Good News Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 83-0409795
Foundation Overview
Based in Kerrville, TX, Good News Foundation has awarded 166 grants totaling $102,970 to organizations in District of Columbia, Georgia and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $300 to $2,195, with a median award of $500.
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
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New Applicant Friendliness
2 of 28 recipients (7%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
Grants are geographically diversified with 23% in Michigan and funding distributed across 12 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Michigan, funding concentrates in Ann Arbor (26%), St Johns (26%), Zeeland (18%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 39% decrease over 3 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Dual focus on general purposes (75%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Good News Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation Church | $500 | Matthews, NC, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | $500 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| In Touch Ministries | $500 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Love Isrealorg | $400 | Merritt Island, FL, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Missionary Aviation Fellowship | $400 | Nampa, ID, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| New Life Church | $400 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Northpointe Church | $500 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Officers Christian Fellowship | $500 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Pathway To Victory | $500 | Dallas, TX, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Pilgrim United Methodist Church | $400 | St Johns, MI, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Samaritans Purse | $1,500 | Boone, NC, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| That The World May Know | $400 | Zeeland, MI, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Voices Of Martyrs | $500 | Bartlesville, OK, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Calvary Temple Church | $400 | Kerrville, TX, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Elevation Church | $500 | Matthews, NC, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | $500 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| In Touch Ministries | $500 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Love Isrealorg | $400 | Merritt Island, FL, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Missionary Aviation Fellowship | $400 | Nampa, ID, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| New Life Church | $400 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Northpointe Church | $500 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Officers Christian Fellowship | $500 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Pathway To Victory | $500 | Dallas, TX, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Pilgrim United Methodist Church | $400 | St Johns, MI, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Samaritans Purse | $1,500 | Boone, NC, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| That The World May Know | $400 | Zeeland, MI, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Voices Of Martyrs | $500 | Bartlesville, OK, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Calvary Temple Church | $400 | Kerrville, TX, US | General Purposes | 2024 |
| Elevation Church | $500 | Matthews, NC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Family Research Council | $500 | Washingon, DC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | $500 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| In Touch Ministries | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Love Isrealorg | $400 | Merritt Island, FL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Missionary Aviation Fellowship | $400 | Nampa, ID, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| New Life Church | $400 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Northpointe Church | $800 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Officers Christian Fellowship | $1,000 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Pathway To Victory | $1,000 | Dallas, TX, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Pilgrim United Methodist Church | $800 | St Johns, MI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Reliant Mission-weber | $900 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Reliant Mission-seely | $300 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Samaritans Purse | $1,800 | Boone, NC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| That The World May Know | $400 | Zeeland, MI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| The Navigators | $600 | Alert, MN, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| University Reformed Church | $500 | East Lansing, MI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Voices Of Martyrs | $800 | Bartlesville, OK, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Elevation Church | $500 | Matthews, NC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Family Research Council | $500 | Washingon, DC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | $500 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| In Touch Ministries | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Love Isrealorg | $400 | Merritt Island, FL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Missionary Aviation Fellowship | $400 | Nampa, ID, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| New Life Church | $400 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Northpointe Church | $800 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Officers Christian Fellowship | $1,000 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Pathway To Victory | $1,000 | Dallas, TX, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Pilgrim United Methodist Church | $800 | St Johns, MI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Reliant Mission-weber | $900 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Reliant Mission-seely | $300 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Samaritans Purse | $1,800 | Boone, NC, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| That The World May Know | $400 | Zeeland, MI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| The Navigators | $600 | Alert, MN, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| University Reformed Church | $500 | East Lansing, MI, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Voices Of Martyrs | $800 | Bartlesville, OK, US | General Purposes | 2023 |
| Family Research Council | $500 | Washingon, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| In Touch Ministries | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Missionary Aviation Fellowship | $400 | Nampa, ID, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| New Life Church | $400 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Northpointe Church | $800 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Officers Christian Fellowship | $1,000 | Englewood, CA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Pathway To Victory | $1,000 | Dallas, TX, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Pilgrim United Methodist Church | $500 | St Johns, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Reliant Mission | $900 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Samaritans Purse | $1,760 | Boone, NC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| The Navigators | $600 | Alert, MN, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Voices Of Martyrs | $800 | Bartlesville, OK, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Love Isrealorg | $1,000 | Merritt Island, FL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| That The World May Know | $400 | Zeeland, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| University Reformed Church | $500 | East Lansing, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | $500 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Reliant Mission | $300 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Elevation Church | $500 | Matthews, NC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Family Research Council | $500 | Washingon, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| In Touch Ministries | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Missionary Aviation Fellowship | $400 | Nampa, ID, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| New Life Church | $400 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Northpointe Church | $800 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Officers Christian Fellowship | $1,000 | Englewood, CA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Pathway To Victory | $1,000 | Dallas, TX, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Pilgrim United Methodist Church | $500 | St Johns, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Reliant Mission | $900 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Samaritans Purse | $1,760 | Boone, NC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| The Navigators | $600 | Alert, MN, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Voices Of Martyrs | $800 | Bartlesville, OK, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Love Isrealorg | $1,000 | Merritt Island, FL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| That The World May Know | $400 | Zeeland, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| University Reformed Church | $500 | East Lansing, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | $500 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Reliant Mission | $300 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Elevation Church | $500 | Matthews, NC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Family Research Council | $500 | Washingon, DC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| In Touch Ministries | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Missionary Aviation Fellowship | $400 | Nampa, ID, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| New Life Church | $400 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Northpointe Church | $800 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Officers Christian Fellowship | $1,000 | Englewood, CA, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Pathway To Victory | $1,000 | Dallas, TX, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Pilgrim United Methodist Church | $500 | St Johns, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Reliant Mission | $900 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Samaritans Purse | $1,760 | Boone, NC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| The Navigators | $600 | Alert, MN, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Voices Of Martyrs | $800 | Bartlesville, OK, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Love Isrealorg | $1,000 | Merritt Island, FL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| That The World May Know | $400 | Zeeland, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| University Reformed Church | $500 | East Lansing, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | $500 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Reliant Mission | $300 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| Elevation Church | $500 | Matthews, NC, US | General Purposes | 2022 |
| In Touch Ministries | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Officers Christian Fellowship | $1,000 | Englewood, CA, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| The Navigators | $600 | Alert, MN, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Missionary Aviation Fellowship | $400 | Nampa, ID, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Voices Of Martyrs | $800 | Bartlesville, OK, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Reliant Mission | $1,200 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Pathway To Victory | $1,000 | Dallas, TX, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| New Life Church | $400 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Samaritans Purse | $2,195 | Boone, NC, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Pilgrim United Methodist Church | $500 | St Johns, MI, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Northpointe Church | $500 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Ahavat Ammi Ministries | $500 | Fort Worth, TX, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Abraham Ministries | $500 | Merritt Island, FL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Jail To Job Program | $300 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Family Research Council | $500 | Washingon, DC, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Samaritans Purse | $800 | Fort Worth, TX, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| In Touch Ministries | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Officers Christian Fellowship | $1,000 | Englewood, CA, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| The Navigators | $600 | Alert, MN, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Missionary Aviation Fellowship | $400 | Nampa, ID, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Voices Of Martyrs | $800 | Bartlesville, OK, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Reliant Mission | $1,200 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Pathway To Victory | $1,000 | Dallas, TX, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| New Life Church | $400 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Samaritans Purse | $2,195 | Boone, NC, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Pilgrim United Methodist Church | $500 | St Johns, MI, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Northpointe Church | $500 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Ahavat Ammi Ministries | $500 | Fort Worth, TX, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Abraham Ministries | $500 | Merritt Island, FL, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Jail To Job Program | $300 | Cedar Park, TX, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Family Research Council | $500 | Washingon, DC, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Samaritans Purse | $800 | Fort Worth, TX, US | General Purposes | 2021 |
| Intouch Ministries | $0 | Atlanta, GA, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Officers Christian Fellowship | $0 | Englewood, CO, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Navigators | $0 | Albert Lee, MN, US | Religous | 2020 |
| Voice Of The Martyrs | $0 | Bartlesville, OK, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Missionary Aviation Fellowship | $0 | Nampa, ID, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Reliant Mission | $0 | Orlando, FL, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Pathway To Victory | $0 | Dallas, TX, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Jesus Onliine Ministries | $0 | Higley, AZ, US | Religious | 2020 |
| New Life Church | $0 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Samaritans Purse | $0 | Boone, NC, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Pilgrim United Methodist Church | $0 | St Johns, MI, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Northpointe Church | $0 | Cedar Park, TX, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Ahavat Ammi Ministries | $0 | Fort Worth, TX, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Love Israel | $0 | Merritt Island, FL, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Jail To Jobs Program | $0 | Cedar Park, TX, US | Religious | 2020 |
| Messianic Bibles For Israel | $0 | Pueblo, CO, US | Religious | 2020 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Good News Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 83-0409795 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 310 TWIN SPRINGS RD N Kerrville, TX 78028-8603 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Good News Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Jack R Lousma |
|---|---|
| Vice President/secretary | Gralia K Lousma |
| Vice President | Joseph L Lousma |
Forms 990-PF
IRS Form 990-PF filings provide comprehensive financial information, grant details, and operational data. These documents are essential resources for understanding foundation capacity, giving patterns, and strategic priorities.
Form 990-PF Research Tips
- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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