The DeCoster Family Charitable Foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost exclusively on a single faith-based beneficiary: Mount Zion Baptist World Missions. Its giving is mission-oriented and faith-driven, providing large unrestricted financial support to a Baptist missionary organization. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining and enabling the ministry activities of this specific church/mission rather than distributing funds across many causes.
Highly concentrated — very large, repeated gifts to a single grantee rather than broad or diversified grantmaking; likely long-term/major support for one core organization.
Decoster Family Charitable Foundation Inc directs nearly all of its recent philanthropy to Baptist mission and church support, with the largest grants going to Mount Zion Baptist World Missions: $20,000,000 in 2024 and $10,010,000 in 2025. That pattern sets the tone for the foundation’s work. The grants are framed as financial support to religious organizations rather than restricted project funding, and the recipient list shows a mix of mission agencies, churches, and church-related institutions. Beyond Mount Zion Baptist World Missions, the foundation’s recent giving includes $1,000,000 to Baptist International Missions Inc and $510,000 to Lioilo Baptist Church. It also supports local Baptist congregations and affiliated ministries in several states, including Maine, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Indiana, and Tennessee, along with one recipient in the Philippines. The foundation’s portfolio suggests a sustained emphasis on sustaining church operations, missionary activity, and broader Baptist ministry infrastructure. Grants range from five-figure support to multi-million-dollar commitments, indicating a strong preference for large-scale operating support within a narrow faith-based network.
Baptist missionary work is the clearest focus in the recent record. The foundation gave $20,000,000 in 2024 to Mount Zion Baptist World Missions and $1,000,000 to Baptist International Missions Inc, both described as financial support to the organization. Church support is another recurring theme. Recent grants include $500,000 to Marion Ave Baptist Church and $146,720 to Calvary Baptist Church in Turner, Maine, again for financial support. The foundation also backed Faith Baptist Church with $100,000 in 2025. Its giving extends to other Baptist-linked ministries and schools. Roundup Ministries received $60,000 in 2024, and City Baptist Schools received $50,000 in 2025. The recipient list also includes Woodlawn Baptist Church, Harvest Baptist Church, Victory Baptist Church, and Lioilo Baptist Church, reinforcing a pattern centered on Baptist institutions rather than unrelated causes.
Typical grant sizes are large: the p25 is $70,000, the median is $90,869, and the p75 is $750,000. That spread reflects a mix of substantial operating grants and very large commitments at the top end. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same organization across years, especially Mount Zion Baptist World Missions and Calvary Baptist Church, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation is a private family foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The available records show direct grantmaking rather than an application-based public process.
$11M
$139K
$10.9M
$11M
Most grants fall between $70K and $750K, with a median of $91K.
25th Percentile
$70K
Median
$91K
75th Percentile
$750K
About 29% of grants go to recipients in IA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Decoster Family Charitable Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 15 | $32.2M | 93.8% |
| 2 | Philippines | 1 | $510K |
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Notable grantees: Mount Zion Baptist World Missions
Grant recipients are spread across the United States, but the highest concentration is in Iowa, followed by other church and mission locations in Maine, Illinois, Tennessee, Maryland, Missouri, and Indiana. Turner, Maine appears more than once through Calvary Baptist Church and Victory Baptist Church. Outside the United States, one recent grant went to Lioilo Baptist Church in Iloilo City, Philippines. The recipient-country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 15 of 16 recent grants going to U.S. organizations.
Its recent grants go primarily to Baptist churches, missionary organizations, and church-related ministries. Named recipients include Mount Zion Baptist World Missions, Baptist International Missions Inc, multiple Baptist churches, Roundup Ministries, and City Baptist Schools.
The grant-size distribution is weighted toward large awards: p25 is $70,000, median grant size is $90,869, and p75 is $750,000. Recent gifts also include multi-million-dollar grants at the top end.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat support to Mount Zion Baptist World Missions across 2024 and 2025, and Calvary Baptist Church in Turner, Maine also appears in both years. Victory Baptist Church in Winthrop, Maine received grants in both 2024 and 2025 as well.
The foundation gives nationally, but the highest recipient concentration is in Iowa. Recent grants also land in Maine, Illinois, Tennessee, Maryland, Missouri, Indiana, Texas, and one recipient in Iloilo City, Philippines.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
6.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT ZION BAPTIST WORLD MISSIONS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,010,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| LIOILO BAPTIST CHURCH | ILOILO CITY | $510,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH | TURNER, ME | $146,720 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH | BOURBONNAIS, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| WOODLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH | BOWIE, MD | $90,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| CITY BAPTIST SCHOOLS | HAMMOND, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH | FORT DODGE, IA | $39,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH | WINTHROP, ME | $26,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| 4 VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH | WINTHROP, ME | $500 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| MOUNT ZION BAPTIST WORLD MISSIONS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $20,000,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| BAPTIST INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS INC | HARRISON, TN | $1,000,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| MARION AVE BAPTIST CHURCH | WASHINGTON, IA | $500,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH | TURNER, ME | $90,869 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH | BOURBONNAIS, IL | $80,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| ROUNDUP MINISTRIES | STOCKTON, MO | $60,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
| VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH | WINTHROP, ME | $22,500 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION |
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST WORLD MISSIONS
$10,010,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
LIOILO BAPTIST CHURCH
$510,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
$146,720TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
$100,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
WOODLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH
$90,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
CITY BAPTIST SCHOOLS
$50,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH
$39,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH
$26,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
4 VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH
$500TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST WORLD MISSIONS
$20,000,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
BAPTIST INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS INC
$1,000,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
MARION AVE BAPTIST CHURCH
$500,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
$90,869TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
$80,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
ROUNDUP MINISTRIES
$60,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION
VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH
$22,500TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION