Surefire Trust
Private foundation · Fort Myers, FL · EIN 84-3973820 · reported 2023–2025
58grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.0Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 58 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $279K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
830 Deep Lagoon LN
Fort Myers, FL 33919-6109
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Compassion Child Care | Sioux Falls, SD | $123,000 |
| Compassion Child Care | Sioux Falls, SD | $122,500 |
| Pequot Lakes Babtist Church | Minneapolis, MN | $89,050 |
| Compassion Child Care | Sioux Falls, SD | $85,000 |
| Pequot Lakes Babtist Church | Minneapolis, MN | $65,500 |
| Turning Point | Minneapolis, MN | $32,250 |
| St Francis Xavier School | Buffalo, MN | $28,748 |
| Turning Point | Minneapolis, MN | $26,400 |
| Turning Point | Minneapolis, MN | $26,400 |
| St Francis Xavier School | Buffalo, MN | $25,000 |
| St Francis Xavier School | Buffalo, MN | $25,000 |
| Holy Name of Jesus Church | Wayzata, MN | $20,000 |
| Holy Name of Jesus Church | Wayzata, MN | $20,000 |
| Holy Name of Jesus Church | Wayzata, MN | $20,000 |
| Gospel Baptist Church | Minneapolis, MN | $15,200 |
| Pequot Lakes Babtist Church | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 |
| Gospel Baptist Church | Minneapolis, MN | $11,500 |
| Gospel Baptist Church | Minneapolis, MN | $10,350 |
| 2ND Chance Youth Ranch | Ramsey, MN | $10,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| St Christopher | Nisswa, MN | $10,000 |
| Viterbo University | LA Crosse, WI | $10,000 |
| 2ND Chance Youth Ranch | Ramsey, MN | $10,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| St Christopher | Nisswa, MN | $10,000 |
| Viterbo University | LA Crosse, WI | $10,000 |
| 2ND Chance Youth Ranch | Ramsey, MN | $10,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| St Christopher | Nisswa, MN | $10,000 |
| Viterbo University | LA Crosse, WI | $10,000 |
| For the Love of 4 Paws | Medina, MN | $6,000 |
| For the Love of 4 Paws | Medina, MN | $6,000 |
| Lakes Area Food Shelf | Pequot Lakes, MN | $5,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $5,000 |
| Salem Lutheran Church | Loretto, MN | $5,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $5,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $5,000 |
| Animal Humane Society | Golden Valley, MN | $5,000 |
| For the Love of 4 Paws | Medina, MN | $5,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $5,000 |
| Salem Lutheran Church | Loretto, MN | $5,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $5,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $5,000 |
| Ideal Fire Department | Pequot Lakes, MN | $5,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $5,000 |
| Salem Lutheran Church | Loretto, MN | $5,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $5,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $5,000 |
| Craig Hospital Foundation | Englewood, CO | $5,000 |
| Animal Humane Society | Golden Valley, MN | $4,000 |
| Animal Humane Society | Golden Valley, MN | $4,000 |
| Rising Hope Foundation | Solway, MN | $1,500 |
| Preborn | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 |
| Preborn | Minneapolis, MN | $500 |
| Preborn | Minneapolis, MN | $500 |
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