The Lords Sees Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation works by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is not the right route; a grant writer should look for an introduction through someone who already knows it.
- Its stated themes are churches, missions, humanitarian causes and Christian causes.
- The filing states no geographic focus, though its grants have mainly gone to Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Colorado, North Carolina and the United States.
- About 8 in 10 of its 166 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $49,000, with a median of about $23,000, so a modest request in that range is typical, though its largest grant was about $380,000.
- Around 65% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, and it directs support to causes that come to its attention as funds become available, so a warm, well-timed introduction matters more than a fixed deadline.
Overview
The Lords Sees Foundation is a US private foundation based in Tulsa, OK.
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 foundation’s mission is to prioritise and bless the work and expansion of God’s kingdom on earth. It says its heart is to bless churches, missions and other humanitarian and Christian causes, and aims to help 501(c)(3) organisations continue their work blessing others in need. It also seeks to bless servants of God’s kingdom whose circumstances may leave them feeling rejected or abandoned. Support is distributed to organisations as funds become available, for causes and needs that come to the foundation’s attention. The foundation describes a board that includes pastors, leaders and business people, whose members serve anonymously.
Themes
- Churches
- Missions
- Humanitarian causes
- Christian causes
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Colorado, North Carolina and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 65% 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 166 grants to organisations were about $23,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Support is directed to causes and needs that come to the foundation’s attention as funds become available.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 18%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 13%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 65% of grant dollars went to organisations The Lords Sees Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 58 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Global Equip · Program support$88,1302024 tax year
- Compassion International · Program support$50,0002024 tax year
- Eden Village of Tulsa · Program support$50,0002024 tax year
- 5 Star Global Ministry · Program support$45,0002024 tax year
- Watts of Love · Program support$35,0002024 tax year
- Win Life · Program support$35,0002024 tax year
- Harvesters Reaching the Nations · Program support$30,5002024 tax year
- Modern Day Missions · Program support$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Scott Eudey — Assistant Secretary
- Bernie Morris — Assistant Treasurer
- Chris Buskirk — Secretary
- Lee D Rettedal — Treasurer
- Richard A Manganaro — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,848,024 | $1,702,890 | $25,553,913 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,852,052 | $1,708,229 | $26,622,827 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,994,955 | $1,323,092 | $76,613,400 | Filing 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- admin@thelordsees.org
- Tulsa, OK
- thelordsees.org
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Contact
- admin@thelordsees.org
- Tulsa, OK
- thelordsees.org