Praise the Lord Foundation
Praise the Lord Foundation is a private foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $779K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $55K.
Praise the Lord Foundation at a glance
In short: Praise the Lord Foundation gave $3K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), top state Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,100
- -69.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,033
- -59.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,200
- Total assets
- $778,610
- +1.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (39% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Praise the Lord Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kenneth Copeland Ministries ($1K). Together the top 3 received $3K.
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 32 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Praise the Lord Foundation gives
- Giving fell 99% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 29% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $584K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth, TX | Charity Purpose | $1,200 |
| Warrior Notes Destrehan, LA | Charity Purpose | $1,200 |
| Kingdom of God Global Church Taylor, MI | Charity Purpose | $700 |
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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 | $778,610 | $61,571 | $11,217 | $3,100 | 3 | $10,454 | $54,985 | $36,360 |
| 2024 | $769,854 | $57,459 | $17,616 | $10,100 | 4 | $16,866 | $51,313 | $33,877 |
| 2023 | $634,311 | $-1,919 | $24,453 | $12,655 | 4 | $22,700 | $41,331 | $31,536 |
| 2022 | $878,764 | $-90,465 | $575,986 | $547,200 | 8 | $550,500 | $55,965 | $57,727 |
| 2021 | $1,545,139 | $870,853 | $620,340 | $583,518 | 13 | — | $837,402 | $44,394 |
| 2020 | $1,308,491 | $93,169 | $132,375 | $97,430 | 15 | — | $62,827 | $63,798 |
| 2019 | $1,317,802 | $78,101 | $71,160 | $33,700 | 11 | — | $46,191 | $63,968 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Praise the Lord Foundation reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Praise the Lord Foundation is led by Deborah Wang, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deborah Wang
President & CEO
Chair, President & CEO → President & CEO, 2022
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pao-Feng Wang Chen
Secretary & CFO
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Wang Chen Pao-Feng (2019–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
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 Praise the Lord Foundation
How much does Praise the Lord Foundation give each year?
Praise the Lord Foundation gave $3K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 4 grants.
What is Praise the Lord Foundation's typical grant size?
Praise the Lord Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,200, and its average grant was $1,033, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Praise the Lord Foundation give grants?
Praise the Lord Foundation's top state is Texas, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Louisiana (39%) and Michigan (23%).
Does Praise the Lord Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Praise the Lord Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charity Purpose" (3 grants).
How large is Praise the Lord Foundation?
Praise the Lord Foundation reported $779K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Praise the Lord Foundation's EIN?
Praise the Lord Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0854355. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 2, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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