About Christian Aid Ministries Foundation
Help people with charitable hearts give to causes and needs God has directed them to by providing planned giving services, donor advised funds, gift annuities, and other charitable vehicles.
Focus Areas
planned givingdonor advised fundscharitable annuitiescharitable trustsbequestsgifts of securities and non-cash assets
Who They Fund
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Funding Style
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About Christian Aid Ministries Foundation
Christian Aid Ministries Foundation’s giving is built around faith-based operations and ministry support, with its largest recent grants going to Christian Aid Ministries itself: $3,959,536 in 2023, $2,995,350 in 2024, and $3,300,795 in 2025, all for operations. That pattern places the foundation close to the organizations it supports, including Gospel For Asia, which received $900,000 in 2023 and $500,000 in 2024 for operations. The foundation also directed substantial support to Renaissance Christian Foundation, McBain Amish Church, and Appalachian Christian Brotherhood, among others, showing a recurring emphasis on religious organizations and affiliated ministries. Its grant list includes churches, mission trusts, Christian fellowships, and related nonprofits, many funded for general operations rather than project-specific work. Across the recent grants provided, the foundation’s role appears less like a broad programmatic grantmaker and more like a capital steward for faith-centered organizations and ministry infrastructure. The scale of individual grants ranges from five figures to multi-million-dollar commitments, with several large awards repeated over multiple years to the same recipients.
What Christian Aid Ministries Foundation Funds
A clear theme in the foundation’s giving is direct operational support for Christian ministries. Christian Aid Ministries received $3,300,795 in 2025 for operations, following similarly large awards in prior years, which points to sustained backing for core activities rather than restricted projects. The same pattern appears with Gospel For Asia, which was funded twice for operations, including $900,000 in 2023 and $500,000 in 2024. Church-based support is also visible in awards such as $400,000 to Summit View Christian Fellowship in 2023 and $125,000 in 2024. Beyond congregations, the foundation backed faith-oriented organizations like Mennonite Messianic Mission Trust with $250,000 in 2023 and Anabaptist Book Ministry with $150,000 in 2025, indicating interest in ministry, religious education, and church-adjacent operations.
How Christian Aid Ministries Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $10,000, median is $15,000, and p75 is $28,375. The recent record also includes repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Christian Aid Ministries, Gospel For Asia, Summit View Christian Fellowship, Harrisburg Mennonite Church, Fairfield AM Church, and McBain Amish Church. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is not described as an individual-giving vehicle and does not make program-related investments. Its profile centers on planned giving services, donor advised funds, charitable annuities, charitable trusts, bequests, and gifts of securities and non-cash assets.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8.1M
Total Assets
$29.9M
Total Revenue
$13.4M
Total Expenses
$9.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $28K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$28K
Geographic Reach
National31 states funded
About 12% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
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Headquarters
Leadership
David N Troyer
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