To form and support spiritual growth through Ignatian prayer, spiritual direction, retreats, and training (School of Spiritual Direction), and to support vocations and pastoral formation within the Catholic Church.
Mother of Incarnate Wisdom House of Prayer Inc’s largest recent grant went to Our Lady of Divine Providence in Clearwater, FL for capital support, which is a strong signal that the foundation backs the places where formation and retreat life happen. Across its 2024 grants, the funder supported spiritual direction training, vocations formation, retreat sponsorship, and religious education, with work centered on Ignatian prayer and Catholic spiritual formation. The giving profile fits a small foundation with annual grants of $123,000 and total assets of $440,285, so each award appears meaningful relative to the overall pool. The foundation’s stated purpose is to form and support spiritual growth through Ignatian prayer, spiritual direction, retreats, and training through its School of Spiritual Direction, while also supporting vocations and pastoral formation within the Catholic Church. That shows up in program design: scholarship funds for priests and seminarians, supported spiritual direction services for discerners and clergy, and retreat-related support tied to formation. In addition to capital support in Clearwater, the grant record includes support for Archdiocese GalvestonHouston in Houston, TX for religious education.
A core theme is vocations formation. The foundation’s active programs include scholarships for priests and seminarians, and one of the recent grants supported Archdiocese GalvestonHouston for religious education. That fits the organization’s emphasis on supporting aspirants to ordained and religious life through formation. Spiritual direction training is another defining area. The foundation maintains scholarship funds to subsidize formation as spiritual directors, and its supported services include certified spiritual directors participating in vocation events and offering direction to discerners, priests, men in diaconate formation, and lay people. Retreat support is also embedded in the model. Program descriptions refer to IPF Alumni Retreats, annual retreats at the House of Prayer, and occasional retreats for religious communities, linking grant dollars to spiritual formation rather than one-time events alone.
Typical grants fall in a middle range: p25 is $39,250, median is $61,500, and p75 is $83,750. The 2024 grant list includes one much larger capital gift and one smaller operating-style education grant, suggesting a mix of larger project support and targeted program support. The available record shows two 2024 grants, both in the United States, and both align with the foundation’s Catholic formation focus. Several active programs are framed as scholarships, sponsorships, and supported services, which points to a funder that gives through structured ministry programs rather than open competitive applications. Some listed programs accept unsolicited requests, while others do not.
$123K
$440K
$148K
$124K
Most grants fall between $39K and $84K, with a median of $62K.
25th Percentile
$39K
Median
$62K
75th Percentile
$84K
About 50% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Steven F Dalhoff
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Grant dollars land mainly in Texas and Florida. Texas is the top state by grant count, and 50% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Houston appears in the program descriptions and in the recent grants list through Archdiocese GalvestonHouston. Clearwater, FL also appears repeatedly in the recent grant and active-program records, including support for House of Prayer-related retreat activity. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 2 grants in the United States.
Its stated focus is spiritual formation within the Catholic Church, especially Ignatian prayer, spiritual direction, retreats, training through the School of Spiritual Direction, support for vocations, and religious education. Program descriptions also emphasize scholarships, mentoring, and retreat sponsorships for priests, seminarians, discerners, and lay ministers.
Typical grant size is fairly substantial relative to the funder’s annual grant budget: p25 is $39,250, median is $61,500, and p75 is $83,750. The 2024 record also includes a $106,000 grant and a $17,000 grant.
Texas is the top state by grant count, and 50% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of Texas. The recent grant record also shows a recipient in Clearwater, FL, so giving is regional rather than limited to one city.
Some of its active programs do accept unsolicited requests, including Scholarships (Supporting Vocations), Spiritual Direction (Supported Services), and Mentoring (Supporting Vocations). Other listed programs, including Vocations Scholarships and Retreat Sponsorships and Scholarship Fund for Priests and Seminarians, do not accept unsolicited requests.
The beneficiary groups named in the data are Catholic individuals seeking spiritual direction, vocations candidates and aspiring clergy and religious, parish communities and lay ministers, and people seeking spiritual or healing care within a faith context. Program descriptions specifically mention priests, seminarians, discerners, and Permanent Diaconate couples and individuals.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Persons seeking spiritual direction or participating in vocation/formation programs; specific eligibility determined by program organizers or vocation offices.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Divine Providence | Clearwater, FL | $106,000 | 2024 | Capital support |
| Archdiocese GalvestonHouston | Houston, TX | $17,000 | 2024 | Reigious education |
Our Lady of Divine Providence
$106,000Capital support
Archdiocese GalvestonHouston
$17,000Reigious education
