Fuller Theological Seminary
Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-1699394. Reported 94 grants totalling $1,188,940 to 93 organizations across tax years 2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Fuller Theological Seminary, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B500) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 93 distinct organizations, with 3% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $12,500. Half of what it reported fell between $12,500 and $12,500; the smallest was $7,500 and the largest $37,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Resources Inc | Golden Valley, MN | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restorative Justice Institute | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ablaze Ministries Inc | Bryan, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpha USA | Carol Stream, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arrabon | Richmond, VA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian American Christian Collaborative | Oak Park, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Axis | Colorado Spgs, CO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Be the Bridge | Atlanta, GA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Christian Influencers | South Holland, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Board of Discipleship of the United Methodist Church | Nashville, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boon Ministries Corp | Atlanta, GA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Campus Renewal Ministries | Bastrop, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Volunteer Network | Bethesda, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Faithjustice Inc | Trenton, NJ | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chasing Justice Together Foundation | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ in Youth Inc | Joplin, MO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Community Development Association | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christianity Today International | Wheaton, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church of God in Christ Inc | Memphis, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church Planting Network | Carolina Beach, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cohesion Church | Charlotte, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Concord Missionary Baptist Church | Dallas, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conexion Pastoral | Van Nuys, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Declan Weir Productions Inc | College Grove, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diaspora Network Incorporated | Houston, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dynamic Youth Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ELCA Youth Ministry Network | Owatonna, MN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Encircled | Minnetonka, MN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flagler College Inc | St Augustine, FL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Future of Faith | Greeley, CO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| General Synod Council of the Reformed Church in America | Grand Rapids, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Leadership Network | S Barrington, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Post Company | Wheaton, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Instituto De Formacion Fe Y Vida | Romeoville, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Intergenerate | Edina, MN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Issachar Companies Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Japanese Baptist Church | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jude 3 Project Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kingdom Fellowship African Methodist Episcopal Church | Beltsville, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lasallian Educational and Research Initiatives | Winona, MN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership Links Inc | Greensboro, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legacy Disciple | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marathon Youth Ministry | Pikesville, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mending Wings | Wapato, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Missionary Church Central Region Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mosaic House Ministries | North Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Association of Evangelicals | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Catholic Network De Pastoral Juvenil Hisp | Bellevue, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Network of Youth Ministries | San Diego, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Life Centers of Chicagoland Nfp | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Zion Baptist Church | Charlotte, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North American Baptist Fellowship | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Pacific Conference | Mercer Island, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Park University | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nxt Move Inc | Dallas, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Door Presbyterian Church Inc | Herndon, VA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partners in Action Inc | Gilbert, AZ | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Passion La | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Praying Pelican Missions | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Savvy | Sugar Land, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Projectym | Hixson, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reframe Youth | Phoenix, AZ | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rescue a Generation Inc | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sand Lake Baptist Church | Kng of Prussa, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sojourners | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southside Rabbi | Tampa, FL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwestern College | Winfield, KS | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stadia New Church Strategies | Akron, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Streetlights | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith International Inc | Louisville, KY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Voices School for Liberation and Transformation | Atlanta, GA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Western Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America | Holland, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Touch the World Inc | Allendale, NJ | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Treehouse Inc | St Louis Park, MN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Truths Table LLC | Silver Spring, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Ministries Inc | Calumet City, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Outreach Foundation | Calumet City, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vineyard USA | Stafford, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whats Your Forte Foundation | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whole Brother Mission | Guasti, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Witness Inc | West Helena, AR | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Impact Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Life | Colorado Spgs, CO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth for Christ USA Inc | Parker, CO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Ministry Educators | Wenham, MA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Made for Pax Co | Goshen, IN | $12,495 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor Union | Gilbertsville, PA | $12,138 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ministry Architects | Brentwood, TN | $11,989 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Ministry Consultants | Lindstrom, MN | $11,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Generation Distinct Organization | Chicago, IL | $8,068 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Az Reach | Laveen, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Real Resources Inc
LILLY FAITH & SERVICE GRANT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 61 of 93 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Where its money goes
19% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $12,500 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Fuller Theological Seminary's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 94 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 135 N Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91182.
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