Mobilizing resources by inspiring biblical generosity. Every person reached and restored through the love of Christ.
Seattle Christian Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large humanitarian support grants to Hope Christian Community Fund in Memphis, with awards of $860,200 in 2025, $836,200 in 2024, and $814,800 in 2023. That three-year pattern shows a strong, sustained relationship rather than isolated transactions. The foundation also uses donor-advised-fund allocations as part of its grantmaking structure, including substantial transfers to National Christian Charitable Foundation in Alpharetta. Smaller grants in the record reach Mission Increase Foundation in Portland and Jubilee Reach in Bellevue, suggesting a mix of major support, intermediary funding, and targeted gifts. Its stated emphasis includes youth ministry, homelessness, evangelism, adoption, human trafficking / anti-trafficking, disaster relief, international development and missions, and faith-based charities and churches. The foundation’s summary language centers on mobilizing resources through biblical generosity and on people reached and restored through the love of Christ, which aligns with the Christian-oriented organizations that appear in its recent grants list. Across the available record, the pattern is not broad spread across many unrelated sectors, but a consistent set of faith-based and humanitarian recipients supported at multiple levels of size.
Humanitarian support is the clearest recurring theme in the recent grants list. Seattle Christian Foundation gave $860,200 in 2025, $836,200 in 2024, and $814,800 in 2023 to Hope Christian Community Fund in Memphis for humanitarian support. The foundation also made a $10,000 humanitarian support grant in 2023 to Jubilee Reach in Bellevue. Within its faith-based ecosystem, the foundation used donor-advised-fund allocations as a funding channel, including $248,367 in 2024 and $25,796 in 2023 to National Christian Charitable Foundation in Alpharetta, plus a $24,000 addition to donor advised fund in 2025. It also supported education with $10,000 grants to Mission Increase Foundation in Portland in both 2023 and 2024. These grants point to a mix of direct charitable support and intermediary funding.
Typical grants are highly varied: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $25,796, and the p75 is $531,584. The record shows both one-off gifts and repeated support over multiple years, most clearly in the Memphis humanitarian support grants, which appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Seattle Christian Foundation also gives through donor-advised-fund-related allocations and additions, indicating a foundation that uses a flexible, intermediary-driven structure rather than only direct operating grants. The available data does not show an application process for its own grants.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $532K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$532K
About 11% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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Seattle Christian Foundation gives primarily in the United States. All recent grants in the record go to U.S. recipients, with Tennessee receiving the most grants by count. Memphis appears repeatedly through Hope Christian Community Fund, while Alpharetta, Portland, Bellevue, and Seattle also show up in the recent grants list. Washington accounts for 14% of grants, reflecting some giving in the foundation’s headquarters state but not the highest concentration overall.
The recent grants point to faith-based and humanitarian organizations, including humanitarian support, education, and donor-advised-fund allocations. The foundation’s stated focus areas also include youth ministry, homelessness, evangelism, adoption, human trafficking / anti-trafficking, disaster relief, international development and missions, and faith-based charities and churches.
Yes. Hope Christian Community Fund in Memphis received $814,800 in 2023, $836,200 in 2024, and $860,200 in 2025. Mission Increase Foundation in Portland also appears twice, with $10,000 grants in both 2023 and 2024.
The grant-size distribution is wide. The p25 is $10,000, the median is $25,796, and the p75 is $531,584. That combination suggests the foundation makes many smaller grants alongside much larger awards.
Tennessee is the top state by grant count. Memphis appears multiple times in the recent grants list, while Washington accounts for 14% of grants and Seattle, Bellevue, Alpharetta, and Portland also appear among recipient locations.
Yes. The foundation’s active grant programs include international granting through TrustBridge Global, which allows overseas charities outside the United States to complete a one-time application, be reviewed for legitimacy and charitable purpose, and, if approved, receive grants through donor-advised funds.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FUND | MEMPHIS, TN | $860,200 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | ALPHARETTA, GA | $24,000 | 2025 | ADDITION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| HOPE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FUND | MEMPHIS, TN | $836,200 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | ALPHARETTA, GA | $248,367 | 2024 | ALLOCATION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| MISSION INCREASE FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| HOPE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FUND | MEMPHIS, TN | $814,800 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | ALPHARETTA, GA | $25,796 | 2023 | ALLOCATION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| MISSION INCREASE FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| JUBILEE REACH | BELLEVUE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT |
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