To empower charitable givers and equip nonprofit fundraisers, helping individuals, families, ministries, schools, churches, and nonprofits create lasting Kingdom impact through donor advised funds, endowments, planned giving, and charitable support.
In His Steps Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a clear preference for general support to Christian ministries, schools, and ministry-adjacent organizations, with several large awards repeated across multiple years. Ambassadors Football received $1,941,131 in 2024 after a $918,442 grant in 2023, while Global Media Outreach was awarded $1,301,000 in 2024 and $600,000 in 2025. That pattern points to sustained, multi-year support rather than isolated project funding. The foundation also gives at meaningful scale to organizations serving Northeast Ohio, including Open Door Christian School, Cornerstone of Hope Inc, Harvest Ridge Church, and Providence Evangelical Free Church. Its active programs reinforce that emphasis: general fund grants for Northeast Ohio ministries, collaboration awards tied to evangelistic ministry, and endowment-matching support for organizations building long-term financial capacity. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s support reaches both local ministries and national Christian organizations such as Cru, National Christian Foundation, Operation Exodus USA, and Mission Increase. The mix of recipients suggests a funder that combines direct ministry support with sustainability tools like donor-advised funds and endowment arrangements.
A defining thread in the foundation’s grantmaking is evangelism. Through its General Fund Grant program, it supports Northeast Ohio ministries that are evangelistically sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ as part of their work. Recent general-support grants include $400,000 to Harvest Ridge Church and $368,885 to Providence Evangelical Free Church. Education and youth-serving work also appear in the recent grants. Open Door Christian School received $582,078 in 2025 and $133,612 in 2024, while Youth for Christ Greater Cleveland received $389,400 in 2024 and $279,220 in 2025. Those awards indicate continued support for organizations working with students and young people. The foundation also backs ministry infrastructure and capacity building. Mission Increase received $459,500 in 2025 and $289,200 in 2024, aligning with the foundation’s stated interest in coaching, matching grants, and organizational sustainability. Financial sustainability is further reflected in its endowment-building offerings.
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$45.4M
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Most grants fall between $9K and $33K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$33K
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Recent grants cluster in the six-figure and low-seven-figure range, but the typical award is much smaller: the p25 is $8,900, the median is $15,742, and the p75 is $32,936. That gap suggests a mix of many modest grants alongside a smaller number of large general-support awards. The recent list also shows repeated recipients across years, including Ambassadors Football, Global Media Outreach, Cru, Open Door Christian School, Mission Increase, and Youth for Christ Greater Cleveland. The foundation is a private grantmaker with donor-advised fund, endowment, and planned giving tools, and it also offers matching-gift structures for endowments. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the General Fund Grant and Endowment Matching Gift programs.
Giving is national, but the recent grants are heavily concentrated in the United States, with 100% of recipient-country grants listed there. Ohio appears frequently in the recent grants, especially in Cleveland, Elyria, Avon, North Ridgeville, Chagrin Falls, Strongsville, and Independence. Portland, Oregon also stands out through grants to Mission Increase and Mission Increase Foundation. Outside Ohio and Oregon, notable recipient cities include Dallas, Alpharetta, Orlando, Lancaster, Colorado Springs, and Purcellville.
Its active programs and recent grants point to Christian ministries, evangelistic work, schools, and organizations focused on organizational sustainability. The foundation also supports donor-advised funds, endowments, planned giving, and biblically responsible investing.
No. Recent grants include organizations in Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Georgia, New York, Florida, Colorado, and Virginia. The foundation’s geographic scope of giving is national, even though many awards go to Northeast Ohio recipients.
The typical award is relatively modest: p25 is $8,900, median grant size is $15,742, and p75 is $32,936. The recent grants list also includes much larger general-support awards, showing a wide spread between smaller grants and major commitments.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the General Fund Grant, the General Fund Collaboration Award, the Endowment Matching Gift Program, the Fall Focus on Giving initiative, and the Mission Increase Northeast Ohio partnership program.
It offers endowment-related programs, including a matching gift of $10,000 for the first $10,000 raised for a new endowment, and up to $50,000 for organizations that allow the foundation to manage an existing endowment. It also offers donor-advised funds and open endowment arrangements.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from In His Steps Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations that establish an endowment fund with IHS Foundation and raise funds for that endowment. The site states that ministries, schools, churches, and nonprofit organizations can establish endowment funds.
Deadline: No deadline stated; organizations are invited to open an endowment by contacting IHS Foundation.
Who can apply: Organizations that open a new endowment with IHS Foundation (to receive the $10,000 match) or organizations that transfer management of an existing endowment (to be eligible for management-transfer gifts up to $50,000). Specific terms are provided in the Endowment Introduction and Agreement.
Deadline: No stated deadline; program is available when organizations open an endowment (first-come basis).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH | DALLAS, TX | $600,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPEN DOOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | ELYRIA, OH | $582,078 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CORNERSTONE OF HOPE INC | INDEPENDENCE, OH | $503,210 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MISSION INCREASE | PORTLAND, OR | $459,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARVEST RIDGE CHURCH | NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OH | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROVIDENCE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH | AVON, OH | $368,885 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CRU | ORLANDO, FL | $306,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUTH FOR CHRIST GREATER CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $279,220 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ALLIANCE | COLORADO SPGS, CO | $204,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PARKSIDE CHURCH | CHAGRIN FALLS, OH | $111,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTERPOINT CHURCH | MURRIETA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION | ALPHARETTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERATION EXODUS USA | LANCASTER, NY | $90,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $89,654 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CROSSROADS FARM | READING, MI | $86,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HONOR SERVICE DOGS INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $70,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHAMPION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | JOHNS CREEK, GA | $70,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN POLICY ROUNDTABLE | STRONGSVILLE, OH | $65,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROSPERA REENTRY (TRUE FREEDOM ENTERPRISES) | CLEVELAND, OH | $65,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMBASSADORS FOOTBALL | TWINSBURG, OH | $64,557 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS | CLEVELAND, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY SCHOOL | HUNTING VALLEY, OH | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HIRAM HOUSE | MORELAND HILLS, OH | $41,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIELDSTONE COUNSELING | UNIONTOWN, OH | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARVESTNET MINISTRIES | CLEVELAND, OH | $39,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CROSSPOINT ALLIANCE CHURCH | COPLEY, OH | $36,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CBMC INC | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $35,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAGNOLIA CLUBHOUSE | CLEVELAND, OH | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION | INDIO, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OF ISRAEL | HIGHLAND, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRONTLINES INTERNATIONAL | LUTZ, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| URBAN VISION | AKRON, OH | $29,401 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOOD FOR THE POOR | COCONUT CREEK, FL | $29,400 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STILL WORTHY INC | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $27,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WESTSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | WESTLAKE, OH | $26,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOVE MERCY INC | OLATHE, KS | $26,078 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GARDEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | CLEVELAND, OH | $26,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL | GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONTINUUM MEDIA MINISTRIES | FARIBAULT, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HERITAGE CLASSICAL ACADEMY | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEACOAST CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH INCORPORATED | MT PLEASANT, SC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS IN UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS INC | NEW CANAAN, CT | $24,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOD CARES MINISTRY | AVON LAKE, OH | $21,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AGAPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | BURTON, OH | $21,113 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CREDO MUSIC | OBERLIN, OH | $21,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CITY MISSION | CLEVELAND, OH | $21,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $20,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW HORIZONS FOR CHILDREN | MENTOR, OH | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KING OF KINGS | PHOENIX, AZ | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
GLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH
$600,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HARVEST RIDGE CHURCH
$400,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROVIDENCE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
GENERAL SUPPORT
CRU
$306,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ALLIANCE
$204,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PARKSIDE CHURCH
$111,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTERPOINT CHURCH
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OPERATION EXODUS USA
$90,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CROSSROADS FARM
$86,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HONOR SERVICE DOGS INC
$70,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROSPERA REENTRY (TRUE FREEDOM ENTERPRISES)
$65,500GENERAL SUPPORT
FIELDSTONE COUNSELING
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HARVESTNET MINISTRIES
$39,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CROSSPOINT ALLIANCE CHURCH
$36,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OF ISRAEL
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
STILL WORTHY INC
$27,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WESTSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$26,500GENERAL SUPPORT
LOVE MERCY INC
$26,078GENERAL SUPPORT
GARDEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$26,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONTINUUM MEDIA MINISTRIES
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SEACOAST CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH INCORPORATED
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GOD CARES MINISTRY
$21,500GENERAL SUPPORT
AGAPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$21,113GENERAL SUPPORT
CREDO MUSIC
$21,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE CITY MISSION
$21,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KING OF KINGS
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
