The Matthew 633 Foundation is a Lubbock, TX–focused funder that concentrates on local humanitarian relief—primarily hunger/food security—and Christian prison ministry. It makes relatively few, sizable grants concentrated on repeat support for local service providers, favoring organizations that deliver direct services to needy populations in the region.
Matthew 633 Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated large grants to local hunger relief, senior meal delivery, and Christian prison ministry. In 2023 through 2025, the foundation gave $50,000 grants to South Plains Food Bank, Lubbock Meals on Wheels, and Freedom in Jesus Ministries, showing a pattern of sustained support for direct services in West Texas. That same mix extends to other local providers working with poor and needy households, troubled youth, and faith-based ministries. The foundation also backs organizations serving vulnerable people through benevolence and specialized support. Recent grants include support for Texas Boys Ranch, Heartline Women’s Clinic, Lubbock Dream Center, and One Voice Home-R2R Rescue, along with assistance to widows through Beverly Watson. Grant sizes range from smaller five-figure awards to repeated $25,000 and $50,000 commitments, suggesting a preference for meaningful operating support rather than a large number of small awards. Although the foundation gives mostly in Texas, its pattern is not limited to one issue area. It combines food security, ministry, family support, and humanitarian relief in a way that reflects both local service needs and faith-based priorities.
Food assistance is a central theme. The foundation gave $50,000 in 2024 and $40,000 in 2025 to South Plains Food Bank for food for the needy, and it also supported Trinity Church with $32,000 in 2024 and $12,000 in 2023 for assistance to the poor and needy. Senior support appears through Lubbock Meals on Wheels, which received $50,000 in 2023 and 2024 and $40,000 in 2025. For family and youth services, Texas Boys Ranch received $25,000 in 2023 and 2024 and $20,000 in 2025 for help troubled youth. Health-related benevolence is present as well. Heartline Women’s Clinic received $25,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for education relating to women’s health, while Beverly Watson received $13,950 in 2024 for benevolence to widows. The foundation also funded Missionary outreach to third world countries through 25-35 Ministries and 25-35 Water Ministries.
Typical grant size sits at $1,900 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. That spread shows a core of mid-sized awards, with larger repeated commitments at the top end and some smaller benevolence grants below the median. The grant list shows clear repeat support over multiple years: South Plains Food Bank, Lubbock Meals on Wheels, Freedom in Jesus Ministries, Texas Boys Ranch, Heartline Women’s Clinic, Trinity Church, and One Voice Home-R2R Rescue all appear in more than one year. The foundation is a grantmaking nonprofit with no program-related investments reported, and it also funds individuals, including Beverly Watson. The pattern is relationship-based and recurring rather than one-off.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated, local giving: a small number of large grants with repeat multi-year or multiple payments to the same core nonprofits; mixes secular humanitarian service providers with explicit faith-based ministries.
Notable grantees: South Plains Food Bank, Lubbock Meals on Wheels, Freedom in Jesus Ministries
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 84% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Lubbock is the main recipient city, with repeated grants to South Plains Food Bank, Lubbock Meals on Wheels, Trinity Church, Lubbock Dream Center, Heartline Women’s Clinic, One Voice Home-R2R Rescue, and Morris Sheats Ministries. Levelland also appears through Freedom in Jesus Ministries, and Amarillo appears through 25-35 Ministries and 25-35 Water Ministries. Outside Texas, the foundation’s recent grants also reached Washington, DC; Boone, NC; and Charlotte, NC. All grants in the recipient-country data were to US organizations.
The foundation supports local food security, senior meal delivery, Christian prison ministry, troubled youth services, women’s health education, widows’ benevolence, and missionary outreach. Recent recipients include South Plains Food Bank, Lubbock Meals on Wheels, Freedom in Jesus Ministries, Texas Boys Ranch, Heartline Women’s Clinic, and 25-35 Water Ministries.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including South Plains Food Bank, Lubbock Meals on Wheels, Freedom in Jesus Ministries, Texas Boys Ranch, Heartline Women’s Clinic, Trinity Church, and One Voice Home-R2R Rescue. The pattern suggests ongoing support rather than isolated one-time awards.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is p25 $1,900, median $10,000, and p75 $25,000. Recent giving also includes repeated $40,000 and $50,000 awards, showing that a small set of grantees receive materially larger operating support.
Texas receives the overwhelming share of grants, with 84% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Lubbock is the most visible recipient city, followed by Levelland and Amarillo, while a smaller number of grants went to organizations in Washington, DC, Boone, NC, and Charlotte, NC.
Yes. The data shows funding to an individual, Beverly Watson, with a 2024 grant of $13,950 for benevolence to widows. That indicates the foundation’s giving can include individual support alongside organizational grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Meals on Wheels | Lubbock, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | Humanitarian |
| South Plains Food Bank | Lubbock, TX | $40,000 | 2025 | Humanitarian - food for the needy |
| Project Destiny | Lubbock, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Defending the defenseless |
| Freedom in Jesus Ministries | Levelland, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Religious prison ministry |
| Lubbock Dream Center | Lubbock, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Assistance to the poor and needy |
| Texas Boys Ranch | Lubbock, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | Help troubled youth |
| Morris Sheats Ministries | Lubbock, TX | $11,650 | 2025 | Religious ministry |
| American Center for Law and Justice | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | Provide support for organization promoting equal justice for all Americans. |
| One Voice Home-R2R Rescue | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | Humanitarian |
| Heartline Women's Clinic | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | Education relating to women's health |
| Samaritian's Purse | Boone, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | Humanitarian |
| 25-35 Water Ministries | Amarillo, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | Missionary outreach to third world countries |
| African Project Ministries I | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | Humanitarian and religious ministry in Africa |
| Beverly Watson | Lubbock, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | Benevolence to widows |
| Culivate Ministries | Plano, TX | $1,200 | 2025 | Religious |
| Salvation Army of Lubbock | Lubbock, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | Religious and assist those in need. |
| Cross View Christian Camp | Dickens, TX | $250 | 2025 | Religious |
| Lubbock Professional Police Associa | Lubbock, TX | $100 | 2025 | Public safety |
| South Plains Food Bank | Lubbock, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | Humanitarian - food for the needy |
| Freedom in Jesus Ministries | Levelland, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | Religious prison ministry |
| Lubbock Meals on Wheels | Lubbock, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | Humanitarian |
| Trinity Church | Lubbock, TX | $32,000 | 2024 | Assistance to the poor and needy |
| Texas Boys Ranch | Lubbock, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | Help troubled youth |
| Heartline Women's Clinic | Lubbock, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | Education relating to women's health |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Associati | Charlotte, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | Religious |
| Samaritian's Purse | Boone, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | Humanitarian |
| American Center for Law and Justice | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | Provide support for organization promoting equal justice for all Americans. |
| Beverly Watson | Lubbock, TX | $13,950 | 2024 | Benevolence to widows |
| One Voice Home-R2R Rescue | Lubbock, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | Humanitarian |
| 25-35 Water Ministries | Amarillo, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | Missionary outreach to third world countries |
| African Project Ministries I | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | Humanitarian and religious ministry in Africa |
| Christian United for Israel | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | Religious |
| Darrell Dunn | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | Benevolence |
| Kevin Rhoads | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | Benevolence - assist poor for living expense |
| Tim Garrett | Lubbock, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | Benevolence - Medical assistance for cancer patient |
| Leadership Institute Inc | Lubbock, TX | $3,000 | 2024 | Religious |
| Michael Jackson | Shallowater, TX | $1,900 | 2024 | Benevolence - assist poor for living expense |
| Culivate Ministries | Plano, TX | $1,200 | 2024 | Religious |
| Erick Hernandez | Lubbock, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | Benevolence - assist poor for living expense |
| Parkridge Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | Provide funds for medical care for the needy. |
| Salvation Army of Lubbock | Lubbock, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | Religious and assist those in need. |
| Jeremy Kaplan | Ropesville, TX | $1,000 | 2024 | Benevolence - assist poor for living expense |
| The Children's Home of Lubbock | Lubbock, TX | $500 | 2024 | Orphanage |
| American Veterans | Midland, TX | $500 | 2024 | Benevolence - assist poor for living expense |
| Cross View Christian Camp | Dickens, TX | $250 | 2024 | Religious |
| South Plains Food Bank | Lubbock, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | Humanitarian - food for the needy |
| Lubbock Meals on Wheels | Lubbock, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | Humanitarian |
| Freedom in Jesus Ministries | Levelland, TX | $26,000 | 2023 | Religious prison ministry |
| Heartline Women's Clinic | Lubbock, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | Education relating to women's health |
| Samaritian's Purse | Boone, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | Humanitarian |
Project Destiny
$25,000Defending the defenseless
Freedom in Jesus Ministries
$25,000Religious prison ministry
Texas Boys Ranch
Help troubled youth
Morris Sheats Ministries
$11,650Religious ministry
American Center for Law and Justice
$10,000Provide support for organization promoting equal justice for all Americans.
One Voice Home-R2R Rescue
$10,000Humanitarian
Heartline Women's Clinic
$10,000Education relating to women's health
25-35 Water Ministries
$10,000Missionary outreach to third world countries
African Project Ministries I
$5,000Humanitarian and religious ministry in Africa
Beverly Watson
$1,500Benevolence to widows
Culivate Ministries
$1,200Religious
Salvation Army of Lubbock
$1,000Religious and assist those in need.
Cross View Christian Camp
$250Religious
Lubbock Professional Police Associa
$100Public safety
Freedom in Jesus Ministries
$50,000Religious prison ministry
Trinity Church
$32,000Assistance to the poor and needy
Heartline Women's Clinic
$25,000Education relating to women's health
Billy Graham Evangelistic Associati
$25,000Religious
American Center for Law and Justice
$15,000Provide support for organization promoting equal justice for all Americans.
Beverly Watson
$13,950Benevolence to widows
One Voice Home-R2R Rescue
$10,000Humanitarian
25-35 Water Ministries
$10,000Missionary outreach to third world countries
African Project Ministries I
$5,000Humanitarian and religious ministry in Africa
Christian United for Israel
$5,000Religious
Darrell Dunn
$5,000Benevolence
Kevin Rhoads
$5,000Benevolence - assist poor for living expense
Tim Garrett
$5,000Benevolence - Medical assistance for cancer patient
Leadership Institute Inc
$3,000Religious
Michael Jackson
$1,900Benevolence - assist poor for living expense
Culivate Ministries
$1,200Religious
Erick Hernandez
$1,000Benevolence - assist poor for living expense
Parkridge Medical Center
$1,000Provide funds for medical care for the needy.
Salvation Army of Lubbock
$1,000Religious and assist those in need.
Jeremy Kaplan
$1,000Benevolence - assist poor for living expense
The Children's Home of Lubbock
$500Orphanage
American Veterans
$500Benevolence - assist poor for living expense
Cross View Christian Camp
$250Religious
Freedom in Jesus Ministries
$26,000Religious prison ministry
Heartline Women's Clinic
$25,000Education relating to women's health