Top 20 National Grantmaking Foundations that Fund Christian Agencies

The Skoll Foundation

The Skoll Foundations mission is to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social

The Whitaker Foundation

The foundation was the nation's largest private sponsor of biomedical engineering and bioengineering research and education.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation: catalyzing entrepreneurial success in business, education and social innovation.

The Stewardship Foundation
Tacoma Financial Ctr., Ste. 1500
1145 Broadway Plz.
Tacoma, WA 98402
Telephone: (253) 620-1340
Contact: Cary Paine, Exec. Dir.
Application address: P.O. Box 1278, Tacoma, WA 98401
FAX: (253) 572-2721
E-mail: info@stewardshipfdn.org
URL: http://www.stewardshipfdn.org

Mustard Seed Foundation, Inc.
3330 N. Washington Blvd., Ste. 100
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone: (703) 524-5620
Contact: Craig E. Nauta, Exec. V.P.
FAX: (703) 524-5643
URL: http://www.msfdn.org

Henry P. Crowell and Susan C. Crowell Trust
620 Southpoint Ct., Ste. 205
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Telephone: (719) 540-0203
Contact: John T. Bass, Pres.
E-mail: crowellhp@aol.com

Purpose and activities: Created to aid evangelical Christianity by support to organizations having for their purposes its teaching, advancement, and active extension at home and abroad.  Fields of interest: Christian agencies & churches; Religion; Theological school/education.

The Generation Trust
c/o Fifth Third Bank Northwestern Ohio, N.A.
606 Madison Ave., 3rd Fl., M.D. 292933
Toledo, OH 43604
Telephone: (419) 259-6806
Contact: J. Philip Ruyle, Esq., V.P., Fifth Third Bank Northwestern Ohio, N.A.

Purpose and activities: Support limited to organizations with a Christian purpose, including churches and ministries.

The Corella & Bertram Bonner Foundation, Inc.
10 Mercer St.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone: (609) 924-6663
Contact: Wayne Meisel, Pres.
FAX: (609) 683-4626
E-mail: Info@Bonner.org
URL: http://www.Bonner.org

Purpose and activities: Support primarily for higher and other education, including educational programs for minorities; religious organizations, including those operating missionary programs, and welfare programs; social services and hunger programs; and hospitals, medical research, and ophthalmology.

The Jon and Karen Huntsman Foundation
Jon M. Huntsman

500 Huntsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1235

Purpose and activities: Giving primarily for music, education, health care, science, and Christian agencies and churches.  Fields of interest: Christian agencies & churches; Education; Health care; Performing arts, music; Science.

Vivian L. Smith Foundation
1900 W. Loop S., Ste. 1050
Houston, TX 77027-3207
Telephone: (713) 964-6661
Contact: Amy Meckel

Purpose and activities: Giving primarily for arts and cultural programs, education, medical research, and religious agencies and churches.  Fields of interest: Arts; Christian agencies & churches; Education; Medical research.

The Bolthouse Foundation
7200 E. Brundage Ln.
Bakersfield, CA 93307-3099
Telephone: (661) 366-7200
Contact: William J. Bolthouse, Chair., or Amy Louise Shane, Secy.
URL: http://www.thebolthousefoundation.org
Purpose and activities: To provide financial support or necessary services or activities in support of organizations whose operations and principles are consistent with evangelical Christianity. Recipients include missionary programs and Bible studies.  Fields of interest: Christian agencies & churches; Theological school/education.

The Aurora Ministries/Foundation

P.O. Box 1848
Bradenton, FL 34206
Contact: Joseph A. Aleppo, Exec. Dir. Purpose and activities: Support largely for missionary work; grants also for church support, religious associations, education, and social services; also administers and operates the Bradenton Missionary Village, a rent-free housing complex for retired missionaries.  Fields of interest: Christian agencies & churches.