The foundation overwhelmingly funds Christian and faith-based organizations, supporting a mix of evangelical ministries, faith-driven social services and religious education/advocacy. Most dollars flow to a very small set of recipients—especially repeated, large gifts to Priority Living—while smaller awards go to youth ministry, apologetics, and direct-service ministries in urban settings. Grants appear national rather than strictly local to Montana and prioritize operational or program support for faith-centered work.
A defining feature of God Only Knows Foundation a Nevada Nonprofit Organization is the concentration of its giving around Priority Living, which received the foundation’s largest recent grants and appears repeatedly across multiple years. That pattern points to relationship-based support rather than a wide, dispersed portfolio. Beyond that anchor, the foundation funds a small set of Christian and faith-based organizations working in transitional housing, recovery, apologetics, youth evangelism, and urban ministry. Recent recipients include Wild at Heart, Reasons to Believe, Young Life, and La Mission, showing a mix of ministry formation, theological outreach, and direct service. The foundation’s public grant record also includes organizations tied to religious education and advocacy, such as Museum of the Bible and International Foundation. The grant sizes range from modest awards to seven-figure support, with most dollars concentrated in a few large grants rather than spread evenly across many recipients. Its current grant list is entirely U.S.-based and heavily oriented toward evangelical and Christian work.
In transitional housing and recovery-related ministry, the foundation made its largest recent award to Priority Living, including $2,094,500 in 2024 and $583,500 in 2025. In Christian formation and men’s ministry, it gave $300,000 to Wild at Heart in Colorado Springs. For evangelical apologetics and theological outreach, it provided $200,000 to Reasons to Believe in Covina. The foundation also supported youth evangelism with $82,500 to Young Life in Prescott and urban faith-based service through $70,000 to La Mission in Los Angeles. Smaller awards extended to Hollywood Prayer Network, Search Ministries, and City of La, reflecting a mix of ministry, outreach, and support work.
The typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $70,000 at the median, and $200,000 at the 75th percentile. That spread reflects a highly concentrated model: a few large awards anchor the year, while many grants remain at lower levels. The record also shows repeat funding to the same recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially Priority Living, which signals ongoing support rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is a nonprofit organization, and the available record does not show individual grants or program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $200K, with a median of $70K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$70K
75th Percentile
$200K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Highly concentrated giving: a few very large grants (one repeat major grantee receiving ~80% of total funding) with the remainder split among several mid-size gifts to national faith organizations; favors repeat, multi-grant relationships over many small, one-off awards.
Notable grantees: Priority Living, Reasons to Believe, Museum of the Bible, Young Life, La Mission
Although headquartered in Cameron, Montana, the foundation gives most often in California. Recent grants reached Corona, Covina, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Laguna Niguel, Pasadena, and La Jolla, with additional recipients in Colorado Springs, Prescott, Seattle, Fort Worth, Merrifield, Edgewater, and Oklahoma City. The recipient list is entirely U.S.-based, with 17 grants to U.S. organizations in the available record. No grants in the recent list went to recipients in Montana.
Its recent grants center on Christian and faith-based organizations, including transitional housing and recovery work, evangelical apologetics and theological outreach, youth discipleship, urban faith-based social services, and Christian formation ministry.
The recent grant distribution shows a 25th percentile of $10,000, a median of $70,000, and a 75th percentile of $200,000. That indicates a pattern of a few larger awards alongside a broader group of smaller grants.
Yes. Priority Living appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with grants of $1,081,000, $2,094,500, and $583,500. That pattern suggests ongoing support rather than isolated one-time funding.
California receives the most grants in the recent record. Recipient cities there include Corona, Covina, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Laguna Niguel, Pasadena, and La Jolla.
No. The recent grant record shows 0% of grants to recipients in Montana, while all listed grants went to U.S. organizations elsewhere.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIORITY LIVING | CORONA, CA | $1,457,400 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| WILD AT HEART | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $200,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| REASONS TO BELIEVE | COVINA, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ST JUDES HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YOUNG LIFE | PRESCOTT, AZ | $60,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| LA MISSION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ANGEL TREE PRISON FELLOWSHIP | MERRIFIELD, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CROSS THE LINE AT LARGE | FENANDINA BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CITY OF LA | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| NEW HORIZONS FOUNDATION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| PRIORITY LIVING | CORONA, CA | $583,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PRIORITY LIVING | CORONA, CA | $2,094,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| WILD AT HEART | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $300,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| REASONS TO BELIEVE | COVINA, CA | $200,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | EDGEWATER, MD | $125,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MUSUEM OF THE BIBLE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $100,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YOUNG LIFE | PRESCOTT, AZ | $82,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| LA MISSION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $70,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| HOLLYWOOD PRAYER NETWORK | HOLLYWOOD, CA | $43,800 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ANGEL TREE - PRISON FELLOWSHIP | MERRIFIELD, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| TELIOS | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ACRES OF LOVE | LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| SUSIE SCHNEIDER - RIVENDELL INST | AVON, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| SEARCH MINISTRIES | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CITY OF LA | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| EYE OFF A NEEDLE | LA JOLLA, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| PRIORITY LIVING | CORONA, CA | $1,081,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
WILD AT HEART
$200,000CHARITABLE
LA MISSION
CHARITABLE
ANGEL TREE PRISON FELLOWSHIP
$25,000CHARITABLE
CROSS THE LINE AT LARGE
$5,000CHARITABLE
CITY OF LA
$5,000CHARITABLE
WILD AT HEART
$300,000CHARITABLE
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
$125,000CHARITABLE
MUSUEM OF THE BIBLE
$100,000CHARITABLE
LA MISSION
$70,000CHARITABLE
HOLLYWOOD PRAYER NETWORK
$43,800CHARITABLE
ANGEL TREE - PRISON FELLOWSHIP
$10,000CHARITABLE
ACRES OF LOVE
$10,000CHARITABLE
SUSIE SCHNEIDER - RIVENDELL INST
$10,000CHARITABLE
SEARCH MINISTRIES
$5,000CHARITABLE
CITY OF LA
$5,000CHARITABLE
EYE OFF A NEEDLE
$1,000CHARITABLE