Psalm 103 Foundation gives predominantly to Christian education, faith-based ministries, and community capital projects, with a strong emphasis on institutions in the Philadelphia region alongside a portfolio of international faith-driven humanitarian and health grants. The foundation prefers sizable, sometimes multi-year or multi-grant commitments that fund building/capital needs, program support for faith-based social services (including prisoner reentry and homelessness), and targeted policy/research partners.
Psalm 103 Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a clear preference for institution-building: a $2.75 million grant to Eastern University for a building, a $1.646 million commitment to Delaware County Christian School Foundation for endowment support, and a $550,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity International for Coltrane Commons. That pattern points to a funder that backs facilities, long-term capacity, and mission-centered organizations rather than short-term project bursts. The foundation also makes repeated investments in faith-based education, including Templeton Honors College at Eastern University and The City School, alongside support for community-serving ministries such as Philly House and Prison Fellowship Ministries. Its portfolio reaches beyond education and local service into faith-aligned public policy, health, and international humanitarian work. Grants to World Vision for Thrive Honduras and African Mission Healthcare Foundation for safe anesthesia and surgery for children in Africa show an interest in Christian global outreach as well as medical access. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor multi-year relationships and sometimes returns to the same organizations with different purposes over time.
Christian education is a core theme in Psalm 103 Foundation’s giving. Recent awards include $475,000 to Eastern University for Templeton Honors College and furnishings for Templeton Hall, $350,000 to The City School for general support, and $320,000 to Delaware County Christian School Foundation for its Next Generation Campaign. The foundation also supports faith-based ministry and reentry work, including $250,000 to Prison Fellowship Ministries for general support. In health and humanitarian work, it gave $300,000 to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation for behavioral health programs and $234,032 to African Mission Healthcare Foundation for safe anesthesia and surgery for children in Africa. It also funds policy and research partners, such as $437,500 to Foreign Policy Research Institute for general fund support.
Typical grant size clusters around $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $150,000 at the 75th percentile, with several awards well above that level. The recent record suggests recurring relationships: Eastern University, Prison Fellowship Ministries, World Vision, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, and Foreign Policy Research Institute each appear more than once across different years or purposes. The foundation also uses a mix of general support, capital, endowment, and project-specific grants. It funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The presence of a DAF contribution to Vanguard Charitable also indicates use of donor-advised fund vehicles within its giving pattern.
$8.4M
$128.3M
$7.6M
$8.8M
Most grants fall between $25K and $150K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$150K
About 58% of grants go to recipients in RI.
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Concentrated, relatively large grants with multiple repeat commitments to core grantees; a mix of capital/building gifts and program/general operating support; geographic concentration in the Philadelphia region but with selective international faith-based giving.
Notable grantees: Eastern University, Delaware County Christian School Foundation, Prison Fellowship Ministries, World Vision, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Psalm 103 Foundation gives most often to recipients in Rhode Island, while 58% of its grants go to organizations in Pennsylvania. Recent grants are concentrated in the Philadelphia area and nearby suburbs, including Philadelphia, St. Davids, Newtown Square, West Chester, Ardmore, and Wayne. Outside Pennsylvania, the recent list includes Warwick, Rhode Island; Tacoma, Washington; Lansdowne, Virginia; and Deland, Florida. All grants in the country distribution are to U.S. recipients.
The foundation funds Christian education, faith-based ministries, community capital projects, public policy and research groups, and international humanitarian and health work. Recent grants include support for Eastern University, The City School, Prison Fellowship Ministries, World Vision, and African Mission Healthcare Foundation.
Its grant-size distribution is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $150,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes several larger awards in the hundreds of thousands and one $2.75 million grant.
Yes. The recent grants show repeated support to Eastern University, Prison Fellowship Ministries, World Vision, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, and Foreign Policy Research Institute across multiple years, sometimes for different purposes.
The largest share of grants goes to recipients in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 58% of the foundation’s grants. Rhode Island is the top state by grant count, and many recent grants go to organizations in Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, alongside its grants to schools, ministries, hospitals, and other institutions.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN UNIVERISTY | ST DAVIDS, PA | $2,750,000 | 2025 | BUILDING |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $1,000,000 | 2025 | DAF CONTRIBUTION |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $550,000 | 2025 | COLTRANE COMMONS |
| THE CITY SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $350,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $350,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND AND TEMPLETON FELLOWS |
| EASTERN UNIVERISTY | ST DAVIDS, PA | $350,000 | 2025 | THC |
| PHILLY HOUSE (FKA SUNDAY BREAKFAST ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA) | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $250,000 | 2025 | HOMECOMING BUILDING COMMUNITY FOR HOMELESS MEN |
| PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES | LANSDOWNE, VA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UPENN | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $250,000 | 2025 | NEUROSURGERY GENOMIC ANALYSIS FUND |
| PHILADELPHIA SKATING CLUB AND HUMANE SOCIETY | ARDMORE, PA | $241,761 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| WORLD VISION | TACOMA, WA | $200,000 | 2025 | STRONG WOMEN STRONG WORLD |
| WILLIAMSON COLLEGE OF THE TRADES | MEDIA, PA | $166,667 | 2025 | SECURING THE FUTURE OF WILLIAMSON'S CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM |
| ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $148,000 | 2025 | 3C GRANT |
| AMERICAN TRAUMA SOCIETY PA DIV | MECHANICSBURG, PA | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCARE | DELAND, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | SAFE ANESTHESIA & SURGERY GRANT |
| BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | WRITING IN THE DISIPLINES PROGRAM |
| FOUNDATION FOR DRUG POLICAY SOLUTIONS | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAM INC | POTTSVILLE, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | INSTALLMENT 3 OF GRANT |
| ARTWELL COLLABORATIVE INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHILADELPHIA SKATING CLUB AND HUMANE SOCIETY | ARDMORE, PA | $97,768 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| CRADLE OF LIBERTY COUNCIL | KING OF PRUSSIA, PA | $77,648 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHILADELPHIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EDIFY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| A HAVEN | EXTON, PA | $67,000 | 2025 | RENT, CRM UPGRADE, BOARD PATROL AND VIDEOGRAPHER |
| LAUSANNE COMMITTEE FOR WORLD EVANGELIZATION | ORLANDO, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | LAUSANNE 4 PROCESS |
| CROSSWORLD | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2025 | WHITMER SHALOM UNIVERSITY MINISTRY |
| ACTON INSTITUTE | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | THE SOCIAL FLOURISHING PROJECT |
| COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY | HARRISBURG, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROJECT |
| THE DECENCY FOUNDATON | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $40,000 | 2025 | NU AG HUN-VAL DAIRY PROJECT |
| HOPE WALKS | MECHANICSBURG, PA | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUNG LIFE - W PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS | ST DAVIDS, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS INITIATIVE |
| SERVING LEADERS MINISTRIES INC | WEST CHESTER, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SACRED HEART OF JESUS PARISH | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE | VALLEY FORGE, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK | EXTON, PA | $23,047 | 2025 | FREEWILL PLATFORM GRANT |
| BAKER INDUSTRIES | MALVERN, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIBERTAS INSTITUTE | LEHI, UT | $20,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S ENTREPRENEUR MARKET IN PHILADELPHIA |
| CITYTEAM MINISTRIES | CHESTER, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | ANGEL EVENT |
| INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES | SOUTHEASTERN, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAST FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | JOHN M TEMPLETON JR SCHOLARSHIP |
| PHILADELPHIA SKATING CLUB AND HUMANE SOCIETY | ARDMORE, PA | $8,444 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| THE NAVIGATORS | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $8,000 | 2025 | PRISON MINISTRY |
| CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH FELLOWSHIP | MEMPHIS, TN | $6,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL CAMPUS OUTREACH - SMI |
| CRU (FORMERLY CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST) | ORLANDO, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | DEHUFF MINISTRY |
| EMMANUEL RESURRECTION CHURCH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHILADELPHIA SKATING CLUB AND HUMANE SOCIETY | ARDMORE, PA | $100 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT | WARWICK, RI | $1,000,000 | 2024 | THE PSALM 103 SEGREGATED FUND |
| EASTERN UNIVERISTY | ST DAVIDS, PA | $475,000 | 2024 | TEMPLETON HONORS COLLEGE AND FURNISHINGS FOR TEMPLETON HALL |
| WORLD VISION | TACOMA, WA | $450,000 | 2024 | THRIVE HONDURAS |
| FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $350,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND AND TEMPLETON FELLOWS |
EASTERN UNIVERISTY
$2,750,000BUILDING
VANGUARD CHARITABLE
$1,000,000DAF CONTRIBUTION
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC
$550,000COLTRANE COMMONS
THE CITY SCHOOL
$350,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$350,000GENERAL FUND AND TEMPLETON FELLOWS
EASTERN UNIVERISTY
$350,000THC
PHILLY HOUSE (FKA SUNDAY BREAKFAST ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
$250,000HOMECOMING BUILDING COMMUNITY FOR HOMELESS MEN
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UPENN
$250,000NEUROSURGERY GENOMIC ANALYSIS FUND
PHILADELPHIA SKATING CLUB AND HUMANE SOCIETY
$241,761CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
WORLD VISION
$200,000STRONG WOMEN STRONG WORLD
WILLIAMSON COLLEGE OF THE TRADES
$166,667SECURING THE FUTURE OF WILLIAMSON'S CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM
ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL
$148,0003C GRANT
AMERICAN TRAUMA SOCIETY PA DIV
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AFRICAN MISSION HEALTHCARE
$100,000SAFE ANESTHESIA & SURGERY GRANT
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
$100,000WRITING IN THE DISIPLINES PROGRAM
FOUNDATION FOR DRUG POLICAY SOLUTIONS
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAM INC
$100,000INSTALLMENT 3 OF GRANT
ARTWELL COLLABORATIVE INC
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA SKATING CLUB AND HUMANE SOCIETY
$97,768CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
CRADLE OF LIBERTY COUNCIL
$77,648GENERAL SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EDIFY
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
A HAVEN
$67,000RENT, CRM UPGRADE, BOARD PATROL AND VIDEOGRAPHER
LAUSANNE COMMITTEE FOR WORLD EVANGELIZATION
$50,000LAUSANNE 4 PROCESS
CROSSWORLD
$50,000WHITMER SHALOM UNIVERSITY MINISTRY
ACTON INSTITUTE
$50,000THE SOCIAL FLOURISHING PROJECT
COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY
$50,000EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
THE DECENCY FOUNDATON
$40,000NU AG HUN-VAL DAIRY PROJECT
HOPE WALKS
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YOUNG LIFE - W PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS
$30,000LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS INITIATIVE
SERVING LEADERS MINISTRIES INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SACRED HEART OF JESUS PARISH
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK
$23,047FREEWILL PLATFORM GRANT
BAKER INDUSTRIES
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LIBERTAS INSTITUTE
$20,000CHILDREN'S ENTREPRENEUR MARKET IN PHILADELPHIA
CITYTEAM MINISTRIES
$20,000ANGEL EVENT
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EAST FOUNDATION
$10,000JOHN M TEMPLETON JR SCHOLARSHIP
PHILADELPHIA SKATING CLUB AND HUMANE SOCIETY
$8,444CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
THE NAVIGATORS
$8,000PRISON MINISTRY
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH FELLOWSHIP
$6,000MEDICAL CAMPUS OUTREACH - SMI
CRU (FORMERLY CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST)
$5,000DEHUFF MINISTRY
EMMANUEL RESURRECTION CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA SKATING CLUB AND HUMANE SOCIETY
$100CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT
$1,000,000THE PSALM 103 SEGREGATED FUND
EASTERN UNIVERISTY
$475,000TEMPLETON HONORS COLLEGE AND FURNISHINGS FOR TEMPLETON HALL
WORLD VISION
$450,000THRIVE HONDURAS
FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$350,000GENERAL FUND AND TEMPLETON FELLOWS