Educational Media Foundation (EMF) is a nonprofit, multi-platform media company on a mission to draw people closer to Christ.
Educational Media Foundation directs most of its recent giving toward Christian media and outreach, with a $500,000 grant in 2025 to Convoy of Hope and a $350,000 grant in 2023 to the same organization. Those two awards sit at the top of a grantmaking pattern that also includes support for radio broadcasters, music organizations, schools, and faith-based nonprofits. The foundation’s work aligns with its stated mission as a nonprofit, multi-platform media company seeking to draw people closer to Christ. Recent grants also show support for organizations tied to Christian communication and evangelism, including Christian Music Broadcasters Inc., New Hope Academy, Gma Foundation (gospel Music Association), and With Open Eyes Foundation Inc. The foundation appears to use grantmaking as part of a broader religious media and outreach strategy rather than as a single-program sponsor. Its latest 990 year on file is 2025, and annual grants totaled $1,036,689.
Christian media is a core theme in the recent grants. Educational Media Foundation gave $35,000 to Christian Music Broadcasters Inc. in 2023 for Christian media, and $19,339 to Association for Community Education Inc Dba Radio Nueva Vida for the same purpose. It also awarded $14,100 to Nab Leadership Foundation in 2025 and $8,250 to the same organization in 2023, both for Christian media. Its outreach-related giving includes $25,000 to Gma Foundation (gospel Music Association) in 2023 for Christian outreach & evangelism and another $25,000 to With Open Eyes Foundation Inc. for the same purpose. The foundation also supported Agape with $10,000 in 2025 for Christian media. Beyond media, it made a $25,000 general assistance grant to The Hope Center in 2025, showing some flexibility in the types of support it provides.
Typical grants cluster around $16,720 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes two much larger awards to Convoy of Hope, suggesting that a few grants sit well above the usual middle range. The pattern includes repeat support: Nab Leadership Foundation appears in both 2023 and 2025, and Convoy of Hope received grants in 2023 and 2025 as well. Educational Media Foundation makes grants nationally, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The foundation’s leadership is listed as Tom Stultz.
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Most grants fall between $17K and $30K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$30K
About 18% of grants go to recipients in CA.
TOM STULTZ
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Educational Media Foundation gives nationally, and every recent grant in the sample went to a U.S. recipient. California is the top state by grant count, and 18% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Recipient cities in the recent list include Springfield, MO; Little Rock, AR; Bakersfield, CA; Franklin, TN; Charlotte, NC; Camarillo, CA; Washington, DC; and Nashville, TN. The concentration in California recipients is visible in grants to Bakersfield and Camarillo, while Missouri appears through Springfield.
The recent grants point to Christian media, religious broadcasting, outreach, and faith-based community work. Named recipients include Christian Music Broadcasters Inc., Association for Community Education Inc Dba Radio Nueva Vida, Gma Foundation (gospel Music Association), With Open Eyes Foundation Inc., and Convoy of Hope.
The distribution is centered on relatively modest awards: the 25th percentile is $16,720, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $30,000. A small number of grants are much larger, including a $500,000 award in 2025 and a $350,000 award in 2023.
Yes. Convoy of Hope received grants in both 2023 and 2025, and Nab Leadership Foundation received grants in both 2023 and 2025. That indicates some ongoing support rather than purely one-time awards.
No. The grant list is national, and recent recipients are spread across several states, including Missouri, Arkansas, California, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Washington, DC. California is the top state by grant count, but it is not the only place the foundation funds.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONVOY OF HOPE | SPRINGFIELD, MO | $500,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN MEDIA |
| THE HOPE CENTER | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL ASSISTANCE |
| NAB LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $14,100 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN MEDIA |
| AGAPE | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN MEDIA |
| CONVOY OF HOPE | SPRINGFIELD, MO | $350,000 | 2023 | CHRISTIAN OUTREACH & EVANGELISM |
| CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTERS INC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $35,000 | 2023 | CHRISTIAN MEDIA |
| NEW HOPE ACADEMY | FRANKLIN, TN | $25,000 | 2023 | CHRISTIAN MEDIA |
| WITH OPEN EYES FOUNDATION INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | CHRISTIAN OUTREACH & EVANGELISM |
| GMA FOUNDATION (GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION) | FRANKLIN, TN | $25,000 | 2023 | CHRISTIAN OUTREACH & EVANGELISM |
| ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION INC DBA RADIO NUEVA VIDA | CAMARILLO, CA | $19,339 | 2023 | CHRISTIAN MEDIA |
| NAB LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $8,250 | 2023 | CHRISTIAN MEDIA |
CONVOY OF HOPE
$500,000CHRISTIAN MEDIA
THE HOPE CENTER
$25,000GENERAL ASSISTANCE
NAB LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
$14,100CHRISTIAN MEDIA
AGAPE
$10,000CHRISTIAN MEDIA
CONVOY OF HOPE
$350,000CHRISTIAN OUTREACH & EVANGELISM
CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTERS INC
$35,000CHRISTIAN MEDIA
NEW HOPE ACADEMY
CHRISTIAN MEDIA
WITH OPEN EYES FOUNDATION INC
$25,000CHRISTIAN OUTREACH & EVANGELISM
GMA FOUNDATION (GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION)
$25,000CHRISTIAN OUTREACH & EVANGELISM
ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION INC DBA RADIO NUEVA VIDA
$19,339CHRISTIAN MEDIA
NAB LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
$8,250CHRISTIAN MEDIA