Casting Crowns Foundation
Casting Crowns Foundation is a private foundation, based in Evergreen, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $67K.
Casting Crowns Foundation at a glance
In short: Casting Crowns Foundation gave $67K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $67,200
- -26.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,400
- +23.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Casting Crowns Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Sanctuary Denver ($45K). Together the top 3 received $67K.
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 32 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Casting Crowns Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF 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 $67K (2025) to $145K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $67K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Sanctuary Denver Denver, CO | Support Broader Church Ministry. | $45,000 |
| Christs Body Ministries Denver, CO | Supporting the mission to provide aid to the homeless | $15,000 |
| Focus Denver, CO | Supporting missionary at Idaho state university for ministry work serving college students. | $7,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $79 | $68,402 | $67,200 | 3 | $67,200 | — | $1,847 |
| 2024 | $68,323 | $270 | $91,848 | $91,000 | 5 | $91,000 | — | $5,742 |
| 2023 | $159,901 | $456 | $71,740 | $71,000 | 6 | $71,000 | — | $9,479 |
| 2022 | $231,185 | $265 | $78,572 | $77,800 | 8 | $77,800 | — | $12,913 |
| 2021 | $309,492 | $198 | $108,014 | $107,300 | 10 | — | — | $18,305 |
| 2020 | $417,308 | $770 | $108,144 | $107,500 | 8 | — | $126 | $23,385 |
| 2019 | $524,682 | $2,762 | $145,565 | $145,000 | 9 | — | $2,197 | $28,890 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Casting Crowns Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Casting Crowns Foundation is led by J Stephen Mercer, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
J Stephen Mercer
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karla Mercer
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 Casting Crowns Foundation
How much does Casting Crowns Foundation give each year?
Casting Crowns Foundation gave $67K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $91K across 5 grants.
What is Casting Crowns Foundation's typical grant size?
Casting Crowns Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $22,400, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Casting Crowns Foundation give grants?
Casting Crowns Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (3 grants).
Does Casting Crowns Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Casting Crowns Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How much is Casting Crowns Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Casting Crowns Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Casting Crowns Foundation's EIN?
Casting Crowns Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1617616. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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