The 445 Foundation focuses largely on faith-based giving, supporting local churches, Mennonite and evangelical missionary work, and religious infrastructure (building and housing) projects. Grants also include direct aid to individuals and small emergency relief, with an emphasis on community-level projects in rural or small-town settings. Their portfolio shows repeated support for the same congregations and mission efforts alongside occasional one-off disaster or medical assistance.
A recurring thread in 445 Foundation’s recent giving is support for Mennonite and evangelical missionary work, with multiple grants tied to missionary housing and missionary support. The largest recent award in the file is $15,000 to Greenwood Pathway House in Greenwood, South Carolina, and the foundation also made a $11,500 grant to New Horizons Ministries for missionary housing in Canon City, Colorado. Its portfolio includes church and school projects, relief for specific human needs, and event support, but the clearest pattern is project-specific funding for faith-based organizations and individuals connected to ministry work. The foundation’s recent grants also show repeated support for the same recipients over time, including Biblical Mennonite Alliance, Bethel Chapel, and Cold Springs Mennonite School. Those recurring awards suggest a grantmaker that often returns to ongoing church, mission, and infrastructure needs rather than spreading funds across many unrelated programs. Smaller grants appear alongside larger ones, indicating a mix of build-out support, sponsorship-style help, and targeted assistance for defined purposes.
Faith-based infrastructure appears throughout the grants list. In 2024, 445 Foundation gave $10,000 to Central Miami Christian Academy for a building project, and it supported Bethel Chapel in Due West, South Carolina, with $10,000 in 2023, $5,000 in 2025, and $3,000 in 2024 for building project donations. Missionary support is another clear line of giving: Biblical Mennonite Alliance in Elnora, Indiana, received $9,000 in 2025, $6,500 in 2024, and $1,000 in 2023 for missionary-related support. The foundation also funds practical ministry needs, such as $2,000 to New Horizons Ministires for housing in 2023. Beyond churches and missions, it has made grants for specific community uses, including $3,000 to A Place for US Ministries for the Abbeville project and $2,500 to Cold Springs Mennonite Church for a fundraiser.
Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $2,300, the median is $3,000, and the 75th percentile is $7,250. The recent record shows both repeat grants and one-off awards. Biblical Mennonite Alliance, Bethel Chapel, Cold Springs Mennonite School, and New Horizons Ministries all appear in more than one year, while several other recipients appear only once. The foundation does not make program-related investments and does not fund individuals as a general practice, though one recent grant did go to an individual for support during incarceration. The pattern is project-specific and restricted, with many grants labeled for a building project, housing, mission support, or fundraiser support.
$135K
$2K
$16K
$26K
Most grants fall between $2K and $7K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$7K
About 44% of grants go to recipients in IN.
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Concentrated, community-level funding with a mix of repeated multi-year support for core religious grantees and smaller one-time grants for individuals or emergency needs; gift sizes range from a few thousand up to high-teens thousands but remain focused on a small set of faith-based recipients.
Notable grantees: Bethel Chapel, Biblical Mennonite Alliance, Greenwood Pathway House, New Horizons Ministries, Central Miami Christian Academy
Grant recipients are concentrated in the United States, with all recent grants going to U.S. organizations or individuals. South Carolina appears frequently, including Greenwood, Due West, Abbeville, and Pickens. Indiana also stands out through repeated grants to Elnora, and Colorado appears through Canon City. Other recipient locations include Miami, Kansas City, Cornelius, Salisbury, Grandview, Lynn, Centreville, Southlake, and Gap. The HQ state, South Carolina, accounts for 44% of grants, while the top state by grant count is Indiana.
The top state by grant count is Indiana. South Carolina is also a major recipient state, accounting for 44% of grants, and recipient cities in the record include Greenwood, Due West, Abbeville, Pickens, Elnora, and Canon City.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIBLICAL MENNONITE ALLIANCE | ELNORA, IN | $9,000 | 2025 | DONATION IN SUPPORT FOR MISSIONARY |
| BETH KEVIN HERSHBERGER | CANON CITY, CO | $8,250 | 2025 | MISSIONARY SUPPORT |
| BETHEL CHAPEL | DUE WEST, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | BUILDING PROJECT DONATION |
| COLD SPRINGS MENNONITE SCHOOL | ABBEVILLE, SC | $1,250 | 2025 | HIGH SCHOOL MISSIONS TRIP |
| GREENWOOD PATHWAY HOUSE | GREENWOOD, SC | $15,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES | CANON CITY, CO | $11,500 | 2024 | MISSIONARY HOUSING |
| CENTRAL MIAMI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | BUILDING PROJECT |
| MERLE RABER | ABBEVILLE, SC | $8,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL BILLS |
| BIBLICAL MENNONITE ALLIANCE | ELNORA, IN | $6,500 | 2024 | DONATION IN SUPPORT FOR MISSIONARY |
| CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $6,000 | 2024 | FUNDRAISER SUPPORT |
| A PLACE FOR US MINISTRIES | GREENWOOD, SC | $3,000 | 2024 | ABBEVILLE PROJECT |
| BETHEL CHAPEL | DUE WEST, SC | $3,000 | 2024 | BUILDING PROJECT DONATION |
| STEPHANIE DETWEILER | CENTREVILLE, MI | $2,100 | 2024 | SUPPORT DURING INCARCERATION |
| COLD SPRINGS MENNONITE SCHOOL | ABBEVILLE, SC | $2,000 | 2024 | HIGH SCHOOL MISSIONS TRIP |
| DUNAMIS CONNECTIONS | SOUTHLAKE, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| BETHEL CHAPEL | DUE WEST, SC | $10,000 | 2023 | BUILDING PROJECT DONATION |
| PICKENS MENNONITE CHURCH | PICKENS, SC | $6,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| CAMP NEW HOPE | CORNELIUS, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| SHED HAULERS BROTHERHOOD | WILLIAMSTON, SC | $5,000 | 2023 | KENTUCKY TORNADO VICTIMS |
| COLD SPRINGS MENNONITE CHURCH | ABBEVILLE, SC | $3,000 | 2023 | WALK THROUGH BETHLEHEM PROJECT |
| FOUNDATOIN 2550 | SALISBURY, NC | $2,700 | 2023 | DONATION |
| 2222 FOUNDATION | GRANDVIEW, TX | $2,700 | 2023 | DONATION |
| GOSPEL EXPRESS | LYNN, NC | $2,500 | 2023 | DONATION |
| COLD SPRINGS MENNONITE CHURCH | ABBEVILLE, SC | $2,500 | 2023 | FUNDRAISER |
| NEW HORIZONS MINISTIRES | CANON CITY, CO | $2,000 | 2023 | HOUSING |
| BIBLICAL MENNONITE ALLIANCE | ELNORA, IN | $1,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| CHAZAK RESCUE | GAP, PA | $800 | 2023 | FUNDRAISER SUPPORT |
BIBLICAL MENNONITE ALLIANCE
$9,000DONATION IN SUPPORT FOR MISSIONARY
BETH KEVIN HERSHBERGER
$8,250MISSIONARY SUPPORT
BETHEL CHAPEL
$5,000BUILDING PROJECT DONATION
COLD SPRINGS MENNONITE SCHOOL
$1,250HIGH SCHOOL MISSIONS TRIP
GREENWOOD PATHWAY HOUSE
$15,000DONATION
NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES
$11,500MISSIONARY HOUSING
CENTRAL MIAMI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$10,000BUILDING PROJECT
MERLE RABER
$8,000MEDICAL BILLS
BIBLICAL MENNONITE ALLIANCE
$6,500DONATION IN SUPPORT FOR MISSIONARY
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
$6,000FUNDRAISER SUPPORT
A PLACE FOR US MINISTRIES
$3,000ABBEVILLE PROJECT
BETHEL CHAPEL
$3,000BUILDING PROJECT DONATION
STEPHANIE DETWEILER
$2,100SUPPORT DURING INCARCERATION
COLD SPRINGS MENNONITE SCHOOL
$2,000HIGH SCHOOL MISSIONS TRIP
DUNAMIS CONNECTIONS
$1,000DONATION
BETHEL CHAPEL
$10,000BUILDING PROJECT DONATION
PICKENS MENNONITE CHURCH
$6,000DONATION
CAMP NEW HOPE
$5,000DONATION
SHED HAULERS BROTHERHOOD
$5,000KENTUCKY TORNADO VICTIMS
COLD SPRINGS MENNONITE CHURCH
$3,000WALK THROUGH BETHLEHEM PROJECT
FOUNDATOIN 2550
$2,700DONATION
2222 FOUNDATION
$2,700DONATION
GOSPEL EXPRESS
$2,500DONATION
COLD SPRINGS MENNONITE CHURCH
$2,500FUNDRAISER
NEW HORIZONS MINISTIRES
$2,000HOUSING
BIBLICAL MENNONITE ALLIANCE
$1,000DONATION
CHAZAK RESCUE
$800FUNDRAISER SUPPORT