Cornerstone Foundation Inc directs virtually all of its grantmaking to a single beneficiary: Rocky Mountain Evangelical Church in Estes Park. Its funding is explicitly religious, focused on spreading biblical teaching and supporting the local evangelical congregation. The foundation appears to operate as a dedicated supporter of one church rather than a broad grantmaker across causes or geographies.
Highly concentrated giving: all reported grants go to one repeat grantee (three grants totaling $213,000), indicating sustained, targeted support for a single local religious organization rather than distributed or diversified philanthropy.
Cornerstone Foundation Inc centers almost all of its recent giving on Rocky Mountain Evangelical Church in Estes Park, with a $118,000 grant in 2025 following $50,000 in 2024 and $45,000 in 2023 for the same purpose: spreading the teachings of the Bible. That repeated support makes the foundation’s role unusually clear — it functions as a steady funder for a local evangelical congregation rather than a broad, multi-issue grantmaker. A smaller set of grants shows the same faith-based pattern extending to other Christian organizations. The foundation gave to The Pearl Church in Denver for Bible teaching, to Gideons International for the same purpose, and to Samaritan’s Purse for spiritual and physical aid in times of crisis. It also supported Lincoln Christian School Foundation for raising leaders in truth capital and the American Center for Law and Justice for protecting religious freedoms. Across the grants listed, the foundation’s giving is consistently tied to biblical teaching, evangelical outreach, faith formation, and religious freedom.
Bible teaching is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $5,000 in 2024 to The Pearl Church in Denver and $2,500 in 2024 to Gideons International in Nashville, both for spreading the teachings of the Bible. Faith formation appears in its support for education and leadership development as well. Lincoln Christian School Foundation in Lincoln received $10,000 in 2023 and $5,000 in 2024 for raising leaders in truth capital. The foundation also funds work that combines spiritual care with practical assistance. Samaritan’s Purse in Boone received $10,000 in 2024 and $7,500 in 2023 for spiritual and physical aid in times of crisis. Another cause area is religious freedom advocacy, reflected in grants to the American Center for Law and Justice in Washington, DC for protecting religious freedoms.
Typical grant size sits in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent grants also show repetition, with several recipients appearing in multiple years, including Rocky Mountain Evangelical Church, The Pearl Church, Samaritan’s Purse, Lincoln Christian School Foundation, Gideons International, American Center for Law and Justice, and Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park. The foundation appears to operate as a private family-style grantmaker rather than an operating charity, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is national in scope, but most awards are relatively small and recurring, centered on a few long-term recipients.
$270K
$723K
$55K
$132K
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 47% of grants go to recipients in NC.
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeFree Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeSign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Notable grantees: Rocky Mountain Evangelical Church
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. Estes Park, Colorado is the clearest concentration, with Rocky Mountain Evangelical Church and Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park both receiving support there. Other Colorado giving includes The Pearl Church in Denver and Samaritan’s Purse in Boone, North Carolina as the top state by grant count. Additional recipients are in Lincoln, Nebraska; Washington, DC; and Nashville, Tennessee. Although the foundation is headquartered in Estes Park, its recent grants reach beyond Colorado.
Its grantmaking centers on Bible teaching and evangelical outreach, with additional support for faith formation, spiritual and physical aid during crises, and religious freedom advocacy. Recent awards went to churches, Christian ministries, a Christian school foundation, a humanitarian relief organization, and a legal advocacy group.
The foundation’s recent grants are usually modest: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The pattern suggests a narrow grant range rather than a wide spread of award sizes.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Rocky Mountain Evangelical Church, The Pearl Church, Samaritan’s Purse, Lincoln Christian School Foundation, Gideons International, American Center for Law and Justice, and Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park.
The foundation gives most often in North Carolina by grant count, while 47% of its grants go to recipients in Colorado. Recent recipients are located in Estes Park and Denver, Colorado; Boone, North Carolina; Lincoln, Nebraska; Washington, DC; and Nashville, Tennessee.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN EVANGELICAL CHURCH | ESTES PARK, CO | $118,000 | 2025 | SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN EVANGELICAL CHURCH | ESTES PARK, CO | $50,000 | 2024 | SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID IN TIMES |
| LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $5,000 | 2024 | RAISING LEADERS IN TRUTH CAPITAL |
| THE PEARL CHURCH | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE |
| GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,500 | 2024 | SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE |
| AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2024 | PROTECT RELIGIOUS & FREEDOMS |
| CROSSROADS MINISTRY OF ESTES PARK | ESTES PARK, CO | $2,000 | 2024 | SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN EVANGELICAL CHURCH | ESTES PARK, CO | $45,000 | 2023 | SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE |
| LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | RAISING LEADERS IN TRUTH CAPITAL |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $7,500 | 2023 | SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID IN TIMES |
| THE PEARL CHURCH | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2023 | SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE |
| GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,500 | 2023 | SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE |
| CROSSROADS MINISTRY OF ESTES PARK | ESTES PARK, CO | $2,500 | 2023 | SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE |
| AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2023 | PROTECT RELIGIOUS & FREEDOMS |
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EVANGELICAL CHURCH
$118,000SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EVANGELICAL CHURCH
$50,000SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$10,000SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID IN TIMES
LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$5,000RAISING LEADERS IN TRUTH CAPITAL
THE PEARL CHURCH
$5,000SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE
GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL
$2,500SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE
AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE
$2,500PROTECT RELIGIOUS & FREEDOMS
CROSSROADS MINISTRY OF ESTES PARK
$2,000SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EVANGELICAL CHURCH
$45,000SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE
LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$10,000RAISING LEADERS IN TRUTH CAPITAL
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$7,500SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID IN TIMES
THE PEARL CHURCH
$5,000SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE
GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL
$2,500SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE
CROSSROADS MINISTRY OF ESTES PARK
$2,500SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE
AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE
$2,500PROTECT RELIGIOUS & FREEDOMS