The Cobra Foundation concentrates its giving on evangelical Christian organizations and faith-based education, with a strong willingness to make a single large commitment alongside numerous smaller gifts. One very large grant to COMMAND POST dominates the portfolio, while the remainder of funding supports local churches, Christian schools and Christian relief organizations — both local (Peoria/Tremont area) and international. Smaller occasional gifts go to veterans' causes and medical research events, indicating some secondary philanthropic interests.
A single $143,000 grant to Command Post in Tremont, Illinois, stands out in the Cobra Foundation’s recent giving and shows how the foundation combines one large commitment with many smaller awards. That pattern appears across its portfolio: it supports evangelical Christian congregations, Christian schools, faith-based relief groups, and local mission services, while also making occasional gifts for veterans’ causes and medical research events. The foundation’s recent grants include support for Summit Point Church in East Peoria to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ, which points to a clear church-and-ministry focus. It also backs Christian education, as seen in grants to Legacy Christian Academy Library Fund and Legacy Christian Academy in Frisco, Texas, for Christian library support and biblical worldview education. Beyond education and church work, Cobra Foundation has funded World Vision for food, resources, healthcare, and nutrition worldwide, along with organizations serving disadvantaged elderly homeowners, Native American students, and injured American veterans. The overall picture is of a grantmaker that uses both concentrated support and small discretionary gifts to fund faith-based institutions and direct-service charities.
Christian education is one of the foundation’s clearest priorities. Cobra Foundation gave $5,000 to Legacy Christian Academy Library Fund in Frisco, Texas, to improve Christian library and educational excellence, and later gave $173 to Legacy Christian Academy for Christian education and a biblical worldview. Evangelism and church ministry also receive direct support, including $18,950 to Summit Point Church in East Peoria, Illinois, to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. On the relief side, World Vision received multiple grants, including $2,127 for healthcare and good nutrition worldwide and $3,315 to aid in providing food and resources to the needy. The foundation also supported Christian Appalachian Project with grants for food, improved shelter, and poverty relief in Appalachia.
Cobra Foundation’s typical grant size is small: the 25th percentile is $100, the median is $250, and the 75th percentile is $500. The portfolio also includes one much larger outlier, which raises the overall profile above the usual check size. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent-grants list, including World Vision, Christian Appalachian Project, St Josephs Indian School, Wounded Warrior, Mercy Ships, and Feed the Children, indicating repeated support rather than only one-time awards. The foundation is a private family-style grantmaker rather than an operating charity, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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$23K
Most grants fall between $100 and $500, with a median of $250.
25th Percentile
$100
Median
$250
75th Percentile
$500
About 24% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Highly concentrated: one very large flagship grant dominates total giving, combined with multiple small, often repeat, gifts to faith-based and local relief organizations; mix of local/regional funding and some international Christian relief support.
Notable grantees: COMMAND POST, Summit Point Church, World Vision, Legacy Christian Academy Library Fund, Christian Appalachian Project
Cobra Foundation gives nationally, and every listed recipient is in the United States. Texas appears most often by grant count, with recipients in Frisco and Lindale, while Illinois is the headquarters state and received 24% of grants. Other repeated locations include Peoria and East Peoria in Illinois, Federal Way in Washington, Paintsville in Kentucky, Chamberlain in South Dakota, and Oklahoma City in Oklahoma. The pattern combines nearby Illinois giving with a wider national spread across church, education, relief, and service organizations.
The foundation gives most visibly to evangelical Christian congregations and church ministry, Christian K–12 education, and faith-based relief work. Recent grants also show support for local mission services in Peoria and Tremont, veterans’ causes, and medical or disease-related fundraising and research.
Its typical grants are small. The 25th percentile is $100, the median is $250, and the 75th percentile is $500. That distribution suggests many modest awards, with one much larger grant standing apart from the rest.
Yes. Several recipients appear multiple times in the recent-grants list, including World Vision, Christian Appalachian Project, St Josephs Indian School, Wounded Warrior, Mercy Ships, and Feed the Children. That points to recurring support for some organizations rather than only one-time gifts.
By recipient count, Texas is the top state. Illinois is also important in the grant pattern and received 24% of grants, but the distribution of recipients is broader and includes Illinois, Texas, Washington, Kentucky, South Dakota, Florida, and Oklahoma.
The largest award in the recent list went to Command Post in Tremont, Illinois, for educational support. Other sizable grants went to Summit Point Church for spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ and to Legacy Christian Academy Library Fund for improving Christian library and educational excellence.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMMIT POINT CHURCH | EAST PEORIA, IL | $18,950 | 2025 | TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST |
| WORLD VISION | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $2,127 | 2025 | TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE & GOOD NUTRITIONWORLDWIDE |
| CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT | PAINTSVILLE, KY | $500 | 2025 | COMBAT POVERTY AND BUILD HOPE IN APPALACHIA |
| ST JOSEPHS INDIAN SCHOOL | CHAMBERLAIN, SD | $500 | 2025 | EDUCATE NATIVE AMERICAN MINDS BODY & HEART |
| SOUTH SIDE MISSION | PEORIA, IL | $500 | 2025 | SUPPORT PEORIA DISADVANTAGED ELDERLY HOMEOWNERS |
| LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | Frisco, TX | $173 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN EDUCATION WA BIBLICAL WORLD VIEW |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSN | Peoria, IL | $150 | 2025 | ACCELERATING RESEARCH & SUPPORT IN ALZHEIMERS CARE |
| WORLD VISION | Federal Way, WA | $2,688 | 2024 | TO AID IN PROVIDING FOOD & RESOURCES TO THE NEEDY |
| CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT | Paintsville, KY | $300 | 2024 | TO AID IN PROVIDING FOOD & RESOURCES TO THE NEEDY |
| SOUTHSIDE MISSION | Peoria, IL | $200 | 2024 | PROVIDE MEALS REPAIRS TUTORS & GOSPEL SHARE |
| MERCY SHIPS | Lindale, TX | $100 | 2024 | TO AID IN PROVIDING MEDICAL NEEDS WORLDWIDE |
| COMMAND POST | Tremont, IL | $143,000 | 2023 | INTEGRATE & SUSTAIN EXCELLENCE THRU EDUC |
| LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY LIBRARY FD | Frisco, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | IMPROVE CHRISTIAN LIBRARY & EDUC EXCELLENCE |
| LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY LIBRARY FD | Frisco, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | IMPROVE CHRISTIAN LIBRARY & EDUC EXCELLENCE |
| WORLD VISION | Federal Way, WA | $3,315 | 2023 | TO AID IN PROVIDING FOOD & RESOURCES TO THE NEEDY |
| WORLD VISION | Federal Way, WA | $3,315 | 2023 | TO AID IN PROVIDING FOOD & RESOURCES TO THE NEEDY |
| THERESA TRACY TROT | East Peoria, IL | $500 | 2023 | PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH |
| THERESA TRACY TROT | East Peoria, IL | $500 | 2023 | PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH |
| CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT | Paintsville, KY | $450 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD AND IMPROVED SHELTER FOR NEEDY |
| CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT | Paintsville, KY | $450 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD AND IMPROVED SHELTER FOR NEEDY |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR | Jacksonville, FL | $250 | 2023 | TO HELP EMPOWER INJURED AMERICAN VETERANS |
| SMILE TRAIN | Washington, DC | $250 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| SMILE TRAIN | Washington, DC | $250 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| ST JOSEPHS INDIAN SCHOOL | Chamberlain, SD | $250 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FOOD HOUSING MEDICAL CARE & EDUCATION |
| ST JOSEPHS INDIAN SCHOOL | Chamberlain, SD | $250 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FOOD HOUSING MEDICAL CARE & EDUCATION |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR | Jacksonville, FL | $250 | 2023 | TO HELP EMPOWER INJURED AMERICAN VETERANS |
| MORTON FINE ARTS | Morton, IL | $100 | 2023 | TO HELP SPONSOR THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS PERFORMANCE |
| MORTON FINE ARTS | Morton, IL | $100 | 2023 | TO HELP SPONSOR THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS PERFORMANCE |
| MERCY SHIPS | Lindale, TX | $100 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| MERCY SHIPS | Lindale, TX | $100 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| FEED THE CHILDREN | Oklahoma City, OK | $100 | 2023 | TO HELP IN ENDING CHILDHOOD HUNGER |
| FEED THE CHILDREN | Oklahoma City, OK | $100 | 2023 | TO HELP IN ENDING CHILDHOOD HUNGER |
SUMMIT POINT CHURCH
$18,950TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
WORLD VISION
$2,127TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE & GOOD NUTRITIONWORLDWIDE
CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT
$500COMBAT POVERTY AND BUILD HOPE IN APPALACHIA
ST JOSEPHS INDIAN SCHOOL
$500EDUCATE NATIVE AMERICAN MINDS BODY & HEART
SOUTH SIDE MISSION
$500SUPPORT PEORIA DISADVANTAGED ELDERLY HOMEOWNERS
LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$173CHRISTIAN EDUCATION WA BIBLICAL WORLD VIEW
ALZHEIMERS ASSN
$150ACCELERATING RESEARCH & SUPPORT IN ALZHEIMERS CARE
WORLD VISION
$2,688TO AID IN PROVIDING FOOD & RESOURCES TO THE NEEDY
CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT
$300TO AID IN PROVIDING FOOD & RESOURCES TO THE NEEDY
SOUTHSIDE MISSION
$200PROVIDE MEALS REPAIRS TUTORS & GOSPEL SHARE
MERCY SHIPS
$100TO AID IN PROVIDING MEDICAL NEEDS WORLDWIDE
COMMAND POST
$143,000INTEGRATE & SUSTAIN EXCELLENCE THRU EDUC
LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY LIBRARY FD
$5,000IMPROVE CHRISTIAN LIBRARY & EDUC EXCELLENCE
LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY LIBRARY FD
$5,000IMPROVE CHRISTIAN LIBRARY & EDUC EXCELLENCE
WORLD VISION
$3,315TO AID IN PROVIDING FOOD & RESOURCES TO THE NEEDY
WORLD VISION
$3,315TO AID IN PROVIDING FOOD & RESOURCES TO THE NEEDY
THERESA TRACY TROT
$500PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
THERESA TRACY TROT
$500PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT
$450PROVIDE FOOD AND IMPROVED SHELTER FOR NEEDY
CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT
$450PROVIDE FOOD AND IMPROVED SHELTER FOR NEEDY
WOUNDED WARRIOR
$250TO HELP EMPOWER INJURED AMERICAN VETERANS
SMILE TRAIN
$250TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED
SMILE TRAIN
$250TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED
ST JOSEPHS INDIAN SCHOOL
$250TO PROVIDE FOOD HOUSING MEDICAL CARE & EDUCATION
ST JOSEPHS INDIAN SCHOOL
$250TO PROVIDE FOOD HOUSING MEDICAL CARE & EDUCATION
WOUNDED WARRIOR
$250TO HELP EMPOWER INJURED AMERICAN VETERANS
MORTON FINE ARTS
$100TO HELP SPONSOR THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS PERFORMANCE
MORTON FINE ARTS
$100TO HELP SPONSOR THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS PERFORMANCE
MERCY SHIPS
$100TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED
MERCY SHIPS
$100TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED
FEED THE CHILDREN
$100TO HELP IN ENDING CHILDHOOD HUNGER
FEED THE CHILDREN
$100TO HELP IN ENDING CHILDHOOD HUNGER