About American Society of Ephesus
The American Society of Ephesus gives largely to Catholic religious life and infrastructure—supporting clergy and religious sisters, monasteries, shrines and Catholic education—while also making occasional local civic and arts grants. Their grants include direct living expense support for priests and nuns, funding for pilgrimage/shrine projects abroad, and targeted gifts to their home community in Lima, OH for a Catholic high school, arts programming, and disaster relief.
Focus Areas
Direct living support for Catholic priests and religious sistersShrine and pilgrimage infrastructure (e.g., projects at Fatima and shrine design)Catholic secondary education in Lima, OH (Lima Central Catholic High School)Traditional Benedictine monastic communities (Abbey of Benedictines of Mary)Local community resilience and cultural projects in Logan County (disaster relief, Artspace Lima)
Who They Fund
Catholic nuns (residents of Mary's House and other convents)Catholic priests (residents of Mary's House)
About American Society of Ephesus
American Society of Ephesus Inc. gives around Catholic religious life and Christian heritage, with grants that support clergy living expenses, shrine and pilgrimage work, and preservation projects tied to Ephesus and other sacred sites. The largest recent award on file is $50,000 to Gaixa Geral - Fatima Shrine in Ourem for a new pilgrimage trail in Portugal, pointing to a clear interest in faith-based visitor infrastructure as well as devotional sites. Other grants show the same pattern at smaller scales: $20,000 to Sorelle Di Maria E Dell'Apostolo Gi in Ephesus for nuns’ living expenses, and $20,000 to Robert Bondea at Meryem Ana Evi for priests’ living expenses at Mary's House. The foundation also funds Catholic institutions in its Ohio community, including Lima Central Catholic High School, and makes occasional gifts for disaster relief and local cultural projects. Across the recent grants list, its work mixes direct support for religious communities with site maintenance, restoration, and project-based funding for Christian heritage locations in the United States, Turkey, Italy, and Portugal.
What American Society of Ephesus Funds
A major theme is direct support for religious vocations. The foundation gave $20,000 to Sorelle Di Maria E Dell'Apostolo Gi in Ephesus for living expenses for nuns in Turkey, and $20,000 to Robert Bondea at Meryem Ana Evi for living expenses for priests at Mary's House. It also backs monastic communities, including $25,000 to Abbey of Benedictines of Mary in Gower, MO for funding of the organization. Heritage preservation is another clear strand: $9,700 went to Mehmet Sitki Erol in Yolu to restore a bronze statue of Mary in Ephesus, while $5,000 supported Ahmet Boratav in Beyoglu to help publish a book by Dr. Mustafa on St. John's Basilica. Local Catholic education appears as well through grants to Lima Central Catholic HS in Lima, OH for annual funding.
How American Society of Ephesus Gives
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $4,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $20,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across 2024 and 2025, including continuing grants to religious communities and local Ohio institutions, which points to recurring rather than purely one-off giving. The organization is a grantmaker, not a fund that awards to individuals directly for personal support, but it does make grants that cover living expenses for clergy and nuns through recipient organizations. Its active grant program accepts unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$70K
Total Assets
$5.7M
Total Revenue
$458K
Total Expenses
$166K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $4K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where American Society of Ephesus Funds
Top 4 recipient countries by grant volume for American Society of Ephesus.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 14 | $131K | 60.9% |
| 2 | Turkey |
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