Life Church

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Emporia, KS EIN 48-0856878

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$1.2M

Foundation funders

58

Grants recorded

89

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Life Church?

Life Church is funded by 58 grantmakers, led by Marion-Polk Food Share Inc ($142K), Mount Horeb Christian School Inc ($134K), Timothy and Barbara Michels Family ($125K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Life Church between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Marion-Polk Food Share Inc$141,89222019–2020
Mount Horeb Christian School Inc$134,01412025
Timothy and Barbara Michels Family$125,00022024–2025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$95,00022023–2024
Kingdom Capital Fund$82,07112022
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation$60,00012019
The Harold C Smith Foundation to$50,00012019
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$34,60022022
Salem Leadership Foundation$31,37532022–2024
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies Inc$30,00022021–2022
The Josetta Fund$30,00022019–2020
Stark Financial Foundation$25,00012025
Randy and Nancy Trachte Family$25,00012024
Brotherhood Mutual Foundation Inc$25,00022022–2023
Esme Foundation$25,00012020
Helping Hands Fund$24,00022024–2025
Wen Family Foundation$22,35062020–2025
New Eagle Foundation$19,50032021–2023
The Signatry Charitable Trust$16,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$15,00032024
The Albertsons Companies Foundation$15,00012020
Think Happy Thoughts Foundation Inc$12,00042020–2024
The Ben and Shania Grubbs Family$12,00012020
Amy's Legacy Foundation$10,00012024
Owen Foundation$10,00012024
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RB and Twyla Sheldahl Foundation Sheldahl$10,00012022
DKS Foundation Inc$10,00012021
National Philanthropic Trust$10,00012020
Love Worth Sharing Evangelistic Ministries Inc$9,00012020
Fieldale Farms Foundation$7,00032021–2023
Servant Foundation$6,00012024
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc$5,52912022
Rosse Family Charitable Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Gerard and Carolyn Martin Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Fisher-Crum Foundation$5,00012023
Niren Christian Foundation$5,00012022
G Andrew Franz Family Foundation$5,00012021
Olson-Kulka Foundation$3,20032020–2022
Craig Family Charitable Trust of April 15 2019 Inc$3,00032020–2023
Anderson Christian Foundation$2,65032021–2023
Montgomery Family Foundation Inc$2,50012025
Jones Family Charities Inc$2,50012023
The Glenn Family Foundation$2,50012021
The Abner and Esther Yoder Charitable$2,16712022
The Ebenezer Acres Foundation$2,00012025
Brothers and Sisters in Christ Foundation$2,00012024
Rino Foundation Inc$2,00022021
Mary Helen Roberts Trust$1,25012020
Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes$1,00012025
Davis Charitable Foundation$1,00012025
The Longview Foundation$1,00012024
Byers Family Foundation$1,00012022
Loved Accepted and Heard Foundation$1,00012021
The Skillman Foundation$25012020
Elizabeth J Scott Family Foundation Inc$25012020
Baird Foundation Inc$25012019
Christian Heritage Foundation Inc$15612020
Tenfold Foundation Inc$15012022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$100K$200K$300K5 grants2019 15 grants2020 14 grants2021 18 grants2022 10 grants2023 18 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $53K (2021) to $259K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $231K.

What grants has Life Church received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Mount Horeb Christian School IncBUILDING$134,014
2025Timothy and Barbara Michels FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2025Stark Financial FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$25,000
2025Helping Hands FundDONATION$12,000
2025Wen Family FoundationReligious$3,500
2025Montgomery Family Foundation IncVARIOUS CHARITABLE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES$2,500
2025The Ebenezer Acres FoundationCHARITABLE$2,000
2025Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E GerdesGENERAL FUND$1,000
2025Davis Charitable FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2024Timothy and Barbara Michels FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75,000
2024Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$65,000
2024Randy and Nancy Trachte FamilyGENERAL OPERATIONS$25,000
2024The Signatry Charitable TrustRELIGIOUS MINISTRY$16,000
2024Helping Hands FundDONATION$12,000
2024Amy's Legacy FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024Owen FoundationSUPPORT CHURCH ACTIVITIES$10,000
2024Servant FoundationRELIGIOUS MINISTRY$6,000
2024Wen Family FoundationReligious$5,500
2024Salem Leadership FoundationPROGRAM FUNDING$5,375
2024Rosse Family Charitable Foundation IncCHARITABLE$5,000
2024Gerard and Carolyn Martin Foundation IncSUPPORT MISSIONIN OAXACA, MX$5,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024Brothers and Sisters in Christ FoundationMISSIONS$2,000
2024The Longview FoundationDONATION$1,000
2024Think Happy Thoughts Foundation IncDonation to a domesticallyregistered charitable organization.$1,000
2023Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
2023New Eagle FoundationCOMMUNITY$17,500
2023Brotherhood Mutual Foundation IncKingdom Advancing Grant$12,500

Showing 30 most recent of 89 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Life Church?

Life Church is funded by 58 grantmakers, led by Marion-Polk Food Share Inc ($142K), Mount Horeb Christian School Inc ($134K), Timothy and Barbara Michels Family ($125K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Life Church between 2019–2025.

Who is Life Church's largest funder?

Marion-Polk Food Share Inc is the largest recorded funder of Life Church, with $142K across 2 grants (2019–2020).

How much grant funding has Life Church received?

IRS 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Life Church across 89 grants from 58 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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