Save The Persecuted Christians
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Save The Persecuted Christians at a glance
In short: Save The Persecuted Christians reported $17K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $17,499 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +177.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $48,290
- +147.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $222,898
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $418
- +77.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $190,613
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Save The Persecuted Christians funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Save The Persecuted Christians gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+5%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $17K (2025). In 2025 it reported $17K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Leah Fundation | — | $4,300 |
| Equipping the Persecuted | — | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $48,290 | $222,898 | $190,613 | $17,499 | Total only | $418 |
| 2024 | $19,500 | $231,223 | $209,657 | $6,300 | 2 | $236 |
| 2021 | $20,609 | $82,830 | $109,794 | $6,000 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $32,768 | $203,818 | $141,751 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Save The Persecuted Christians
Based on IRS filings
Save The Persecuted Christians is a public charity focused on religion, based in Monument, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $48K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $17K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $418.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Save The Persecuted Christians is led by Denise R. Laugesen, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Denise R. Laugesen
President
Executive Di → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
$14K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Suzanne B Grishman
Chair
Director → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lt Gen Willi Boykin
Board Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Ann Shockett
Secretary
Board Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Frank J. Gaffney
Board Member
President → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kevin Jessip
Board Member
Board Chairman → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Eric Metaxas
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Dede Laugesen (2024) — President
- Former: Jerry Boykin (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Bob Fu (2020) — Board Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $14K, to Denise R Laugesen (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Save The Persecuted Christians
How much does Save The Persecuted Christians give each year?
Save The Persecuted Christians reported $17K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $6K across 2 grants.
How large is Save The Persecuted Christians?
Save The Persecuted Christians reported $48K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $223K.
What is Save The Persecuted Christians?
Save The Persecuted Christians is a public charity focused on religion, based in Monument, CO. It holds $48K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Save The Persecuted Christians operate?
Save The Persecuted Christians has awarded grants in South Carolina.
What is Save The Persecuted Christians's EIN?
Save The Persecuted Christians's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2779254. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 11, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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