James127 primarily funds faith-based humanitarian work with a strong emphasis on care for children and vulnerable people through church-run orphanages and mission programs. A large share of dollars goes to a small set of repeat recipients providing housing, food, legal aid for abuse victims, orphan care (domestic and in Myanmar), and Bible translation. The foundation’s giving is overtly religious and mission-oriented, combining local victim services with international evangelical ministry support.
James127’s largest recent grants go to direct housing, food, and legal support for victims of abuse, including a $91,279 grant in 2025 and a $61,147 grant in 2024 to Victims of Abuse in Trinity, Alabama. That same case-level pattern shows up across the rest of the portfolio: the foundation funds orphanage support, orphan care, adoption-related costs, refugee relief, and mission work. Its giving is overtly faith-based and service-oriented, with repeated support for church-run care programs and ministries that combine practical aid with religious work. A small number of recipients appear more than once, which suggests a steady relationship with selected organizations rather than a one-time, scattered approach. Church of the Living God in Moulton, Alabama received major support for orphanage operations in both 2024 and 2025, while Mission to Myanmar in Harrisburg, Ohio received multiple grants for orphan care across 2023 and 2024. The foundation also funded Bible translation through Foundations of Grace in Sacramento, California, showing that its mission support extends beyond local social services into international evangelical work. Across the recent record, the foundation favors targeted grants tied to specific needs rather than broad unrestricted giving.
In abuse-response work, James127 backed housing, food, and legal fees for Victims of Abuse in Trinity, Alabama with a $91,279 grant in 2025. The same organization also received $24,026 in 2023 for housing and food for victims of abuse. For orphan care, the foundation gave $57,500 in 2025 and $39,500 in 2024 to Church of the Living God in Moulton, Alabama for support of orphanage operations. It also supported Mission to Myanmar in Harrisburg, Ohio with $25,000 in 2025, plus earlier grants of $17,000 and $16,000 for orphan care. Adoption-related support appears as a smaller but clear theme. Grants included $6,000 to Adoption Choices of Oklahoma in Norman for adoption fees and $6,100 to Adoptive Familes in Trinity for travel expenses for adoptive families. The foundation also funded anti-trafficking and refugee-related work, including a $3,000 grant to Guardians Rising in Nashville and $2,250 to Seed Effect in Dallas for refugee support.
James127’s typical grant size is modest, with a p25 of $250, a median of $1,000, and a p75 of $6,025. The recent record combines a few large, highly targeted awards with many smaller gifts tied to specific needs. Repeat recipients are common: several organizations received support in multiple years, including abuse-services work, orphan care, and mission programs. The foundation funds individuals as well as organizations, and it does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking pattern fits a direct-service, case-specific model rather than a broad unrestricted program-grant approach.
$111K
$864K
$258K
$283K
Most grants fall between $250 and $6K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$250
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$6K
About 38% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Highly concentrated: a small number of relatively large grants to repeat grantees (multiple grants to the same organizations). Funding is mission-oriented and faith-based, split between domestic victim services and targeted international mission work, rather than broad, diversified philanthropy.
Notable grantees: Victims of Abuse, Church of the Living God, Mission to Myanmar, Foundations of Grace
James127 gives most often in Texas by grant count, while 38% of grants go to recipients in its Alabama headquarters state. Recent grants also reached Alabama cities such as Trinity, Moulton, Wetumpka, and Wing, along with Dallas and Kerrville in Texas. Outside those states, grants went to recipients in Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, California, Georgia, South Carolina, North Dakota, Washington, Kansas, and Utah. All recent grants were to U.S. recipients.
The foundation repeatedly funds abuse response, orphan care, adoption support, Bible translation, missionary work, and related faith-based social services. Recent grants included housing and food for victims of abuse, orphanage support, orphan care in Myanmar, and Bible translation.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years. Victims of Abuse received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Church of the Living God received grants in 2024 and 2025; Mission to Myanmar received grants in 2023 and 2024, plus another in 2025.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is centered on small awards: p25 is $250, median is $1,000, and p75 is $6,025. At the same time, it occasionally makes much larger, highly specific grants, such as seven-figure-scale? No—within the recent list, the largest grant is $91,279.
By grant count, Texas is the top state for recipient location. Alabama is also a major recipient state, with 38% of grants going to recipients there, including organizations in Trinity, Moulton, Wetumpka, and Wing.
In the recent grant list provided, yes: all 35 grants went to U.S. recipients. The named recipients are located in Alabama, California, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Dakota, Washington, Kansas, and Utah.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICTIMS OF ABUSE | TRINITY, AL | $91,279 | 2025 | HOUSING AND FOOD FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE LEGAL FEE |
| CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD | MOULTON, AL | $57,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORPHANAGE |
| MISSION TO MYANMAR | HARRISBURG, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | ORPHAN CARE |
| VICTIMS OF ABUSE | TRINITY, AL | $61,147 | 2024 | HOUSING AND FOOD FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE LEGAL FEES |
| CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD | MOULTON, AL | $39,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORPHANAGE |
| MISSION TO MYANMAR | HARRISBURG, OH | $16,000 | 2024 | ORPHAN CARE |
| ROTARY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY | MOULTON, AL | $800 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP |
| RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE | WASHINGTON, DC | $690 | 2024 | CONSERVATION |
| PLEASANT HILL WOMENS MINISTRY | ROSWELL, GA | $300 | 2024 | WOMENS OUTREACH |
| LIONS DEN DFW | DALLAS, TX | $255 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP |
| COMMISSION TO EVERY NATION | KERRVILLE, TX | $250 | 2024 | MISSION WORK |
| VILLAGE TO VILLAGE MINISTRIES | YUKON, OK | $200 | 2024 | PAKISTAN RELIEF |
| NORWEST FLORIDA ENCOUNTERS | WING, AL | $190 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP |
| ALETHEIA CHURCH | MUSCLE SHOALS, AL | $128 | 2024 | SUPPLIES FOR ABUSE VICTIMS |
| CREATED GAINESVILLE | GAINESVILLE, FL | $100 | 2024 | SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS |
| ADULLAM HOUSE | WETUMPKA, AL | $100 | 2024 | CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED WOMEN |
| END ABORTION | PRATTVILLE, AL | $90 | 2024 | WOMEN IN CRISIS |
| HOLOS HOPE | FLORENCE, AL | $50 | 2024 | ABUSE VICTIMS |
| FOUNDATIONS OF GRACE | SACRAMENTO, CA | $35,000 | 2023 | BIBLE TRANSLATION |
| VICTIMS OF ABUSE | TRINITY, AL | $24,026 | 2023 | HOUSING AND FOOD FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE |
| MISSION TO MYANMAR | HARRISBURG, OH | $17,000 | 2023 | ORPHAN CARE |
| CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD | MOULTON, AL | $15,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OF ORPHANAGE |
| ADOPTIVE FAMILES | TRINITY, AL | $6,100 | 2023 | TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES |
| ADOPTION CHOICES OF OKLAHOMA | NORMAN, OK | $6,000 | 2023 | ADOPTION FEES |
| GUARDIANS RISING | NASHVILLE, TN | $3,000 | 2023 | RESCUING & RESTORING LIVES OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRA |
| ADULLAM HOUSE | WETUMPKA, AL | $2,500 | 2023 | CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED WOMEN |
| GRACE CORPORATION | MAX, ND | $2,500 | 2023 | TRANSPORTATION FOR MISSIONARIES |
| SEED EFFECT | DALLAS, TX | $2,250 | 2023 | REFUGEE SUPPORT |
| HOPE FOR JUSTICE | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,000 | 2023 | VICTIMS OF ABUSE |
| OPTIONS 4 ADOPTIONS | MARIETTA, GA | $1,750 | 2023 | ADOPTION FEES |
| VILLAGE TO VILLAGE MINISTRIES | YUKON, OK | $1,000 | 2023 | PAKISTAN RELIEF |
| REFORNATIONS | SHAWNEE, KS | $1,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN |
| HEART FOR SURVIVORS | GREENVILLE, SC | $1,000 | 2023 | VICTIMS OF ABUSE |
| UTAH ADOPTION SPECIALISTS | LAYTON, UT | $300 | 2023 | ADOPTION FEES |
| SAFEPLACE | OLYMPIA, WA | $250 | 2023 | ABUSE VICTIMS |
VICTIMS OF ABUSE
$91,279HOUSING AND FOOD FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE LEGAL FEE
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
$57,500SUPPORT OF ORPHANAGE
MISSION TO MYANMAR
$25,000ORPHAN CARE
VICTIMS OF ABUSE
$61,147HOUSING AND FOOD FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE LEGAL FEES
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
$39,500SUPPORT OF ORPHANAGE
MISSION TO MYANMAR
$16,000ORPHAN CARE
ROTARY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY
$800SPONSORSHIP
RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE
$690CONSERVATION
PLEASANT HILL WOMENS MINISTRY
$300WOMENS OUTREACH
LIONS DEN DFW
$255SPONSORSHIP
COMMISSION TO EVERY NATION
$250MISSION WORK
VILLAGE TO VILLAGE MINISTRIES
$200PAKISTAN RELIEF
NORWEST FLORIDA ENCOUNTERS
$190SPONSORSHIP
ALETHEIA CHURCH
$128SUPPLIES FOR ABUSE VICTIMS
CREATED GAINESVILLE
$100SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
ADULLAM HOUSE
$100CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED WOMEN
END ABORTION
$90WOMEN IN CRISIS
HOLOS HOPE
$50ABUSE VICTIMS
FOUNDATIONS OF GRACE
$35,000BIBLE TRANSLATION
VICTIMS OF ABUSE
$24,026HOUSING AND FOOD FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE
MISSION TO MYANMAR
$17,000ORPHAN CARE
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
$15,000SUPPORT OF ORPHANAGE
ADOPTIVE FAMILES
$6,100TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
ADOPTION CHOICES OF OKLAHOMA
$6,000ADOPTION FEES
GUARDIANS RISING
$3,000RESCUING & RESTORING LIVES OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRA
ADULLAM HOUSE
$2,500CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED WOMEN
GRACE CORPORATION
$2,500TRANSPORTATION FOR MISSIONARIES
SEED EFFECT
$2,250REFUGEE SUPPORT
HOPE FOR JUSTICE
$2,000VICTIMS OF ABUSE
OPTIONS 4 ADOPTIONS
$1,750ADOPTION FEES
VILLAGE TO VILLAGE MINISTRIES
$1,000PAKISTAN RELIEF
REFORNATIONS
$1,000EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN
HEART FOR SURVIVORS
$1,000VICTIMS OF ABUSE
UTAH ADOPTION SPECIALISTS
$300ADOPTION FEES
SAFEPLACE
$250ABUSE VICTIMS