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Eleos Foundation

Accepts applications Excelsior, Minnesota · EIN 411682017

Eleos Foundation is a private foundation in Excelsior, Minnesota. In tax year 2024 it gave $61,950 in 34 grants; the typical grant was $600 and the largest $23,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $66,500 the year before.

53% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$66,50030$3,112
2024$61,95034$7,424

How to apply

ContactHarry Evert
430 Lake Virginia Trail, Excelsior, MN 55331
Phone or email(952) 474-4204
What to submitApplicants must submit a statement verifying status as 501(c)(3) if applicable. They must also describe how the funds will be used as it relates to goals.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eleos Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to Florida. It also paid $36,100 in 3 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida4$5,300
Michigan1$3,150
Minnesota5$2,850
New Jersey1$2,750
Texas2$2,500
Arkansas4$2,400
Ohio1$2,100
California2$1,000
New Hampshire1$1,000
Nebraska1$700

Grants paid in 2024

All 34 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bible Society of IsraelSupport for ministries$23,000
Friends of BulgariaSupport for ministries$12,000
Revelation 1211
Clermont, FL
Support for ministries$3,200
Jack van Impe Ministries
Troy, MI
Support for ministries$3,150
Friends of Israel
Bellmawy, NJ
Support for ministries$2,750
Discovering the Jewish Jesus
Dublin, OH
Support for ministries$2,100
Stonebriar Church
Frisco, TX
Support for ministries$2,000
University of JerusalemSupport for ministries$1,100
Havenwood
Bentonville, AR
Support for ministries$1,000
Lifeway Christian School
Centerton, AR
Support for ministries$1,000
Olive Tree Ministries
Maple Grove, MN
Support for ministries$1,000
Peace for the Persecuted
Mildord, NH
Support for ministries$1,000
Teen Missions
Merritt Island, FL
Support for ministries$1,000
Terebinth Refuge
Waite Park, MN
Support for ministries$1,000
Onehope
Pampano Beach, FL
Support for ministries$800
Boys Town
Boys Town, NE
Support for ministries$700
Sound of Freedom
Murrieta, CA
Support for ministries$600
Union Gospel Mission
St Paul, MN
Support for ministries$600
Pathway to Victory
Dallas, TX
Support for ministries$500
St Joseph Indian School
Chamberlain, SD
Support for ministries$500
Chosen People
New Your, NY
Support for ministries$400
Jews for Jesus
San Francisco, CA
Support for ministries$400
Billy Graham Evanglistic Association
Charlotte, NC
Support for ministries$300
Zion's Hope
Clermont, FL
Support for ministries$300
Essential Closet (1ST Baptist Rogers)
Rogers, AR
Support for ministries$200
Heifer International
Little Rock, AR
Support for ministries$200
Holocaust Museum
Merrifield, VA
Support for ministries$200
Slavic Gospel Association
Loves Park, IL
Support for ministries$200
St Labre Indian School
Ashland, MT
Support for ministries$200
Take Charge
Minnetonka, MN
Support for ministries$200
CBN
Virginia Beach, VA
Support for ministries$100
Jerusalem Prayer Team
Phoenix, AZ
Support for ministries$100
Jewish Voice Ministries International
Phoenix, AZ
Support for ministries$100
River of Life Church
Winstead, MN
Support for ministries$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eleos Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Eleos Foundation give?

$61,950 in tax year 2024, across 34 grants, with a typical grant of $600.

Who runs Eleos Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Diana Evert (President), Harry Evert (Vice President), Sheila Halvorson (Director) and Maria Robles (Director).

What does Eleos Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, international and education.

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