United Christian Faith Ministries

Private foundation · Grantmaker Church Hill, TN EIN: 45-2012227

United Christian Faith Ministries is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Church Hill, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it made $26K in qualifying distributions.

United Christian Faith Ministries at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$26,386
+14.5% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$26,386
+14.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$26,386
+14.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who United Christian Faith Ministries funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Church Hill

How United Christian Faith Ministries gives

  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$5K$10K$15K$20KTotal only2019 Total only2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $18K (2021). In 2022 it reported $10K 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

RecipientPurposeAmount
175 Individuals and Church Hill, TNEmergency Need$18,423
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025—$26,386$26,386——$26,386$86
2024—$23,037$23,037——$23,037$86
2023—$20,597$20,680——$20,680$5
2022—$22,317$22,229$10,386Total only$44,458—
2021—$28,641$28,641$18,4231$28,641—
2020—$21,808$22,411$13,815Total only——
2019$1,708$22,863$21,155$12,216Total only——

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, United Christian Faith Ministries reported a distributable amount of $86 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

United Christian Faith Ministries is led by Oscar G. Lovell, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Oscar G. Lovell

    President

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ernest Orman

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/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 United Christian Faith Ministries

What is United Christian Faith Ministries?

United Christian Faith Ministries is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Church Hill, TN.

Where does United Christian Faith Ministries operate?

United Christian Faith Ministries has awarded grants in Tennessee.

How much is United Christian Faith Ministries required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, United Christian Faith Ministries reported a distributable amount of $86 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is United Christian Faith Ministries's EIN?

United Christian Faith Ministries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2012227. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 3, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 13, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 20, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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