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IMG and MissionSafe have announced the 2025 Leave Your Mark Grant recipients—six inspiring individuals and organizations recognized for their outstanding global mission work.
This year’s winners include MissionSafe partners and applicants serving in Ethiopia, Kenya, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and communities across the United States. Their projects advance education, clean water access, disaster recovery, and discipleship, reflecting the heart of MissionSafe’s mission to turn compassion into action and faith into lasting global impact.
The Leave Your Mark Grant, presented annually by IMG and MissionSafe, celebrates mission-driven individuals and organizations making a lasting global impact.
Each year, we invite applicants to share their stories through a short essay or video—highlighting their goals, the communities they serve, and the change they hope to create. Selected winners receive funding to support their mission trips and outreach projects, turning vision into action.
Beyond financial assistance, recipients gain national recognition through MissionSafe and IMG, inspiring others to step forward and leave their mark on the world.
This year, we’re especially honored to highlight several MissionSafe partners and applicants whose work demonstrates the power of faith in action, from disaster recovery and discipleship programs to education and clean water initiatives across the globe.
These remarkable winners embody the spirit of service, compassion, and connection that defines the Leave Your Mark mission.
Learn more about the Leave Your Mark Grant and this year's winners here!
Serving with Adventures in Missions, Savanna embodies hands-on discipleship through rebuilding homes in disaster-stricken North Carolina, serving the homeless in New Hampshire, and supporting women’s ministries in Maine.
Her 2025 Leave Your Mark Grant will help her continue and expand this life-changing work both in the U.S. and abroad.
Reginald’s early encounters with missionaries in Haiti inspired his lifelong commitment to service. Since 2019, he has served with Mission of Hope in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
With his grant, Reginald will expand water filter installations in underserved communities and support his woodworking ministry that mentors young men through discipleship.
Follow Reginald's work in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
A dedicated staff member with Adventures in Missions, Amanda mentors new mission leaders who guide youth trips around the world. She’s passionate about multiplying Kingdom impact far beyond what she could do alone.
Amanda plans to use her Leave Your Mark Grant to serve in North Carolina, helping restore homes devastated by Hurricane Helene.
Working to expand education and child sponsorship programs in Ethiopia, HMCHA provides hope and opportunity to children and families across the region.
This year’s Leave Your Mark grant will fund training for mothers and teachers, as well as provide solar lights, books, and bookcases for one or two local schools.
See how HMCHA is making an impact
Serving long-term in Mombasa, Kenya, Megan and her husband lead a multifaceted ministry focused on evangelism, church planting, and community development. Together they oversee more than 100 local churches, teach at a Bible school, and manage New Dawn Africa, a home and sponsorship program for orphaned and neglected girls. Their outreach also includes well-digging projects, feeding programs, and Muslim-community evangelism.
The Leave Your Mark Grant will help sustain and expand their efforts to equip believers and bring hope to communities across Kenya.
Learn more about Megan's Ministry
A civil engineer, veteran, and faith-driven leader, Joe Charles and his wife recently completed the Ember Bridge Project in the jungles of Panama—providing safe passage for children, families, and healthcare workers long endangered by flood-prone rivers. The bridge now stands as a symbol of hope and community resilience. With his Leave Your Mark Grant, Joe will help close the financial gap from that project and begin construction on a second bridge in a nearby village still facing the same life-threatening conditions.
Learn more about the Ember Bridge Project & Help Fund the Next Bridge
Each of these winners reminds us that small acts of compassion can create ripples of transformation across communities and continents. Through the Leave Your Mark Grant, MissionSafe and IMG are proud to support these stories of faith, courage, and care in action.
Stay tuned for full feature stories on each of our 2025 winners in the coming weeks—because the best part of every journey is the mark it leaves behind.
Did you miss the chance to apply this year? Register for notifications about the 2026 Grant Contest!
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Racquel Rossbach : September 9, 2025
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