To serve our aging community with a continuum of high-quality caregiving options, provided in a Christian environment, and to serve those with limited funds to the best of our ability.
Concordia Lutheran Ministries of Pittsburgh gives through a strong pattern of support for eldercare, congregational ministry, and Christian service organizations, with a large share of its recent giving aimed at needs in Pittsburgh and nearby communities. One of the clearest signals is its 2023 transfer of $2,000,000 to Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation in Cabot to raise and receive funds for affiliated charitable work. The foundation also backed Compassion International with $177,998 in 2024 for sponsorship of children in Kenya and Ethiopia, including education, basic needs, drought relief, and pastoral guidance through sharing the Gospel. In its local work, the funder has supported ministries that address homelessness, disability-related support, and education in Christian settings. Recent grants to First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and Shepherd’s Heart Fellowship show a continued interest in direct service and outreach, while gifts to Jubilee Christian School and Pittsburgh Urban Christian School point to tuition assistance and scholarship support. The grant record suggests a funder that uses both large mission-oriented transfers and smaller operating grants to advance faith-based social care.
Senior care and aging services are central to the CLM Foundation program, which supports hospice, home health, memory care, assisted living, retirement living, and related community programs. In 2024, Concordia Lutheran Ministries of Pittsburgh gave $50,000 to Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries, whose work includes ministries that are too large for one congregation. The foundation also supported housing and emergency help for people facing instability: Washington City Mission received $30,000 in 2023 and $27,000 in 2024 for furniture and support for homeless young mothers with children and single women in the Women’s Next Step Program. Education and youth development appear through $20,000 to Urban Impact Foundation for literacy and math mentoring for at-risk students, plus $15,000 to Jubilee Christian School for tuition assistance.
Typical grants are in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,920, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $29,750. The recent record includes both very large internal mission funding and smaller program grants, ranging from $7,000 to $2,000,000. Grants appear in more than one year to several recipients, including Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries, Washington City Mission, Light of Life Ministries, Shepherd’s Heart Fellowship, Urban Impact Foundation, Global Links, Jubilee Christian School, and Pittsburgh Urban Christian School. The foundation is classified as a pure DAF provider and also makes program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are accepted for the Angel Tear Ministries Fund and the Korim “Good Citizen” Essay Contest and Scholarship.
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Most grants fall between $11K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Giving is highly local: 96% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania, and all recent grants in the file were awarded to U.S. organizations. Pittsburgh is the main recipient city, with multiple grants to Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries, First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Light of Life Ministries, Shepherd’s Heart Fellowship, Urban Impact Foundation, and others. Other Pennsylvania recipient cities include Washington, Cabot, Bridgeville, and McKeesport. The only nonlocal recipient shown is Compassion International in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for sponsorship work in Kenya and Ethiopia.
Its active programs and recent grants point to eldercare, hospice, home health, memory care, assisted living, congregational ministry, homelessness services, Christian education, and child sponsorship. The CLM Foundation program specifically supports eldercare services and related community programs.
The typical grant size is $10,920 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $29,750 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also show a wide range, from $7,000 to $2,000,000.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries, Washington City Mission, Light of Life Ministries, Shepherd’s Heart Fellowship, Urban Impact Foundation, Global Links, Jubilee Christian School, and Pittsburgh Urban Christian School.
Pennsylvania receives 96% of grants by recipient location, and the recent grant list is entirely U.S.-based. Pittsburgh is the most common recipient city in the file, with additional grants going to Washington, Cabot, Bridgeville, and McKeesport.
Yes. The Angel Tear Ministries Fund accepts unsolicited applications, and the Korim “Good Citizen” Essay Contest and Scholarship also accepts unsolicited applications.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation | Cabot, PA | $7,000,000 | 2026 | Grant will be used to fund the mission of Concordia Lutheran Ministries. |
| Light of Life Ministries | Pittsburgh, PA | $32,500 | 2026 | To provide a home for the homeless and food for the hungry, and will build disciples for the Kingdom of God among the poor, addicted, abused and needy. These funds specifically will assist with their spritual retreats for recovery addict clients. |
| Lighthouse Foundation | Butler, PA | $30,000 | 2026 | Support for the Lighthouse Foundation mission which serves unhoused and underserved persons in Butler County. |
| Pine Valley Bible Conference | Ellwood City, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | Funding for a unique camp that assists inner-city organizations and churches in providing alternatives for underprivileged youth to begin healthy and productive lives. |
| First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church | Pittsburgh, PA | $22,500 | 2026 | To provide material resources and counseling support services, including Christian outreach, for the deaf population of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as to provide support of the Operation Christ on Campus program of the downtown Pittsburgh area by expanding Gospel outreach programs to college/university students in a defined urban center. |
| Family Guidance | Cranberry Twp, PA | $22,500 | 2026 | General operating support for peer mentoring through camp scholarships. |
| Washington City Mission | Washington, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | Grant will be used to provide support for homeless, young mothers with children and for single women entering the Women's Next Step Program. |
| Shepherds Heart Fellowship | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,500 | 2026 | Grant will support Counseling and Casework, where 15 Veteran participants receive transitional housing and more for 4 to 6 months until they are graduated to independent living. |
| Urban Impact Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | This grant supports the organization's education and mentoring programs in and out of schools to ensure at-risk students have the opportunity to develop literacy and math foundations to support their academic career and spiritual growth. |
| Hosanna Industries | Rochester, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | To provide material support for the labor construction program consisting of home rehabilitation and repair for needy residents of southwestern Pennsylvania. |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation | Cabot, PA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates. |
| First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church | Pittsburgh, PA | $24,400 | 2025 | To provide material resources and counseling support services, including Christian outreach, for the deaf population of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as to provide support of the Operation Christ on Campus program of the downtown Pittsburgh area by expanding Gospel outreach programs to college/university students in a defined urban center. |
| Washington City Mission | Washington, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | Grant will be used to provide support for homeless, young mothers with children and for single women entering the Women's Next Step Program. |
| Lighthouse Foundation | Butler, PA | $12,500 | 2025 | Support for the Lighthouse Foundation mission which serves unhoused and underserved persons in Butler County. |
| Light of Life Ministries | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,500 | 2025 | To provide a home for the homeless and food for the hungry, and will build disciples for the Kingdom of God among the poor, addicted, abused and needy. These funds specifically will assist with their spritual retreats for recovery addict clients. |
| Pine Valley Bible Conference | Ellwood City, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | Funding for a unique camp that assists inner-city organizations and churches in providing alternatives for underprivileged youth to begin healthy and productive lives. |
| Family Guidance | Cranberry Twp, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | General operating support for peer mentoring through camp scholarships. |
| Compassion International | Colorado Springs, CO | $177,998 | 2024 | To provide sponsorship, including educational, basic needs, drought relief and pastoral guidance through sharing the Gospel, to sponsored children in Kenya and Ethiopia. |
| Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2024 | PALM was established to assist the member congregations in their various ministries and foster, encourage and expedite those activities too large or too comprehensive for one congregation, such as missions, publications, chaplaincies, etc. This particular grant serves a church in Hazelwood- a Pittsburgh suburb. |
| Washington City Mission | Washington, PA | $27,000 | 2024 | Grant will be used to provide support for homeless, young mothers with children and for single women entering the Women's Next Step Program. |
| Shepherd's Heart Fellowship | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | This grants supports Chaplaincy and Outreach to Homeless Veterans in God's Name Project in Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Light of Life Ministries | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | To provide a home for the homeless and food for the hungry, and will build disciples for the Kingdom of God among the poor, addicted, abused and needy. These funds specifically will assist with their spritual retreats for recovery addict clients. |
| First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church | Pittsburgh, PA | $17,200 | 2024 | To provide material resources and counseling support services, including Christian outreach, for a targeted homeless, blind, and deaf populations of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as to provide support of the Operation Christ on Campus program of the downtown Pittsburgh area by expanding Gospel outreach programs to college/university students in a defined urban center. |
| Jubilee Christian School | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 2024 | To help families afford Christian education at Jubilee through the Expanding Tuition Assistance project. |
| Zion Lutheran Church | Bridgeville, PA | $11,840 | 2024 | Supported an addition of a vestibule onto Zion Lutheran Preschool that will provide an additional layer of security to help keep the 185 registered preschoolers safe. |
| Global Links | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to supporting health improvement initiatives in resource-poor communities and promoting environmental stewardship in the US healthcare system. These funds support their Maternal and Infant Health and Nutrition program in Nicaragua. |
| Urban Impact Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | This grant supports the organization's education and mentoring programs in and out of schools to ensure at-risk students have the opportunity to develop literacy and math foundations to support their academic career and spiritual growth. |
| Pittsburgh Dream Center | McKeesport, PA | $9,000 | 2024 | Food Ministry Assistance to serve the families of the McKeesport community. |
| Pittsburgh Urban Christian School | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 2024 | To provide need-based scholarships for low-income students at a Christian School in Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Christ Lutheran Church | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,000 | 2024 | To assist in the funding for a congregant to complete the four-year Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) program through Concordia Seminary of St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation | Cabot, PA | $2,000,000 | 2023 | To raise and receive funds for the furtherance of the mission and purposes of affiliated 501(c)(3) orgs |
| Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries | Pittsburgh, PA | $57,500 | 2023 | PALM was established to assist the member congregations in their various ministries and foster, encourage and expedite those activities too large or too comprehensive for one congregation, such as missions, publications, chaplaincies, etc. This particular grant serves a church in Hazelwood- a Pittsburgh suburb. |
| First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,800 | 2023 | To provide material resources and counseling support services, including Christian outreach, for a targeted homeless, blind, and deaf populations of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as to provide support of the Operation Christ on Campus program of the downtown Pittsburgh area by expanding Gospel outreach programs to college/university students in a defined urban center. |
| Washington City Mission | Washington, PA | $30,000 | 2023 | To provide furniture for homeless, young mothers with children and for single women entering the Women's Next Step Program. |
| Light of Life Ministries | Pittsburgh, PA | $29,500 | 2023 | To provide a home for the homeless and food for the hungry, and will build disciples for the Kingdom of God among the poor, addicted, abused and needy. These funds specifically will assist with their spritual retreats for recovery addict clients. |
| Shepherd's Heart Fellowship | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 2023 | To supports Chaplaincy and Outreach to Homeless Veterans in God's Name Project in Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Urban Impact Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | To supports the organization's education and mentoring programs in and out of schools to ensure at-risk students have the opportunity to develop literacy and math foundations to support their academic career and spiritual growth. |
| Jubilee Christian School | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 2023 | To help families afford Christian education at Jubilee through the Expanding Tuition Assistance project. |
| Global Links | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 2023 | Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to supporting health improvement initiatives in resource-poor communities and promoting environmental stewardship in the US healthcare system. These funds support their Maternal and Infant Health and Nutrition program in Nicaragua. |
| Pittsburgh Urban Christian School | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 2023 | To provide need-based scholarships for low-income students at a Christian School in Pittsburgh, PA. |
Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation
$7,000,000Grant will be used to fund the mission of Concordia Lutheran Ministries.
To provide a home for the homeless and food for the hungry, and will build disciples for the Kingdom of God among the poor, addicted, abused and needy. These funds specifically will assist with their spritual retreats for recovery addict clients.
Support for the Lighthouse Foundation mission which serves unhoused and underserved persons in Butler County.
Funding for a unique camp that assists inner-city organizations and churches in providing alternatives for underprivileged youth to begin healthy and productive lives.
First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
$22,500To provide material resources and counseling support services, including Christian outreach, for the deaf population of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as to provide support of the Operation Christ on Campus program of the downtown Pittsburgh area by expanding Gospel outreach programs to college/university students in a defined urban center.
General operating support for peer mentoring through camp scholarships.
Grant will be used to provide support for homeless, young mothers with children and for single women entering the Women's Next Step Program.
Shepherds Heart Fellowship
$12,500Grant will support Counseling and Casework, where 15 Veteran participants receive transitional housing and more for 4 to 6 months until they are graduated to independent living.
Urban Impact Foundation
$10,000This grant supports the organization's education and mentoring programs in and out of schools to ensure at-risk students have the opportunity to develop literacy and math foundations to support their academic career and spiritual growth.
To provide material support for the labor construction program consisting of home rehabilitation and repair for needy residents of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation
$2,000,000Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates.
First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
$24,400To provide material resources and counseling support services, including Christian outreach, for the deaf population of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as to provide support of the Operation Christ on Campus program of the downtown Pittsburgh area by expanding Gospel outreach programs to college/university students in a defined urban center.
Grant will be used to provide support for homeless, young mothers with children and for single women entering the Women's Next Step Program.
Support for the Lighthouse Foundation mission which serves unhoused and underserved persons in Butler County.
To provide a home for the homeless and food for the hungry, and will build disciples for the Kingdom of God among the poor, addicted, abused and needy. These funds specifically will assist with their spritual retreats for recovery addict clients.
Funding for a unique camp that assists inner-city organizations and churches in providing alternatives for underprivileged youth to begin healthy and productive lives.
General operating support for peer mentoring through camp scholarships.
Compassion International
$177,998To provide sponsorship, including educational, basic needs, drought relief and pastoral guidance through sharing the Gospel, to sponsored children in Kenya and Ethiopia.
PALM was established to assist the member congregations in their various ministries and foster, encourage and expedite those activities too large or too comprehensive for one congregation, such as missions, publications, chaplaincies, etc. This particular grant serves a church in Hazelwood- a Pittsburgh suburb.
Grant will be used to provide support for homeless, young mothers with children and for single women entering the Women's Next Step Program.
Shepherd's Heart Fellowship
$25,000This grants supports Chaplaincy and Outreach to Homeless Veterans in God's Name Project in Pittsburgh, PA.
To provide a home for the homeless and food for the hungry, and will build disciples for the Kingdom of God among the poor, addicted, abused and needy. These funds specifically will assist with their spritual retreats for recovery addict clients.
First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
$17,200To provide material resources and counseling support services, including Christian outreach, for a targeted homeless, blind, and deaf populations of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as to provide support of the Operation Christ on Campus program of the downtown Pittsburgh area by expanding Gospel outreach programs to college/university students in a defined urban center.
Jubilee Christian School
$15,000To help families afford Christian education at Jubilee through the Expanding Tuition Assistance project.
Zion Lutheran Church
$11,840Supported an addition of a vestibule onto Zion Lutheran Preschool that will provide an additional layer of security to help keep the 185 registered preschoolers safe.
Global Links
$10,000Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to supporting health improvement initiatives in resource-poor communities and promoting environmental stewardship in the US healthcare system. These funds support their Maternal and Infant Health and Nutrition program in Nicaragua.
Urban Impact Foundation
$10,000This grant supports the organization's education and mentoring programs in and out of schools to ensure at-risk students have the opportunity to develop literacy and math foundations to support their academic career and spiritual growth.
Pittsburgh Dream Center
$9,000Food Ministry Assistance to serve the families of the McKeesport community.
To provide need-based scholarships for low-income students at a Christian School in Pittsburgh, PA.
Christ Lutheran Church
$7,000To assist in the funding for a congregant to complete the four-year Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) program through Concordia Seminary of St. Louis, Missouri.
Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation
$2,000,000To raise and receive funds for the furtherance of the mission and purposes of affiliated 501(c)(3) orgs
PALM was established to assist the member congregations in their various ministries and foster, encourage and expedite those activities too large or too comprehensive for one congregation, such as missions, publications, chaplaincies, etc. This particular grant serves a church in Hazelwood- a Pittsburgh suburb.
First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
$46,800To provide material resources and counseling support services, including Christian outreach, for a targeted homeless, blind, and deaf populations of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as to provide support of the Operation Christ on Campus program of the downtown Pittsburgh area by expanding Gospel outreach programs to college/university students in a defined urban center.
To provide furniture for homeless, young mothers with children and for single women entering the Women's Next Step Program.
To provide a home for the homeless and food for the hungry, and will build disciples for the Kingdom of God among the poor, addicted, abused and needy. These funds specifically will assist with their spritual retreats for recovery addict clients.
Shepherd's Heart Fellowship
$25,000To supports Chaplaincy and Outreach to Homeless Veterans in God's Name Project in Pittsburgh, PA.
Urban Impact Foundation
$20,000To supports the organization's education and mentoring programs in and out of schools to ensure at-risk students have the opportunity to develop literacy and math foundations to support their academic career and spiritual growth.
Jubilee Christian School
$15,000To help families afford Christian education at Jubilee through the Expanding Tuition Assistance project.
Global Links
$15,000Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to supporting health improvement initiatives in resource-poor communities and promoting environmental stewardship in the US healthcare system. These funds support their Maternal and Infant Health and Nutrition program in Nicaragua.
To provide need-based scholarships for low-income students at a Christian School in Pittsburgh, PA.