The Kenny and Kimberly Rueter Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving on evangelical Christian work, providing large, general-purpose grants to churches, mission organizations, Christian camps, and faith-based ministries. Grants are typically unrestricted or for broad program funds, indicating a preference for flexible support that sustains operations and evangelical outreach. The foundation gives few but sizable awards, often repeating grants to the same organizations.
Concentrated portfolio of a small number of large grants, with repeat funding to core faith-based grantees and an emphasis on unrestricted or broadly designated support.
A single $550,000 grant to Crossline Community Church in Laguna Hills, California stands out in the Kenny and Kimberly Rueter Foundation’s recent record and captures its style of giving: large, flexible support to evangelical Christian organizations. Across the grants listed here, the foundation backs churches, mission groups, Christian camps, faith-based ministries, and Christian education with general and unrestricted funding rather than tightly restricted project awards. It has also given repeated support to organizations such as Hume Lake Christian Camps, Biola University, and Global Mission, pointing to an ongoing relationship model rather than one-off transactions. The pattern reaches beyond one type of institution. In the recent grants shown, the foundation supported a church, a mission organization, a Christian camp, a Lutheran high school, a women’s Christian ministry, and a faith-based cancer support group. That mix shows a funder focused on evangelical Christian work while still using broad-purpose grants across different ministry settings. The recurring use of general and unrestricted support suggests that the foundation values organizational flexibility and core operations within its chosen faith-based sphere.
The foundation’s giving is centered on evangelical Christian ministry, but it shows several distinct expressions of that focus. For local church support, it gave $550,000 to Crossline Community Church for General & Unrestricted funding. In Christian education, it awarded $10,000 to Biola University Inc. for General & Unrestricted support in both 2023 and 2025, showing repeated backing for the same school. Youth discipleship and camping also appear as a theme: Hume Lake Christian Camps Inc. received $50,000 in 2023 and another $50,000 in 2025. Mission work is another clear thread, with Global Mission receiving $65,000 for the Truth That Changes Lives fund and $60,000 for General & Unrestricted support.
Grant sizes are relatively concentrated, with a typical award of $21,750 at the 25th percentile, a median of $40,000, and a 75th percentile of $67,500. The recent record includes both very large and mid-sized grants, but most awards cluster around broad support rather than highly specific projects. The foundation shows repeat giving to the same organizations across years, including multiple grants to Crossline Community Church, Hume Lake Christian Camps Inc., Biola University Inc., and Global Mission. It operates as a private foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The listed grants are all general or unrestricted except one named fund grant.
$693K
$18.4M
$1.4M
$947K
Most grants fall between $22K and $68K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$68K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: CROSSLINE COMMUNITY CHURCH, GLOBAL MISSION, HUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMPS INC, PROVERBS 31 MINISTRY INC
The grants are entirely U.S.-based, with 14 grants and 100% to recipients in the United States. California is the top state by grant count, and the recipient list includes Laguna Hills, Rancho Santa Margarita, Fresno, Irvine, Huntington Beach, San Clemente, and La Mirada. Outside California, the recent grants reach Matthews, North Carolina; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; and Tampa, Florida. The foundation’s giving is regional in scope, but its recent footprint is especially concentrated in Southern California.
Its recent grants go to churches, mission organizations, Christian camps, Christian schools and universities, and faith-based ministries. The listed recipients also include a women’s Christian ministry and a faith-based cancer support group, all funded with general or unrestricted support except for one named fund grant.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Crossline Community Church, Hume Lake Christian Camps Inc., Biola University Inc., and Global Mission. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated grants.
The grant-size distribution is fairly large: the 25th percentile is $21,750, the median is $40,000, and the 75th percentile is $67,500. Recent grants also include a much larger $550,000 award, showing that the foundation can make both mid-sized and major grants.
Most of the recent awards are labeled General & Unrestricted, indicating flexible support. One grant is tied to the Truth That Changes Lives fund, but the overall pattern is broad-purpose funding rather than narrowly designated project support.
California receives the most grants in the recent record, and the recipient cities include Laguna Hills, Rancho Santa Margarita, Fresno, Irvine, Huntington Beach, San Clemente, and La Mirada. All listed grants are to U.S. recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSLINE COMMUNITY CHURCH | LAGUNA HILLS, CA | $550,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GLOBAL MISSION | RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMPS INC | FRESNO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BREAST CANCER ANGELS | HUNTINGTN BCH, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BIOLA UNIVERSITY INC | LA MIRADA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SHIELD OF FAITH MISSIONS | TAMPA, FL | $8,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMPS INC | FRESNO, CA | $111,800 | 2024 | for the purchase of video equipment, health center updates, mattress replacements, water extracting equipment, bibles and tech equipment |
| GLOBAL MISSION | RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA | $60,000 | 2024 | Truth That Changes Lives |
| AGAPE PREGNANCY CENTERS INC | SAN CLEMENTE, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| LUTHERAN HIGH SOUTH - ORANGE COUNTY CREAN LUTHERAN | IRVINE, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| LIVE ACTION | ARLINGTON, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| PROVERBS 31 MINISTRY INC | MATTHEWS, NC | $75,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CROSSLINE COMMUNITY CHURCH | LAGUNA HILLS, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| GLOBAL MISSION | RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA | $65,000 | 2023 | Truth That Changes Lives fund |
| HUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMPS INC | FRESNO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| LUTHERAN HIGH SOUTH - ORANGE COUNTY CREAN LUTHERAN | IRVINE, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| PINK FUND INC | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | $25,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| DEANO AND THE DYNAMOS INC | SAN CLEMENTE, CA | $12,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| BIOLA UNIVERSITY INC | LA MIRADA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
CROSSLINE COMMUNITY CHURCH
$550,000General & Unrestricted
GLOBAL MISSION
$60,000General & Unrestricted
HUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMPS INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
BIOLA UNIVERSITY INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
General & Unrestricted
HUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMPS INC
$111,800for the purchase of video equipment, health center updates, mattress replacements, water extracting equipment, bibles and tech equipment
GLOBAL MISSION
$60,000Truth That Changes Lives
AGAPE PREGNANCY CENTERS INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
LUTHERAN HIGH SOUTH - ORANGE COUNTY CREAN LUTHERAN
$30,000General & Unrestricted
CROSSLINE COMMUNITY CHURCH
$75,000General & Unrestricted
GLOBAL MISSION
$65,000Truth That Changes Lives fund
HUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMPS INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
LUTHERAN HIGH SOUTH - ORANGE COUNTY CREAN LUTHERAN
$30,000General & Unrestricted
PINK FUND INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
DEANO AND THE DYNAMOS INC
$12,000General & Unrestricted
BIOLA UNIVERSITY INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted