Counsellor Foundation Inc
Counsellor Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Davis, California. Its 2025 grants included support for religious outreach, Christian organizations, and other charitable work, including services for people experiencing poverty and homelessness.
Counsellor Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Counsellor Foundation Inc gave $152K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), top state Arizona. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $151,676
- -10.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,922
- -10.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $1,916,981
- +0.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (2 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Arizona (18% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Counsellor Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Contact
Mailing address: 716 Hudson Street, Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 757-2749
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Counsellor Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Advancing Native Missions ($20K). Together the top 10 received $120K.
Grant Size Distribution
87 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 86 grants of 87 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Arizona (18%), Virginia (13%), Washington, DC (10%), California (10%), and Florida (10%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Counsellor Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 17 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $10K repeat.
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 $107K (2019) to $238K (2020). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $152K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Advancing Native Missions Afton, VA | religious outreach | $20,000 |
| American center for law and justice Washington DC, DC | Preserving the Rights of Persecuted Christians | $15,000 |
| Jesus Film Project Orlando, FL | Religious Outreach | $15,000 |
| Alliance Defending Freedom Scottsdale, AZ | religious outreach | $15,000 |
| Davis Christian Fellowship DCF Davis, CA | outreach | $10,000 |
| Jesus Online Ministries Higley, AZ | Religious Outreach | $10,000 |
| ukranium National Womens League of New York, NY | Support for the Ukraine | $10,000 |
| IRan Alive Melissa, TX | outreach | $10,000 |
| Elam Ministries Inc Alpharetta, GA | outreach | $8,000 |
| Serve India Ministries Charleston, IL | outreach | $7,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,916,981 | $216,621 | $214,731 | $151,676 | 17 | $151,676 | $153,566 |
| 2024 | $1,915,091 | $220,910 | $205,183 | $170,193 | 17 | $170,193 | $185,920 |
| 2023 | $1,853,358 | $189,350 | $208,383 | $188,673 | 18 | $188,673 | $169,640 |
| 2022 | $1,872,391 | $213,000 | $230,900 | $211,973 | 18 | $211,973 | $171,073 |
| 2021 | $1,890,291 | $183,845 | $201,679 | $180,973 | 17 | $180,973 | $163,139 |
| 2020 | $1,908,125 | $249,721 | $257,005 | $237,523 | 21 | — | $229,113 |
| 2019 | $1,915,409 | $102,398 | $125,855 | $106,946 | 16 | — | $81,151 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for organizations with a range of missions. For example, Advancing Native Missions says it supports evangelical mission groups working among unreached people groups. Alliance Defending Freedom describes its work as advancing rights to live and speak the truth, while Elam Ministries says it strengthens and expands the Persian-speaking church through training, resources, and evangelism.
Other 2025 grantees describe work including support for Christians and rural communities in India, as stated by Serve India Ministries, and help for people experiencing poverty and homelessness, as stated by Union Gospel Mission.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 17 grants totaling $151,676. The grants ranged from $3,000 to $20,000, with a median award of $8,000. Among the largest were $20,000 to Advancing Native Missions; $15,000 each to the American Center for Law and Justice, Jesus Film Project, and Alliance Defending Freedom; and $10,000 each to Davis Christian Fellowship and Jesus Online Ministries.
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Mary McDonald as President and Katherine Kelly as Secretary.
Counsellor Foundation Inc is led by Mary McDonald, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary McDonald
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Kelly
Secretary
On filings since 2019
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 Counsellor Foundation Inc
How much does Counsellor Foundation Inc give each year?
Counsellor Foundation Inc gave $152K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $170K across 17 grants.
What is Counsellor Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Counsellor Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $8,922, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Counsellor Foundation Inc that year got $6K on average.
Where does Counsellor Foundation Inc give grants?
Counsellor Foundation Inc's top state is Arizona, with 18% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Virginia (13%) and District of Columbia (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Colorado Springs, CO (2 grants).
Does Counsellor Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Counsellor Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Outreach" (8 grants) and "Religious Outreach" (6 grants).
Who are Counsellor Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Counsellor Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Advancing Native Missions ($20,000), American center for law and justice ($15,000) and Jesus Film Project ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Counsellor Foundation Inc?
Counsellor Foundation Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $217K.
What does Counsellor Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for organizations with a range of missions. For example, Advancing Native Missions says it supports evangelical mission groups working among unreached people groups. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Counsellor Foundation Inc?
Counsellor Foundation Inc does not accept unsolicited proposals, according to Grantable's research on its published guidelines.
What is Counsellor Foundation Inc's EIN?
Counsellor Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0154542. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Counsellor Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Counsellor Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/counsellor-foundation-inc-morg_4b16e8a700e94f8181dbb2b5bfd80dfc
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