The Ephesians Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's grants fit best where your work is Christian ministry or education, missionary training, or residential care for children and young people, and it has also funded childhood cancer research, irrigation and financial assistance.
- About 8 in 10 of its 22 grants to organisations fall between $6,000 and $500,000, and half were about $34,500 or less, so a modest request in that region is realistic, though its largest grant was about $800,000.
- Its filing shows that 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so it appears relationship-led, and a cold first approach may be less likely to succeed than one that builds on existing contact.
- No geographic focus is stated, so the grants being mainly in Texas should not be read as a rule about who may apply, and the filing gives no application method, timing or eligibility policy, so the approach and timing are not known from the filing.
Overview
The Ephesians Foundation is a US private foundation based in Pecos, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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
The grant record shows support for Christian ministry and education, including apprentice missionary programmes, a Spanish student fund, preaching education, a Christian school, a camp and church activities. It also records substantial support for organisations providing safe Christian homes and residential care for children and young people, including transitional living and home improvements. Other purposes include childhood cancer research, irrigation, financial assistance and community support. Recipients include churches, Bible and preaching institutions, children's homes and ranches, as well as a school, camp and a cancer-research charity. The filings do not state a general eligibility policy or describe a preferred applicant.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Missionary training
- Christian residential care
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 99% 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 22 grants to organisations were about $34,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Ephesians Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Ghana).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $90,500 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Brown Trail School of Preaching · Donation for spanish student fund, apartment project, and other financial assistance.$801,0002025 tax year
- Cherokee Home for Children · To provide other financial support in providing children with safe and nurturing christian homes in a family crisis.$429,5002025 tax year
- Sunset International Bible Institute · To support aim project, which is an apprentice missionary program for college-age young people, and solar player project, which is a solar-powered audio player containing the bible, lessons, and hymns.$171,0002025 tax year
- Sky High for Kids · To support childhood cancer research.$10,0002025 tax year
- Pecos Church of Christ · To provide financial support.$6,0002025 tax year
- Kira's Angel Tree · To provide financial support.$5,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Todd Davis — Director
- Clayton Taylor — Secretary
- Randell Taylor — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $888,449 | $886,060 | $2,941,001 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,005,542 | $1,000,785 | $4,062,510 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,429,391 | $1,422,500 | $4,774,489 | 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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- Pecos, TX
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (970) 685-3412
- Pecos, TX