Freedom Rains Ministries

Private foundation · Grantmaker Farmington, ME EIN: 20-5147238

Freedom Rains Ministries is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Farmington, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $2K.

Freedom Rains Ministries at a glance

In short: Freedom Rains Ministries gave $2K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $468), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,340
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$468
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$1,483
-30.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maine (58% 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 Freedom Rains Ministries funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Care and Share Food Closet: $850Care and Share Food Closet$850Living Waters: $500Living Waters$500Shelters by Jesus: $500Shelters by Jesus$500Foursquare: $250Foursquare$250Samaritans Purse: $240Samaritans Purse$240

The largest 2025 recipient was Care and Share Food Closet ($850). Together the top 5 received $2K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

FarmingtonBooneSkowheganLos AngelesProsperity

How Freedom Rains Ministries gives

  • Giving grew 175% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$1K$2K$3K1 grant2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1 (2019) to $2K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Care and Share Food Closet Farmington, MEGeneral Purposes$850
Living Waters Prosperity, SCCharitable Support$500
Shelters by Jesus Skowhegan, MECharitable Support$500
Foursquare Los Angeles, CACharitable Support$250
Samaritans Purse Boone, NCCharitable Support$240
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$1,483$7,112$7,762$2,3405
2024$2,133$7,355$8,147$2,3405
2023$2,925$9,742$8,319$2,3405
2022$1,502$4,628$5,512$8502
2021$2,386$7,811$9,187$4923
2020$3,762$9,930$10,031$1,9253
2019$3,863$10,900$8,906$11

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Freedom Rains Ministries is led by Cynthia Thomas, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cynthia Thomas

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Thomas

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monica Allen

    Board Member

    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 Freedom Rains Ministries

How much does Freedom Rains Ministries give each year?

Freedom Rains Ministries gave $2K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 5 grants.

What is Freedom Rains Ministries's typical grant size?

Freedom Rains Ministries's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $468, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Freedom Rains Ministries give grants?

Freedom Rains Ministries gives mostly in Maine: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were South Carolina (21%) and California (11%).

Does Freedom Rains Ministries give general operating support?

Yes: 20% of Freedom Rains Ministries's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Support" (4 grants).

Who are Freedom Rains Ministries's largest grantees?

Freedom Rains Ministries's largest 2025 grantees include Care and Share Food Closet ($850), Living Waters ($500) and Shelters by Jesus ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 79% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Freedom Rains Ministries?

Freedom Rains Ministries reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $7K.

What is Freedom Rains Ministries?

Freedom Rains Ministries is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Farmington, ME. It holds $1K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Freedom Rains Ministries's EIN?

Freedom Rains Ministries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5147238. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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