The Luke and Whitney Pent Foundation focuses on Christian faith-based initiatives that promote religious life, civic engagement, and cultural influence. They fund both local institutions in Fort Worth (notably their church) and national ministries that engage media, entertainment, and public life, while also supporting faith-driven social services for vulnerable children and families. Grants tend to underwrite organizational capacity and public engagement rather than small project pilots.
The Luke and Whitney Pent Foundation’s largest recent grant went to United in Purpose, a Southlake, Texas organization funded at $125,000 to support Christian involvement in the civic arena. That award reflects a broader pattern of backing Christian public engagement alongside local church life in Fort Worth and faith-based service groups working on family support, media influence, and social relief. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor organizations that connect religion with public life rather than narrow program pilots. Fort Worth Bible Church received multiple grants, including $45,878 in 2024 and $33,000 in 2025, for religious comfort to the local community. Other sizable awards went to Mastermedia International for Christian ministry to entertainment and media executives, and to Love Has No Limits for essential goods for families in the foster care system. The portfolio also includes support for organizations addressing human trafficking, women’s empowerment, refugee support, clean water, and Christian education. Grants are generally directed to organizations with ongoing operating or programmatic needs, with recurring support appearing in several cases.
Christian civic engagement is a central theme. United in Purpose received $125,000 for support of Christian involvement in the civic arena, and USA Transform received $26,910 to educate and encourage individuals and organizations to advance positive outcomes in American culture. Faith and media work also appears in the grant list. Mastermedia International was awarded $45,000 for Christian ministry to entertainment and media executives, while The Wedgewood Circle received $7,500 to encourage the creation of high-quality art and entertainment. The foundation also supports direct service work. Love Has No Limits received $50,000 to provide essential goods to families in the foster care system, and Dash Network received $7,000 to assist asylum seekers with physical and relational needs. Education and youth development show up as well. Covenant Classical School received $14,000 for rigorous, biblical, Christ-centered classical education, and Texas Academy 4 received $10,390 to connect churches with schools and communities by mentoring fourth graders in leadership.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $16K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$16K
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Concentrated, relatively few but large grants with repeat funding to a local church and sizable single gifts to national faith-based organizations; mixes place-based support with targeted national cultural outreach.
Notable grantees: United In Purpose, Fort Worth Bible Church, MasterMedia International, Love Has No Limits, USA Transform
Typical grant size sits at $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $5,163 at the median, and $15,875 at the 75th percentile, showing a mix of modest awards and larger anchor gifts. The recent record also includes repeated support for some recipients across multiple years, such as Fort Worth Bible Church, Freedom Shield Foundation, Hope for the Silent Voices, and Turning Point. The foundation gives nationally, but its pattern is strongly Texas-centered. It does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments, suggesting grantmaking is the main channel.
Grantmaking is national, with every listed recipient in the United States. Texas is the top state by grant count, and 46% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent Texas recipients include Fort Worth, Southlake, Dallas, Crowley, Lewisville, Willow Park, and Kemper. Outside Texas, grants reached organizations in California, Illinois, Virginia, New Jersey, Colorado, South Carolina, and Connecticut.
The foundation supports Christian civic engagement, local church programming, faith-based media and entertainment work, foster care and family support, anti-trafficking work, clean water and health services, and Christian education. The recent grants list includes awards for each of these themes.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Fort Worth Bible Church, Freedom Shield Foundation, Hope for the Silent Voices, and Turning Point. That suggests some ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts only.
The typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $5,163 at the median, and $15,875 at the 75th percentile. The list also includes larger anchor grants such as $125,000 to United in Purpose and $50,000 to Love Has No Limits.
Texas is the top state by grant count, and 46% of grants go to recipients in Texas. Recent Texas recipients include Fort Worth, Southlake, Dallas, Crowley, Lewisville, Willow Park, and Kemper.
The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the provided data, with 61 grants and 100.0% going to U.S. recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOVE HAS NO LIMITS | DANA POINT, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | DONATE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL GOODS TO FAMILIES IN NEED IN FOSTER CARE SYSTEM |
| FORT WORTH BIBLE CHURCH | FORT WORTH, TX | $33,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE RELIGIOUS COMFORT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY |
| USA TRANSFORM | SOUTHLAKE, TX | $26,910 | 2025 | EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGES IND AND ORGANIZATION TO ADVANCE POSTIVE OUTCOMES IN AMERICAN CULTURE |
| HOPE FOR THE SILENT VOICES | DEERFIELD, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING RESOURCES AND ATTENTION TO PEOPLES WHO ARE SEVERELY IN NEED |
| CHILDRENS HEALTH DEFENSE | FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION TO ACTIVELY END THE CHILDHOOD CHRONIC CONDITIONS CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES |
| FREEDOM SHIELD FOUNDATION | LEWSIVILLE, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS FIGHITNG HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND RELIGOUS MINORITY PERSECUTION |
| COVENANT CLASSICAL SCHOOL | FORT WORTH, TX | $14,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING A RIGOROUS, BIBLICAL, CHRIST-CENTERED, CLASSICAL EDUCATION |
| CAMP COWBOY | KEMPER, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE EQUINE ASSISTED GROWTH PROGRAMS TO VA, FIRST RESPONDERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS |
| THE WEDGEWOOD CIRCLE | VIENNA, VA | $7,500 | 2025 | TO ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF HIGH QUALITY ART AND ENTERTAINMENT |
| EDENS SONG MINISTRIES | LEWISTON, ID | $5,163 | 2025 | PROVIDING MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES TO THOSE IN POVERTY WORLDWIDE |
| DASH NETWORK | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM BY SERVING THEIR PHYSICAL AND RELATIONAL NEEDS |
| INNER CITY INVESTMENT CORP | CLEVELAND, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION TO ELIMINATE CONCENTRATED POVERTY AND RACIAL WEALTH GAP |
| HAWKWOOD FOUNDATION | LEWISVILLE, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION TO HELP COUNTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING, KIDNAPPING AND HOSTAGE TAKING |
| TUCSON TORAH CENTER | TUCSON, AZ | $5,000 | 2025 | AIMS TO FOSTER VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY BY OFFERING EDUCTAIONAL PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS |
| ONE WORLD HEALTH | CHARLESTON, SC | $2,550 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST WITH HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLES IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES |
| DOXA CHURCH | TUCSON, AZ | $2,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE RELIGIOUS COMFORT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY |
| CHRIST THE KING | TUCSON, AZ | $2,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE RELIGIOUS COMFORT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY |
| CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $1,312 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION FIGHTING POVERTY ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS |
| MASTERMEDIA INTERNATIONAL | REDLANDS, CA | $280 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TO ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA EXECUTIVES |
| UNITED IN PURPOSE | SOUTHLAKE, TX | $125,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT CHRISTIAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE CIVIV ARENA |
| FORT WORTH BIBLE CHURCH | FORT WORTH, TX | $45,878 | 2024 | PROVIDE RELIGIOUS COMFORT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY |
| MASTERMEDIA INTERNATIONAL | REDLANDS, CA | $45,000 | 2024 | CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TO ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA EXECUTIVES |
| ONE WORLD HEALTH | CHARLESTON, SC | $25,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST WITH HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLES IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES |
| FREE THE OPPRESSED | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $25,000 | 2024 | PROVIDING SERVICES, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR OPPRESSED PEOPLES |
| HOPE FOR THE SILENT VOICES | DEERFIELD, IL | $20,500 | 2024 | PROVIDING RESOURCES AND ATTENTION TO PEOPLES WHO ARE SEVERELY IN NEED |
| TURNING POINT USA INC | PHOENIX, AZ | $20,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION TO HELP EDUCATE STUDENTS ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, FREE MARKETS & CAPITALISM |
| SERVE HOPE INTERNATIONAL | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | TO MOBILIZE NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PROVIDE CLEAN WATER, EDUCATION AND HOUSING AROUND THE WORLD |
| DFW CITIWOMEN | CROWLEY, TX | $15,875 | 2024 | EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES |
| FREEDOM SHIELD FOUNDATION | LEWSIVILLE, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS FIGHITNG HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND RELIGOUS MINORITY PERSECUTION |
| TEXAS ACADEMY 4 | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,390 | 2024 | CONNECT CHURCHES WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES HELPING TO MENTOR 4TH GRADERS IN LEADERSHIP |
| SHANDUKO | WILLOW PARK, TX | $9,500 | 2024 | YOUTH SPONSORSHIPS |
| DASH NETWORK | FORT WORTH, TX | $7,000 | 2024 | ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM BY SERVING THEIR PHYSICAL AND RELATIONAL NEEDS |
| WORLD CONCERN | SEATTLE, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON RELIEF AND RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE FACING EXTREME POVERTY |
| NORTH AMERICAN MISSION BOARD | ALPHARETTA, GA | $2,500 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION TO HELP MISSIONARIES SHARE THE GOSPEL AND BRING COMPASSION TO PEOPLE IN NORTH AMERICA |
| SEARCH MINISTRIES INC | FORT WORTH, TX | $2,500 | 2024 | HELPING ADULTS TO DEVELOP SPIRITUALLY AND GROW IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOD AND THEIR COMMUNITIES |
| CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $1,312 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION FIGHTING POVERTY ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS |
| THE INSIGHT ALLIANCE | PORTLAND, OR | $910 | 2024 | TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF THOSE IN PRISON AND ON PAROLE BY AIDING WITH THEIR WELL BEING AND RESILIENCE |
| SAVING HOPE ANIMAL RESCUE | FORT WORTH, TX | $735 | 2024 | INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION CRUSADING FOR ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD |
| EDENS SONG MINISTRIES | LEWISTON, ID | $600 | 2024 | PROVIDING MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES TO THOSE IN POVERTY WORLDWIDE |
| AHHS BOOSTER CLUB | ARLINGTON, TX | $300 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS |
| CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM | MULBERRY, FL | $35 | 2024 | PROVIDING CITIZENS EMPOWERMENT TO DEFEND THEIR LIBERTY AND FREEDOMS |
| Hope For The Silent Voices | Deerfield, IL | $23,320 | 2023 | brings attention and resources to the severely neglected, disadvantaged, abused and discarded globally. |
| Turning Point | Woodstock, IL | $20,000 | 2023 | Confront violence against women and children |
| 4Africa | Fort Worth, TX | $15,000 | 2023 | Empower real change through access to clean water, preventative health training, development for local leaders, and ongoing opportunities for spiritual growth |
| Fort Worth Bible Church | Fort Worth, TX | $12,500 | 2023 | Provide religious comfort to the local community |
| Rivertree Academy | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | Educate under-resourced students to live life well |
| The West Fort Worth Center of Hope | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | Provide multiple resources and support to low-income families to help them achieve self-sufficiency. |
| Guideposts | Danbury, CT | $7,500 | 2023 | To provide support for outreach programs to reach people in their time of need |
| Live Action | Arlington, VA | $7,500 | 2023 | Inspire the culture of life through national media campaigns, investigative reporting, and targeted education programs |
| Hartman House | Calabasas, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | To improve the lives of children and families throughout the world who suffer from poverty by building homes |
LOVE HAS NO LIMITS
$50,000DONATE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL GOODS TO FAMILIES IN NEED IN FOSTER CARE SYSTEM
FORT WORTH BIBLE CHURCH
$33,000PROVIDE RELIGIOUS COMFORT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGES IND AND ORGANIZATION TO ADVANCE POSTIVE OUTCOMES IN AMERICAN CULTURE
HOPE FOR THE SILENT VOICES
$25,000PROVIDING RESOURCES AND ATTENTION TO PEOPLES WHO ARE SEVERELY IN NEED
CHILDRENS HEALTH DEFENSE
$20,000CONTRIBUTION TO ACTIVELY END THE CHILDHOOD CHRONIC CONDITIONS CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES
CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS FIGHITNG HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND RELIGOUS MINORITY PERSECUTION
TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING A RIGOROUS, BIBLICAL, CHRIST-CENTERED, CLASSICAL EDUCATION
CAMP COWBOY
$10,000ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE EQUINE ASSISTED GROWTH PROGRAMS TO VA, FIRST RESPONDERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
TO ENCOURAGE THE CREATION OF HIGH QUALITY ART AND ENTERTAINMENT
EDENS SONG MINISTRIES
$5,163PROVIDING MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES TO THOSE IN POVERTY WORLDWIDE
DASH NETWORK
$5,000ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM BY SERVING THEIR PHYSICAL AND RELATIONAL NEEDS
INNER CITY INVESTMENT CORP
$5,000CONTRIBUTION TO ELIMINATE CONCENTRATED POVERTY AND RACIAL WEALTH GAP
HAWKWOOD FOUNDATION
$5,000CONTRIBUTION TO HELP COUNTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING, KIDNAPPING AND HOSTAGE TAKING
TUCSON TORAH CENTER
$5,000AIMS TO FOSTER VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY BY OFFERING EDUCTAIONAL PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST WITH HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLES IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
DOXA CHURCH
$2,500PROVIDE RELIGIOUS COMFORT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
CHRIST THE KING
$2,500PROVIDE RELIGIOUS COMFORT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION FIGHTING POVERTY ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS
CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TO ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA EXECUTIVES
UNITED IN PURPOSE
$125,000CONTRIBUTION TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT CHRISTIAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE CIVIV ARENA
FORT WORTH BIBLE CHURCH
$45,878PROVIDE RELIGIOUS COMFORT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TO ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA EXECUTIVES
CONTRIBUTION TO ASSIST WITH HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLES IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
PROVIDING SERVICES, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR OPPRESSED PEOPLES
HOPE FOR THE SILENT VOICES
$20,500PROVIDING RESOURCES AND ATTENTION TO PEOPLES WHO ARE SEVERELY IN NEED
CONTRIBUTION TO HELP EDUCATE STUDENTS ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, FREE MARKETS & CAPITALISM
SERVE HOPE INTERNATIONAL
$20,000TO MOBILIZE NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PROVIDE CLEAN WATER, EDUCATION AND HOUSING AROUND THE WORLD
DFW CITIWOMEN
$15,875EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS FIGHITNG HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND RELIGOUS MINORITY PERSECUTION
CONNECT CHURCHES WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES HELPING TO MENTOR 4TH GRADERS IN LEADERSHIP
SHANDUKO
$9,500YOUTH SPONSORSHIPS
DASH NETWORK
$7,000ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM BY SERVING THEIR PHYSICAL AND RELATIONAL NEEDS
WORLD CONCERN
$5,000ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON RELIEF AND RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE FACING EXTREME POVERTY
NORTH AMERICAN MISSION BOARD
$2,500CONTRIBUTION TO HELP MISSIONARIES SHARE THE GOSPEL AND BRING COMPASSION TO PEOPLE IN NORTH AMERICA
SEARCH MINISTRIES INC
$2,500HELPING ADULTS TO DEVELOP SPIRITUALLY AND GROW IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOD AND THEIR COMMUNITIES
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION FIGHTING POVERTY ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS
THE INSIGHT ALLIANCE
$910TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF THOSE IN PRISON AND ON PAROLE BY AIDING WITH THEIR WELL BEING AND RESILIENCE
INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION CRUSADING FOR ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD
EDENS SONG MINISTRIES
$600PROVIDING MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES TO THOSE IN POVERTY WORLDWIDE
AHHS BOOSTER CLUB
$300CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM
$35PROVIDING CITIZENS EMPOWERMENT TO DEFEND THEIR LIBERTY AND FREEDOMS
Hope For The Silent Voices
$23,320brings attention and resources to the severely neglected, disadvantaged, abused and discarded globally.
Empower real change through access to clean water, preventative health training, development for local leaders, and ongoing opportunities for spiritual growth
Fort Worth Bible Church
$12,500Provide religious comfort to the local community
The West Fort Worth Center of Hope
$10,000Provide multiple resources and support to low-income families to help them achieve self-sufficiency.
Guideposts
$7,500To provide support for outreach programs to reach people in their time of need
Inspire the culture of life through national media campaigns, investigative reporting, and targeted education programs
Hartman House
$5,000To improve the lives of children and families throughout the world who suffer from poverty by building homes