John 116 Foundation

About John 116 Foundation

John 116 Foundation’s recent grantmaking is shaped by invitation-only support for Christian education, evangelism, and poverty relief. In 2025, the foundation’s largest listed award was $210,541 to Other Grants 5000, alongside a $63,942 grant to Heritage Classical Academy in Peninsula, Ohio and a $58,405 grant to Veritas Classical School in St Augustine, Florida. Those awards sit within a broader pattern of direct grants to churches, schools, and faith-based service organizations. The foundation’s portfolio shows a consistent emphasis on Christian learning and Gospel-centered ministry. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship in Madison, Wisconsin received $51,510, while Good News Church in St Augustine received $30,000 and Bowery Mission Foundation in New York received $25,000. Smaller grants extend the same pattern to organizations engaged in worship, discipleship, humanitarian aid, and local community support. John 116 Foundation operates through invitation-based funding request and partnership grant programs rather than open solicitation. Its grants are directed to organizations aligned with its mission to spread the Gospel, foster Christian education, and alleviate poverty, with recurring support appearing across faith-based schools, churches, and relief-oriented nonprofits.

What John 116 Foundation Funds

Christian education is a major thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. Heritage Classical Academy in Peninsula, Ohio received $63,942, and Veritas Classical School in St Augustine, Florida received $58,405. The foundation also backed Falls Baptist Academy in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin with $24,997 and North Star Classical Christian School in Grayslake, Illinois with $17,588. Its evangelism and church support appears through grants to organizations with ministry and outreach purposes. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship in Madison, Wisconsin received $51,510, Good News Church in St Augustine received $30,000, and Christian Surfers US in Huntington Beach, California received $30,560. Poverty alleviation and humanitarian aid are another clear lane. Florida Urgent Rescue in Jacksonville received $21,628, while Somebody Cares St Augustine received $10,372 and Habitat for Humanity of St Augustine received $7,112. The grant list also includes churches and ministries that connect material assistance with local community care.

How John 116 Foundation Gives