The Rollie and Barbara Anderson Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Christian faith-based ministry, directing sizeable gifts to organizations that run a ministry campus and public evangelistic events. Grants are targeted and mission-driven, supporting outreach and spiritual formation activities likely in Central Minnesota and surrounding communities.
A $100,000 grant to Shamineau Ministries for Shamineau Ranch shows the Rollie and Barbara Anderson Family Foundation’s core pattern: large, mission-specific gifts to Christian ministry and retreat programs. The foundation also backed The Pulse with another $100,000 for evangelistic events, indicating support for both campus-based ministry and public outreach. Its recent grants include church and faith-formation work, camp programming, and Christian education, with several awards at $50,000 and above. That mix suggests a funder that uses relatively substantial grants to strengthen organizations carrying out direct ministry, spiritual formation, and evangelistic activity. The foundation’s grantmaking also reaches beyond Minnesota-based ministry groups. It has funded humanitarian and poverty-related work through Christian organizations, including international relief and child-poverty reduction, while still keeping the center of gravity on faith-based service. In the recent record, the same grantee can receive support in multiple years, such as Shamineau Ministries and Mike Silva International, pointing to an ongoing relationship with some recipients rather than one-time awards. The overall picture is of a family foundation that funds a focused set of Christian priorities through targeted grants to organizations with defined projects and events.
Christian ministry is the clearest theme in the recent awards. The foundation gave $100,000 to The Pulse for evangelistic events and $35,000 to Central Mn Youth for Christ for assisting area teens spiritually. It also supported Child Evangelism Fellowship of Mn with $30,000 for Bible clubs, showing attention to youth-oriented faith formation. Its portfolio also includes camps and retreat programming. True Friends received $50,000 for Camp Courage and Camp Friendship, and Lutheran Social Service's Camp Knutson received $50,000 for summer retreat work. Those grants sit alongside support for Shamineau Ministries and Camp Lebanon, both tied to facilities and programming. A third thread is humanitarian and social service work carried out through Christian organizations. Samaritans Purse received $50,000 for Maui fire relief and another $50,000 for aid to the crisis in Ukraine, while Compassion International received $50,000 for reducing child poverty.
$800K
$19.9M
$287K
$877K
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $33K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$33K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 72% of grants go to recipients in MN.
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Very concentrated: a small number (two) of large, equal-sized grants totaling $200,000. The foundation appears to make few but substantial gifts to faith-based organizations rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: Shamineau Ministries, The Pulse
The foundation’s typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $32,500 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, which shows a concentration in mid-sized awards with some larger gifts. The recent record also includes repeated support to several organizations across multiple years, including Shamineau Ministries, Mike Silva International, Camp Lebanon, and Compassion International. That points to a recurring-grantee pattern rather than purely one-off funding. It is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and accepts unsolicited applications in at least some of its grantmaking programs. It also funds individuals, although the recent grants listed here are to organizations.
Minnesota is the center of this foundation’s grantmaking, with 72% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent awards reached Motley, Minneapolis, St. Cloud, Annandale, St. Paul, Brainerd, Crosslake, Burnsville, and Cass Lake. Outside Minnesota, grants went to organizations in Boone, North Carolina; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Beaverton, Oregon; Dallas, Texas; and Nampa, Idaho. All recent grants in the file were to U.S. recipients.
The foundation funds Christian values-based organizations, with recent grants going to ministry groups, camps, churches, Christian education programs, and faith-based outreach. The largest named awards include $100,000 to Shamineau Ministries for Shamineau Ranch and $100,000 to The Pulse for evangelistic events.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat support for several recipients across multiple years, including Shamineau Ministries, Mike Silva International, Camp Lebanon, Compassion International, and Echo Hope Against Hunger. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with selected organizations.
Its grant sizes cluster in the mid-range: the 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $32,500, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. Recent grants also include larger awards of $100,000.
The foundation has open application pathways for qualified 501(c)(3) organizations that uphold Christian values and beliefs. The programs listed accept unsolicited requests, and one pathway also uses a sponsor-led nomination process that begins with a board member inviting an organization to apply.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Rollie and Barbara Anderson Family Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Must be a qualified 501(c)(3) charity. Organizations that support evangelistic Christian values and beliefs are preferred.
Deadline: Spring review deadline: March 1; Fall review deadline: October 1
Who can apply: Must be a qualified 501(c)(3) charity. Organizations that support evangelistic Christian values and beliefs are preferred. Applicants must provide requested organizational details and, if approved, supporting 501(c)(3) documentation prior to fund distribution.
Deadline: Spring review deadline: March 1; Fall review deadline: October 1
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAMINEAU MINISTRIES | MOTLEY, MN | $100,000 | 2025 | SHAMINEAU RANCH |
| COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | REDUCING CHILD POVERTY |
| ECHO HOPE AGAINST HUNGER | N FORT MYERS, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MEETING SPACE FOR TRAINING |
| INSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS FOR RESEARCH |
| SALVATION ARMY ST CLOUD | ST CLOUD, MN | $40,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE AIDE TO PEOPLE IN NEED |
| MIKE SILVA INTERNATIONAL | BEAVERTON, OR | $35,000 | 2025 | CELEBRATE MINNESOTA EVENT |
| CENTRAL MN YOUTH FOR CHRIST | ST CLOUD, MN | $35,000 | 2025 | ASSIST AREA TEENS SPIRITUALLY |
| COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES | WASHINGTON, DC | $35,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION |
| MOKAHUM DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY | CASS LAKE, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | PURCHASE A VEHICLE |
| WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS | ORLANDO, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | ROMANI STANDARD BIBLE TRANSLATION |
| MN HELPS INTERNATIONAL - MN | ST CLOUD, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | POVERTY REDUCTION - GUATEMALA |
| BEADLE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY | HURON, SD | $30,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS NEEDS OF ANIMAL WELFARE |
| CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF MN | BURNSVILLE, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | BIBLE CLUBS |
| YOUTH WITH A MISSION ENSENADA | NEW BRIGHTON, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | EXPANSION PROJECT IN ENSENADA, MX |
| MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP | NAMPA, ID | $30,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE LIFE SAVINGS SERVICES |
| NEW LIFE FAMILY SERVICES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | NEW FIRST CARE CENTER BUILDING |
| FREEDOM FARM | WAVERLY, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE HEALING THROUGH HORSES |
| TRUE FRIENDS | ANNANDALE, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | CAMP COURAGE |
| HOPE ACADEMY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION BUILDING EXPANSION |
| LUTHERAN ISLAND CAMP | HENNING, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE OUTDOOR AMENITIES |
| TEREBINTH REFUGE | WAITE PARK, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | HEALING CARE OF WOMEN |
| TRI-COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY | ST CLOUD, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | ANIMAL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT |
| READ MINISTRIES | SAUK RAPIDS, MN | $20,000 | 2025 | EQUIP THE EURASIAN CHURCH |
| THE PULSE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $100,000 | 2024 | EVANGELISTIC EVENTS |
| MIKE SILVA INTERNATIONAL | BEAVERTON, OR | $50,000 | 2024 | CELEBRATE MINNESOTA EVENT |
| BETHEL UNIVERSITY | ST PAUL, MN | $50,000 | 2024 | FOUNDATION |
| TRUE FRIENDS | ANNANDALE, MN | $50,000 | 2024 | CAMP COURAGE AND CAMP FRIENDSHIP |
| COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $50,000 | 2024 | REDUCING CHILD POVERTY |
| CAMP LEBANON | BURTRUM, MN | $50,000 | 2024 | GYM FACILITY |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE'S CAMP KNUTSON | CROSSLAKE, MN | $50,000 | 2024 | SUMMER RETREAT |
| SAMARITANS PURSE | BOONE, NC | $50,000 | 2024 | MAUI FIRE RELIEF |
| MN ADULT AND TEEN CHALLENGE | BRAINERD, MN | $50,000 | 2024 | DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT |
| CENTRAL MN DEMENTIA COMMUNICATION | ST CLOUD, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | DEMENTIA EDUCATIONAL EVENTS |
| QUIET OAKS HOSPICE | ST CLOUD, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | COMPASSIONATE CARE FUND |
| CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF MN | BURNSVILLE, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | BIBLE CLUBS |
| TEREBINTH REFUGE | WAITE PARK, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | HEALING CARE OF WOMEN |
| SHAMINEAU MINISTRIES | MOTLEY, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | SHAMINEAU RANCH |
| PLACE OF HOPE | ST CLOUD, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | REBUILD, REPAIR, RESTORE LIVES |
| COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION |
| MISSION DIGNITY | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | EMERGENCY NEEDS FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS |
| MN HELPS INTERNATIONAL - MN | ST CLOUD, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | POVERTY REDUCTION - GUATEMALA |
| MN FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | ARDEN HILLS, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | KINGDOM BUILDING MINISTRY |
| TRI-COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY | ST CLOUD, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | ANIMAL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL MN | ST CLOUD, MN | $25,000 | 2024 | YOUTH PROGRAMS |
| TRUE NORTH RANCH MINISTRIES | MERRIFIELD, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RANCH PROGRAMS |
| SALVATION ARMY | ST CLOUD, MN | $75,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE BEDS FOR GROUP SPACE |
| SHAMINEAU MINISTRIES | MOTLEY, MN | $55,000 | 2023 | SHAMINEAU RANCH |
| MIKE SILVA INTERNATIONAL | BEAVERTON, OR | $50,000 | 2023 | CELEBRATE MINNESOTA EVENT |
| CAMP LEBANON | BURTRUM, MN | $50,000 | 2023 | GYM FACILITY |
| MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP | NAMPA, ID | $50,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE LIFE SAVING SERVICES |
SHAMINEAU MINISTRIES
$100,000SHAMINEAU RANCH
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL
$50,000REDUCING CHILD POVERTY
ECHO HOPE AGAINST HUNGER
$50,000PROVIDE MEETING SPACE FOR TRAINING
INSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH
$50,000EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS FOR RESEARCH
SALVATION ARMY ST CLOUD
$40,000PROVIDE AIDE TO PEOPLE IN NEED
MIKE SILVA INTERNATIONAL
$35,000CELEBRATE MINNESOTA EVENT
CENTRAL MN YOUTH FOR CHRIST
$35,000ASSIST AREA TEENS SPIRITUALLY
COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES
$35,000CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
MOKAHUM DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY
$30,000PURCHASE A VEHICLE
WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS
$30,000ROMANI STANDARD BIBLE TRANSLATION
MN HELPS INTERNATIONAL - MN
$30,000POVERTY REDUCTION - GUATEMALA
BEADLE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
$30,000ADDRESS NEEDS OF ANIMAL WELFARE
CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF MN
$30,000BIBLE CLUBS
YOUTH WITH A MISSION ENSENADA
$30,000EXPANSION PROJECT IN ENSENADA, MX
MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP
$30,000PROVIDE LIFE SAVINGS SERVICES
NEW LIFE FAMILY SERVICES
$25,000NEW FIRST CARE CENTER BUILDING
FREEDOM FARM
$25,000PROVIDE HEALING THROUGH HORSES
TRUE FRIENDS
$25,000CAMP COURAGE
HOPE ACADEMY
$25,000EDUCATION BUILDING EXPANSION
LUTHERAN ISLAND CAMP
$25,000ENHANCE OUTDOOR AMENITIES
TEREBINTH REFUGE
$25,000HEALING CARE OF WOMEN
TRI-COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
$25,000ANIMAL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
READ MINISTRIES
$20,000EQUIP THE EURASIAN CHURCH
THE PULSE
$100,000EVANGELISTIC EVENTS
MIKE SILVA INTERNATIONAL
$50,000CELEBRATE MINNESOTA EVENT
BETHEL UNIVERSITY
$50,000FOUNDATION
TRUE FRIENDS
$50,000CAMP COURAGE AND CAMP FRIENDSHIP
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL
$50,000REDUCING CHILD POVERTY
CAMP LEBANON
$50,000GYM FACILITY
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE'S CAMP KNUTSON
$50,000SUMMER RETREAT
SAMARITANS PURSE
$50,000MAUI FIRE RELIEF
MN ADULT AND TEEN CHALLENGE
$50,000DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT
CENTRAL MN DEMENTIA COMMUNICATION
$25,000DEMENTIA EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
QUIET OAKS HOSPICE
$25,000COMPASSIONATE CARE FUND
CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF MN
$25,000BIBLE CLUBS
TEREBINTH REFUGE
$25,000HEALING CARE OF WOMEN
SHAMINEAU MINISTRIES
$25,000SHAMINEAU RANCH
PLACE OF HOPE
$25,000REBUILD, REPAIR, RESTORE LIVES
COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES
$25,000CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
MISSION DIGNITY
$25,000EMERGENCY NEEDS FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS
MN HELPS INTERNATIONAL - MN
$25,000POVERTY REDUCTION - GUATEMALA
MN FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
$25,000KINGDOM BUILDING MINISTRY
TRI-COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
$25,000ANIMAL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL MN
$25,000YOUTH PROGRAMS
TRUE NORTH RANCH MINISTRIES
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RANCH PROGRAMS
SALVATION ARMY
$75,000PROVIDE BEDS FOR GROUP SPACE
SHAMINEAU MINISTRIES
$55,000SHAMINEAU RANCH
MIKE SILVA INTERNATIONAL
$50,000CELEBRATE MINNESOTA EVENT
CAMP LEBANON
$50,000GYM FACILITY
MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP
$50,000PROVIDE LIFE SAVING SERVICES