The Hamilton M & Blanche C Forman Christian Foundation concentrates support locally in Broward County and to faith-based organizations, with sizable donations to church ministries and Christian outreach. It also targets K–12 extracurricular programming (notably debate and performing arts), a cancer research/ patient-support group, and some international service/mission work. Grants are mid-sized and focused rather than highly dispersed, often directed at organizations with clear program missions or community presence.
Hamilton M & Blanche C Forman Christian Foundation gives at a local, relationship-driven scale, with repeated support for faith-based ministries, Broward County education groups, and short-term service work. The pattern is not broad or diffuse: the foundation’s recent grants cluster around Christian outreach and program-specific community activities, including ministry outreach, youth fishing activities, and church-centered support. Among the larger recent awards, it gave $50,000 to Broward Education Foundationdebate and another $50,000 to Broward Education Performing Arts F, showing strong backing for K–12 extracurricular programming in Fort Lauderdale. It also made a $30,600 grant to Royal Dames of Cancer Research Inc, linking the foundation to cancer-related patient support and research fundraising. Other grants connect to local church ministries and service-oriented nonprofits, including Good News Fishing Ministries and United Servants Abroad. The foundation also appears to favor organizations with a clear operating mission and a visible community presence, rather than widely dispersed giving. With annual grants of $296,600 and a median grant size of $30,000, its philanthropy is concentrated in a small set of recurring priorities.
Faith-based work is a central thread. The foundation gave $25,000 to Immerse Church Inc for ministry outreach and $20,000 to Good News Fishing Ministries Inc for youth fishing activities, both fitting its church- and outreach-oriented giving. It also supported another faith-linked service group, Favor International, with $25,000. Education-related giving is another clear theme, especially in Broward County. Grants include $50,000 to Broward Education Foundationdebate for debate programming and $50,000 to Broward Education Performing Arts F for performing arts support, along with $2,500 to Dillard Comprehensive High School. The foundation has also funded health-related and service work. Royal Dames of Cancer Research Inc received $30,600, while United Servants Abroad was supported with $30,000 and later $5,000, indicating attention to mission and service efforts.
Typical grants sit in a tight mid-size band: p25 is $26,875, median is $30,000, and p75 is $35,450. The recent record also shows repeat support for the same organizations across years, including Good News Fishing Ministries Inc and United Servants Abroad, which points to relationship-based giving rather than one-off awards. The foundation appears to use direct grants rather than an open application process, and it does not fund individuals. It also makes program-related investments. Most grants are directed within Florida, with the heaviest concentration in the state’s local nonprofit network.
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$62K
Most grants fall between $27K and $35K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$27K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$35K
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A small, concentrated portfolio of mid-sized gifts ($25k–$57k) across eight grants; repeat support to local faith-based grantees and targeted investment in a few community organizations rather than many small donations.
Notable grantees: Good News Fishing Ministries, Broward Education Foundation (Debate), Broward Education Performing Arts Foundation, Royal Dames of Cancer Research, United Servants Abroad
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Florida-based: 88% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is Florida. Fort Lauderdale appears multiple times through Broward Education Foundationdebate, Broward Education Performing Arts F, and Royal Dames of Cancer Research Inc. West Palm Beach is another recurring recipient location, alongside local awards in Davie and Ocala. Outside Florida, the only named recipient location in the recent grants is Winchester, Virginia, through Favor International.
Its recent grants center on faith-based ministries, Broward County education groups, cancer-related patient support and research fundraising, and service or mission organizations. Examples include ministry outreach, debate and performing arts programming, and church-connected community work.
Yes. Florida is the top state by grant count, and 88% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Florida recipients include organizations in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Davie, and Ocala.
The foundation’s grants are tightly clustered in the mid-size range. The 25th percentile is $26,875, the median is $30,000, and the 75th percentile is $35,450.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat support for Good News Fishing Ministries Inc and United Servants Abroad across multiple years, suggesting ongoing relationships with some grantees.
The available program information indicates that its general grantmaking does not accept unsolicited applications. It also makes program-related investments and has a separate fundraising organization tied to Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWARD EDUCATION PERFORMING ARTS F | FT LAUDERDALE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $30,600 | 2025 | DONATION |
| GOOD NEWS FISHING MINISTRIES INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $27,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| FAVOR INTERNATIONAL | WINCHESTER, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| IMMERSE CHURCH | OCALA, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| GOOD NEWS FISHING MINISTRIES INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| UNITED SERVANTS ABROAD | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| OLD DAVIE SCHOOL FOUNDATION | DAVIE, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| BROWARD EDUCATION FOUNDATIONDEBATE | FT LAUDERDALE, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| UNITED SERVANTS ABROAD | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $30,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| GOOD NEWS FISHING MINISTRIES INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $30,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| DILLARD COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $2,500 | 2024 | DONATION |
BROWARD EDUCATION PERFORMING ARTS F
$50,000DONATION
GOOD NEWS FISHING MINISTRIES INC
$27,500DONATION
FAVOR INTERNATIONAL
$25,000DONATION
IMMERSE CHURCH
$25,000DONATION
GOOD NEWS FISHING MINISTRIES INC
$20,000DONATION
UNITED SERVANTS ABROAD
$5,000DONATION
OLD DAVIE SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$1,000DONATION
BROWARD EDUCATION FOUNDATIONDEBATE
$50,000DONATION
UNITED SERVANTS ABROAD
$30,000DONATION
GOOD NEWS FISHING MINISTRIES INC
$30,000DONATION
DILLARD COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
$2,500DONATION