The Anthony & Lea Ann Hildebrandt Family Foundation concentrates its giving almost exclusively on a single local congregation, providing repeated support to Abiding Word Lutheran Church in Spring, TX. Grants appear to be general/congregational support for a faith-based organization rather than broad philanthropic diversification. The foundation functions as a private family backer of local Lutheran ministry and church activities.
Highly concentrated: all recorded giving went to one grantee (three grants totaling $446,168), indicating repeat, targeted support to a single local congregation rather than dispersed or diversified grantmaking.
Abiding Word Lutheran Church
The Anthony & Lea Ann Hildebrandt Family Foundation’s largest recent gifts go to Abiding Word Lutheran Church, with grants of $167,000 in 2025, $158,379 in 2024, and $120,789 in 2023 for general support. That pattern points to a foundation built around sustained support for Lutheran congregational life rather than broad, diversified grantmaking. Most of its giving stays close to home in Texas, where recipients include Hope Lutheran in Houston and Beautiful Savior Our Redeemer in Spring. The foundation also extends support beyond Texas to Time of Grace Ministry in Milwaukee, showing that its giving can reach Lutheran ministries outside the Houston area while remaining centered on church-based organizations. The recent grant record is dominated by flexible support rather than restricted project funding, suggesting an emphasis on helping recipient ministries cover core needs and ongoing operations. Across the grants on file, the foundation appears to function as a private family backer of faith-based organizations, especially Lutheran churches and ministry groups.
The foundation’s clearest pattern is support for Lutheran congregations and ministries. Abiding Word Lutheran Church received the three largest grants on file, all marked general support, totaling more than $445,000 across 2023 to 2025. Smaller church grants follow the same theme: Hope Lutheran in Houston received $12,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while St Luke’s Lutheran Church in Houston received $7,000 in 2023. It also supported Beautiful Savior Our Redeemer in Spring with $10,000 in 2023. Beyond local congregational support, the foundation gave $12,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to Time of Grace Ministry in Milwaukee. That recurring pattern indicates a consistent relationship with a Lutheran ministry outside Texas. The grants are consistently labeled general support, which suggests flexibility in how recipient organizations use the funds within their own ministry and operations.
Typical grants cluster at $12,000, with both the median and 25th percentile at that level and the 75th percentile rising to $66,394. The distribution shows a mix of small recurring gifts and much larger commitments to one congregation. Recipients appear across multiple years: Abiding Word Lutheran Church, Hope Lutheran, and Time of Grace Ministry all received grants in more than one year. The foundation is a private family foundation and does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. The available records point to general support rather than restricted project funding, and the recent pattern is highly concentrated among a small set of faith-based organizations.
$535K
$3.4M
$863K
$229K
Most grants fall between $12K and $66K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$66K
About 73% of grants go to recipients in WI.
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Giving is regional and overwhelmingly concentrated in the United States. Texas accounts for 73% of grants to recipients in the HQ state, with multiple gifts to Houston and Spring organizations including Abiding Word Lutheran Church, Hope Lutheran, Beautiful Savior Our Redeemer, and St Luke’s Lutheran Church. Wisconsin appears as a recurring non-Texas location through Time of Grace Ministry in Milwaukee, which received grants in three consecutive years. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based across the grants on file.
Its recent grants are directed mainly to Lutheran churches and Lutheran ministry organizations. Abiding Word Lutheran Church received the largest support, and other named recipients include Hope Lutheran, Time of Grace Ministry, Beautiful Savior Our Redeemer, and St Luke’s Lutheran Church. The grant descriptions are consistently labeled general support.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $12,000. That figure is both the 25th percentile and the median, while the 75th percentile is $66,394, indicating that most grants are small but a few are substantially larger.
Yes. Abiding Word Lutheran Church received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Hope Lutheran also received grants in all three of those years, and Time of Grace Ministry did as well, showing repeated support rather than one-time awards.
Its giving is concentrated in Texas, with 73% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Houston and Spring account for multiple recipients, while Milwaukee, Wisconsin appears through Time of Grace Ministry as a recurring out-of-state recipient.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIDING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $167,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TIME OF GRACE MINISTRY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOPE LUTHERAN | HOUSTON, TX | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ABIDING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $158,379 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOPE LUTHERAN | HOUSTON, TX | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TIME OF GRACE MINISTRY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ABIDING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $120,789 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TIME OF GRACE MINISTRY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $12,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOPE LUTHERAN | HOUSTON, TX | $12,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR OUR REDEEMER | SPRING, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LUKE'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
ABIDING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH
$167,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TIME OF GRACE MINISTRY
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOPE LUTHERAN
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ABIDING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH
$158,379GENERAL SUPPORT
HOPE LUTHERAN
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TIME OF GRACE MINISTRY
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ABIDING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH
GENERAL SUPPORT
TIME OF GRACE MINISTRY
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOPE LUTHERAN
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR OUR REDEEMER
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST LUKE'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT