and Harold Mertz FoundationSioux Falls, SD | Accepts | $15,000 | $52.3M | $53.8M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| A Good Name Foundation IncAtlanta, GA | Invitation only | $50.3M | $50.3M | All of it | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Dart-L FoundationLos Angeles, CA | Invitation only | $16.7M | $50.2M | All of it | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Luke and Lori Morrow Family FoundationMcKinney, TX | Invitation only | $600,000 | $49.9M | $51.2M | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York IncNew York, NY · Federation | Not stated | $102,568Over $5k only | $48.6M | $275.9M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Thrivent Charitable Impact & InvestingAppleton, WI · Community foundation | Not stated | $12,000Over $5k only | $46.4M | $111.4M | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Federation | Not stated | $25,000Over $5k only | $45.8M | $130.9M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Marcus Foundation IncAtlanta, GA | Invitation only | $300,000 | $40.9M | $227.5M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY | Accepts | $200,000 | $40.9M | $172.6M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Koum Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA | Invitation only | $350,000 | $40.5M | $81.4M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Greater Kansas City Community FoundationKansas City, MO · Community foundation | Not stated | $20,000Over $5k only | $40M | $357.8M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Jesus Fund (section 501(c)(3)Little Rock, AR | Invitation only | $37M | $40M | All of it | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Wexner Family Charitable FundNew Albany, OH | Invitation only | $200,000 | $38.6M | $72.2M | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL · Federation | Not stated | $20,000Over $5k only | $37.3M | $178.3M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA | Accepts | $76,000 | $36.1M | $287.7M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Harry and Jeanette WeinbergOwings Mills, MD | Invitation only | $50,000 | $31.6M | $127.8M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Duke EndowmentCharlotte, NC | Accepts | $200,000 | $28.9M | $251.2M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OH · Federation | Not stated | $20,450Over $5k only | $28.4M | $75.6M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph FoundationSan Francisco, CA | Invitation only | $49,000 | $28.2M | $63M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
- Median grant comes from each funder’s grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report. Community foundations and other charities list only grants over $5,000, so their figures run high.
- A dash in that column means we could not read any religious organizations grants in this foundation's schedule — not that it gave nothing to religious organizations.
Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.