Overflow World Outreach is a faith-centered foundation that prioritizes evangelical Christian ministry and international missions, funding churches, mission agencies, and Christian schooling. Its grants consistently support both local congregations and global outreach organizations, with additional targeted support for evangelical education and faith-based social ministries (e.g., anti-trafficking and pro-life work). The foundation tends to favor doctrinally conservative, program-specific recipients rather than secular nonprofits.
Overflow World Outreach’s largest recent grant went to A Jesus Mission, a $171,365 award for missions work in 2025. That single grant sets the tone for a funder that directs most of its support toward evangelical ministry, mission agencies, churches, and Christian education. The foundation’s recent awards include both local congregation support in California and broader outreach work through organizations that send, train, or coordinate missionaries. The grant list shows a clear faith-based profile. Outreach Map received $142,000 for ministry, while The Masters University was awarded $77,500 for education. Those grants sit alongside support for Grace Evangelical Free Church, Konocti Christian Academy, and other doctrinally conservative recipients. The pattern suggests a foundation that funds program-specific Christian work rather than general charitable services. Its portfolio also includes ministries with social-service themes inside an evangelical framework, such as Love Justice International and Center for Life Choices. Across the most recent grants, Overflow World Outreach combines church support, missions, Christian schooling, and faith-based human-service work in a single grantmaking pattern.
Evangelical church ministries are a central theme in the recent grants. Overflow World Outreach gave $64,800 to Grace Evangelical Free Church for ministry and $40,920 to Crossway Church for ministry, along with $12,000 to Gideons International for ministry. These awards point to direct support for congregations and church-based religious work. Christian education is another visible area. The foundation awarded $77,500 to The Masters University for education and $63,830 to Konocti Christian Academy for education. Both grants fit a pattern of backing evangelical schooling at the university and K–12 levels. The foundation also funds mission-oriented organizations beyond local church settings. It gave $40,500 to Sos International for mission, $12,000 to Send International Inc for mission, and $171,365 to A Jesus Mission for missions. That mix shows support for both organized mission agencies and ministry groups engaged in outreach activity.
Overflow World Outreach’s recent grant sizes cluster around a median of $40,710, with a lower quartile of $21,000 and an upper quartile of $64,558. The year’s largest awards were much higher, but the middle of the distribution sits in the low-to-mid tens of thousands. The foundation’s recent grants are all to U.S. recipients, and the current list shows awards in 2025. The pattern appears to favor repeated support for ministries and Christian institutions rather than one-off thematic experiments. The foundation is structured as a private foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The recent grant list does not show an application process, so the giving pattern is visible through awarded grants rather than an open solicitation model.
$768K
$457K
$1.5M
$1M
Most grants fall between $21K and $65K, with a median of $41K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$41K
75th Percentile
$65K
About 64% of grants go to recipients in IN.
JONATHAN BRIDGES
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Concentrated, mission-focused giving: relatively few, moderately large grants with a heavy skew toward religion-related recipients. A small number of top grants make up a large share of total giving; funding mixes local churches and recurring mission agencies rather than broad, diversified philanthropy.
Notable grantees: A Jesus Mission, Outreach Map, The Masters University, Konocti Christian Academy, Love Justice International
Overflow World Outreach gives most often in Indiana by grant count, even though 64% of its grants go to recipients in California. Recent California recipients include Modesto, Walnut, Santa Clarita, Kelseyville, La Quinta, Lakeport, Ukiah, and Hacienda Hills. The California concentration is especially visible in church, mission, and education grants. Outside California, the recent list includes Lincoln, Nebraska; Lafayette, Indiana; Painted Post, New York; Detroit, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia. All recent grants went to U.S. recipients, so the geographic footprint in the data is domestic rather than international on the recipient side.
The recent grants center on evangelical church ministries, mission agencies, Christian education, and faith-based social ministries. Examples in the current list include churches, missionary organizations, a Christian university, a Christian academy, and anti-trafficking or pregnancy-resource style ministries tied to evangelical work.
Its recent grant-size distribution has a p25 of $21,000, a median of $40,710, and a p75 of $64,558. That places the middle half of grants in a range from the low $20,000s to the mid-$60,000s.
Yes. 64% of its grants go to recipients in California, although Indiana is the top state by grant count. The recipient locations in the recent list include several California cities such as Modesto, Walnut, Santa Clarita, Kelseyville, La Quinta, Lakeport, Ukiah, and Hacienda Hills.
In the recent grants list, all recipients are in the United States, with 14 grants and 100.0% going to U.S.-based organizations. The awards shown include groups in California, Nebraska, Indiana, New York, Michigan, and Georgia.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A JESUS MISSION | MODESTO, CA | $171,365 | 2025 | MISSIONS |
| OUTREACH MAP | WALNUT, CA | $142,000 | 2025 | MINISTRY |
| THE MASTERS UNIVERSITY | SANTA CLARITA, CA | $77,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| GRACE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH | KELSEYVILLE, CA | $64,800 | 2025 | MINISTRY |
| KONOCTI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | LAKEPORT, CA | $63,830 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| LOVE JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL | LINCOLN, NE | $60,000 | 2025 | MINISTRY |
| CROSSWAY CHURCH | LAFAYETTE, IN | $40,920 | 2025 | MINISTRY |
| SOS INTERNATIONAL | LA QUINTA, CA | $40,500 | 2025 | MISSION |
| GREAT COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL | HACIENDA HILLS, CA | $26,750 | 2025 | MINISTRY |
| CENTER FOR LIFE CHOICES | UKIAH, CA | $24,000 | 2025 | MISSIONS |
| HOPE CHURCH | PAINTED POST, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | MINISTRY |
| GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL | LAKEPORT, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | MINISTRY |
| SEND INTERNATIONAL INC | DETROIT, MI | $12,000 | 2025 | MISSION |
| INHERITANCE OF HOPE | ALTANTA, GA | $12,000 | 2025 | MISSION |
A JESUS MISSION
$171,365MISSIONS
OUTREACH MAP
$142,000MINISTRY
THE MASTERS UNIVERSITY
$77,500EDUCATION
GRACE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
$64,800MINISTRY
KONOCTI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$63,830EDUCATION
LOVE JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL
$60,000MINISTRY
CROSSWAY CHURCH
MINISTRY
SOS INTERNATIONAL
$40,500MISSION
GREAT COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL
$26,750MINISTRY
CENTER FOR LIFE CHOICES
$24,000MISSIONS
HOPE CHURCH
$20,000MINISTRY
GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL
$12,000MINISTRY
SEND INTERNATIONAL INC
$12,000MISSION
INHERITANCE OF HOPE
$12,000MISSION