Baptist Missions Inc
Baptist Missions Inc at a glance
In short: Baptist Missions Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- -85.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- -71.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $3,646,093
- -55.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Baptist Missions Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alliance Defending Freedom ($25K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 7 (29%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Baptist Missions Inc gives
- Giving fell 99% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2025) to $4.0M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Defending Freedom Scottsdale, AZ | Legal advocacy for Christian religious liberties | $25,000 |
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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 | $3,646,093 | $-4,388,555 | $360,614 | $25,000 | 1 | $-4,388,805 |
| 2024 | $8,159,137 | $142,381 | $761,222 | $175,000 | 2 | $142,381 |
| 2023 | $8,407,820 | $18,530 | $145,653 | $35,000 | Total only | $18,530 |
| 2022 | $8,771,577 | $761,820 | $4,900,978 | $4,000,000 | 1 | $761,820 |
| 2021 | $13,277,440 | $-7,792 | $1,975,921 | $1,328,000 | 3 | $-7,792 |
| 2020 | $13,934,129 | $140,561 | $1,308,537 | $630,000 | 3 | $140,561 |
| 2019 | $15,336,770 | $23,079 | $1,276,021 | $600,000 | 2 | $23,079 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Baptist Missions Inc
Based on IRS filings
Baptist Missions Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Germantown, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Baptist Missions Inc is led by Larry Gurley, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Larry Gurley
President
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
JoAnna Gurley
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Gurley
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Followell
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Connie Brandenburg
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Baptist Missions Inc
How much does Baptist Missions Inc give each year?
Baptist Missions Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $175K across 2 grants.
How large is Baptist Missions Inc?
Baptist Missions Inc reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
What is Baptist Missions Inc?
Baptist Missions Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Germantown, TN. It holds $3.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Baptist Missions Inc operate?
Baptist Missions Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.
What is Baptist Missions Inc's EIN?
Baptist Missions Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-6051080. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 19, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 3, 2023)
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