Messiah Lutheran Church

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Cleveland, OH EIN 34-0789745

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$4.2M

Foundation funders

8

Grants recorded

36

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Messiah Lutheran Church?

Messiah Lutheran Church is funded by 8 grantmakers, led by Pierstorf Memorial Fund Ta ($3.8M), The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ($92K), Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($70K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.2M in grants to Messiah Lutheran Church between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Pierstorf Memorial Fund Ta$3,823,35062020–2025
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$91,60052020–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$70,00072020
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$67,26822022–2023
Georgine E Bates Memorial Fund Inc$57,61562020–2025
Community West Foundation$52,96632020–2022
National Philanthropic Trust$10,00012022
Richard Rex Ponn Trust Fund$6,10062020–2025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K12 grants2020 5 grants2021 7 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $599K (2023) to $783K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $705K.

What grants has Messiah Lutheran Church received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Pierstorf Memorial Fund TaGENERAL OPERATING$696,859
2025Georgine E Bates Memorial Fund IncGENERAL$7,615
2025Richard Rex Ponn Trust FundRELIGIOUS$700
2024Pierstorf Memorial Fund TaGENERAL OPERATING$753,123
2024The Greater Cincinnati FoundationPROGRAMATIC SUPPORT$19,000
2024Georgine E Bates Memorial Fund IncReligious$10,000
2024Richard Rex Ponn Trust FundRELIGIOUS$1,200
2023Pierstorf Memorial Fund TaGENERAL OPERATING$528,408
2023The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$40,768
2023The Greater Cincinnati FoundationPROGRAMATIC SUPPORT$19,000
2023Georgine E Bates Memorial Fund IncRELIGIOUS$10,000
2023Richard Rex Ponn Trust FundRELIGIOUS$600
2022Pierstorf Memorial Fund TaGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$679,031
2022The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$26,500
2022The Greater Cincinnati FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$16,000
2022Georgine E Bates Memorial Fund IncRELIGIOUS$10,000
2022Community West FoundationDONOR ADVISED GRANTS$10,000
2022National Philanthropic TrustRELIGION$10,000
2022Richard Rex Ponn Trust FundRELIGIOUS$800
2021Pierstorf Memorial Fund TaGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$587,090
2021Community West FoundationSEE PART IV$24,216
2021The Greater Cincinnati FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$21,000
2021Georgine E Bates Memorial Fund IncRELIGIOUS$10,000
2021Richard Rex Ponn Trust FundRELIGIOUS$1,500
2020Pierstorf Memorial Fund TaPURPOSE FOR WHICH DONEE IS$578,839
2020Community West Foundation—$18,750
2020The Greater Cincinnati FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$16,600
2020Georgine E Bates Memorial Fund IncRELIGIOUS$10,000
2020Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2020Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$10,000

Showing 30 most recent of 36 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Messiah Lutheran Church?

Messiah Lutheran Church is funded by 8 grantmakers, led by Pierstorf Memorial Fund Ta ($3.8M), The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ($92K), Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($70K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.2M in grants to Messiah Lutheran Church between 2020–2025.

Who is Messiah Lutheran Church's largest funder?

Pierstorf Memorial Fund Ta is the largest recorded funder of Messiah Lutheran Church, with $3.8M across 6 grants (2020–2025).

How much grant funding has Messiah Lutheran Church received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.2M in grants to Messiah Lutheran Church across 36 grants from 8 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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