About Adventist Community Services North America
Adventist Community Services is the official community outreach ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist church in the North American Division territories. Serving Communities in Christ’s Name — providing holistic ministry to meet physical, mental, social and spiritual needs.
Focus Areas
Disaster responseFood pantries / feeding ministriesThrift stores / material assistanceTutoring and mentoringOlder adult ministryCommunity development and urban ministriesEmotional and spiritual careRefugee assistanceRural development
Who They Fund
food-insecure individuals and familiesdisaster-affected communities (hurricane/flood/fire/tornado survivors)migrants and asylum seekers
About Adventist Community Services North America
Adventist Community Services North America Inc. uses grantmaking to support the Seventh-day Adventist church’s community outreach work across North America, with a clear emphasis on practical ministry needs. Recent awards show that the foundation backs food pantry upgrades, disaster recovery, youth leadership, Appalachian ministry, and center renovations rather than unrestricted support. The largest recent grant in the data was $130,000 to South Central Conference for expansion and upgrades tied to a water crisis. Other sizable awards went to North Pacific Union Conference for a youth mentorship program and to South Atlantic Conference for food pantry upgrades and storage. The pattern suggests a funder that favors capital improvements and service-delivery infrastructure when communities need to respond to hunger, disaster damage, or local ministry growth. The foundation also supports projects that help ACS centers function more effectively, including walk-in freezer and cooler work, box trucks for food ministry, kitchen upgrades, and shower trailers. Grants to conferences in Tennessee, Georgia, Oregon, California, and other states show a national footprint with recurring attention to church-based community service ministries.
What Adventist Community Services North America Funds
Food assistance is a central theme. Adventist Community Services North America Inc. gave $115,000 to South Atlantic Conference for food pantry upgrades and hardwood floor/storage, and $30,000 to South Central Conference for food pantry equipment and upgrades. The grants point to a funder that often invests in the physical systems behind feeding ministries. Disaster and recovery work is another clear area. The foundation awarded $30,000 to Rocky Mountain Conference for Marshall Fire disaster relief and $45,000 to Greater New York Conference for Hurricane Ian rebuild. It also funded a $130,000 expansion and upgrade project tied to a water crisis. The foundation supports mobility and local capacity as well. New Jersey Conference received $25,000 for a box truck for food ministry, while Oregon Conference received funds for ACS center repairs, welding equipment, renovations, sewing machines, refrigeration, and freezer work. These awards show attention to tools, buildings, and logistics that expand ministry reach.
How Adventist Community Services North America Gives
Typical awards sit at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile, though the recent grant list includes larger capital and recovery awards. The foundation is a regular funder with active grant programs that accept unsolicited applications, including the ACS Seed Grant, ACS Grants Program, ACS DR Mobile Unit Grant, and Disaster Response Grant. Recent grants appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with some recipients appearing in more than one year and for related work. The structure is church-based and ministry-oriented rather than individual-focused: it funds conference and community-service entities, not individuals, and it uses grants plus an interest-free loan program for thrift store ministries.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$7.5M
Total Revenue
$1.6M
Total Expenses
$761K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
National22 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in MD.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
W DERRICK LEA
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Adventist Community Services North America Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Adventist Community Services North America.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 84 | $2M | 98.8% |
| 2 | Guam | 1 | $10K |
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