Bibles for Missions Thrift Centers is a faith-based funder that concentrates its support on evangelical Christian mission organizations and local church ministry, with a strong emphasis on global outreach and Bible distribution. Grants are focused and repeated — the foundation makes multi-year or recurring awards to a small set of missionary and church partners that carry out evangelism, Scripture distribution, and mission logistics, including international work in Europe and beyond.
Highly concentrated giving: relatively few, large grants that are often repeated to the same organizations. The foundation channels most of its dollars to a small portfolio of mission-focused grantees, favoring programmatic/operational support for international evangelism and related service projects.
Bibles for Missions Thrift Centers makes repeated general-support grants to a small circle of evangelical mission partners, with Bible League International receiving the largest awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The pattern points to a funder that backs ongoing ministry infrastructure rather than one-time project funding. Its largest recent grant, $2,346,000 in 2023 to Bible League International, was followed by $2,213,900 in 2024 and $2,209,100 in 2025, showing sustained support at very high levels. Other major recipients include Igo Worldwide, Minnesota Coalition for E Europe, World Mission, Living Water, and Bellevue Baptist Church, each funded for general support. The grant list also shows a consistent interest in mission logistics, Scripture distribution, church support, and clean-water work tied to ministry outreach. Across the recent grants provided, every recipient is in the United States, and the foundation’s own headquarters are in Grandville, Michigan. The legal name is BIBLES FOR MISSIONS THRIFT CENTERS, and the organization operates as a public charity.
A clear theme is Bible distribution and evangelical outreach. The foundation gave $2,209,100 in 2025 to Bible League International for general support, after similarly large grants in 2024 and 2023. Mission-sending and logistics are another major lane: it awarded $836,800 in 2025 to Igo Worldwide and also supported World Mission with $369,700 in 2025. Eastern Europe appears as a specific mission geography through Minnesota Coalition for E Europe, which received $627,700 in 2025 for general support. The portfolio also includes church-centered support, such as $238,200 in 2025 to Bellevue Baptist Church, alongside faith-based service work like $314,500 in 2025 to Living Water.
Typical awards are large: the 25th percentile is $296,800, the median is $427,625, and the 75th percentile is $608,150. Grantmaking is clearly recurring rather than one-off; Bible League International, Igo Worldwide, Minnesota Coalition for E Europe, World Mission, Living Water, and Bellevue Baptist Church all appear across multiple years in the recent grants list. The foundation is a public charity, and the listed awards are all general support, suggesting flexible operating support rather than restricted project grants. No application process is provided in the data.
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$11.5M
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Most grants fall between $297K and $608K, with a median of $428K.
25th Percentile
$297K
Median
$428K
75th Percentile
$608K
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Notable grantees: Bible League International, IGO Worldwide, Minnesota Coalition for Eastern Europe, Living Water, Bellevue Baptist Church
All of the recent grants shown go to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants in the provided list are in the United States. The recipient cities visible in the data include Crete, Nebraska for Bible League International; Oakdale, Minnesota for Minnesota Coalition for E Europe; and Memphis, Tennessee for World Mission and Bellevue Baptist Church. Living Water appears in the grants list as a U.S. recipient as well. The foundation’s headquarters are in Grandville, Michigan, but the giving footprint shown here is broader than its HQ state.
The recent grants point to evangelical mission work, especially Bible distribution, mission logistics, church support, and faith-based clean-water projects. Bible League International, Igo Worldwide, Minnesota Coalition for E Europe, World Mission, Living Water, and Bellevue Baptist Church all received general-support grants.
They are recurring. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Bible League International in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Igo Worldwide in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Minnesota Coalition for E Europe in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Living Water and Bellevue Baptist Church across multiple years as well.
The grant-size distribution is relatively high: the 25th percentile is $296,800, the median is $427,625, and the 75th percentile is $608,150. The recent list also includes several awards above $2 million to Bible League International.
In the provided recent-grants list, all recipients are in the United States. The recipient country distribution is 18 grants, or 100.0%, to U.S. organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIBLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL | — | $2,752,300 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IGO WORLDWIDE | — | $919,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MINNESOTA COALITION FOR E EUROPE | — | $694,600 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIVING WATER | — | $490,300 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH | — | $399,900 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORLD MISSION | — | $347,900 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIBLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL | — | $2,209,100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IGO WORLDWIDE | — | $836,800 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MINNESOTA COALITION FOR E EUROPE | — | $627,700 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORLD MISSION | — | $369,700 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIVING WATER | — | $314,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH | — | $238,200 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIBLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL | — | $2,213,900 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MINNESOTA COALITION FOR E EUROPE | — | $608,150 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IGO WORLDWIDE | — | $608,150 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIVING WATER | — | $357,400 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORLD MISSION | — | $307,400 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH | — | $265,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIBLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL | — | $2,346,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MINNESOTA COALITION FOR E EUROPE | — | $502,550 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IGO WORLDWIDE | — | $497,850 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIVING WATER | — | $345,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORLD MISSION | — | $249,700 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH | — | $218,400 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
BIBLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
$2,752,300GENERAL SUPPORT
MINNESOTA COALITION FOR E EUROPE
$694,600GENERAL SUPPORT
BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH
$399,900GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
BIBLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
$2,209,100GENERAL SUPPORT
MINNESOTA COALITION FOR E EUROPE
$627,700GENERAL SUPPORT
BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH
$238,200GENERAL SUPPORT
BIBLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
$2,213,900GENERAL SUPPORT
MINNESOTA COALITION FOR E EUROPE
$608,150GENERAL SUPPORT
BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH
$265,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BIBLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
$2,346,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MINNESOTA COALITION FOR E EUROPE
$502,550GENERAL SUPPORT
BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH
$218,400GENERAL SUPPORT