Barnabas Foundation

Barnabas Foundation serves as a Community Foundation for its 200 Christian church and ministry member organizations and provides financial support to Christian Reformed churches, their agencies and many other ministries that further the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. Grants of over 60 million dollars were either distributed or accrued for future distribution to the following types of charitable organizations: 45% supported Christian or secular Educational institutions, 32% supported Christian Missions, Evangelism and Churches, 7% supported Human Service and Relief organizations, 3% supported organizations providing Housing or Shelter, 3% supported Healthcare organizations, 2% supported Environmental organizations and 8% supported other religious or secular charities. Of the 60 million dollars distributed or designated for distribution, 45 million came from donor-advised fund accounts or donor restricted fund accounts, 14 million from donor bequests at death and one-half million from matured life income agreements. Funds received by the Foundation are administered and invested until grants are approved to member church and ministry organizations, as well as to non-member churches and other 501(c)(3) public charities after careful review of their tax exempt status, mission, purpose and practices.

Barnabas Foundation provides education and training for churches to encourage their congregation members to be faithful to God with their finances. The purpose of the education is to help individuals to be wise Stewards of God-given resources so they can experience the peace and joy that comes from living a generous life. In 2017 the Organization provided educational resources and training to over 750 churches and its other member organizations.

Barnabas Foundation serves its Christian member organizations with a comprehensive planned giving program that includes education and training, charitable gift marketing and messaging guidance, charitable gift planning meetings with member supporters, charitable gift annuity issuance and administration, management of charity endowment fund assets and proper charitable gift acceptance and reporting. Through member affiliation with Barnabas Foundation, church and ministry organizations have access to a planned giving program and the expertise required to maintain it at a fraction of the cost it would take to develop on their own. By participating with other church and ministry members and sharing in the costs of the Foundation, the members can dedicate more of their resources toward the fulfillment of their mission.