Ransomed Heart Ministries

Public charity · Grantmaker Colorado Springs, CO EIN: 84-1535770

This organization exists to restore men and women to live from their heart - as God's intimate allies - by recovering the treasure of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, entrusting that message to the people who have been transformed by it, and to train them to do the same for others.

Ransomed Heart Ministries at a glance

In short: Ransomed Heart Ministries gave $353K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $176K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$352,898
+94.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$176,449
-2.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$176,449
Total assets
$4,709,873
+26.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Ransomed Heart Ministries funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

New Horizons Foundation Inc: $187KNew Horizons Foundation Inc$187KDeeply Rooted: $166KDeeply Rooted$166K

The largest 2025 recipient was New Horizons Foundation Inc ($187K). Together the top 2 received $353K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Colorado SpringsLafayettePeoria

How Ransomed Heart Ministries gives

  • Giving grew 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $353K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $353K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Horizons Foundation Inc Colorado Springs, COTo support the non-profit ministry's mission$186,504
Deeply Rooted Colorado Springs, COTo support and encourage the mission$166,394
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,709,873$8,394,842$7,386,129$352,8982$63,025
2024$3,730,078$6,813,399$7,122,849$181,0441$71,190
2023$4,020,395$6,884,943$7,191,080$177,2641$23,839
2022$4,391,625$5,860,245$6,191,571$213,5752$26
2021$4,571,819$5,159,051$5,362,492——$-3,955
2020$4,780,944$4,622,144$4,410,227$20,0001$5,041
2019$4,893,468$4,513,152$4,258,485$10,0002$6,757

About Ransomed Heart Ministries

Based on IRS filings

Ransomed Heart Ministries is a public charity focused on religion, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $353K. Net investment income was $63K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ransomed Heart Ministries is led by John Eldredge, CEO & President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 10 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Eldredge

    CEO & President

    President & Board Member → CEO, President & Chair, 2022

    CEO, President & Chair → CEO & President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $147K (2019) → $262K (2025)

  • Bradley Beck

    Executive Director

    Executive Director & Board Member → Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $231K (2021) → $248K (2025)

  • Jonathan Jones

    Creative Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $143K (2023) → $160K (2025)

  • David Prensner

    Director of Events & Production

    Head of Production → Director of Events & Production, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2024) → $150K (2025)

  • Alex Burton

    Chief Operating Officer

    Operations Director → Director of Operations, 2023

    Director of Operations → Chief Operating Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $156K (2019) → $255K (2025)

  • Bart Hansen

    Board Member

    Board Member → Vice President & Board Member, 2023

    Vice President & Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    $138K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Sam Ainslie

    Board Member

    Director & Employee → Board Member & Employee, 2020

    Board Member & Employee → Board Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $113K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Clayton Arnold

    Executive Producer of Controller

    Executive Producer of Content → Executive Producer of Controller, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $212K (2022) → $245K (2025)

  • Jonathan Dale

    Chief Strategy Officer

    Senior Director of Innovation & Strategy → Senior Director of Innovat, 2024

    Senior Director of Innovat → Chief Strategy Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $221K (2022) → $255K (2025)

  • Nicolas Bovee

    Lead Engineer

    Full Stack Engineer → Tech Manager, 2023

    Tech Manager → Lead Engineer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2022) → $146K (2025)

  • Stasi Eldredge

    Co-Founder

    Director of Women's Ministries → Co-Founder, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    15 hrs/week

    $102K (2022) → $141K (2025)

  • James Morrison

    Product Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $154K (2025)

  • Jim Wright

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reese Bricken

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Turner

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Walsh

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Morgan Snyder (2021–2024) — Vice President of Disciple
  • Former: John Anderson (2024) — Tech Director
  • Former: Justin Lukasavige (2022–2023) — Tech Support
  • Former: Susan Eitemiller (2022–2023) — Office Manager
  • Former: Polly Dodge (2023) — Operations Manager
  • Former: Bill Sayers (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Allen Arnold (2019–2021) — Executive Producer of Content
  • Former: Jon Dale (2019–2021) — Senior Director of Strategy & Innovation
  • Former: Brad Beck (2019–2020) — Executive Director & Board Member

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

John Eldredge — CEO/President: $262KJohn EldredgeCEO/President$262KAlex Burton — Chief Operating Officer: $255KAlex BurtonChief Operating Officer$255KJonathan Dale — Chief Strategy Officer: $255KJonathan DaleChief Strategy Officer$255KBradley Beck — Executive Director: $248KBradley BeckExecutive Director$248KClayton Arnold — Executive Producer of Cont: $245KClayton ArnoldExecutive Producer of Cont$245KJonathan Jones — Creative Director: $160KJonathan JonesCreative Director$160KJames Morrison — Product Manager: $154KJames MorrisonProduct Manager$154KDavid Prensner — Director of Events & Production: $150KDavid PrensnerDirector of Events & Production$150KNicolas Bovee — Lead Engineer: $146KNicolas BoveeLead Engineer$146KStasi Eldredge — Co-Founder: $141KStasi EldredgeCo-Founder$141K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $262K, to John Eldredge (CEO/President). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Ransomed Heart Ministries

How much does Ransomed Heart Ministries give each year?

Ransomed Heart Ministries gave $353K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $181K across 1 grant.

How large is Ransomed Heart Ministries?

Ransomed Heart Ministries reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.4M.

What is Ransomed Heart Ministries?

Ransomed Heart Ministries is a public charity focused on religion, based in Colorado Springs, CO. It holds $4.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ransomed Heart Ministries operate?

Ransomed Heart Ministries has awarded grants in Arizona, Colorado.

What is Ransomed Heart Ministries's EIN?

Ransomed Heart Ministries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1535770. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 5, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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