Spreading the Good News of Salvation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lakewood, CO EIN: 04-6965300

Spreading the Good News of Salvation is a private foundation, based in Lakewood, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $824K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $126K. Net investment income was $37K.

Spreading the Good News of Salvation at a glance

In short: Spreading the Good News of Salvation gave $126K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $42K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$125,775
-88.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$41,925
-88.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$823,520
-10.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (56% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Spreading the Good News of Salvation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Tim Tebow Foundation: $71KTim Tebow Foundation$71KWisconsin Lutheran College: $50KWisconsin Lutheran College$50KThe Lion's Den DFW: $5KThe Lion's Den DFW$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tim Tebow Foundation ($71K). Together the top 3 received $126K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K8$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 8 grants of 12 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

MilwaukeeDallasWheatonLakewoodLenexaPonte Vedra Beach

How Spreading the Good News of Salvation gives

  • Giving grew 152% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 305% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M2 grants2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2022) to $1.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $126K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tim Tebow Foundation Ponte Vedra Beach, FLGeneral Support$70,775
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, WIScholarship Fund$50,000
The Lion's Den DFW Dallas, TXTo facilitate value-aligned investments by connecting christian-centered entrepreneurs with investors.$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$823,520$38,444$129,298$125,7753$126,417$36,953$41,439
2024$917,964$82,801$1,136,074$1,130,0003$1,131,180$80,199$79,113
2023$1,971,318$81,883$134,877$120,0002$134,795$81,801$97,767
2022$2,021,963$-95,720$61,566$50,0001$52,000$39,421$102,371
2021$2,180,728$31,853$291,799$270,0003$278,963$20,637$115,605
2020$2,440,674$64,322$257,717$250,0002—$59,415$128,981
2019$2,644,143$255,282$232,235$225,0002—$23,271$129,398

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Spreading the Good News of Salvation reported a distributable amount of $41K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Spreading the Good News of Salvation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jean L. Neumann

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth P. Neumann

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 Spreading the Good News of Salvation

How much does Spreading the Good News of Salvation give each year?

Spreading the Good News of Salvation gave $126K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 3 grants.

What is Spreading the Good News of Salvation's typical grant size?

Spreading the Good News of Salvation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $41,925, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Spreading the Good News of Salvation give grants?

Spreading the Good News of Salvation gives mostly in Florida: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Wisconsin (40%).

Does Spreading the Good News of Salvation give general operating support?

Yes: 33% of Spreading the Good News of Salvation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Spreading the Good News of Salvation?

Spreading the Good News of Salvation reported $824K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $126K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $41K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Spreading the Good News of Salvation's EIN?

Spreading the Good News of Salvation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6965300. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 29, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 30, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)

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