The Dutch Sheets Ministries' giving is overwhelmingly faith-driven, supporting evangelical Christian churches, prayer and apostolic networks, and faith-based social services both domestically and internationally. Grants are primarily unrestricted/general operations to ministries focused on adoption/foster care, youth recovery and rescue, church planting/evangelism, and intercessory/prayer activism. The foundation repeatedly funds a relatively small set of organizations, indicating sustained partnerships rather than one-off gifts.
Dutch Sheets Ministries Inc. repeatedly backs faith-based ministries through unrestricted support, with gifts ranging from $11,250 at the lower quartile to $35,250 at the upper quartile and a median of $17,000. The pattern is sustained rather than episodic: Zoe's House Adoption appears in multiple years, including grants of $80,000 in 2025 and $75,000 in 2023, while Heart of Mercy Intl received $65,000 in 2023 and $60,000 in 2024. That combination of repeat recipients and general-operations funding points to a funder that supports ongoing ministry capacity, not just short project costs. The grant list also shows support for prayer-centered and evangelical organizations, alongside ministries tied to adoption, family services, and youth recovery. Several awards were made to ministries connected to church life and intercessory networks, including The Potters House, Forerunner Ministries, and Intercessors for America. Together, the recent grants suggest a donor advising stability, continuity, and operational flexibility for a compact set of faith-oriented organizations.
Adoption and family services are a clear thread in the portfolio. Dutch Sheets Ministries Inc. gave $80,000 in 2025 to Zoe's House Adoption for general operations, following earlier awards of $75,000 in 2023 and $47,000 in 2024. Faith-based social services also appear through Heart of Mercy Intl, which received $60,000 in 2024 and $40,000 in 2025 for general operations, plus a $65,000 grant in 2023. Prayer and revival networks are another recurring theme: Forerunner Ministries received $22,000 in 2023 and $17,000 in 2024, while Intercessors for America got $15,000 in 2025 for general operations. The foundation also supports church-centered ministry work, including The Potters House, which received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The typical award size is modest-to-midrange: p25 is $11,250, median is $17,000, and p75 is $35,250. The grant list shows repeated support to the same ministries across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. Most awards are listed as general operations or general obligations, showing a preference for unrestricted support. The foundation is organized as a ministry rather than a public grantmaker, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$435K
$19.2M
$9M
$5.3M
Most grants fall between $11K and $35K, with a median of $17K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$17K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Concentrated, relationship-driven giving: multiple grants to the same recipients with a focus on unrestricted/general operations support. Gift sizes are mostly small-to-midsize and repeated (several organizations received 2–3 grants), indicating multi-year or ongoing operational support rather than project-restricted funding.
Notable grantees: Zoe’s House Adoption, Heart of Mercy International, The Potter’s House, Mercy Multiplied, Intercessors for America
Giving is regional and entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants list. Virginia appears most often by recipient location, with grants to Clifton and Purcellville. Texas is also prominent through recipients in Arlington, Cedar Hills, Cedar Hill, Dallas, and Fort Lauderdale-linked prayer networks in the broader recent list. South Carolina recipients include Saluda, Batesburg, and Fort Mill, while Kansas shows up through Overland Park and Wichita. The foundation’s HQ is in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, and 15% of grants go to recipients in South Carolina.
The recent grants show support for faith-based adoption and family services, evangelical church and pastoral ministries, intercessory prayer networks, residential youth recovery and discipleship, and evangelical relief or mercy ministries. Examples in the list include ministries connected to adoption, church planting, prayer activism, and general ministry operations.
Most listed awards are labeled general operations or general obligations. That pattern appears across multiple recipients and years, including awards to ministries in adoption, church support, prayer networks, and relief work.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Zoe's House Adoption, Heart of Mercy Intl, The Potters House, Fmci, Bread of Life Ministries, Women for a Great America, and Celia Road. The repeated awards suggest continuing relationships.
The top recipient state by grant count is Virginia. Recent recipient locations also include multiple cities in Texas, South Carolina, and Kansas, and the country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The middle of the distribution is $17,000. The lower quartile is $11,250 and the upper quartile is $35,250, so many awards fall in a relatively compact range around that median.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOE'S HOUSE ADOPTION | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE POTTERS HOUSE | SALUDA, SC | $44,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ARC OF JUSTICE | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $42,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HEART OF MERCY INTL | NOVATO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FMCI | CEDAR HILLS, TX | $39,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BREAD OF LIFE MINISTRIES | WICHITA, KS | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CHRIS REED MINISTRIES | FORT MILL, SC | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CELIA ROAD | BATESBURG, SC | $24,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA | PURCELLVILLE, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WOMEN FOR A GREAT AMERICA | CLIFTON, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MERCY MULTIPLIED | NASHVILLE, TN | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OBLIGATIONS |
| FORERUNNER MINISTRIES | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LAMP LIGHTER MINISTRIES | MT MORRIS, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CLAY NASH MINISTRIES | OMAHA, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GREG HOOD MINISTRIES | AMORY, MS | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| LOU ENGLE MINISTRIES | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NARN | SEATTLE, WA | $5,500 | 2025 | — |
| HEART OF MERCY INTL | NOVATO, CA | $60,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ZOE'S HOUSE ADOPTION | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $47,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE POTTERS HOUSE | SALUDA, SC | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CELIA ROAD | BATESBURG, SC | $37,250 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JIM HODGES MINISTRIES | CEDAR HILL, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FMCI | CEDAR HILLS, TX | $28,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BREAD OF LIFE MINISTRIES | WICHITA, KS | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FORERUNNER MINISTRIES | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $17,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WOMEN FOR A GREAT AMERICA | CLIFTON, VA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ARC OF JUSTICE | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| EAGLE MOUNTIN INTL CHURCH | NEWARK, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MERCY MULTIPLIED | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OBLIGATIONS |
| TEIA MARTINEZ MINISTRIES | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA | PURCELLVILLE, VA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ZOE'S HOUSE ADOPTION | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $75,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OBLIGATIONS |
| HEART OF MERCY INTL | NOVATO, CA | $65,000 | 2023 | — |
| CELIA ROAD | BATESBURG, SC | $37,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FMCI | CEDAR HILLS, TX | $23,400 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FORERUNNER MINISTRIES | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $22,000 | 2023 | — |
| 818 THE SIGN | DALLAS, TX | $17,000 | 2023 | — |
| THE POTTERS HOUSE | SALUDA, SC | $17,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WOMEN FOR A GREAT AMERICA | CLIFTON, VA | $16,000 | 2023 | — |
| BREAD OF LIFE MINISTRIES | WICHITA, KS | $15,000 | 2023 | — |
| TEXAS APOSTOLIC PRAYER NETWORK | ARLINGTON, TX | $15,000 | 2023 | — |
| MERCY MULTIPLIED | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2023 | — |
| JUSTICE HOUR OF PRAYER | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | — |
THE POTTERS HOUSE
$44,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ARC OF JUSTICE
$42,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
HEART OF MERCY INTL
$40,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FMCI
$39,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BREAD OF LIFE MINISTRIES
$35,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
CHRIS REED MINISTRIES
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
CELIA ROAD
$24,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
WOMEN FOR A GREAT AMERICA
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FORERUNNER MINISTRIES
$12,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
LAMP LIGHTER MINISTRIES
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
CLAY NASH MINISTRIES
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GREG HOOD MINISTRIES
$10,000LOU ENGLE MINISTRIES
$7,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
NARN
$5,500HEART OF MERCY INTL
$60,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE POTTERS HOUSE
$40,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
CELIA ROAD
$37,250GENERAL OPERATIONS
JIM HODGES MINISTRIES
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FMCI
$28,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BREAD OF LIFE MINISTRIES
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FORERUNNER MINISTRIES
$17,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
WOMEN FOR A GREAT AMERICA
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ARC OF JUSTICE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
EAGLE MOUNTIN INTL CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TEIA MARTINEZ MINISTRIES
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA
$7,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
ZOE'S HOUSE ADOPTION
$75,000GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
HEART OF MERCY INTL
$65,000CELIA ROAD
$37,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FMCI
$23,400GENERAL OPERATIONS
FORERUNNER MINISTRIES
$22,000818 THE SIGN
$17,000THE POTTERS HOUSE
$17,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
WOMEN FOR A GREAT AMERICA
$16,000BREAD OF LIFE MINISTRIES
$15,000TEXAS APOSTOLIC PRAYER NETWORK
$15,000MERCY MULTIPLIED
$10,000JUSTICE HOUR OF PRAYER
$10,000