Give to Life Foundation
Give to Life Foundation is a private foundation based in Fort Worth, Texas. Its 2025 filing describes direct charitable activity as providing wellness programs to individuals and families in need.
Give to Life Foundation at a glance
In short: Give to Life Foundation gave $37K across 26 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Texas. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $36,732
- -48.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 26
- +4.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,413
- -50.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $735
- Total assets
- $24
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (10 of 26, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (54% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Give to Life Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s filing lists Jennifer Smith as the contact for a written application and states that awards have no restrictions.
- Contact
Application contact: Jennifer Smith
Mailing address: 3025 W Loop 820 S, Fort Worth, TX 76116
Phone: (817) 386-8216
Email: jennifer@givetolife.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Give to Life Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Youth with a Mission ($11K). Together the top 10 received $28K.
Grant Size Distribution
115 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 109 grants of 115 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Texas received 54% of grant dollars, followed by Florida (11%), Missouri (8%), Washington (8%), and Tennessee (7%). These figures describe the locations of grant recipients, not stated limits on where the foundation may fund.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 26 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Give to Life Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 26 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $1K. How we count
Medians: $600 first-time, $804 repeat.
- 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 96% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2025) to $1.4M (2021). In 2025 it made 26 grants totaling $37K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Youth with a Mission Dallas, TX | General Support | $10,500 |
| Pioneers Inc Orlando, FL | To reach those isolated from the gospel of christ | $3,250 |
| World Vision Inc Federal Way, WA | To Provide Humanitarian Aid | $2,870 |
| Ten 24 Inc Fort Worth, TX | To partner with organizations and churches to provide transforming experiences that lead to equipped and engaged disciples that will reach thenations and their own neighborhoodswith the love of christ | $2,500 |
| Ag Contributor SRVCS Springfield, MO | To Promote Biblical Stewardship | $2,400 |
| Hamilton Life Church Chattanooga, TN | General Support | $1,534 |
| Illuminate Ministries Fort Worth, TX | General Support | $1,250 |
| North American Mission Board Alpharetta, GA | General Support | $1,200 |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators Dallas, TX | Translating Bible in Every Language in the World. | $1,200 |
| Root Cause Institute Inc Cambridge, MA | To enable more people and familites to achieve lifelong success | $1,000 |
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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 | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24 | $40,800 | $40,628 | $36,732 | 26 | $40,628 | — | $48 |
| 2024 | — | $113,492 | $114,760 | $71,616 | 25 | $114,760 | — | $169 |
| 2023 | $40 | $852,033 | $853,354 | $823,410 | 21 | $853,354 | — | $68 |
| 2022 | — | $962,216 | $962,288 | $908,649 | 25 | $962,288 | — | $173 |
| 2021 | — | $1,534,201 | $1,534,701 | $1,432,776 | 18 | $1,534,701 | $2 | $2,459 |
| 2020 | — | $122,744 | $122,032 | $65,786 | 29 | — | — | $51 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Give to Life Foundation reported a distributable amount of $48 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing states that its direct charitable activity is to provide wellness programs to individuals and families in need.
The foundation’s 2025 grants included organizations with varied missions. Youth With A Mission describes itself as an international Christian volunteer movement dedicated to serving Jesus worldwide. World Vision describes its work as Christian humanitarian aid, emergency relief, and long-term community development. TEN 24 says it provides discipleship and missions training, missions trips, and charitable giving. Other recipients include organizations whose stated work includes healing and community support, support for survivors of human trafficking, and assistance to women, children, and families in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Grantmaking
The foundation reported 26 grants totaling $36,732 in 2025. Individual awards ranged from $100 to $10,500, with a median grant of $735. Its largest 2025 award was $10,500 to Youth With A Mission in Dallas, Texas, for general support. Other notable awards included $3,250 to Pioneers Inc. for reaching people isolated from the Christian gospel; $2,870 to World Vision for humanitarian aid; and $2,500 to TEN 24 Inc. to support its work with organizations and churches.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jennifer Smith as president and director, Mark A. Smith as secretary/treasurer and director, and Linda Osborne as a director.
Give to Life Foundation is led by Jennifer Smith, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Smith
President & Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Osborne
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark A. Smith
Secretary, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Give to Life Foundation
How much does Give to Life Foundation give each year?
Give to Life Foundation gave $37K across 26 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $72K across 25 grants.
What is Give to Life Foundation's typical grant size?
Give to Life Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $735, and its average grant was $1,413, across 26 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Give to Life Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Give to Life Foundation give grants?
Give to Life Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (11%) and Missouri (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Worth, TX (7 grants), Dallas, TX (2 grants) and Orlando, FL (2 grants).
Does Give to Life Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 38% of Give to Life Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 26) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Give to Life Foundation's largest grantees?
Give to Life Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Youth with a Mission ($10,500), Pioneers Inc ($3,250) and World Vision Inc ($2,870), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Give to Life Foundation?
Give to Life Foundation reported $24 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $48 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Give to Life Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing states that its direct charitable activity is to provide wellness programs to individuals and families in need. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Give to Life Foundation?
The foundation’s filing lists Jennifer Smith as the contact for a written application and states that awards have no restrictions. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Give to Life Foundation's EIN?
Give to Life Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2780353. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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