The Allen Family Foundation focuses overwhelmingly on faith-based giving, providing operating and program support to local Baptist and Methodist congregations in and around Collierville, TN, with occasional gifts to national Christian relief agencies. Most funding supports church services, Christian teaching, and community outreach, indicating a priority on sustaining local congregational life and faith-based humanitarian response.
Allen Family Foundation C/o Dyanne Sporup’s recent giving is anchored in local church support, with repeated grants to Baptist, Methodist, and Congregational Methodist congregations across north Mississippi and the Memphis area. The largest recent award, $25,000 to New Prospect Baptist Church in Olive Branch, MS, underscores how strongly the foundation backs church services and Christian teaching as ongoing operating and program work. That same pattern appears across multiple years at the same congregations, including New Prospect Baptist Church, Lakeshore Congregational Methodist, and First Global Methodist Church, showing a steady preference for sustained religious support rather than isolated gifts. Beyond congregational support, the foundation also funds faith-based outreach and humanitarian response. Recent grants include support for Together Ministry Center in Olive Branch for ministry to people experiencing homelessness and a gift to Samaritan’s Purse for U.S. disaster relief support. The portfolio also reaches into Christian education and mission work through groups such as Catalyst Missions and New Prospect Baptist Mission, while making selected gifts tied to specialized community needs such as deaf education, Down syndrome support, cancer support, senior veterans, and animal rescue.
Church services and Christian teaching are the foundation’s core focus. Recent grants include $25,000 to New Prospect Baptist Church in Olive Branch, MS, and $10,050 to Lakeshore Congregational Methodist in Byram, MS, both for church services and Christian teaching. Similar support also went to Maples United Methodist Church in Olive Branch and Gracewood Baptist Church in Southaven, reinforcing a congregational pattern across the Memphis-area and north Mississippi. The foundation also backs outreach and mission activity. It gave $8,000 to Together Ministry Center in Olive Branch for ministry to those who are homeless, and $5,000 to New Prospect Baptist Mission in Olive Branch for church incubation and mission work. Faith-based training appears in the gifts to Catalyst Missions in Ellendale, TN, while disaster relief support appears in the $10,000 grant to Samaritan’s Purse. A third strand reaches specific human-service needs. The foundation funded Memphis Oral School for the Deaf, National Down Syndrome Society, Desoto Hope Community Cancer Support, and Forever Young Veterans with program-specific support.
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$97K
Most grants fall between $5K and $9K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$9K
About 21% of grants go to recipients in MS.
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Concentrated, small-to-midsize grants primarily to a handful of local congregations with repeat funding to key churches; majority of dollars directed to faith organizations rather than diverse secular causes.
Notable grantees: New Prospect Baptist Church, First Global Methodist Church, Samaritan's Purse, Lakeshore Congregational Methodist, Maples United Methodist Church
Typical grants cluster at $5,000, with a median and p25 of $5,000 and a p75 of $9,150. The recent record also shows several larger awards above that core level, including $10,000 gifts and a $25,000 grant. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: multiple recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including churches and service organizations in Mississippi and Tennessee. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not shown making program-related investments. Its grantmaking is regional rather than national in practice, with repeated gifts concentrated around the Memphis metro and north Mississippi.
Most grants land in Mississippi, which is the top state by grant count. Olive Branch appears repeatedly, along with Southaven, Byram, and Hernando, showing a heavy north Mississippi footprint. Tennessee recipients also appear, including Collierville, Ellendale, and Germantown. Outside the HQ state, Arkansas is represented through Hughes, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 28 grants in the United States.
It most often funds church services and Christian teaching, especially for Baptist, Methodist, and Congregational Methodist congregations in the Collierville, TN, and north Mississippi area. The recent grants also show program support for outreach, mission work, and related Christian education activities.
Typical grants are $5,000 at the 25th percentile, median, and frequently in the recent grant list. The upper end of the typical range is $9,150 at the 75th percentile, with a few larger awards such as $10,000 and $25,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including New Prospect Baptist Church, Together Ministry Center, Southern Jewel Dog Rescue, Desoto Hope Community Cancer Support, National Down Syndrome Society, Memphis Oral School for the Deaf, and Catalyst Missions.
The foundation makes targeted gifts for homelessness services, U.S. disaster relief, cancer support, senior veteran counseling, deaf education, Down syndrome support, and animal rescue. Recent examples include Together Ministry Center, Samaritan’s Purse, Desoto Hope Community Cancer Support, Forever Young Veterans, Memphis Oral School for the Deaf, and Southern Jewel Dog Rescue.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST CHURCH | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $25,000 | 2025 | CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI |
| LAKESHORE CONGREGATIONAL METHODIST | BYRAM, MS | $10,050 | 2025 | CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI |
| FIRST GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCH | HERNANDO, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN OUTREA |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | U.S. DISASTER RELIEF SUPPORT |
| TOGETHER MINISTRY CENTER | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $8,000 | 2025 | MINISTER TO THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS |
| NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH AND SUPPORT FOR CONDITION |
| MEMPHIS ORAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | GERMANTOWN, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | WORK WITH DEAF CHILDREN |
| DESOTO HOPE COMMUNITY CANCER SUPPOR | SOUTHAVEN, MS | $5,000 | 2025 | CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES |
| FOREVER YOUNG VETERANS | COLLIERVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT AND COUNSELING FOR SNR VETS |
| SOUTHERN JEWEL DOG RESCUE | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $5,000 | 2025 | RESCUE DOGS IN MEMPHIS METRO |
| NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST CHURCH | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $10,000 | 2024 | CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI |
| FIRST GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCH | HERNANDO, MS | $10,000 | 2024 | CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN OUTREA |
| CATALYST MISSIONS | ELLENDALE, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF CHRISTIAN |
| TOGETHER MINISTRY CENTER | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $5,000 | 2024 | MINISTER TO THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS |
| NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST MISSION | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $5,000 | 2024 | CHURCH INCUBATION AND MISSION WORK |
| NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH AND SUPPORT FOR CONDITION |
| MEMPHIS ORAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | GERMANTOWN, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | WORK WITH DEAF CHILDREN |
| SOUTHERN JEWEL DOG RESCUE | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $5,000 | 2024 | RESCUE DOGS IN MEMPHIS METRO |
| DESOTO HOPE COMMUNITY CANCER SUPPOR | SOUTHAVEN, MS | $5,000 | 2024 | CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES |
| NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST CHURCH | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $10,000 | 2023 | CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI |
| GRACEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH | SOUTHAVEN, MS | $10,000 | 2023 | CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI |
| MAPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $10,000 | 2023 | CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI |
| LAKESHORE CHURCH | HUGHES, AR | $6,600 | 2023 | CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI |
| TOGETHER MINISTRY CENTER | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $5,000 | 2023 | MINISTER TO THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS |
| SOUTHERN JEWEL DOG RESCUE | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $5,000 | 2023 | RESCUE DOGS IN MEMPHIS METRO |
| CATALYST MISSIONS | ELLENDALE, TN | $5,000 | 2023 | TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF CHRISTIAN |
| NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH AND SUPPORT FOR CONDITION |
| MEMPHIS ORAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | GERMANTOWN, TN | $5,000 | 2023 | WORK WITH DEAF CHILDREN |
NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST CHURCH
$25,000CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI
LAKESHORE CONGREGATIONAL METHODIST
$10,050CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI
FIRST GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCH
$10,000CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN OUTREA
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$10,000U.S. DISASTER RELIEF SUPPORT
TOGETHER MINISTRY CENTER
$8,000MINISTER TO THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY
$5,000RESEARCH AND SUPPORT FOR CONDITION
MEMPHIS ORAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
$5,000WORK WITH DEAF CHILDREN
DESOTO HOPE COMMUNITY CANCER SUPPOR
$5,000CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES
FOREVER YOUNG VETERANS
$5,000SUPPORT AND COUNSELING FOR SNR VETS
SOUTHERN JEWEL DOG RESCUE
$5,000RESCUE DOGS IN MEMPHIS METRO
NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST CHURCH
$10,000CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI
FIRST GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCH
$10,000CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN OUTREA
CATALYST MISSIONS
$5,000TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF CHRISTIAN
TOGETHER MINISTRY CENTER
$5,000MINISTER TO THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS
NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST MISSION
$5,000CHURCH INCUBATION AND MISSION WORK
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY
$5,000RESEARCH AND SUPPORT FOR CONDITION
MEMPHIS ORAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
$5,000WORK WITH DEAF CHILDREN
SOUTHERN JEWEL DOG RESCUE
$5,000RESCUE DOGS IN MEMPHIS METRO
DESOTO HOPE COMMUNITY CANCER SUPPOR
$5,000CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES
NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST CHURCH
$10,000CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI
GRACEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH
$10,000CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI
MAPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$10,000CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI
LAKESHORE CHURCH
$6,600CHURCH SERVICES AND CHRISTIAN TEACHI
TOGETHER MINISTRY CENTER
$5,000MINISTER TO THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS
SOUTHERN JEWEL DOG RESCUE
$5,000RESCUE DOGS IN MEMPHIS METRO
CATALYST MISSIONS
$5,000TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF CHRISTIAN
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY
$5,000RESEARCH AND SUPPORT FOR CONDITION
MEMPHIS ORAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
$5,000WORK WITH DEAF CHILDREN