Areli Foundation predominantly funds faith-based charitable work, with heavy support for evangelical ministries, youth outreach, and family-focused social services both in the Houston area and overseas. Grants are large and programmatic, often directed to a small set of repeat grantees carrying out ministry, relief, and community assistance programs. The foundation appears to prioritize mission-driven organizations that combine religious ministry with hands-on human services and international mission work.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of organizations; multiple repeat awards to the same grantees; emphasis on unrestricted/program support rather than many small one-off gifts.
A single $1,092,761 grant to Outdoor Edge Ministries in 2025 captures the scale of Areli Foundation Inc’s giving: the foundation backs large program grants rather than small one-off awards. Its recent record shows repeated support for faith-based ministries, church-led outreach, youth programs, and family services, with a strong concentration in Texas and a smaller stream of support directed overseas. Houston appears often in the recipient list, but the pattern is broader than one city, extending to Conroe, Willis, Kingwood, Brenham, and other Texas communities. Areli Foundation Inc also returns to the same organizations across multiple years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. Generation One received grants in 2023 and 2025, Youth Reach Houston appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and West Houston Assistance Ministries appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Rock Foundation Cambodia received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The recurring awards point to a funder that supports continuing ministry and service operations over time, not just short-term projects.
Faith-based youth work is one of the clearest patterns in Areli Foundation Inc’s recent grants. Youth Reach Houston received $246,000 in 2025, $153,000 in 2024, and $123,500 in 2023 for support of charitable programs. The foundation also gave $75,000 in 2025 to Spring Spirit for the same purpose, and $60,000 in 2025 to Youth With a Mission in Houston. Family and local assistance organizations also receive steady support. West Houston Assistance Ministries was awarded $200,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in both 2023 and 2025. Village Learning Center received $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. In church-run outreach, Under Over Fellowship Church received $120,000 in 2025, $80,000 in 2023, and $60,000 in 2024, while Kerusso Grace Church received $100,850 in 2025 and $60,000 in 2024.
Areli Foundation Inc’s typical grant size sits at $18,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile, though the recent grants list also includes much larger program awards. The pattern is relationship-based: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Youth Reach Houston, West Houston Assistance Ministries, Village Learning Center, Rock Foundation Cambodia, Generation One, and Under Over Fellowship Church. The foundation is not a grantmaker to individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent data shows grants to nonprofit organizations for charitable programs, with repeated support for ongoing work rather than single-year, one-time-only awards.
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Most grants fall between $18K and $75K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$75K
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Notable grantees: Outdoor Edge Ministries, ROCK Foundation Cambodia, GENERATION ONE, YOUTH REACH HOUSTON, West Houston Assistance Ministries
Texas receives the bulk of the foundation’s grant activity, accounting for 60% of grants in the HQ state and making it the top state by grant count. Recent grants land across Houston, Conroe, Willis, Kingwood, Brenham, Crosby, and Spring Spirit in Houston. Outside Texas, the recent list includes Rock Foundation Cambodia in Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, showing at least one out-of-state recipient tied to international mission work.
The recent grants point to faith-based ministries, church-led outreach, youth programs, and family or emergency assistance organizations. Examples include Youth Reach Houston, West Houston Assistance Ministries, Under Over Fellowship Church, and Rock Foundation Cambodia, each funded for support of charitable programs.
Yes. Several organizations appear across multiple years in the recent grants list. Youth Reach Houston received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025; West Houston Assistance Ministries in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Rock Foundation Cambodia in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution centers on $18,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants also include larger program awards, including a seven-figure grant to Outdoor Edge Ministries.
Texas is the top state by grant count, with 60% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Texas recipients include Houston, Conroe, Willis, Kingwood, Brenham, Crosby, and Spring-based organizations.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent grants are directed to nonprofit organizations for charitable programs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor Edge Ministries | Willis, TX | $1,092,761 | 2025 | Support of charitable programs |
| ROCK FOUNDATION CAMBODIA | GREENWELL SPRINGS, LA | $425,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| GENERATION ONE | HOUSTON, TX | $260,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| YOUTH REACH HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $246,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| AMERICAN FAITH AND FAMILY | BRENHAM, TX | $220,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| UNDER OVER FELLOWSHIP CHURCH | CONROE, TX | $120,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| Outdoor Edge Ministries Corporation | Willis, TX | $101,000 | 2025 | Support of Charitable Programs |
| KERUSSO GRACE CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $100,850 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| VILLAGE LEARNING CENTER | KINGWOOD, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| First Baptist Church | Conroe, TX | $78,515 | 2025 | Support of charitable programs |
| SPRING SPIRIT | HOUSTON, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| dennis parish ministries | conroe, TX | $70,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| YOUTH WITH A MISSION | HOUSTON, TX | $60,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH | ESPANOLA, NM | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| Simply Christ Ministries | Conroe, TX | $46,000 | 2025 | Support of Charitable Programs |
| POHICK BAY CHURCH | DALE CITY, VA | $35,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| THE NAVIGATORS | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $34,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| FEEL THE POWER | LODI, CA | $28,000 | 2025 | Support of charitable programs |
| GOSPEL LAKE MINISTRIES INC | WAVERLY, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| Make Angeles City Great | Washington, DC | $24,000 | 2025 | Support of Charitable Programs |
| Grandstand Productions | Clarksville, TN | $12,000 | 2025 | Support of charitable programs |
| Prestige Institute Inc | Bellaire, TX | $12,000 | 2025 | Support of Charitable Programs |
| n creative inc | JUNEAU, AK | $12,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| circuit rider ministries | TYLER, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| ROCK FOUNDATION CAMBODIA | GREENWELL SPRINGS, LA | $300,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES | HOUSTON, TX | $200,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| YOUTH REACH HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $153,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| GENERATION ONE | HOUSTON, TX | $140,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| VILLAGE LEARNING CENTER | KINGWOOD, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| AMERICAN FAITH AND FAMILY | BRENHAM, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| KERUSSO GRACE CHURCH | HOUSTON, TX | $60,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| UNDER OVER FELLOWSHIP CHURCH | CONROE, TX | $60,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| TERMITE WATKINS CHARITABLE FOUNDATI | CROSBY, TX | $60,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| Living Waters Publications | Bellflower, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | Support of Charitable Programs |
| dennis parish ministries | conroe, TX | $35,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| YOUTH WITH A MISSION | HOUSTON, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| GOSPEL LAKE MINISTRIES INC | WAVERLY, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| SPRING SPIRIT | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| POHICK BAY CHURCH | DALE CITY, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH | ESPANOLA, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| FEEL THE POWER | LODI, CA | $22,000 | 2024 | Support of charitable programs |
| THE NAVIGATORS | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $21,600 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| Simply Christ Ministries | Conroe, TX | $18,000 | 2024 | Support of Charitable Programs |
| Make Angeles City Great | Washington, DC | $16,000 | 2024 | Support of Charitable Programs |
| n creative inc | JUNEAU, AK | $12,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
Outdoor Edge Ministries
$1,092,761Support of charitable programs
ROCK FOUNDATION CAMBODIA
$425,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
YOUTH REACH HOUSTON
$246,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
AMERICAN FAITH AND FAMILY
$220,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
UNDER OVER FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
$120,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
Outdoor Edge Ministries Corporation
$101,000Support of Charitable Programs
KERUSSO GRACE CHURCH
$100,850SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
First Baptist Church
$78,515Support of charitable programs
dennis parish ministries
$70,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
YOUTH WITH A MISSION
$60,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH
$50,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
Simply Christ Ministries
$46,000Support of Charitable Programs
POHICK BAY CHURCH
$35,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
THE NAVIGATORS
$34,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
FEEL THE POWER
$28,000Support of charitable programs
GOSPEL LAKE MINISTRIES INC
$25,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
Make Angeles City Great
$24,000Support of Charitable Programs
Grandstand Productions
$12,000Support of charitable programs
Prestige Institute Inc
$12,000Support of Charitable Programs
n creative inc
$12,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
circuit rider ministries
$5,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
ROCK FOUNDATION CAMBODIA
$300,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
YOUTH REACH HOUSTON
$153,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
AMERICAN FAITH AND FAMILY
$100,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
KERUSSO GRACE CHURCH
$60,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
UNDER OVER FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
$60,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
TERMITE WATKINS CHARITABLE FOUNDATI
$60,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
dennis parish ministries
$35,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
YOUTH WITH A MISSION
$30,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
GOSPEL LAKE MINISTRIES INC
$25,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
POHICK BAY CHURCH
$25,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH
$25,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
FEEL THE POWER
$22,000Support of charitable programs
THE NAVIGATORS
$21,600SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
Simply Christ Ministries
$18,000Support of Charitable Programs
Make Angeles City Great
$16,000Support of Charitable Programs
n creative inc
$12,000SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS