Serving USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit empowering Christian ministries to bring hope, redemption, and transformation through Jesus Christ by partnering with and providing funding for Christian nonprofit organizations that serve prisoners, women in recovery, and military veterans.
Serving USA Inc Fka Serving California centers its giving on Christian ministries working with prisoners, women in recovery, and military veterans, with many of its largest recent grants tied to prison and veteran programming. The foundation’s recent activity shows repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years, including Mighty Oaks Foundation, which received $640,000 in 2025 after $500,000 grants in both 2024 and 2023 for veteran's programs. Prison Fellowship (tumi) also appears as a recurring grantee, with awards of $480,000 in 2023 and 2024 and $420,000 in 2025 for prison programs. This pattern points to sustained, project-specific support rather than one-off awards. Its grantmaking also includes reentry facility support and women in recovery work, with grants directed to organizations serving incarcerated people, returning citizens, justice-involved veterans, and justice-involved women. The foundation accepts unsolicited applications through its partner and partnership grant programs, and it gives nationally through vetted Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
Prison ministry and reentry are central to the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $238,000 in 2025 to Epiphany Life Change (tumi in TX) in Houston for prison programs, after $208,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. Inmate reentry facility work is another repeated theme: Lifeline Global Ministries in Wichita received $100,000 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2024 for inmate reentry facility programs. The foundation also funds women in recovery services. St John's Program for Real Change in Sacramento received $40,000 in 2023 for women in recover programs, while Powerhouse Ministries Inc in Folsom received $30,000 in 2023 for the same area. TUMI expansion within prison and reentry settings is a stated priority in one of its partnership grant programs.
Typical awards cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $16,000, and a p75 of $25,000. The recent grants list also shows a smaller number of large, repeated project grants that reach into the hundreds of thousands, especially for prison and veteran programs. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to the same organizations, which suggests recurring support rather than single-year-only grants. Serving USA Inc Fka Serving California is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it accepts unsolicited applications through its partner grant programs.
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$7.8M
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$3.6M
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 5% of grants go to recipients in VA.
GREG BRUCE
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Grantmaking is national, with all recent grants in the United States and the highest concentration in Virginia by grant count. Recipient locations in the recent list include Lansdowne, VA; Houston, TX; Murrieta, CA; Wichita, KS; Sacramento, CA; and Pleasant View, TN. California appears often among recipient cities, including Murrieta, Sacramento, Spring Valley, Folsom, Oakland, and Woodinville nearby in Washington. Only 4% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s home state of Washington.
It funds vetted Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving prisoners, returning citizens, women in recovery, and military veterans. Its stated priorities also include TUMI expansion within prison and reentry settings, along with faith-centered discipleship and wrap-around services.
Yes. Both active grant programs say they accept unsolicited applications, including Serving USA Partner Grants and Serving USA Partnership Grants (Apply for a Grant / Become a Partner).
The grant-size distribution is p25 $10,000, median $16,000, and p75 $25,000. Recent awards also include much larger project grants, but the typical award sits in the mid-five-figure range.
The recent grants show recurring support to the same organizations across multiple years. For example, several recipients received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including repeated support for prison and veteran programs.
Its stated geographic scope is national, and the recipient-country distribution shows all recent grants in the United States. The highest concentration of grant activity is in Virginia by grant count.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIGHTY OAKS FOUNDATION | MURRIETA, CA | $640,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT VETERAN'S PROGRAMS |
| PRISON FELLOWSHIP (TUMI) | LANSDOWNE, VA | $420,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| EPIPHANY LIFE CHANGE (TUMI IN TX) | HOUSTON, TX | $238,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| REBOOT RECOVERY | PLEASANT VIEW, TN | $102,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON ($82,000) AND VETERAN'S ($20,000) PROGRAMS |
| GOD BEHIND BARS | HENDERSON, NV | $62,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| PATHWAYS TO FREEDOM INC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $44,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| LIFELINE GLOBAL MINISTRIES | WICHITA, KS | $40,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| PRISONERS FOR CHRIST | WOODINVILLE, WA | $36,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| THE URBAN MINISTRY INSTITUTE OF TOPEKA | TOPEKA, KS | $32,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| FREE ON THE OUTSIDE | OREGON CITY, OR | $28,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| KLEEN STREET INC - WA | VANCOUVER, WA | $28,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| TESTIMONY GOSPEL BRAND MINISTRIES INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,625 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| BROOKSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| FREEDOMWORKS INCORPORATED | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $24,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| POWERHOUSE MINISTRIES INC | FOLSOM, CA | $24,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| FREEDOM THROUGH EDUCATION CAMPUS | SACRAMENTO, CA | $24,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| CIRCLES OF SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FRESNO INC | FRESNO, CA | $24,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| TRAINING CENTER | SPRING VALLEY, CA | $24,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN WARRIORS | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT VETERAN'S PROGRAMS |
| PILLAR OF FIRE MINISTRIES | SAN DIEGO, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| TURN90 (TURNING LEAF PROJECT) | CHARLESTON, SC | $16,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| FRESH COAST ALLIANCE | MUSKEGON, MI | $16,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| ALONGSIDE MINISTRIES | PHOENIX, AZ | $16,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | BOISE, ID | $16,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| ST LEONARDS MINISTRIES | CHICAGO, IL | $16,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| XTREME SOULUTIONS | OCALA, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| STIR UP THE KINGDOM MINISTRIES | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| REACHING & EDUCATING FOR COMMUNITY HOPE | JACKSON, MS | $12,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| ROOT & REBOUND | OAKLAND, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| THE SOULFISHER MINISTRIES | ST LOUIS, MO | $12,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| THE BRIDGE | PACIFIC GROVE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| NEW LIFE DREAM CENTER | BETHEL ISLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| CORNERSTONE NEW HOPE MINISTRY | SALINAS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| THE GOD OF HOPE MINISTRIES | AUSTIN, TX | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| FIRM FOUNDATION MINISTRIES | SHAWNEE, KS | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| ARUKAH TRANSITIONAL HOME | LIVERMORE, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| CHANGED CHOICES | CHARLOTTE, NC | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| WELCOME HOME SIS | BAYSVILLE, OH | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| TAPESTRY CHURCH | OAKLAND, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| ORANGE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION | TUSTIN, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS |
| FORGOTTEN MAN MINISTRIESREACH THE FORGOTTEN JAIL MINISTRY | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $8,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| THE OASIS CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $6,600 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| LIFELINE UNIVERSITY INC | BROOKSVILLE, FL | $6,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| PRAIRIE HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH | LUSK, WY | $6,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| MIGHTY OAKS FOUNDATION | MURRIETA, CA | $500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT VETERAN'S PROGRAMS |
| PRISON FELLOWSHIP (TUMI) | LANSDOWNE, VA | $480,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| EPIPHANY LIFE CHANGE (TUMI IN TX) | HOUSTON, TX | $208,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| REBOOT RECOVERY | PLEASANT VIEW, TN | $61,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT PRISON ($41,000) AND VETERAN'S ($20,000) PROGRAMS |
| LIFELINE GLOBAL MINISTRIES | WICHITA, KS | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
| TRAINING CENTER | SPRING VALLEY, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS |
MIGHTY OAKS FOUNDATION
$640,000TO SUPPORT VETERAN'S PROGRAMS
PRISON FELLOWSHIP (TUMI)
$420,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
EPIPHANY LIFE CHANGE (TUMI IN TX)
$238,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
REBOOT RECOVERY
$102,000TO SUPPORT PRISON ($82,000) AND VETERAN'S ($20,000) PROGRAMS
GOD BEHIND BARS
$62,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
PATHWAYS TO FREEDOM INC
$44,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
LIFELINE GLOBAL MINISTRIES
$40,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
PRISONERS FOR CHRIST
$36,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
THE URBAN MINISTRY INSTITUTE OF TOPEKA
$32,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
FREE ON THE OUTSIDE
$28,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
KLEEN STREET INC - WA
$28,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
TESTIMONY GOSPEL BRAND MINISTRIES INC
$25,625TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
BROOKSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$25,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
FREEDOMWORKS INCORPORATED
$24,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
POWERHOUSE MINISTRIES INC
$24,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
FREEDOM THROUGH EDUCATION CAMPUS
$24,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
CIRCLES OF SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FRESNO INC
$24,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
TRAINING CENTER
$24,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN WARRIORS
$20,000TO SUPPORT VETERAN'S PROGRAMS
PILLAR OF FIRE MINISTRIES
$20,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
TURN90 (TURNING LEAF PROJECT)
$16,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
FRESH COAST ALLIANCE
$16,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
ALONGSIDE MINISTRIES
$16,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
$16,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
ST LEONARDS MINISTRIES
$16,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
XTREME SOULUTIONS
$15,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
STIR UP THE KINGDOM MINISTRIES
$15,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
REACHING & EDUCATING FOR COMMUNITY HOPE
$12,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
ROOT & REBOUND
$12,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
THE SOULFISHER MINISTRIES
$12,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
THE BRIDGE
$10,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
NEW LIFE DREAM CENTER
$10,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
CORNERSTONE NEW HOPE MINISTRY
$10,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
THE GOD OF HOPE MINISTRIES
$8,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
FIRM FOUNDATION MINISTRIES
$8,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
ARUKAH TRANSITIONAL HOME
$8,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
CHANGED CHOICES
$8,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
WELCOME HOME SIS
$8,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
TAPESTRY CHURCH
$8,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
ORANGE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION
$8,000TO SUPPORT INMATE REENTRY PROGRAMS
FORGOTTEN MAN MINISTRIESREACH THE FORGOTTEN JAIL MINISTRY
$8,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
THE OASIS CENTER
$6,600TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
LIFELINE UNIVERSITY INC
$6,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
PRAIRIE HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH
$6,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
MIGHTY OAKS FOUNDATION
$500,000TO SUPPORT VETERAN'S PROGRAMS
PRISON FELLOWSHIP (TUMI)
$480,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
EPIPHANY LIFE CHANGE (TUMI IN TX)
$208,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
REBOOT RECOVERY
$61,000TO SUPPORT PRISON ($41,000) AND VETERAN'S ($20,000) PROGRAMS
LIFELINE GLOBAL MINISTRIES
$50,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS
TRAINING CENTER
$40,000TO SUPPORT PRISON PROGRAMS