About Eternal Word Television Network
A global Catholic media network founded to provide Catholic programming, evangelization and religious education funded primarily by donations from viewers.
Focus Areas
Religious broadcastingCatholic educationMedia and communicationsPro-life initiatives
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (event organizers)community groups hosting public eventsarts/culture event producers
Funding Style
sponsorshipevent/program supportrestricted/project fundingshort-term/one-time grant
About Eternal Word Television Network
Eternal Word Television Network Inc’s largest recent grant went to its own news affiliate, Ewtn News Inc, at $3,584,000 in 2023, followed by $2,021,207 in 2024. That pattern shows a funder that supports internal media operations at very large scale while also backing Catholic institutions and event-based sponsorships. Across the recent grants list, the foundation also made multi-year support to Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Alabama, and Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word in Irondale, Alabama, both of which received repeated funding over several years. The foundation’s grantmaking connects Catholic broadcasting with Catholic life, including monasteries, education, advocacy, and public events. Recent awards reached national Catholic convenings and organizations such as the National Eucharistic Congress and Catholic Distance University, alongside smaller sponsorships for groups tied to religious freedom, pro-life work, and Catholic media. The overall picture is of a donor that combines concentrated support for closely affiliated ministries with a broader set of sponsorships for Catholic programming, formation, and public-facing religious activity.
What Eternal Word Television Network Funds
Catholic media and broadcasting are central to the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $3,584,000 to Ewtn News Inc in 2023 and $2,021,207 in 2024, both labeled charity, showing substantial support for a core media operation. Religious communities and contemplative life also appear in the grants. Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Alabama received $301,000 in 2023, $300,000 in 2024, and $275,000 in 2025, while Our Lady of Solitude Monastery in Tonopah, Arizona received $12,000 in 2024 and $11,000 in both 2023 and 2025. The foundation also funds Catholic formation and advocacy through sponsorships. It gave $26,088 to Catholic Distance University in 2024 and $17,500 in 2025, and supported the Religious Freedom Institute with $20,000 in 2023.
How Eternal Word Television Network Gives
Typical grant size is modest relative to the foundation’s largest awards: p25 is $10,000, median is $12,000, and p75 is $26,088. The recent record mixes a small number of very large charity grants with many sponsorship-sized awards clustered between $10,000 and $26,088. Recipients appear across multiple years, especially among affiliated Catholic ministries and monasteries, which suggests recurring support rather than one-time grants in several cases. The file also shows a sponsorship-oriented pattern, with many awards labeled sponsorship and charity used for the largest internal and ministry-related grants. No application process is indicated in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1M
Total Assets
$101.5M
Total Revenue
$113.3M
Total Expenses
$98.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $26K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$26K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 27% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL P WARSAW
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