Witness to Win Inc. is a faith-based funder focused on evangelical Christian causes, making large, unrestricted gifts to support Baptist higher education and national/international evangelistic mission organizations. Its grants are concentrated among a small number of recipients and overwhelmingly designated for general operating or general purpose support. The foundation pursues both domestic theological/higher-education priorities and global missionary work through established evangelical institutions.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving with repeat large grants to a few core evangelical institutions; predominantly unrestricted/general purpose funding rather than project-specific grants.
Witness to Win Inc. makes large unrestricted grants to a small set of evangelical Christian institutions, with its biggest recent award of $800,000 going to Oklahoma Baptist University for general purpose support. That pattern continues across higher education, evangelistic outreach, and missionary work: the foundation also backed the International Mission Board with a $512,500 general-purpose grant and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association with $500,000. These are not project-fragmented gifts; the recent record is dominated by broad operating support for organizations tied to Baptist and evangelical Christian priorities. The foundation’s active grant programs point to the same framework, emphasizing U.S.-headquartered 501(c)(3) organizations whose primary purpose is sharing the gospel through Christian religious education, missions, evangelism, and qualified Christian ministries. Recent awards show repeated support for institutions that train, send, or mobilize Christian workers, alongside education-focused recipients. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on established organizations rather than a wide spread of one-time recipients. Within the recent list, both domestic and international ministry activity are represented, but the funding relationship is concentrated among a few recurring grantees and mostly described as general purpose support.
Baptist-affiliated higher education is one of the clearest strands in the foundation’s grant record. In 2025, Witness to Win Inc. gave $800,000 to Oklahoma Baptist University for general purpose support, and it made another $500,000 general-purpose grant to the same institution in 2024. Evangelistic outreach is another major theme. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association received $500,000 in 2023 and $300,000 in 2024, both for general purpose support. The foundation also funded the Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association with $100,000 in 2025. Missionary work appears through denominational and international ministries. The International Mission Board received $512,500 in 2025 and $175,000 in 2024, each listed as general purpose support. A separate $50,000 research grant went to Emmanuel International Ministries Inc in 2024.
Typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $87,500, the median is $237,500, and the 75th percentile is $425,000. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Oklahoma Baptist University, the International Mission Board, and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Grantmaking is structured around a foundation program that accepts unsolicited applications and uses a Letter of Inquiry before a full application in at least one cycle. The foundation’s active programs describe U.S.-headquartered 501(c)(3) eligibility tied to evangelism, Christian education, missions, and related ministries.
$100K
$29.3M
$4.6M
$536K
Most grants fall between $88K and $425K, with a median of $238K.
25th Percentile
$88K
Median
$238K
75th Percentile
$425K
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Notable grantees: Oklahoma Baptist University, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, International Mission Board
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States, with 11 grants in the country and 25% of grants going to recipients in Oklahoma, the foundation’s HQ state. North Carolina is the top state by grant count. Named recipient cities in the recent list include Shawnee, OK; Richmond, VA; Charlotte, NC; Fort Worth, TX; Birmingham, AL; Wheaton, IL; and Watkinsville, GA. The pattern combines Oklahoma-based education support with out-of-state evangelical and missionary organizations.
Its active grant programs target U.S.-headquartered 501(c)(3) organizations whose primary purpose is sharing and spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism, Christian religious education, missions, discipleship, and qualified Christian ministries. The recent grants also show support for Baptist higher education and missionary organizations.
The grant-size distribution is high: the 25th percentile is $87,500, the median is $237,500, and the 75th percentile is $425,000. Recent awards include both six-figure and seven-figure support.
Yes. The recent grant list includes the same organizations in multiple years, including Oklahoma Baptist University, the International Mission Board, and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. That indicates a recurring relationship rather than one-time awards only.
At least one active cycle accepts unsolicited applications. That program requires a Letter of Inquiry first, and if advanced, a full application follows.
Recipient organizations are all in the United States in the recent grant list. North Carolina is the top state by grant count, while Oklahoma accounts for 25% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD | RICHMOND, VA | $312,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PALAU | PORTLAND, OR | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SCOTT DAWSON EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $45,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| HOWTOLIFE MOVEMENT | HARRISON, AR | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | SHAWNEE, OK | $800,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD | RICHMOND, VA | $512,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SCOTT DAWSON EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | SHAWNEE, OK | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $300,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD | RICHMOND, VA | $175,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| EMMANUEL INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC | WHEATON, IL | $50,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH GRANT |
| THE GREAT EXCHANGE | WATKINSVILLE, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $500,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | SHAWNEE, OK | $400,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATORS | FORT WORTH, TX | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD
$312,500GENERAL PURPOSE
PALAU
$250,000GENERAL PURPOSE
HOWTOLIFE MOVEMENT
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
$800,000GENERAL PURPOSE
INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD
$512,500GENERAL PURPOSE
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
$500,000GENERAL PURPOSE
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
$300,000GENERAL PURPOSE
INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD
$175,000GENERAL PURPOSE
EMMANUEL INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC
$50,000RESEARCH GRANT
THE GREAT EXCHANGE
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
$500,000GENERAL PURPOSE
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
$400,000GENERAL PURPOSE
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATORS
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSE