Global Seed Planters is transforming lives and communities through strategic partnerships that empower local leaders to be an expression of the love of Jesus in neglected rural regions of the world.
A translation grant sits near the center of Global Seed Planters’ recent giving: $42,000 to Jesus Film Project for translating the Jesus Film into Sarikr. That pattern matches a broader portfolio built around Christian mission, rural community development, and local leadership development in neglected rural regions. The foundation also uses project-based grants to support oral Bible education, anti-trafficking prevention, food relief, wells, demonstration gardens, and worker support. Recent grants show a mix of direct ministry and practical aid. Global Seed Planters gave $84,000 to Asia Harvest for support of gospel work among indigenous communities, and $19,200 to Forge Forward for humanitarian aid and worker support. Another $12,000 went to New Light Nepal for anti-sex-trafficking training in 10 villages, while Joshua Nations received $11,080 for an oral Bible school project. Across these grants, the foundation backs local leaders, church-based partners, and initiatives aimed at rural villages and hard-to-reach populations.
One clear theme is media and language access for oral communities. Global Seed Planters gave $42,000 to Jesus Film Project for translation of the Jesus Film into the Sarikr language, and that aligns with its stated interest in religious media translation and oral scripture teaching. A second theme is anti-trafficking work tied to village-level prevention. The foundation awarded $12,000 to New Light Nepal for anti-sex trafficking training in 10 villages, which fits its focus on vulnerable women and girls. A third thread is education and leader training. Joshua Nations received $11,080 for an oral Bible school project, showing support for training that equips local leaders in story-based ministry. Humanitarian aid also appears in the portfolio, including worker support through Forge Forward.
Global Seed Planters’ recent grant sizes range from $11,080 to $84,000, with a median of $19,200 and a third quartile of $42,000. The largest grant is more than seven times the median, which points to a portfolio that combines major anchor awards with smaller project-level grants. The recent list shows only 2025 grants, so the pattern visible here is a current-year snapshot rather than a multi-year recurrence. The foundation is a public charity, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Its grants appear project-specific and partnership-based, with purposes tied to translation, training, aid, and ministry support.
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All recent grants in the provided data went to U.S.-based recipients, so the recipient-country distribution is entirely domestic. Within the U.S., the grants reached Winston-Salem, Orlando, Denver, Penn Valley, and Arvada. The foundation’s headquarters are in Sandstone, Minnesota, but none of the recent grants were to Minnesota recipients. The geographic pattern in the grant list is therefore dispersed across several states rather than concentrated in the headquarters state.
Its recent grants support Christian mission work, oral Bible education, translation, humanitarian aid, anti-trafficking training, and worker support. Examples in the current grant list include translation of the Jesus Film into Sarikr, an oral Bible school project, and anti-sex-trafficking training in 10 villages.
In the recent grant list, awards run from $11,080 to $84,000. The median grant is $19,200, and the third quartile is $42,000, showing a mix of smaller project awards and larger anchor grants.
The recent grants listed here went to U.S.-based recipients in Winston-Salem, Orlando, Denver, Penn Valley, and Arvada. The foundation’s stated programs also describe work in rural villages, restricted nations, and places such as Northern Uganda, India, and Nepal.
The active grant programs listed—Sister Acts, Story Revolution, and Operation Unreached—are marked as not accepting unsolicited requests.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASIA HARVEST | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $84,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF GOSPEL TO INDIGENOUS |
| JESUS FILM PROJECT | ORLANDO, FL | $42,000 | 2025 | FOR TRANSLATION OF JESUS FILM INTO SARIKR LANGUAGE |
| FORGE FORWARD | DENVER, CO | $19,200 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN AID, WORKER SUPPORT |
| NEW LIGHT NEPAL | PENN VALLEY, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | ANTI-SEX TRAFFICING TRAINING IN 10 VILLAGES |
| JOSHUA NATIONS | ARVADA, CO | $11,080 | 2025 | ORAL BIBLE SCHOOL PROJECT |
JESUS FILM PROJECT
$42,000FOR TRANSLATION OF JESUS FILM INTO SARIKR LANGUAGE
FORGE FORWARD
$19,200HUMANITARIAN AID, WORKER SUPPORT
NEW LIGHT NEPAL
$12,000ANTI-SEX TRAFFICING TRAINING IN 10 VILLAGES
JOSHUA NATIONS
$11,080ORAL BIBLE SCHOOL PROJECT