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Desiring God Ministries

MINNEAPOLIS, MN EIN: 01-0797083 Website

AS A CHRISTIAN HEDONISM PUBLISHING PLATFORM, PERSUADED BY THE INDISPENSABLE BIBLICAL REALITY THAT GOD IS MOST GLORIFIED IN US WHEN WE ARE MOST SATISFIED IN HIM, WE EXIST - TO MOVE PEOPLE TO LIVE FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, - BY HELPING THEM BE SATISFIED IN GOD ABOVE ALL ELSE, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR SUFFERING, - BY COMMUNICATING THE TRUTH, AND BEAUTY, AND WORTH OF ALL GOD IS FOR US IN CHRIST, - GROUNDED IN, GOVERNED BY, AND SATURATED WITH THE INFALLIBLE CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$7.5M

-6.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$98K

-9.9% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$49K

-9.9% YoY

About Desiring God Ministries

Based on IRS filings

Desiring God Ministries is a nonprofit organization focused on Religion Related, based in MINNEAPOLIS, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $7.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $98K. Net investment income was $251K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

BardstownCharlottesvilleLancasterNashvilleWheaton

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$9M$12M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,476,383$7,995,306$8,654,171
Revenue$10,100,583$9,590,464$9,657,693
Expenses$10,577,178$10,757,798$9,169,146
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$251,477$152,617$131,104
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$27K$55K$82K$109K1 grants20201 grants20210 grants20222 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

CHRISTIAN AID MISSION$58K20SCHEMES$40K

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SCOTT ANDERSONPAST PRESIDENT, CEO (THRU 4/…$251KJOSH ETTERPAST COO$224KMATTHEW TAYLORCREATIVE DIRECTOR$218KJOSEPH OSBORNSOFTWARE ENGINEER$206KSAM MACRANEDONOR OFFICER$189KJOHN KNIGHTDONOR OFFICER$188KTONY REINKESENIOR TEACHER$180KJON BLOOMTEACHER, DIRECTOR$179KPETER HEDSTROMDONOR OFFICER$169KMARSHALL SEGALPRESIDENT, CEO (PROMOTED 4/2…$144KJOHN PIPERSENIOR TEACHER, DIRECTOR$88K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SCOTT ANDERSONPAST PRESIDENT, CEO (THRU 4/2024)45$250,755
MARSHALL SEGALPRESIDENT, CEO (PROMOTED 4/2024)45$144,068
JON BLOOMTEACHER, DIRECTOR45$178,569
JOHN PIPERSENIOR TEACHER, DIRECTOR45$87,595
SAM CRABTREEDIRECTOR1
PAUL RASPLICKADIRECTOR, CHAIR1
JIM WARRENDIRECTOR, FORMER CHAIR1
ANDRE YEEDIRECTOR1
JOSH ETTERPAST COO45$223,800
SAM MACRANEDONOR OFFICER45$188,816
MATTHEW TAYLORCREATIVE DIRECTOR45$217,519
JOHN KNIGHTDONOR OFFICER45$187,691
TONY REINKESENIOR TEACHER45$179,827
PETER HEDSTROMDONOR OFFICER45$169,319
JOSEPH OSBORNSOFTWARE ENGINEER45$206,049

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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