Open Foundations · Mississippi

Kenosis Foundation

Taylor, Mississippi · EIN 640892836. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $612K across 32 grants in 2025, a median of $7K each.

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$612K
paid in 2025
32
grants paid
$7K
median grant
17%
to first-time recipients
$4.0M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
SEAN B CAROTHERS
Address
PO BOX 189, TAYLOR, MS, 38673
Phone
6624732525
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE A DETAILED STATEMENT OF NEED, INCLUDING: *CONTACT INFORMATION *PURPOSE OF GRANT *AMOUNT REQUESTED *BENEFIT TO COMMUNITY
Submission deadline
GRANT LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Restrictions on awards
INDIVIDUAL GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE NOT APPLICABLE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202642019349100524. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 32 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1World VisionWA$137,000OPERATIONS
2Samaritans PurseNC$81,000OPERATIONS
3Fellowship of Christian AthletesMS$69,400OPERATIONS
4Here's Life AfricaTX$60,000OPERATIONS
5Compassion InternationalCO$40,000OPERATIONS
6Home of GraceMS$40,000OPERATIONS
7The Harvest Center of CharlotteNC$21,600OPERATIONS
8Compassion MinistriesTN$20,900OPERATIONS
9Operation MobilizationGA$12,500OPERATIONS
10But God MinistriesMS$12,000OPERATIONS
11Faith Comes by HearingNM$12,000OPERATIONS
12Prison Fellowship InternationalDC$11,000OPERATIONS
13Christian Aid MissionVA$10,000OPERATIONS
14Doors of HopeTN$9,150OPERATIONS
15Kindess FarmsOR$9,000OPERATIONS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202017$336K
202119$276K
202220$369K
202321$289K
202425$375K
2025 (partial year)32$612K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Mississippi31%
Tennessee13%
North Carolina6%
Colorado6%
District of Columbia6%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Sean B CarothersCHAIR · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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