Witness to Win Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Witness to Win Foundation suits US-headquartered organisations whose work spreads the gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism, missions, or training for gospel work and Christian religious education, and it expects applicants to adhere to Christian, moral and conservative standards of belief and conduct.
- It will not fund deficit financing or debt retirement, education below college, local churches, operating expenses, initial funds or total project costs, or individuals, and it excludes projects led by someone directly or indirectly related to board members, so a request for general running costs or a church building would not fit.
- Across the filings, half of its grants to organisations were $175,000 or less, and its grant range runs up to $1,000,000, so a modest, specific project request is a sensible starting point; the foundation prefers to share costs, so applicants should plan to raise about 40% from other donors and show how they will cover the balance.
- Begin with a Letter of Inquiry, since an official application cannot be submitted without one, and aim to have applications received by the end of February or August for consideration at the April or October board meetings.
- Repeat funding is significant, with 57% of its grant dollars to organisations in the filing going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so an approach that shows measured, cost-efficient results and builds a lasting relationship is worth making.
Overview
Witness to Win Foundation is a US private foundation based in Edmond, OK.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation encourages and supports charitable 501(c)(3) organisations whose primary purpose includes sharing and spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. It describes its work through evangelism, missions and education: partners share the gospel directly, send people to share it and minister to others, or train people for vocations involving gospel work and teaching God’s Word. It supports Christian religious education and qualified Christian ministries. Applicant organisations must be headquartered in the United States and adhere to Christian, moral and conservative standards of belief and conduct. Its partners are 100% intentional about proclaiming the gospel, whether by training people or sending them into their neighbourhoods and around the globe.
Themes
- Evangelism
- Christian missions
- Christian religious education
Geographic Focus
United States.
What They Don't Fund
- Grants for deficit financing and debt retirement (note: if a construction contract has been executed prior to the time an application is to be considered by the foundation, it will be treated as a request for deficit financing)
- Education below college
- Local churches
- Operating expenses
- Initial funds or total project costs
- Individuals, programs or projects led by an individual who is directly or indirectly related to members of the board
How to apply
Organisations first submit a Letter of Inquiry. After review, the team provides further advice; a Letter of Inquiry is required before an official application can be submitted.
Deadlines: Applications may be submitted throughout the year, but must be received by the end of February or August for consideration at the April or October board meetings.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 57% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 12 grants to organisations were $175,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applicants should demonstrate competent management and a history of effective, cost-efficient results; overhead expenses are considered.
- Applicants should demonstrate the ability and willingness to measure and report results.
- The foundation prefers to share project costs with other donors; applicants should raise approximately 40% from other donors and plan how to raise the balance.
- It favours challenge or conditional grants that encourage applicants to enlist support from other donors.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 42% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 57% of grant dollars went to organisations Witness to Win Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- International Mission Board · General purpose$312,5002025 tax year
- Palau · General purpose$250,0002025 tax year
- Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association · General purpose$45,0002025 tax year
- HowToLife Movement · General purpose$25,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Julie Stanley — Secretary
- Kevin Ezell — Vice Chairman
- John Mathena — President
- W David Mathena — Director
- Teresa Powell — Director
- Dr Gary Mathena — Director
- Melissa A Phillips — Director
- Robert Kellogg — Chairman
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,459,314 | $1,030,000 | $28,987,410 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $536,392 | $1,412,500 | $35,045,252 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,175,812 | $632,500 | $43,252,404 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Witness to Win Foundation?
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Contact
- (405) 285-2878
- admin@witness2win.org
- ADMIN@WITNESS2WIN.ORG
- Edmond, OK
- witness2win.org
Applying to Witness to Win Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (405) 285-2878
- admin@witness2win.org
- ADMIN@WITNESS2WIN.ORG
- Edmond, OK
- witness2win.org