The Kovack Family Charitable Foundation is focused almost exclusively on evangelical Christian ministry and education in the Fort Lauderdale area, channeling the majority of its support to local churches, a Christian day school, and a seminary. Its giving emphasizes direct charitable support for congregation-based ministries and faith-based education and evangelism programs. The foundation tends to concentrate funding among a small set of repeat grantees rather than a broad portfolio of organizations.
Kovack Family Charitable Foundation’s grantmaking is centered on a small circle of evangelical Christian institutions in Broward County, with repeated support for local churches, a Christian school, and a seminary. The largest recent awards include $60,000 each to Westminster Academy and Cross Community Church in 2024, showing how the foundation concentrates substantial gifts on mission-aligned organizations it appears to know well. Recent grants also include support for Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Knox Seminary, and Evangelism Explosion, all in Fort Lauderdale or nearby Deerfield Beach. The pattern points to direct charitable support rather than broad, dispersed philanthropy. Awards recur across multiple years, and several recipients show up more than once, including Westminster Academy, Cross Community Church, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Knox Seminary, and Evangelism Explosion. A smaller grant to Walking With Anthony in Los Angeles appears alongside the otherwise local Florida portfolio, but the overall picture remains heavily focused on evangelical congregational support and faith-based education. The foundation’s giving is defined less by breadth than by repeated backing for a limited set of organizations tied to Christian ministry, discipleship, and theological training.
Christian education is one of the clearest throughlines in the foundation’s recent giving. In 2024 it awarded $60,000 to Westminster Academy, followed by $50,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2023. Theological training is another recurring theme: Knox Seminary received $25,000 in 2025, $15,000 in 2024, and $25,000 in 2023. Evangelism and discipleship ministries also receive direct support, including $25,000 to Evangelism Explosion in 2023 and additional grants of $15,000 in 2024 and $5,000 in 2025. Local church support is equally prominent, with Cross Community Church and Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church each receiving multiple awards across the period covered.
Typical grants fall in a moderate band, with a p25 of $12,500, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $40,000. The foundation also makes a few larger awards, including $60,000 gifts in 2024. Giving is highly concentrated in repeat recipients across multiple years, rather than one-off support to many organizations. The pattern is consistent with a family foundation making direct charitable grants, not program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals.
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$160K
$158K
Most grants fall between $13K and $40K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$40K
About 95% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Concentrated, relatively large grants to a handful of repeat grantees; multi-year or multiple awards to the same churches and institutions rather than many small one-off grants.
Notable grantees: Cross Community Church, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Westminster Academy, Knox Seminary, Evangelism Explosion
Grantmaking is local and overwhelmingly Florida-based: 95% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent recipient locations cluster in Fort Lauderdale and Deerfield Beach, with other Florida awards also appearing in Fort Lauderdale. One outlier grant went to Los Angeles, California, but the overall distribution remains in the U.S. and heavily weighted to Broward County.
It supports evangelical Christian congregations, Christian K–12 education, seminary training, and evangelism or discipleship ministries. Recent grants include support for churches in Broward County, a Christian school, a seminary, and faith-based ministry organizations.
Typical awards are in the mid-five-figure range: the p25 is $12,500, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $40,000. The recent record also includes larger $60,000 grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Westminster Academy, Cross Community Church, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Knox Seminary, and Evangelism Explosion. That pattern suggests repeat support rather than one-time giving.
Its grantmaking is local, and 95% of grants go to recipients in Florida. Recent grants are concentrated in Fort Lauderdale and Deerfield Beach, with a small number of awards elsewhere in the U.S.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTMINSTER ACADEMY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CROSS COMMUNITY CHURCH | DEERFIELD BEACH, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| KNOX SEMINARY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CORAL RIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CRPC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| EVANGELISM EXPLOSION | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| HARBOR 58 | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| WESTMINSTER ACADEMY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $60,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| CROSS COMMUNITY CHURCH | DEERFIELD BEACH, FL | $60,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| CORAL RIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| EVANGELISM EXPLOSION | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| KNOX SEMINARY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| CORAL RIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $40,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| CROSS COMMUNITY CHURCH | DEERFIELD BEACH, FL | $40,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| EVANGELISM EXPLOSION | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| KNOX SEMINARY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| WESTMINSTER ACADEMY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| WALKING WITH ANTHONY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| D JAMES KENNEDY MINISTRIES | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
WESTMINSTER ACADEMY
$50,000CHARITY
CROSS COMMUNITY CHURCH
$35,000CHARITY
KNOX SEMINARY
$25,000CHARITY
CORAL RIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$25,000CHARITY
CRPC
$15,000CHARITY
EVANGELISM EXPLOSION
$5,000CHARITY
HARBOR 58
CHARITY
WESTMINSTER ACADEMY
$60,000CHARITY
CROSS COMMUNITY CHURCH
$60,000CHARITY
CORAL RIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$50,000CHARITY
EVANGELISM EXPLOSION
$15,000CHARITY
KNOX SEMINARY
$15,000CHARITY
CORAL RIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$40,000CHARITY
CROSS COMMUNITY CHURCH
$40,000CHARITY
EVANGELISM EXPLOSION
$25,000CHARITY
KNOX SEMINARY
$25,000CHARITY
WESTMINSTER ACADEMY
$10,000CHARITY
WALKING WITH ANTHONY
$5,000CHARITY
D JAMES KENNEDY MINISTRIES
$5,000CHARITY