The Cloninger Angel Fire Foundation primarily funds faith-based organizations and local churches, providing large unrestricted/general operating grants. Giving is concentrated in Texas-area religious ministries and church-led programs, with several multi-thousand-dollar awards repeated to the same few recipients. The foundation appears focused on sustaining congregational and ministry capacity rather than project-specific or national grantmaking.
Concentrated, high-dollar gifts to a small set of repeat grantees; emphasis on general/unrestricted funding rather than many small or one-off grants.
A defining feature of Cloninger Angel Fire Foundation is its repeated support for church general funds, including a $354,000 grant in 2025 to Freedom Baptist Church in Amarillo and a $135,000 grant in 2025 to Texas Arms of Love in Midland. Those awards sit within a pattern of unrestricted giving to faith-based organizations, with the foundation backing churches, ministries, and Christian relief groups through general operating support. Village Church in Angel Fire received multiple awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing that some relationships are maintained over several years rather than through one-time gifts. The Joshua Fund also appears more than once in the recent-grants list, reflecting continued support for a Christian international relief and mission organization. Across the portfolio, the foundation gives at a regional scale and favors flexible funding for organizational continuity, especially for church-led work and ministry capacity. Recent grants also include organizations outside Texas, but the recurring thread is religious and ministry support rather than project-specific or program-restricted funding.
Faith-based congregational support is central to the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $66,286 in 2023, $60,300 in 2024, and $16,000 in 2025 to Village Church in Angel Fire, all for general fund support. For broader church and ministry capacity, it awarded $17,000 to Fellowship Baptist Church in Thomaston, Georgia, also for general operating needs. The foundation also supports Christian relief and mission-oriented work: The Joshua Fund received $62,500 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025, both designated as general fund support. Beyond churches and ministries, the list includes $50,000 to Near East Media in Virginia Beach for general support, showing that its faith-based portfolio can extend to media and mission-related organizations as well.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,763 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $63,446 at the 75th percentile, indicating a mix of mid-sized awards and larger outliers. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Village Church, Freedom Baptist Church, Texas Arms of Love, The Joshua Fund, and Third Paradigm Foundation, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The grants are broad general-fund awards rather than project-specific grants. The foundation is a private foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$530K
$5.1M
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Most grants fall between $11K and $63K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$63K
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Notable grantees: Freedom Baptist Church, Texas Arms of Love, Village Church, The Joshua Fund
Grantmaking is regional and concentrated in the Southwest, with New Mexico as the top state by grant count and Texas receiving 30% of grants. Recipient cities in the recent list include Amarillo, Midland, and Angel Fire, showing a strong Texas-New Mexico corridor. Grants also reach outside the region to Monument, Virginia Beach, Thomaston, Fairfax, Boca Raton, Chattanooga, Glendale, and Parker. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports faith-based organizations, especially local churches, Christian ministries, and relief-oriented groups. Recent grants include general-fund awards to churches in Amarillo and Angel Fire, as well as support for Christian mission and media organizations such as The Joshua Fund and Near East Media.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $10,763 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $63,446 at the 75th percentile. That suggests many awards cluster around the mid-five-figure range, with some larger general-fund grants at the top end.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once in the recent-grants list, including Village Church, Freedom Baptist Church, Texas Arms of Love, The Joshua Fund, and Third Paradigm Foundation. The repeated awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025 suggest ongoing support relationships.
New Mexico is the top state by grant count, while Texas accounts for 30% of grants. The recent recipient list also shows awards in Colorado, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Arizona, and California-area locations are not present in this dataset.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH | AMARILLO, TX | $354,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEXAS ARMS OF LOVE | MIDLAND, TX | $135,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE JOSHUA FUND | MONUMENT, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| VILLAGE CHURCH | ANGEL FIRE, NM | $16,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH | AMARILLO, TX | $100,814 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEXAS ARMS OF LOVE | MIDLAND, TX | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE JOSHUA FUND | MONUMENT, CO | $62,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| VILLAGE CHURCH | ANGEL FIRE, NM | $60,300 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| NEAR EAST MEDIA | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH | THOMASTON, GA | $17,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THIRD PARADIGM FOUNDATION | FAIFAX, VA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SHILOH ISRAEL CHILDREN'S FUND | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| PRECEPT MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHOICES PREGNANCY CENTERS | GLENDALE, AZ | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| VILLAGE CHURCH | ANGEL FIRE, NM | $66,286 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEXAS ARMS OF LOVE | MIDLAND, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE JOSHUA FUND | MONUMENT, CO | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH | AMARILLO, TX | $11,017 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| THIRD PARADIGM FOUNDATION | FAIFAX, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| MY FAITH VOTES | PARKER, CO | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
$354,000GENERAL FUND
TEXAS ARMS OF LOVE
$135,000GENERAL FUND
VILLAGE CHURCH
$16,000GENERAL FUND
FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
$100,814GENERAL FUND
GENERAL FUND
VILLAGE CHURCH
$60,300GENERAL FUND
NEAR EAST MEDIA
$50,000GENERAL FUND
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH
$17,000GENERAL FUND
THIRD PARADIGM FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL
SHILOH ISRAEL CHILDREN'S FUND
$10,000GENERAL FUND
VILLAGE CHURCH
$66,286GENERAL FUND
FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH
$11,017GENERAL FUND
THIRD PARADIGM FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL
MY FAITH VOTES
$2,000GENERAL FUND