Amazing Grace Life
Amazing Grace Life is a private foundation based in Dallas, Texas. It says its mission is to meet people where they are and bring them one step closer to God, and its vision is to share the Gospel around the world, including in remote places. Its charitable activities include poverty relief, feeding people who are hungry, providing food and other supplies to disaster victims, and offering encouraging books and resources to people who are suffering.
Amazing Grace Life at a glance
In short: Amazing Grace Life gave $940K across 47 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Texas. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $939,825
- -3.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 47
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,996
- -7.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $553,933
- +12.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (9 of 45, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Amazing Grace Life
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 25019, Dallas, TX 75225
Phone: (214) 739-0711
Website: https://amazinggrace.life
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Amazing Grace Life funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Youth Believing in Change ($61K). Together the top 10 received $416K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($100,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
237 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 208 grants of 237 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization says it ministers locally and internationally. Its website reports that its books and Gospel materials have reached countries around the world. In 2024, 79% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas, 8% to North Carolina, 5% to Arizona, 4% to California, and 2% to Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 47 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Amazing Grace Life open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 45 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $19K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $14K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 $940K (2025) to $1.2M (2019). In 2025 it made 47 grants totaling $940K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Believing in Change Dallas, TX | Religous and Educational Support | $61,000 |
| Friends of Sky Ranch Dallas, TX | To Send Low Income Kids to Camp | $50,000 |
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $100,000 |
| Project Handup Grapevine, TX | Womens Support in Impoverished Circ. | $50,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | Christian Relief Around the World | $50,000 |
| Inspired Vision Compassion Center Dallas, TX | Disaster Relief | $40,000 |
| Operation Care Dallas, TX | Serving the Homeless | $39,000 |
| West Dallas Community School Dallas, TX | Educational Support | $35,000 |
| Young Life Colorado Springs, CO | General Support | $31,000 |
| El Montecito Presbyterian Church Santa Barbara, CA | Evangelism | $30,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing type is Form 990-PF.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $553,933 | $1,200,100 | $1,120,902 | $939,825 | 47 | $1,114,604 |
| 2024 | $492,334 | $1,292,151 | $1,151,042 | $975,771 | 45 | $1,121,183 |
| 2023 | $312,922 | $1,225,400 | $1,153,571 | $994,386 | 51 | $1,119,836 |
| 2022 | $261,073 | $1,201,962 | $1,171,028 | $1,024,673 | 48 | $1,140,466 |
| 2021 | $223,521 | $1,201,507 | $1,040,853 | $961,885 | 46 | $1,007,675 |
| 2020 | $47,038 | $1,202,937 | $1,135,664 | $1,050,221 | 52 | — |
| 2019 | $13,944 | $1,201,600 | $1,337,128 | $1,191,004 | 56 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Amazing Grace Life says it invests in organizations aligned with its mission of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and bringing hope amid tragedy. Its filing describes support for poverty relief, feeding the hungry, disaster supplies, and resources for people who are suffering. Its website also describes partnering with ministries that provide food to people in need.
The 2024 grants show support for organizations working in areas such as disaster relief, education, youth development, homelessness, camp scholarships, orphan care, and medical support. The grantees describe their own work in varied terms: Youth Believing in Change says it develops servant-leaders through spiritual, educational, and entrepreneurial training; West Dallas Community School says it provides classical Christian education; and Refuge City says it supports children in the Dallas–Fort Worth area who have been sex trafficked or sexually exploited. Rivertree Academy describes its mission as educating under-resourced students, while Refuge for Women says it provides housing, counseling, and life and work skills training for women seeking to leave the adult sex and entertainment industry.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, Amazing Grace Life reported 45 grants totaling $975,771. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $75,000, with a median of $15,000. Among the largest grants were $75,000 to Samaritan’s Purse for Christian relief around the world, $70,000 to Inspired Vision Compassion Center for disaster relief, $60,000 to Youth Believing in Change for religious and educational support, and $56,060 to West Dallas Community School for educational support. Other notable grants included $52,500 to Our Calling for homeless assistance, $50,000 to an individual recipient for camp scholarships, and $48,000 to Operation Care for serving people experiencing homelessness. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 47 grants totaling $939,825.
The foundation says it carefully vets partners, researching their missions and philosophies for alignment and assessing their financial filings and profit-and-loss statements.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Amy Simmons Crafton as director/president, Shannon Cagnina as director/secretary, and Joe Crafton as director.
Amazing Grace Life is led by Amy Simmons Crafton, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Simmons Crafton
Director & President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Cagnina
Director & Secretary
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Graham
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Joe Crafton (2019–2024) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Amazing Grace Life
How much does Amazing Grace Life give each year?
Amazing Grace Life gave $940K across 47 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $976K across 45 grants.
What is Amazing Grace Life's typical grant size?
Amazing Grace Life's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $19,996, across 47 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Amazing Grace Life that year got $16K on average.
Where does Amazing Grace Life give grants?
Amazing Grace Life gives mostly in Texas: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (10%) and Colorado (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (20 grants), Richardson, TX (2 grants), Colorado Springs, CO (2 grants) and Santa Barbara, CA (2 grants).
Does Amazing Grace Life give general operating support?
Yes: 11% of Amazing Grace Life's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 47) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Evangelism" (4 grants).
Who are Amazing Grace Life's largest grantees?
Amazing Grace Life's largest 2025 grantees include Youth Believing in Change ($61,000), Friends of Sky Ranch ($50,000) and Project Handup ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($100,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 17% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Amazing Grace Life?
Amazing Grace Life reported $554K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What does Amazing Grace Life fund?
Amazing Grace Life says it invests in organizations aligned with its mission of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and bringing hope amid tragedy. Its filing describes support for poverty relief, feeding the hungry, disaster supplies, and resources for people who are suffering. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Amazing Grace Life?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Amazing Grace Life's EIN?
Amazing Grace Life's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3600110. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Amazing Grace Life accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 17, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Amazing Grace Life funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/amazing-grace-life-morg_5c78b6523b414494a62496801602d51e
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