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Counsellor Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Davis, California · EIN 770154542

Counsellor Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Davis, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $151,676 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $170,193 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$188,67318$1.9 million
2024$170,19317$1.9 million
2025$151,67617$0

How to apply

Counsellor Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Counsellor Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona3$28,000
Virginia1$20,000
California2$15,000
District of Columbia1$15,000
Florida1$15,000
Texas2$13,000
New York1$10,000
Colorado2$8,676
Georgia1$8,000
Illinois1$7,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
VA
religious outreach$20,000
American center for law and justice
Washington DC, DC
Preserving the Rights of Persecuted Christians$15,000
Jesus Film Project
Orlando, FL
Religious Outreach$15,000
Alliance Defending Freedom
scottsdale, AZ
religious outreach$15,000
Individual
CA
outreach$10,000
Jesus Online Ministries
Higley, AZ
Religious Outreach$10,000
ukranium National Womens League of
New York, NY
Support for the Ukraine$10,000
Individual
TX
outreach$10,000
Elam Ministries Inc
Alpharetta, GA
outreach$8,000
Serve India Ministries
Charleston, IL
outreach$7,000
the voice of the Martyrs
Bartlesville, OK
outreach$7,000
Compassion International
colorado Springs, CO
outreach$5,676
Union Gospel Mission
Sacramento, CA
outreach$5,000
Team Expansion
Louisville, KY
Religious Outreach$5,000
The Net Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
religious outreach$3,000
focus on the family
Colorado Springs, CO
research$3,000
indopartners
Gilbert, AZ
outreach$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Counsellor Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Counsellor Foundation Inc give?

$151,676 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Counsellor Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Mary McDonald (President) and Katherine Kelly (Secretary).

What does Counsellor Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and international.

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