To support Concordia Lutheran Ministries' faith-based mission of caring for residents and patients, including charitable care and other vital initiatives.
Concordia Lutheran Ministriesfoundation’s recent giving is anchored by large sponsorship support for children in Kenya and Ethiopia, alongside funding that links its Lutheran identity to health care, schools, camps, and pastoral care. Two of its largest grants went to Compassion International in 2023 and 2024, totaling more than $1.5 million for sponsorship, educational support, basic needs, drought relief, and pastoral guidance. That same pattern extends into Pennsylvania-based health and ministry organizations, including Concordia Lutheran Health and Human Care, Good Samaritan Hospice, and Concordia Hospice of Washington, all funded to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries and its affiliates. The foundation also supports Lutheran education and community ministry. Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Schools received grants in consecutive years for tuition assistance at three K-8 schools and ten preschools, while St Luke Lutheran Church & School received support for a medical clinic, medical supplies, and a school kitchen tied to the Voice of Victory program in Tanzania. Across these awards, the foundation combines direct service, faith-based outreach, and support for institutions serving children, students, missionaries, and people with health or housing needs.
In child sponsorship and basic needs, the foundation gave $817,148 in 2023 and $684,399 in 2024 to Compassion International for sponsored children in Kenya and Ethiopia, including educational support, basic needs, drought relief, and pastoral guidance. In Lutheran education, Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Schools received $135,000 in 2024 and $130,000 in 2023 for scholarships at three K-8 schools and ten preschools for families unable to afford tuition. Missionary support is another clear theme: Lutheran Church Missouri Synod received $150,000 in 2023 for pastoral care for LCMS missionaries and families in Latin America and the Caribbean, and $32,500 in 2024 for Veterans of the Cross mission support, displaced Ukrainians, and Mekane Yesus Seminary. The foundation also funds health and mercy work, including $20,000 to Orphan Grain Train for its Mercy Meals Project.
Typical grants cluster tightly around $10,000 to $15,000, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $15,000. The recent record shows repeated support to several recipients across multiple years, including Compassion International, Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Schools, St Luke Lutheran Church & School, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Water Mission, and Lighthouse Foundation. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. Concordia Lutheran Ministriesfoundation is a Regular Funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant list also shows a mix of operating-style support, scholarships, sponsorships, and project funding.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Giving is national, but the largest concentration lands in Pennsylvania: 52% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, including Cabot, Pittsburgh, Butler, Oakmont, Valencia, Bridgeville, Broomall, Ellwood City, Slippery Rock, and Saxonburg. Outside Pennsylvania, recurring destinations include Colorado Springs, St. Louis, Angola, North Charleston, Danvers, Ashburn, Norfolk, Memphis, and North Royalton. All of the listed recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Its grantmaking centers on senior services, nursing care, memory care, palliative care, respite care, rehabilitation services, and home and community services. Recent awards also support Lutheran schools, churches, camps, missionary care, clinics, and relief work tied to its faith-based mission.
Typical awards are small and consistent: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $15,000. Larger awards do appear, including seven-figure and six-figure grants to a few recurring partners.
Yes. Compassion International, Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Schools, St Luke Lutheran Church & School, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Water Mission, and Lighthouse Foundation each appear in more than one year in the recent grants list.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, with 52% of grants going to recipients in PA. Recent PA recipients include organizations in Cabot, Pittsburgh, Butler, Oakmont, Valencia, Bridgeville, Broomall, Ellwood City, Slippery Rock, and Saxonburg.
Recent grants show support for child sponsorship in Kenya and Ethiopia, tuition scholarships for Lutheran K-8 schools and preschools, missionary care for LCMS workers, hospice and clinic support, camperships, and relief for refugees and displaced people.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries | Cabot, PA | $12,397,132 | 2026 | Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates. |
| Compassion International | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,071,973 | 2026 | To provide sponsorship, including educational, basic needs, drought relief and pastoral guidance through sharing the Gospel, to sponsored children in Kenya and Ethiopia. |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $301,409 | 2026 | Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates. |
| Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Schools | Oakmont, PA | $283,250 | 2026 | To provide scholarships for the PALS schools (three K-8; ten preschools) for those families that cannot afford tuition. Providing scholarships to families enables Lutheran schools to reach those in need as God instructed in Matthew 25:40. |
| Concordia Lutheran Health and Human Care | Cabot, PA | $231,362 | 2026 | Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates. |
| Concordia of Monroeville | Monroeville, PA | $166,757 | 2026 | Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates. |
| Good Samaritan Hospice of Pittsburgh Inc | Valencia, PA | $134,193 | 2026 | Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates. |
| Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | St Louis, MO | $117,500 | 2026 | To provide support for National Disaster Relief and Alliance Missionaries - Pastors from partner churches who coordinate with the LCMS as missionaries or instructors are called Alliance Missionaries. |
| Bethlen Home of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America | Ligonier, PA | $85,723 | 2026 | Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates. |
| Rebecca Residence | Allison Park, PA | $71,439 | 2026 | Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates. |
| St Luke Foundation for Haiti | Miami, FL | $70,000 | 2026 | Funds to help bolster their Essential Medicines Fund for vulnerable patients within the Haitian healthcare system. |
| Concordia of Ohio | Copley, OH | $63,423 | 2026 | Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates. |
| Friends of Pioneer | Angola, NY | $50,750 | 2026 | To support the Campership Assistance program which allows eligible student campers from the surrounding region the opportunity to experience Confirmand Camp at this lakeside retreat camp. |
| St Luke Lutheran Church & School | Cabot, PA | $44,250 | 2026 | Assistance provided for the following programs: Encouragement baskets for new mothers or mothers that have lost a child, MobilePack volunteer program for food for starving countries, support of K-12 School within the church family. |
| Peace with Christ Lutheran Church | Aurora, CO | $35,000 | 2026 | To provide financial support of the Voice of Victory program via purchase of medical supplies, operating a medical clinic in constructing a school kitchen at the VOV center in Moshi, Tanzania. |
| Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hankinson | Hankinson, ND | $30,250 | 2026 | Assist with funding to help provide a Christ-centered, loving, caring and safe environment as well as food, clothing, healthcare and access to primary school education that otherwise would be out of reach for vulnerable children throughout Kenya. |
| Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders | Danvers, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | To provide labor and material costs for teams to rehab neighborhoods affected by Hurricane Ida. |
| Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church | North Royalton, OH | $22,500 | 2026 | To support mission work with Premiere Lutheran Church in Cap-Haitien, Haiti by significantly improving the working conditions of our Pastors and teachers, transforming the lives of the people of our community through the Word and outreach actions include |
| Community Health Clinic of Butler County | Butler, PA | $22,500 | 2026 | To provide quality, accessible medical and dental care to income-eligible Butler County and surrounding community residents. |
| Lutheran Heritage Foundation | Macomb, MI | $21,500 | 2026 | To be used to drill a water well in Africa for those without access to fresh, clean water. |
| Faith Aid | Ashburn, VA | $21,000 | 2026 | To support the Under Five program that provides medicine and health care for children under the age of five in Kenya by expanding its physical presence where children are at most risk and provide basic medical care and sanitation. |
| Haven of Rest | Akron, OH | $20,000 | 2026 | To provide funds for Men's & Women's Dorms & Emergency Shelters provides warm meals, overnight lodging, nice clothing, and personal care items to guests who are experiencing hunger, poverty, and homelessness. |
| LAMP Ministry | New Haven, MI | $20,000 | 2026 | For assistance in ministering to remote communities in Canada. Provides support to recruit, train and send 400 volunteer missionaries to share the gospel year-round at First Nations villages in northern Canada. |
| Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries | Broomall, PA | $17,500 | 2026 | To assist with the launch of a freestanding LCMS church to serve the worship needs and mission works in the Northeast and Center City neighborhoods of Philadelphia and reach out to colleges and connect with need youth in the area. |
| International Lutheran Laymens League Lutheran Hour Ministries | St Louis, MO | $17,500 | 2026 | Offers acts of mercy and love to communities that are at-risk and underserved; Expand Lutheran Hour Ministries' mission outreach around the world, strengthening the opportunities for growth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ - specifically in the Middle East a |
| Isaiah 117 House | Elizabethton, TN | $16,000 | 2026 | The purpose of Isaiah 117 house is to provide physical and emotional support in a safe and loving home for children awaiting placement in the foster care system. |
| Hands of Mercy | Williamsburg, MI | $16,000 | 2026 | Support in Yambio, South Sudan in completing the brick wall/fence around the compound with a metal gate, adding adaptive playground equipment, and begin building a 2-room classroom, pit latrine, and playground for a nearby church. |
| Life Choices | Kittanning, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | To provide support for a health clinic that meets the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of young men, women, and families facing unplanned pregnancies. |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | $15,000 | 2026 | Provides support for christian humanitarian efforts through the globe. |
| St Pauls Lutheran Church Hands of Grace | Pine Meadows, CT | $13,000 | 2026 | Funds for food and printed religious materials to disperse to those in need. |
| Shepherd's Heart Fellowship | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,500 | 2026 | This grants supports Chaplaincy and Outreach to Homeless Veterans in God's Name Project in Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Lutherans in Medical Missions | Concordia, MO | $12,500 | 2026 | Lutherans in Medical Missions (LIMM) works with local and global partners to share Christ's healing in medically underserved communities. These funds will be used to implement women's cycle of life health education in West Africa and Belize. |
| Worship Anew | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 2026 | Support for their Care Package Program that provides an opportunity for individuals to give comfort and share the Gospel with the elderly in a tangible way. |
| Humanitri | St Louis, MO | $12,500 | 2026 | To assist the organization implement a two-generational approach to interrupt the cycle of poverty for the families in their Transformational Housing Program. |
| St Matthew Lutheran Church | Pensacola, FL | $10,500 | 2026 | To provide support for the churches youth and children ministry. |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | To provide support for international relief through emergency services. |
| Veterans Overwatch Foundation Inc | Sarver, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Funds benefit western Pennsylvania veterans dealing with PTSD, substance use disorders, or homelessness. |
| South Asia Lutheran Mission | Oakmont, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Assist to promote education and literacy, through teaching and publishing outstanding resources, with emphasis on the needs of South Asia. |
| Food Helpers DBA Greater Washington County Food Bank | Canonsburg, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Funds for food distribution support in Washington County, PA |
| Genesis of Pittsburgh | Washington, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Support for pregnant women, new mothers, and families seeking educational programs, counseling, and essential needs |
| Mt Olive Lutheran Church | Beaver Falls, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Church unrestricted support. |
| The Still Remembered Project | Bethel Park, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Funds to support the pregnancy and infant loss community. |
| Spina Bifida Association of Western PA | Wexford, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Support for information and direct services to children and adults with spina bifida and their families |
| Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Funds benefit deaf and hard of hearing children in Edgewood, Pennsylvania |
| State Street Church of God | Marion, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | For unrestricted church ministry use. |
| Trinity Lutheran Church of the Deaf | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Funds benefit deaf and hard of hearing church members and surrounding community in Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Our Savior Lutheran Church & School | St Petersburg, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | Funds for hurricane response around the church community. |
| Bethesda Lutheran Church International Academy | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | A pre-k-8th grade christian school that inspires learners with creative opportunities through exceptional instruction which engages the mind, nurtures the spirit, and transforms the world. |
| Butler Freeport Community Trail | Saxonburg, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | Support for a 21 mile rail-trail on the corridor that follows Little Buffalo Creek to Buffalo Creekand on to the Allegheny River at Freeport. |
| Coalition for Christian Outreach | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | To provide support for campus ministry. |
Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates.
Compassion International
$1,071,973To provide sponsorship, including educational, basic needs, drought relief and pastoral guidance through sharing the Gospel, to sponsored children in Kenya and Ethiopia.
Concordia Lutheran Ministries of Pittsburgh
$301,409Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates.
Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Schools
$283,250To provide scholarships for the PALS schools (three K-8; ten preschools) for those families that cannot afford tuition. Providing scholarships to families enables Lutheran schools to reach those in need as God instructed in Matthew 25:40.
Concordia Lutheran Health and Human Care
$231,362Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates.
Concordia of Monroeville
$166,757Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates.
Good Samaritan Hospice of Pittsburgh Inc
$134,193Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates.
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
$117,500To provide support for National Disaster Relief and Alliance Missionaries - Pastors from partner churches who coordinate with the LCMS as missionaries or instructors are called Alliance Missionaries.
Bethlen Home of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America
$85,723Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates.
Rebecca Residence
$71,439Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates.
Funds to help bolster their Essential Medicines Fund for vulnerable patients within the Haitian healthcare system.
Concordia of Ohio
$63,423Donation to further the mission and corporate promise of Concordia Lutheran Ministries (EIN 20-5138278) and its affiliates.
Friends of Pioneer
$50,750To support the Campership Assistance program which allows eligible student campers from the surrounding region the opportunity to experience Confirmand Camp at this lakeside retreat camp.
St Luke Lutheran Church & School
$44,250Assistance provided for the following programs: Encouragement baskets for new mothers or mothers that have lost a child, MobilePack volunteer program for food for starving countries, support of K-12 School within the church family.
Peace with Christ Lutheran Church
$35,000To provide financial support of the Voice of Victory program via purchase of medical supplies, operating a medical clinic in constructing a school kitchen at the VOV center in Moshi, Tanzania.
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hankinson
$30,250Assist with funding to help provide a Christ-centered, loving, caring and safe environment as well as food, clothing, healthcare and access to primary school education that otherwise would be out of reach for vulnerable children throughout Kenya.
Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders
$25,000To provide labor and material costs for teams to rehab neighborhoods affected by Hurricane Ida.
Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church
$22,500To support mission work with Premiere Lutheran Church in Cap-Haitien, Haiti by significantly improving the working conditions of our Pastors and teachers, transforming the lives of the people of our community through the Word and outreach actions include
To provide quality, accessible medical and dental care to income-eligible Butler County and surrounding community residents.
Lutheran Heritage Foundation
$21,500To be used to drill a water well in Africa for those without access to fresh, clean water.
Faith Aid
$21,000To support the Under Five program that provides medicine and health care for children under the age of five in Kenya by expanding its physical presence where children are at most risk and provide basic medical care and sanitation.
Haven of Rest
$20,000To provide funds for Men's & Women's Dorms & Emergency Shelters provides warm meals, overnight lodging, nice clothing, and personal care items to guests who are experiencing hunger, poverty, and homelessness.
LAMP Ministry
$20,000For assistance in ministering to remote communities in Canada. Provides support to recruit, train and send 400 volunteer missionaries to share the gospel year-round at First Nations villages in northern Canada.
Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries
$17,500To assist with the launch of a freestanding LCMS church to serve the worship needs and mission works in the Northeast and Center City neighborhoods of Philadelphia and reach out to colleges and connect with need youth in the area.
International Lutheran Laymens League Lutheran Hour Ministries
$17,500Offers acts of mercy and love to communities that are at-risk and underserved; Expand Lutheran Hour Ministries' mission outreach around the world, strengthening the opportunities for growth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ - specifically in the Middle East a
The purpose of Isaiah 117 house is to provide physical and emotional support in a safe and loving home for children awaiting placement in the foster care system.
Hands of Mercy
$16,000Support in Yambio, South Sudan in completing the brick wall/fence around the compound with a metal gate, adding adaptive playground equipment, and begin building a 2-room classroom, pit latrine, and playground for a nearby church.
Life Choices
$15,000To provide support for a health clinic that meets the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of young men, women, and families facing unplanned pregnancies.
Provides support for christian humanitarian efforts through the globe.
St Pauls Lutheran Church Hands of Grace
$13,000Funds for food and printed religious materials to disperse to those in need.
Shepherd's Heart Fellowship
$12,500This grants supports Chaplaincy and Outreach to Homeless Veterans in God's Name Project in Pittsburgh, PA.
Lutherans in Medical Missions
$12,500Lutherans in Medical Missions (LIMM) works with local and global partners to share Christ's healing in medically underserved communities. These funds will be used to implement women's cycle of life health education in West Africa and Belize.
Worship Anew
$12,500Support for their Care Package Program that provides an opportunity for individuals to give comfort and share the Gospel with the elderly in a tangible way.
Humanitri
$12,500To assist the organization implement a two-generational approach to interrupt the cycle of poverty for the families in their Transformational Housing Program.
St Matthew Lutheran Church
$10,500To provide support for the churches youth and children ministry.
To provide support for international relief through emergency services.
Veterans Overwatch Foundation Inc
$10,000Funds benefit western Pennsylvania veterans dealing with PTSD, substance use disorders, or homelessness.
South Asia Lutheran Mission
$10,000Assist to promote education and literacy, through teaching and publishing outstanding resources, with emphasis on the needs of South Asia.
Funds for food distribution support in Washington County, PA
Genesis of Pittsburgh
$10,000Support for pregnant women, new mothers, and families seeking educational programs, counseling, and essential needs
Mt Olive Lutheran Church
$10,000Church unrestricted support.
The Still Remembered Project
$10,000Funds to support the pregnancy and infant loss community.
Spina Bifida Association of Western PA
$10,000Support for information and direct services to children and adults with spina bifida and their families
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
$10,000Funds benefit deaf and hard of hearing children in Edgewood, Pennsylvania
State Street Church of God
$10,000For unrestricted church ministry use.
Trinity Lutheran Church of the Deaf
$10,000Funds benefit deaf and hard of hearing church members and surrounding community in Pittsburgh, PA.
Our Savior Lutheran Church & School
$10,000Funds for hurricane response around the church community.
Bethesda Lutheran Church International Academy
$10,000A pre-k-8th grade christian school that inspires learners with creative opportunities through exceptional instruction which engages the mind, nurtures the spirit, and transforms the world.
Butler Freeport Community Trail
$10,000Support for a 21 mile rail-trail on the corridor that follows Little Buffalo Creek to Buffalo Creekand on to the Allegheny River at Freeport.