About Bolick Foundation
The Bolick Foundation gives almost exclusively to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to support religious training and equipping. Its philanthropy is focused on strengthening Lutheran institutional capacity for leadership formation and religious education rather than broad community or secular causes. The foundation’s grants appear targeted and sizable, directed at denominational programs that train clergy and lay leaders.
Focus Areas
Lutheran theological education and seminary supportPastoral and lay leadership training within the Lutheran Church—Missouri SynodDenominational program support for religious formation and equipping
Who They Fund
local and faith-based public charities/congregationsseminary students and theological traineesmissionaries and mission workers (including indigenous missionaries)youth, children and college-aged studentsRegional communities in Africa (e.g., Francophone Africa, Ethiopia) and other global mission fields
About Bolick Foundation
The Bolick Foundation’s giving is centered on one recipient in particular: The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod received $6,674,089 in 2025, after $4,028,211 in 2024 and $3,559,798 in 2023. That multi-year pattern shows a strong commitment to denominational infrastructure rather than one-off project support. The foundation also backs related Lutheran institutions that form clergy and lay leaders, including Lutheran Hour Ministries, Concordia Seminary St Louis, and Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. Across those grants, the stated purposes repeatedly point to evangelism, training and equipping, scholarship, and student assistance. The Bolick Foundation is a regular funder and a private non-operating foundation, and its recent grants range from six-figure awards to multi-million-dollar commitments. Its work extends beyond the denomination’s headquarters in Missouri to partner organizations in North Carolina, Texas, and other states, but the common thread is support for Christian formation and religious education within Lutheran and mission-focused ministries.
What Bolick Foundation Funds
Within Lutheran theological education, The Bolick Foundation gave $293,240 in 2025 to Concordia Seminary St Louis for seminary training and equipping, and $203,689 in 2024 to the same seminary for scholarship. It also supported Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary with $400,000 in 2023 for student assistance. For evangelism and gospel outreach, the foundation awarded $990,667 in 2025 to Lutheran Hour Ministries and $248,547 in 2025 to Eastern European Mission. In mission mobilization and church planting, it gave $251,267 in 2024 to Launch Global for equipping and $222,751 in 2024 to Pioneers Inc for church planting. The foundation also funded discipleship and Bible distribution work through Radius International and Eastern European Mission.
How Bolick Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, though the recent grants file shows much larger awards for core partners. The pattern is recurring: several recipients appear in multiple years, including The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Lutheran Hour Ministries, Gateway International Missions, Launch Global, Radius International, and Eastern European Mission. The Bolick Foundation is a private non-operating foundation and a regular funder. It accepts unsolicited applications through stated general grantmaking and spring-cycle programs for organizations that meet 501(c)(3) requirements.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$24.3M
Total Assets
$60.1M
Total Revenue
$11M
Total Expenses
$24.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National35 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
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