About Christian Relief Services
The Mission of Christian Relief Services is to work through partnerships and in collaboration with grassroots charitable groups, churches, and human service agencies to connect the vast resources of America to help those in need in their local communities and to enable people to help themselves.
Focus Areas
poverty alleviationemergency assistancefood securityhousing and homelessnesseducationvocational trainingclean watermedical supplies and healthcareyouth developmentveterans supportinternational relief
Who They Fund
education-focused nonprofit organizations
About Christian Relief Services
Christian Relief Services Inc’s grantmaking centers on basic relief for vulnerable children, families, and communities, with three large affiliate channels accounting for much of the activity: Bread and Water for Africa, American Indian Youth Running Strong, and Americans Helping Americans. The foundation’s stated work includes clean water, food, healthcare, orphan care, education, community development, and emergency assistance across the United States and sub-Saharan Africa. Recent grants show the organization using those channels to move very large sums for critical support, alongside smaller awards to related charities and community groups. Bread and Water for Africa received the two largest grants on file, while American Indian Youth Running Strong and Americans Helping Americans also appear repeatedly in the recent-grants list. The pattern suggests a grantmaker that combines long-term support for affiliated programs with targeted aid for immediate needs. Among the named recipients, Christian Relief Services Charities and Christian Relief Servies of Vriginina also received funding in 2023 and 2024, indicating continued support for connected entities within the broader organization.
What Christian Relief Services Funds
In international relief, the foundation gave $28,145,897 in 2023 and $27,808,345 in 2024 to Bread and Water for Africa for critical support. That affiliate is tied to WASH, orphan care, education, school meals, health center rehabilitation, and other community development projects across African countries. In Native youth and family support, American Indian Youth Running Strong received $7,251,411 in 2023 and $6,634,666 in 2024 for critical support, aligning with food, water, emergency assistance, and youth services on American Indian reservations. U.S. community aid also appears through Americans Helping Americans, which received $2,432,302 in 2023 and $2,323,596 in 2024 for critical support tied to emergency assistance, clothing, blankets, hygiene items, food support, home repair, and youth enrichment. Smaller awards to Our Aim Foundation and Black Women United for Action show additional support for general and education purposes.
How Christian Relief Services Gives
The grant-size profile is highly skewed: the 25th percentile is $195,000, the median is $2,377,949, and the 75th percentile is $6,788,852. That spread reflects a mix of very large institutional support and smaller targeted awards. The recent-grants list shows repeated support to the same recipients in 2023 and 2024, pointing to recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. Christian Relief Services Inc is organized as a public charity, and its giving includes program-linked affiliates and related entities. Several active programs also accept unsolicited applications, including Americans Helping Americans, Bread and Water for Africa, and Running Strong for American Indian Youth.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$38.6M
Total Assets
$1.7M
Total Revenue
$46.1M
Total Expenses
$46.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $195K and $6.8M, with a median of $2.4M.
25th Percentile
$195K
Median
$2.4M
75th Percentile
$6.8M
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 8% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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