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500K

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 83-1375770 Website

Charitable, educational, and religious purposes.

500K at a glance

In short: 500K gave $544K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $136K), top state Alaska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$544,260
+102.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$136,065
Median grant
$131,705
Total assets
$296,111
+27.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alaska (49% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who 500K funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Alaska International Ministries LLC: $268KAlaska InternationalMinistries LLC$268KInt'l Generosity Foundation Trust: $174KInt'l Generosity FoundationTrust$174KEmpowerment and Care Alliance Corp: $90KEmpowerment and Care AllianceCorp$90KNational Christian Foundation: $13KNational Christian Foundation$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Alaska International Ministries LLC ($268K). Together the top 4 received $544K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 4 (25%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

AlpharettaAnchorageClearwaterElmsford

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 4 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $244K (2022) to $544K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $544K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alaska International Ministries LLC Anchorage, AKGeneral Purpose$268,351
Int'l Generosity Foundation Trust Clearwater, FLGeneral Purpose$173,694
Empowerment and Care Alliance Corp Elmsford, NYGeneral Purpose$89,715
National Christian Foundation Alpharetta, GAGeneral Purpose$12,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$296,111$613,116$549,174$544,2604$407
2024$232,169$428,602$275,494$269,000Total only—
2023$79,061$379,836$318,251$315,000Total only—
2022$17,476$220,244$245,835$244,000Total only—
2021$43,067$157,158$188,469———
2020$74,378$142,254$150,090———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About 500K

Based on IRS filings

500K is a public charity focused on religion, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $296K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $544K. Net investment income was $407.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

500K is led by David Talley, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Talley

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian Hidden

    Director

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John-Mark Warkentin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blair Wang

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phillip Cook

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Macwilliams

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Evan Keech (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Edward Foster (2020–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about 500K

How much does 500K give each year?

500K gave $544K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $269K in grants paid.

What is 500K's typical grant size?

500K's median grant in 2025 was $131,705, and its average grant was $136,065, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does 500K give grants?

500K's top state is Alaska, with 49% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Florida (32%) and New York (16%).

Does 500K give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of 500K's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is 500K?

500K reported $296K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $613K.

What is 500K?

500K is a public charity focused on religion, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $296K in total assets as of 2025.

What is 500K's EIN?

500K's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1375770. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 13, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 17, 2025)

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