About Doulos Partners
Doulos Partners exists to empower the indigenous to take the Gospel further and faster to the ends of the Earth.
Focus Areas
Church plantingEvangelismDiscipleshipBible distributionIndigenous leader training
Who They Fund
churches / congregationsfaith communities / parisheschurch leaders (clergy and lay leadership)
Funding Style
capacity buildinginfrastructure/facility supportprogram development
Topics
About Doulos Partners
Doulos Partners describes itself as a "missions mutual fund" that sends donor funds to vetted indigenous church-planting partners, with recipients expected to move those resources into evangelism, discipleship, leader training, and church planting in the field. The recent grant record shows a large concentration in church development, led by a $5,183,822 grant to E3 Partners in Plano, Texas. Other major awards include $1,203,045 to Every Home for Christ in Colorado Springs and $1,151,838 to Big Life Ministries in Naples, Florida, both also labeled for church development. The giving pattern points to established ministry organizations rather than individuals, and the foundation’s active programs emphasize long-term strategic partnerships with indigenous leaders. Its summary statement is explicit about the mission focus: empowering the indigenous to take the Gospel further and faster to the ends of the Earth. That framing matches the repeated support for ministries working on church planting, evangelism, discipleship, Bible distribution, and indigenous leader training. The recent grants also show continuity across multiple years, with several partners appearing again and again in the grant list.
What Doulos Partners Funds
Church development is the clearest thread in the grant record. Doulos Partners gave $1,007,561 to The Timothy Initiative in Raleigh, North Carolina, and that same ministry also received $657,944 in 2023 and $418,576 in 2024. Bible distribution appears in the organization’s stated program design, especially through its One Million Bibles Challenge, which is aimed at providing New Testament Bibles to new believers in the 10/40 Window. The campaign is tied to designated gift amounts and operates across multiple languages and countries. The foundation also backs established ministries with field-based evangelism and disciple-making. New Generations in San Jose, California received $789,755 in 2023, $664,984 in 2024, and $583,561 in 2025, all under church development. Door International in Zeland, Michigan received $665,913 in 2023 and $613,636 in 2025, showing another repeated partnership.
How Doulos Partners Gives
Typical grant size is substantial: p25 is $335,552, median is $635,790, and p75 is $805,124. The recent grant list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which fits the foundation’s long-term partnership model. Doulos Partners is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The active partnership process is described as a 12–15 month vetting process, and one program notes that grants are directed to established indigenous ministry partners.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$36.5M
Total Assets
$391K
Total Revenue
$37.7M
Total Expenses
$37.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $336K and $805K, with a median of $636K.
25th Percentile
$336K
Median
$636K
75th Percentile
$805K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DAVID JOHNSON
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