Gospel Growth Fund
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, and it gives no public route for seeking consideration, so an organisation that has not been invited should not send an unsolicited application.
- If you are invited, church planting is its largest stated purpose, so work in that area is the closest fit, although no geographic focus is stated and its grants mainly go to Georgia, Delaware, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and the United States.
- About 8 in 10 of its 79 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $55,000, with a median of $15,000, so a request in that band is a sensible size, though its largest grant was about $400,000, so the band is not a ceiling.
- In its latest filing, 38% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, which suggests that earlier support matters.
- Without an invitation there is no public route in, so time may be better spent on funders that accept unsolicited requests.
Overview
Gospel Growth Fund is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across the filings, church planting is the largest stated purpose. Other recorded purposes include operating support, community outreach and ministry to the deaf. Recipients include churches and church-planting mission organisations, alongside other charitable organisations; grants also supported outreach, church buildings and ministry activities. The recorded grants span many states, with the largest dollar shares going to Georgia, Delaware and North Carolina. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted. It gives no further eligibility criteria or public route for an organisation to seek consideration.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Church planting
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Georgia, Delaware, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 38% 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 TY2025 filings, half of its 79 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 13%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 38% of grant dollars went to organisations Gospel Growth Fund had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 20 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Mission to North America · Church planting$399,0002025 tax year
- Urban Promise Wilmington · Operating support$100,0002025 tax year
- Faith Presbyterian Church · Community outreach$55,0002025 tax year
- Kings Cross Community Church · Building purchase$45,0002025 tax year
- City Church Wilmington · Operating support$30,0002025 tax year
- New Springs Presbyterian Church · Church planting$25,0002025 tax year
- Redeemer Longmont Church · Church planting$20,0002025 tax year
- Grace Presbyterian Church · Operating support$20,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- William Stern — Trustee
- Frank Barlow — Treasurer / Trustee
- Rev Jason Sica — Trustee
- Marcia W Scheflen — Vice President / Trustee
- John W Scheflen — President / Trustee
- Janna E Scheflen — Secretary / Trustee
- Darrell Negley — Trustee
- Rev James O Brown JR — Vice President / Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,096,902 | $948,500 | $16,208,511 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $965,551 | $861,000 | $17,339,968 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,006,831 | $850,000 | $19,444,941 | Filing for 2025 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Wilmington, DE