The Concordia Care Network directs nearly all of its giving to affiliated Concordia organizations, primarily supporting the Lutheran ministries network and its affiliated foundation. Their grants are overwhelmingly large, unrestricted gifts intended to sustain mission-driven operations and program support within their own institutional family rather than external nonprofits. This indicates a narrowly focused, internal philanthropic strategy centered on faith-based care services and infrastructure.
Highly concentrated and insular: very few grants (5 total) with the vast majority of dollars directed to two affiliated entities via large, repeat, unrestricted gifts; minimal external diversification.
Concordia Care Network’s recent giving is defined by very large general-support grants inside the Concordia institutional family. The two biggest awards in the file both went to Concordia Lutheran Ministries: $9,450,000 in 2024 and $9,000,000 in 2023, each described as support to further the mission of Concordia and help affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations carry out their purpose. That same pattern extends to affiliated entities rather than outside applicants, with Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation receiving seven-figure general support as well. The foundation’s grantmaking reads as an internal capital-and-operations strategy for a faith-based care network, not a broad external charitable program. Within that structure, the funding supports mission continuity, affiliated nonprofit activity, and organizational infrastructure across the Concordia system. A smaller grant to Concordia Tele-CareGivers shows that remote caregiving services also sit within the network’s philanthropic scope, alongside senior care and foundation support. The overall picture is a tightly linked group of organizations funded through large unrestricted gifts that keep the network functioning and aligned around shared purposes.
A central cause area is Lutheran-affiliated senior care and residential ministry. In 2024, Concordia Care Network gave $9,450,000 to Concordia Lutheran Ministries for general support, with the stated purpose of furthering Concordia’s mission and helping affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations support other nonprofits. Another major area is internal foundation and endowment support: Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation received $1,050,000 in 2024 and $1,000,105 in 2023 for general support tied to the same mission. The network also funds telecare services within its own system. Concordia Tele-CareGivers received $5,714 in 2023 for general support, indicating that remote caregiving is part of the charitable ecosystem Concordia maintains. Across these grants, the purpose language is consistent: sustaining affiliated operations and mission work rather than funding unrelated projects.
Concordia Care Network’s grant sizes are highly skewed toward large awards: the typical grant size sits at $1,000,105 at the 25th percentile, $1,050,000 at the median, and $9,000,000 at the 75th percentile. That spread reflects a small number of very large internal grants rather than broad batching of smaller awards. The recipients also repeat across years. Concordia Lutheran Ministries appears in both 2023 and 2024 at multi-million-dollar levels, and Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation appears in both years as well. The organization makes program-related investments, and its recent grant pattern is dominated by unrestricted or general-support funding. The file does not show an open application process; the grants instead appear to flow through affiliated organizational relationships.
$13.6M
$169.3M
$46.9M
$26.9M
Most grants fall between $1M and $9M, with a median of $1.1M.
25th Percentile
$1M
Median
$1.1M
75th Percentile
$9M
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Notable grantees: Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation, Concordia Tele-CareGivers
All recent grants in the file went to recipients in Pennsylvania, matching the foundation’s local geographic scope of giving. The recipient cities shown are Cabot, PA across every listed grant. Because the grants stay within the same locality, the pattern is geographically concentrated rather than distributed across multiple states or countries. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 5 grants to U.S. recipients.
It funds affiliated Concordia organizations, especially Concordia Lutheran Ministries and Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation. The stated purpose on recent grants is general support to further the mission of Concordia and help affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations support other nonprofits.
Typical grants are very large. The 25th percentile is $1,000,105, the median is $1,050,000, and the 75th percentile is $9,000,000.
In the recent grants listed, all five awards went to Pennsylvania recipients, all in Cabot. The recipient country distribution is also entirely U.S.-based.
The same recipients appear in multiple years. Concordia Lutheran Ministries received grants in both 2023 and 2024, and Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation also received grants in both years, showing repeated support rather than one-off giving.
Yes. The recent grants are described as general support donations, including $9,450,000 to Concordia Lutheran Ministries in 2024 and $1,050,000 to Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation in 2024.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries | Cabot, PA | $10,809,000 | 2026 | General support donation to be used to further the mission and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations. |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation | Cabot, PA | $2,781,000 | 2026 | General support donation to be used to further the mission and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations. |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries | Cabot, PA | $12,159,000 | 2025 | General support donation to be used to further the mission and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations. |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation | Cabot, PA | $3,341,000 | 2025 | General support donation to be used to further the mission and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations. |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries | Cabot, PA | $9,450,000 | 2024 | General Support donation to be used to further the mission of Concordia and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations by supporting other non-profits. |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation | Cabot, PA | $1,050,000 | 2024 | General Support donation to be used to further the mission of Concordia and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations by supporting other non-profits. |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries | Cabot, PA | $9,000,000 | 2023 | General Support donation to be used to further the mission of Concordia and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations by supporting other non-profits. |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation | Cabot, PA | $1,000,105 | 2023 | General Support donation to be used to further the mission of Concordia and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations by supporting other non-profits. |
| Concordia Tele-CareGivers | Cabot, PA | $5,714 | 2023 | General Support donation to be used to further the mission of Concordia and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations by supporting other non-profits. |
General support donation to be used to further the mission and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations.
Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation
$2,781,000General support donation to be used to further the mission and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations.
General support donation to be used to further the mission and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations.
Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation
$3,341,000General support donation to be used to further the mission and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations.
General Support donation to be used to further the mission of Concordia and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations by supporting other non-profits.
Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation
$1,050,000General Support donation to be used to further the mission of Concordia and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations by supporting other non-profits.
General Support donation to be used to further the mission of Concordia and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations by supporting other non-profits.
Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation
$1,000,105General Support donation to be used to further the mission of Concordia and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations by supporting other non-profits.
Concordia Tele-CareGivers
$5,714General Support donation to be used to further the mission of Concordia and carry out the purpose of the affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations by supporting other non-profits.