The Bowery Mission meets essential needs and creates transformative community with men, women, children and families in New York so that together we overcome homelessness and poverty, and flourish through the power and love of Jesus Christ.
Christian Herald Association Inc’s recent giving is defined by large program-support grants to a small set of New York-based faith and service organizations, with repeated funding flowing to the same partners across multiple years. The largest recent grant in the data is $2,000,000 to New York City Rescue Mission in New York, NY for program support, a signal that the foundation backs established service providers at substantial scale. Another recurring recipient is Blessings of Hope in Ephrata, PA, which received $1,395,192 in 2023, $1,347,343 in 2024, and $1,294,321 in 2025, showing sustained support over time. Within New York City, the foundation also funded Evangel Temple, Iglesia El Gran Yo Soy, New Testament Church of God, and Grace Fellowship with repeated program-support awards. The grant list points to a portfolio centered on organizations delivering direct services, especially through church-linked and mission-based institutions. Across the recent grants provided, the pattern is not one-off philanthropy but ongoing support for organizations that appear in more than one year.
The foundation’s cause areas cluster around direct-service ministries. In homelessness services, it gave $2,000,000 to New York City Rescue Mission in New York, NY for program support. In hunger and meal programs, Blessings of Hope received $1,395,192 in 2023, $1,347,343 in 2024, and $1,294,321 in 2025, all described as program support. Children and youth development also appears in the existing focus areas through camp programs, alongside the broader direct-service pattern in the grants list. The awards to Evangel Temple in Brooklyn, NY — including $319,811 in 2023 and $123,179 in 2024 — and to Iglesia El Gran Yo Soy in the Bronx, NY — including $187,496 in 2023 and $72,217 in 2024 — show the foundation backing local congregational organizations that deliver ongoing community services.
Typical grant size sits at a median of $74,800, with the middle half of awards ranging from $28,760 at the 25th percentile to $126,494 at the 75th percentile. The distribution is shaped by a few very large program-support grants alongside many awards in the tens of thousands. The recent grants also show repeated recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating ongoing support rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is structured as a grantmaker that does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant descriptions in the data are consistently program support or program support language.
$7.6M
$60.7M
$24.5M
$25.7M
Most grants fall between $29K and $126K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$29K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$126K
About 89% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Grant activity is heavily concentrated in New York: 89% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. New York City appears repeatedly as the recipient location, including New York, NY, Brooklyn, NY, the Bronx, NY, and Staten Island, NY. Outside New York, the recent list includes Ephrata, PA for Blessings of Hope. All of the grants in the provided recipient-country distribution are in the US.
The grant list points to direct-service ministries and church-based community organizations. Recent recipients include New York City Rescue Mission for program support, Blessings of Hope for program support, and multiple congregational partners in New York City such as Evangel Temple, Iglesia El Gran Yo Soy, New Testament Church of God, and Grace Fellowship.
The typical grant size is $74,800 at the median, with the middle half of awards ranging from $28,760 at the 25th percentile to $126,494 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes a few much larger awards, including a $2,000,000 grant and several grants above $1 million.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Blessings of Hope in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Evangel Temple in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Iglesia El Gran Yo Soy in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and New Testament Church of God in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The pattern suggests ongoing support.
New York is the top state by grant count, and 89% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient list is concentrated in New York City locations such as New York, NY, Brooklyn, NY, the Bronx, NY, and Staten Island, NY.
The grants are consistently labeled program support. That includes awards to New York City Rescue Mission, Blessings of Hope, Evangel Temple, and other recipients in the list, which indicates implementation-focused funding rather than unrestricted individual giving.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessings of Hope | — | $1,294,321 | 2025 | Program support |
| Evangel Temple | — | $129,808 | 2025 | Program support |
| Iglesia El Gran Yo Soy | — | $76,102 | 2025 | Program support |
| New Testament Church of God | — | $74,800 | 2025 | Program support |
| Iglesia Cristo | — | $32,440 | 2025 | Program support |
| Grace Fellowship | — | $31,067 | 2025 | Program support |
| Rehoboth Family Chapel International | — | $28,040 | 2025 | Program support |
| Restoration Church | — | $27,166 | 2025 | Program support |
| Stand Ministries | — | $9,710 | 2025 | Program support |
| Blessings of Hope | Ephrata, PA | $1,347,343 | 2024 | Program support |
| Evangel Temple | Brooklyn, NY | $123,179 | 2024 | Program support |
| New Testament Church of God | Bronx, NY | $76,213 | 2024 | Program support |
| Iglesia El Gran Yo Soy | Bronx, NY | $72,217 | 2024 | Program support |
| Iglesia Cristo | New York, NY | $30,783 | 2024 | Program support |
| Grace Fellowship | Staten Island, NY | $29,481 | 2024 | Program support |
| Restoration Church | New York, NY | $25,779 | 2024 | Program support |
| Stand Ministries | Brooklyn, NY | $9,893 | 2024 | Program support |
| New York City Rescue Mission | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Blessings of Hope | Ephrata, PA | $1,395,192 | 2023 | Program support |
| Evangel Temple | Brooklyn, NY | $319,811 | 2023 | Program support |
| Iglesia El Gran Yo Soy | Bronx, NY | $187,496 | 2023 | Program support |
| Iglesia Cristo | New York, NY | $79,923 | 2023 | Program support |
| New Testament Church of God | Bronx, NY | $78,919 | 2023 | Program support |
| Grace Fellowship | Staten Island, NY | $76,541 | 2023 | Program support |
| Restoration Church | New York, NY | $66,929 | 2023 | Program support |
| Jehova Jirah Church | Bronx, NY | $11,570 | 2023 | Program support |
| Stand Ministries | Brooklyn, NY | $10,244 | 2023 | Program support |
Blessings of Hope
$1,294,321Program support
Evangel Temple
$129,808Program support
Iglesia El Gran Yo Soy
$76,102Program support
New Testament Church of God
$74,800Program support
Iglesia Cristo
$32,440Program support
Grace Fellowship
$31,067Program support
Rehoboth Family Chapel International
$28,040Program support
Restoration Church
$27,166Program support
Stand Ministries
$9,710Program support
Blessings of Hope
$1,347,343Program support
Evangel Temple
$123,179Program support
New Testament Church of God
$76,213Program support
Iglesia El Gran Yo Soy
$72,217Program support
Iglesia Cristo
$30,783Program support
Grace Fellowship
$29,481Program support
Restoration Church
$25,779Program support
Stand Ministries
$9,893Program support
New York City Rescue Mission
$2,000,000Program Support
Blessings of Hope
$1,395,192Program support
Evangel Temple
$319,811Program support
Iglesia El Gran Yo Soy
$187,496Program support
Iglesia Cristo
$79,923Program support
New Testament Church of God
$78,919Program support
Grace Fellowship
$76,541Program support
Restoration Church
$66,929Program support
Jehova Jirah Church
$11,570Program support
Stand Ministries
$10,244Program support