Desiring God Ministries
AS A CHRISTIAN HEDONISM PUBLISHING PLATFORM, PERSUADED BY THE INDISPENSABLE BIBLICAL REALITY THAT GOD IS MOST GLORIFIED IN US WHEN WE ARE MOST SATISFIED IN HIM, WE EXIST - TO MOVE PEOPLE TO LIVE FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, - BY HELPING THEM BE SATISFIED IN GOD ABOVE ALL ELSE, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR SUFFERING, - BY COMMUNICATING THE TRUTH, AND BEAUTY, AND WORTH OF ALL GOD IS FOR US IN CHRIST, - GROUNDED IN, GOVERNED BY, AND SATURATED WITH THE INFALLIBLE CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$7.5M
-6.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$98K
-9.9% YoY
Grant Count
2
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$49K
-9.9% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $7,476,383 | $7,995,306 | $8,654,171 |
| Revenue | $10,100,583 | $9,590,464 | $9,657,693 |
| Expenses | $10,577,178 | $10,757,798 | $9,169,146 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $251,477 | $152,617 | $131,104 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT ANDERSON | PAST PRESIDENT, CEO (THRU 4/2024) | 45 | $250,755 |
| MARSHALL SEGAL | PRESIDENT, CEO (PROMOTED 4/2024) | 45 | $144,068 |
| JON BLOOM | TEACHER, DIRECTOR | 45 | $178,569 |
| JOHN PIPER | SENIOR TEACHER, DIRECTOR | 45 | $87,595 |
| SAM CRABTREE | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| PAUL RASPLICKA | DIRECTOR, CHAIR | 1 | — |
| JIM WARREN | DIRECTOR, FORMER CHAIR | 1 | — |
| ANDRE YEE | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JOSH ETTER | PAST COO | 45 | $223,800 |
| SAM MACRANE | DONOR OFFICER | 45 | $188,816 |
| MATTHEW TAYLOR | CREATIVE DIRECTOR | 45 | $217,519 |
| JOHN KNIGHT | DONOR OFFICER | 45 | $187,691 |
| TONY REINKE | SENIOR TEACHER | 45 | $179,827 |
| PETER HEDSTROM | DONOR OFFICER | 45 | $169,319 |
| JOSEPH OSBORN | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 45 | $206,049 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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