Faithful Journey Foundation
Lancaster, PA · EIN 86-3667928. Reported 133 grants totalling $3,695,498 to 89 organizations across tax years 2022-2024, 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 Faithful Journey Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a public foundation -- a grantmaker that raises its money from many sources rather than from one donor (NTEE T30).
- How spread out its giving is. 89 distinct organizations, with 12% 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 much its list changes. 51% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $16,500. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $27,000; the smallest was $5,400 and the largest $428,353. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Malvern, PA | $428,353 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Life Ministries Inc | Bath, NY | $237,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| White Oak Church Inc | Lufkin, TX | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Community Church | Lewisburg, PA | $145,931 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shining Light Inc | Annville, PA | $142,522 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spirit of America Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $118,125 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shining Light Inc | Annville, PA | $112,723 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alden Community Church | Alden, NY | $112,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Christian Foundation Inc | Alpharetta, GA | $102,871 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the American University of Afghanistan | Alexandria, VA | $101,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ephrata Mennonite School | Ephrata, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Grace Missionary Baptist Church | Center Point, AL | $97,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Paloma School | Lebanon, PA | $91,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crossnet Ministries | New Holland, PA | $77,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christian Aid Ministries | Berlin, OH | $70,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Calvary Monument Bible Church | Paradise, PA | $60,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christian Fellowship Church | New Holland, PA | $54,150 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christian Leadership Development Africa | York Haven, PA | $50,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cavod Performing Arts | New Holland, PA | $50,150 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brethern of Maine Ministries | Lewistown, ME | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lifework Ministries | Townsend, DE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster, PA | $45,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| South New Milford Baptist Church | New Milford, PA | $45,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ephrata Community Church | Ephrata, PA | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Victory Church | Lancaster, PA | $41,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eden Cove Ministries Inc | Townsend, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gracetalk Ministry | Townsend, DE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Christian Fellowship | Lancaster, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marantha Mennonite Christian School | Watsontown, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Signatry Charitable Trust | Sioux Falls, SD | $39,448 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators | Orlando, FL | $35,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christs Home | Warminster, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Academy at the Lakes Inc | Land O Lakes, FL | $34,930 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Pocket Testament League | Lititz, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calvary Chapel York | York, PA | $29,706 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Christ the King Presbyterian Church | Conshohocken, PA | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dayspring Christian Academy | Mountville, PA | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Andrew Wommack Ministries Inc | Woodland Park, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| River of Hope Fellowship | Mound City, MO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities Inc | Lancaster, PA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pine Valley Bible Conference | Ellwood City, PA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Africa Inland Mission International Incorporated | Peachtree Cty, GA | $20,361 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Star of Hope Ministries Inc | Paterson, NJ | $20,361 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wheaton College | Norton, MA | $20,361 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Evangelical Community Hospital | Lewisburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Acts Legacy Foundation Inc | Ft Washington, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beaverdam Baptist Church | Williamston, SC | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| BIBLE2SCHOOL | Manheim, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regular Baptist Fellowship Inc | Sebring, FL | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Care Ministries Inc | Martin, TN | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Andrews | Holtwood, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Compassion Parochial Clinic | Mifflinburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Guidespring Inc | Milton, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain View Christian School | Springs, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Mennonite Home | Lancaster, PA | $13,105 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rosedale International | Columbus, OH | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maranatha Village Inc | Springfield, MO | $12,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Highland Presyterian Church | Maryville, TN | $12,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fisk University | Nashville, TN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moravian University | Bethlehem, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Care Program | Atmore, AL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greenview Bible Camp Corporation | Denver, PA | $11,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aspen University | Phoenix, AR | $10,776 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kompass Ministries | Lancaster, PA | $10,450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Align Life Ministries | Lebanon, PA | $10,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Americas Keswick | Whiting, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buffalo City Mission | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Compassion for Every Nation | Kerrville, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Compassion International Incorporated | Colorado Spgs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gospel Echoes Team Assn Inc | Goshen, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mennonite Disaster Service | Lititz, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norwood Heights Baptist Church | Palestine, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Penn View Bible Institute | Penns Creek, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planted Ministries | Wellsboro, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Star Initiative | Lititz, PA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rosedale International | Columbus, OH | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Students Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nicholas Wolff Foundation Inc | Millville, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Hope Philly | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crossway Church | Millersville, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Align Life Ministries | Lebanon, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Calvary Chapel Bay St Louis | St Louis, MS | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA Horizonte | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Heralds of Hope Inc | Harrisonville, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Word of Life | Schroon Lake, NY | $5,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union Center Christian Church | Endicott, NY | $5,525 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
30 of 89 (34%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
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.
- Vanguard Charitable
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CHARITY
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 37 of 89 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 40 | $1,179,874 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 42 | $1,033,370 | $19,180 |
| 2024 | 51 | $1,482,254 | $16,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
54% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. 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
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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 $16,500 -- 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 Pennsylvania.
- 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 Faithful Journey Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2022-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 0 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 134 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: 275 Hess Boulevard, Lancaster, PA, 17601.
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