True Christianity Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Elmira, NY EIN: 26-0256973

True Christianity Inc is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Elmira, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $67K in total assets.

True Christianity Inc at a glance

Total assets
$66,532
-6.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$9,000
-21.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$13,450
-10.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who True Christianity Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

ElmiraFreeville

How True Christianity Inc gives

  • Giving fell 83% from 2021 to 2024. 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$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $160K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
His United Body Community Church Elmira, NYDonation of Van for Transportation Uses$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$66,532$9,000$13,450———$4,270
2024$70,982$11,500$15,041$2,5001—$4,554
2023$74,538$10,480$28,169$15,0001—$5,143
2022$92,944$3,463$29,736$15,0001—$5,894
2021$123,119$7,242$21,432$15,0001$4,696$2,745
2020$138,373$33,135$168,062$159,8882$30,420$5,467
2019$272,976$14,886$41,209$34,0001$8,510$9,509

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, True Christianity Inc reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

True Christianity Inc is led by Corey Cooke, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Corey Cooke

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Hope Vandegrift

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Sebura

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Michael Schooley Officer (2022–2024) — President
  • Former: Marc Prutsman (2023–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Jacob Barnes (2022) — President
  • Former: Michael Barton (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Cynthia Manning Officer (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Jake Barnes (2021) — President
  • Former: Cynthia Manning (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Debra Sebura (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Shawnie Brown (2019) — President

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 True Christianity Inc

How large is True Christianity Inc?

True Christianity Inc reported $67K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $9K.

What is True Christianity Inc?

True Christianity Inc is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Elmira, NY. It holds $67K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does True Christianity Inc operate?

True Christianity Inc has awarded grants in New York.

How much is True Christianity Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, True Christianity Inc reported a distributable amount of $4K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is True Christianity Inc's EIN?

True Christianity Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0256973. 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 March 4, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). True Christianity Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/true-christianity-inc-morg_c5fc83b2fbf9482da664fa299ce3698e

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