Advancing Native Missions
Advancing Native Missions is a public charity based in Afton, Virginia. It supports native missionary organizations working among unreached people groups, with activities that include sharing the Gospel, practical aid, church planting, and care for children, families, and communities.
Advancing Native Missions at a glance
In short: Advancing Native Missions gave $399K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $399,017
- -17.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -10.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,472
- -8.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $1,942,697
- -11.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (22% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Advancing Native Missions
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 29, Afton, VA 22920
Phone: (540) 456-7111
Website: https://advancingnativemissions.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Advancing Native Missions funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cornerstone Ministries Int'l ($79K). Together the top 10 received $347K.
Grant Size Distribution
65 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 55 grants of 65 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization says it works through local leaders and native missionaries in more than 100 countries. It identifies countries in the 10/40 Window as a priority and says it works in more than 40 of them. Its website notes that many of its partner countries are difficult for foreign missionaries to enter. The 2025 grants listed recipients in multiple U.S. states, with the largest shares of grant dollars going to California (22%), Missouri (18%), Texas (12%), Florida (10%), and Virginia (9%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Advancing Native Missions gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2021) to $5.5M (2020). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $399K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Ministries Int'l Tustin, CA | Operational Support | $79,397 |
| Presbyterian Ministries Int'l St. Louis, MO | Operational Support | $59,341 |
| Comfort My People Jupiter, FL | Operational Support | $39,957 |
| Mihret Medical Supply Group Ruckersville, VA | Operational Support | $37,493 |
| Seedtime and Harvest Ministries San Antonio, TX | Operational Support | $32,909 |
| Deeper Still Knoxville, TN | Operational Support | $27,200 |
| Elam Ministries Alpharetta, GA | Operational Support | $25,188 |
| Helps International Ministries Asheville, NC | Operational Support | $20,476 |
| Set Beautiful Free Georgetown, TX | Operational Support | $15,000 |
| China Harvest Wichita, KS | Operational Support | $10,040 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,942,697 | $7,432,502 | $7,718,861 | $399,017 | 17 | $58,475 |
| 2024 | $2,198,396 | $8,104,251 | $8,318,758 | $486,210 | 19 | $16,319 |
| 2023 | $2,456,350 | $8,821,916 | $9,306,319 | $620,423 | 23 | $17,270 |
| 2022 | $2,889,916 | $9,335,448 | $10,780,622 | $70,872 | 5 | $10,456 |
| 2021 | $4,333,922 | $11,124,622 | $9,923,420 | $12,000 | 1 | $4,778 |
| 2020 | $3,561,661 | $9,387,275 | $8,946,274 | $5,485,468 | Total only | $16,568 |
| 2019 | $2,785,748 | $9,539,155 | $10,056,109 | $22,500 | 1 | $26,800 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Advancing Native Missions’ stated mission is to seek out, evaluate, and support native missions groups that have a clear evangelical statement of faith, are open and transparent in their finances, and work among unreached people groups. Its program description also identifies church mission-team visits, conferences for native church leaders, partner visits for accountability, and sustained prayer support.
The organization says it generally funds organizations that qualify as nongovernmental organizations in their home countries. It requires regular reporting from funded organizations, including receipts, annual financial statements, and pictures of completed projects; individuals receiving funds must provide receipts and financial reports.
Examples from 2025 grants illustrate the range of grantees’ stated missions. Comfort My People says it connects U.S. Christians with the needs of Jewish and Gentile believers in Israel and represents the Gospel to Jewish and Arab people there. Elam Ministries says it strengthens the Persian-speaking church through leader training, resources, evangelism, and church planting. Mihret Medical Supply Group says it facilitates medical-equipment and medicine distribution and supports health care and other projects in underserved countries. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Advancing Native Missions reported 17 grants totaling $399,017. Grant amounts ranged from $5,440 to $79,397, with a median of $15,000. The listed grants were for operational support.
Among the largest reported grants were $79,397 to Cornerstone Ministries Int’l, $59,341 to Presbyterian Ministries Int’l, $39,957 to Comfort My People, $37,493 to Mihret Medical Supply Group, and $32,909 to Seedtime and Harvest Ministries. Other listed recipients included Deeper Still ($27,200), Elam Ministries ($25,188), Helps International Ministries ($20,476), Set Beautiful Free ($15,000), China Harvest ($10,040), Multimedia Theological Training ($10,000), and CrossWorld ($8,289).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Susan Brandt as chair; Jesse Martin, John F. Elder IV, Ruth B. Graham, W. Wesley Howard, Herbert W. Richardson, Jason Strampe, and Graham Stewart as directors; Oliver Asher as president; and Dale Nimmo as CEO. The filing notes that Graham Stewart retired during 2025.
Advancing Native Missions is led by Dale Nimmo, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 5 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dale Nimmo
CEO
CFO → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$53K (2024) → $89K (2025)
Oliver Asher
President
President → President & CEO, 2023
President & CEO → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$70K (2019) → $82K (2025)
Susan Brandt
Chair
Director → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Martin
Director
COO → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
$43K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Graham Stewart
Director - Retired During
Director → Director - Retired During, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Strampe MD
Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John F. Elder IV
Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth B. Graham
Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Herbert W. Richardson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
W. Wesley Howard MD
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amber Parker
Vice President Staff Development
Vice President Staff Development → COO, 2021
COO → Vice President Staff Development, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$50K (2019) → $63K (2025)
Krista Darcus
Vice President International
Vice President International → Vice President International Operations, 2023
Vice President International Operations → Vice President International, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$45K (2019) → $59K (2025)
Lynn Parker
Vice President Relationship Development
Vice President Relationship Development → Vice President Relationship Development & Director of Reciepting, 2023
Vice President Relationship Development & Director of Reciepting → Vice President Relationship Development, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$52K (2019) → $60K (2025)
Former officers (20)
- Former: Ellen Lemke (2019–2024) — Secretary - Retired During
- Former: Victor Morris (2019–2024) — Chaplain
- Former: Prithuiraj Misra (2024) — Executive Vice President Development & Strategic Partnerships
- Former: Bert Richardson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Karunakaran (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Pr Misra (2019–2023) — Vice President Advancement & Strategic Ptnrshp
- Former: Wes Howard (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bill James (2023) — Director
- Former: Laurie Beth Tygert (2023) — Controller
- Former: David Thacker (2019–2022) — Finance Manager
- Former: William James (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: William Hasley (2020–2022) — CFO
- Former: Donald Richardson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Arlin Martin (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Carl Gordon (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Jeff Aronshon (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Richard Prins (2019–2020) — CEO
- Former: Virginia Lingle (2019–2020) — Corporate Secretary
- Former: George Ainsworth (2020) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Jon Copper (2019) — Vice President Marketing
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $89K, to Dale Nimmo (CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Advancing Native Missions
How much does Advancing Native Missions give each year?
Advancing Native Missions gave $399K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $486K across 19 grants.
What is Advancing Native Missions's typical grant size?
Advancing Native Missions's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $23,472, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Advancing Native Missions give grants?
Advancing Native Missions's top state is California, with 22% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Missouri (18%) and Texas (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Wichita, KS (2 grants).
Does Advancing Native Missions give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Advancing Native Missions's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (17 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Advancing Native Missions's largest grantees?
Advancing Native Missions's largest 2025 grantees include Cornerstone Ministries Int'l ($79,397), Presbyterian Ministries Int'l ($59,341) and Comfort My People ($39,957), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Advancing Native Missions?
Advancing Native Missions reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.4M.
What does Advancing Native Missions fund?
Advancing Native Missions’ stated mission is to seek out, evaluate, and support native missions groups that have a clear evangelical statement of faith, are open and transparent in their finances, and work among unreached people groups. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Advancing Native Missions?
Advancing Native Missions has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check advancingnativemissions.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Advancing Native Missions's EIN?
Advancing Native Missions's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2402759. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 24, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 7, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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