The Christ Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 23-7121546 · since 1971thechristfdn.org·Ohio·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$4.4M
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$2,000 to $50,000
Grant range
From grants in the 990-PF filings
$10,000
Typical grant (median)
189 grants in the latest filing
Open to applications
Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • The Christ Foundation funds community development, education, and health and human services, with Ohio stated as its geographic priority, so nonprofits working in these themes and that area are the best fit.
  • Most grants are modest: about eight in ten of its 402 grants fall between $2,000 and $50,000, and the median grant is $10,000, so pitching a request in that range is realistic, though the largest grant recorded was $500,000.
  • Applications are only accepted within three fixed windows each year—15 February to 31 March, 15 May to 30 June, and 15 August to 30 September—so plan your submission to land inside one of these periods.
  • With 63% of grant dollars in its latest filing going to organisations it had also funded before, the foundation looks relationship-led, so first-time applicants should expect a competitive process and a strong, well-evidenced proposal.
  • Applicants must be 501(c)(3) public charities holding an IRS tax-exempt determination letter, and the foundation does not fund lobbying or political action groups, labor unions, individuals, endowment-building campaigns, fraternal organizations, building funds, capital improvements, grant-making foundations, unanticipated short-term deficits, annual fund drives or fund-raising events, or travel, transportation or lodging expenses for individuals or groups.

Overview

The Christ Foundation is a US private foundation based in Hartville, OH.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Christ Foundation funds projects and programmes related to community development, education, health and human services. It provides funding to organisations that restore individuals, strengthen families and sustain communities, with competitive grants supporting impactful programmes that create sustainable solutions for people who cannot help themselves. It expects proposals to address basic community needs, sustain significant and long-term impact, and set well-defined objectives and measurable outcomes that improve quality of life in the local community. It favours financial commitments from other organisations and plans for long-term sustainability that do not rely on recurring support from its competitive grant programme. It describes its coverage as Ohio and surrounding states.

Themes

  • Community development
  • Education
  • Health and human services

Geographic Focus

Priority: Ohio.

What They Don't Fund

  • Lobbying efforts or political action groups
  • Labor unions
  • Individuals
  • Endowment-building campaigns
  • Fraternal organizations
  • Building funds
  • Capital improvements
  • Grant-making foundations
  • Unanticipated short-term deficits
  • Annual fund drives or fund-raising events
  • Requests to defray travel/transportation or lodging expenses for either individuals or groups

How to apply

Eligible applicants are not-for-profit public charities with 501(c)(3) status and an IRS tax-exempt determination letter. They complete the grant application online and submit it with the required attachments through the website’s application platform.

Deadlines:

  • Spring applications: 15 February to 31 March.
  • Summer applications: 15 May to 30 June.
  • Autumn applications: 15 August to 30 September.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 63% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
  • Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 402 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

  • Proposals should address basic community needs.
  • Proposals should demonstrate the ability to achieve and sustain significant and long-term impact.
  • Proposals should have well-defined objectives and measurable outcomes that improve quality of life in the local community.
  • The foundation favours applications with other organisations’ financial commitments and long-term sustainability independent of recurring support.
  • Proposals are assessed against available funds and alignment with the foundation’s mission.
  • The Foundation may contact an applicant for an interview or further information after submission.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Ohio58%
West Virginia14%
Florida5%
Texas4%
New Jersey2%
Wisconsin2%

6 other states: 9%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 4%

  • The largest single recipient received 13% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2024, 63% of grant dollars went to organisations The Christ Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
  • <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

189 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $10,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 189 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k2%
$1k–$2.5k11%
$2.5k–$5k4%
$5k–$10k15%
$10k–$25k38%
$25k–$50k19%
$50k–$100k8%
$100k–$250k3%
$250k–$500k0%
$500k–$1M1%

Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

  • Chestnut Mountain Ranch Foundation · Special project grant
    $500,0002024 tax year
  • chestnut mountain ranch · Salary Grant, Banquet Sponsorship
    $189,9072024 tax year
  • Alliance Family Health Center · General Operations
    $150,0002024 tax year
  • Foster the Family · Salary Grant
    $100,0002024 tax year
  • New Covenant World Missions · Hospital Building Project Grant
    $100,0002024 tax year
  • Broken Chains Ministry · Lydia's house operations
    $100,0002024 tax year
  • Hartville Christian School · General operations, salary grant
    $85,0002024 tax year
  • Serving Area Military · Veteran's fair operations grant, golf outing sponsorship
    $83,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

  • Jerry Webber — Trustee
  • Andrea Kadas — Director of Operations
  • Michael Ogline — Trustee
  • Lewis Yoder — Executive Director
  • Randall Moore — Secretary / Trustee
  • Daniel Moore — Secretary / Trustee
  • Patricia Moore — President / Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$2,557,573$1,886,846$72,392,546Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$4,257,686$2,961,121$66,825,121Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$5,914,664$4,374,128$65,519,122Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Sources

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