Living Through His Word Foundation
Living Through His Word Foundation is a private foundation based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It reported $186,500 in grants to 11 organizations in 2025, including grants for Bibles, prison ministries, Christian athletics, family crisis counseling, and unrestricted support.
Living Through His Word Foundation at a glance
In short: Living Through His Word Foundation gave $187K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Oklahoma. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $186,500
- +57.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -15.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,955
- +86.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $2,625,316
- +4.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (3 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (86% 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 Living Through His Word Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing lists Daniel C. Stith as the contact and requests a letter with details on the grant purpose and the structure and members of the governing board. It lists no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists “121.”
- Deadline
- The filing lists “121.”
- Contact
Application contact: Daniel C Stith
Mailing address: PO Box 57438, Oklahoma City, OK 73157-7438
Phone: (405) 943-1001
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Living Through His Word Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Project 5050 - Epiphany ($100K). Together the top 10 received $186K.
Grant Size Distribution
52 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 52 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to recipients in Oklahoma, 10% to recipients in Georgia, and 4% to recipients in Colorado.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Living Through His Word Foundation open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 11 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $37K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $6K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 125% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2018–2025). 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 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2023) to $187K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $187K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Project 5050 - Epiphany Oklahoma City, OK | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Catholic Foundation of OK Oklahoma City, OK | Unrestricted | $28,500 |
| Delta Tau Delta Columbus, GA | Unrestricted | $18,000 |
| Oklahoma Jail and Prison Oklahoma City, OK | Bibles for Prison Ministries | $10,000 |
| Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Oklahoma City, OK | Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $10,000 |
| Aurora Mental Health Aurora, CO | Counsel Families in Crisis | $7,500 |
| Center of Family Love Okarche, OK | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Destiny Christian Church Oklahoma City, OK | BIBLES | $4,500 |
| First Baptist Church Owasso, OK | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Infant Crisis Services Oklahoma City, OK | Unrestricted | $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 | $2,625,316 | $317,964 | $194,240 | $186,500 | 11 | $194,240 | $310,224 | $155,663 |
| 2024 | $2,502,792 | $254,372 | $122,449 | $118,250 | 13 | $122,449 | $250,173 | $135,489 |
| 2023 | $2,370,869 | $150,922 | $77,648 | $71,500 | 10 | $77,648 | $37,347 | $126,219 |
| 2022 | $2,297,595 | $183,568 | $135,367 | $120,500 | 9 | $135,367 | $179,701 | $111,037 |
| 2021 | $2,249,394 | $205,039 | $148,130 | $142,000 | 9 | $148,130 | $198,909 | $144,703 |
| 2020 | $2,202,483 | $82,231 | $139,756 | $127,500 | 9 | — | $79,975 | $127,370 |
| 2019 | $2,253,698 | $155,510 | $149,993 | $149,500 | 11 | — | $20,312 | $112,114 |
| 2018 | $2,248,181 | $413,349 | $132,868 | $127,538 | 9 | — | $408,019 | $104,558 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Living Through His Word Foundation reported a distributable amount of $156K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for religious and community organizations, with stated purposes including Bibles for prison ministries, Bibles, fellowship of Christian athletes, counseling families in crisis, and ministry outreach. Several grants were listed as unrestricted.
Among the organizations identified as receiving support in 2025, Infant Crisis Services Inc. describes its mission as providing life-sustaining formula, food, and diapers to babies and toddlers in crisis. First Baptist Church in Duncan describes its mission as providing quality Christian childcare for preschool children whose families need care away from home. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $186,500 through 11 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $100,000, with a median grant of $7,500.
The largest 2025 grants included $100,000 to Project 5050 - Epiphany for unrestricted support; $28,500 to Catholic Foundation of OK for unrestricted support; and $18,000 to Delta Tau Delta for unrestricted support. The foundation also gave $10,000 to Oklahoma Jail and Prison for Bibles for prison ministries and $10,000 to Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame for Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Daniel C. Stith as executive director, and Jeannie Stith and Randi Stith as directors.
Living Through His Word Foundation is led by Daniel C. Stith, Executive Director on every filing since 2018; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Daniel C. Stith
Executive Director
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeannie Stith
Director
On filings since 2018
No compensation reported
Randi Stith
Director
On filings since 2018
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Living Through His Word Foundation
How much does Living Through His Word Foundation give each year?
Living Through His Word Foundation gave $187K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $118K across 13 grants.
What is Living Through His Word Foundation's typical grant size?
Living Through His Word Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $16,955, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Living Through His Word Foundation that year got $37K on average.
Where does Living Through His Word Foundation give grants?
Living Through His Word Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Georgia (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Oklahoma City, OK (6 grants).
Does Living Through His Word Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 55% of Living Through His Word Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Living Through His Word Foundation's largest grantees?
Living Through His Word Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Project 5050 - Epiphany ($100,000), Catholic Foundation of OK ($28,500) and Delta Tau Delta ($18,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 79% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Living Through His Word Foundation?
Living Through His Word Foundation reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $194K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $156K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Living Through His Word Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for religious and community organizations, with stated purposes including Bibles for prison ministries, Bibles, fellowship of Christian athletes, counseling families in crisis, and ministry outreach. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Living Through His Word Foundation?
The filing lists Daniel C. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Living Through His Word Foundation's EIN?
Living Through His Word Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8766785. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated October 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 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 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 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS March 7, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
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