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James E Elliot Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$144k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
42
Grants FY2025
36
Organizations funded FY2024
17%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$13,420
Organizations funded a year
21 to 41
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
20
Total assets, FY2025
$102k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 17% of the organizations James E Elliot Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationReligionHuman ServicesInternationalYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving41$143k20%
FY202436$130k17%
FY202328$49k4%
FY202239$205k21%
FY202141$373k37%
FY202023$56k0%
FY201921$111k0%
FY201837$120k49%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$659kEducation$345kRecreation & Sports$129kHuman Services$61kInternational$52kCivil Rights$52kHousing & Shelter$5kFood & Nutrition$4kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wheaton Academy$128,00080%
Cedarville University$101,00020%
Yellowstone Alliance Adventures$63,0008n/a
Pioneers$62,6009n/a
Operation Mobilization$52,0009n/a
Outreach Inc$50,00014%
Dickson Valley Ministries$48,40095%
Without Reservation$46,803731%
Awana Clubs International and Affiliates$37,00050%
Sim USA Incorporated$35,5009n/a
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All grantees of James E Elliot Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wheaton Academy$128,00080%
Cedarville University$101,00020%
Yellowstone Alliance Adventures$63,0008n/a
Pioneers$62,6009n/a
Operation Mobilization$52,0009n/a
Outreach Inc$50,00014%
Dickson Valley Ministries$48,40095%
Without Reservation$46,803731%
Awana Clubs International and Affiliates$37,00050%
Sim USA Incorporated$35,5009n/a
Far East Broadcasting Company$29,50090%
Hope$27,0001n/a
Belmont University$25,00010%
Biola University Inc$25,00010%
Hope College$25,00010%
Christian Educators Outreach$17,08843%
Mission Aviation Fellowship$12,6007n/a
Wec International$10,1009n/a
One Way Ministries$10,00080%
Voice of Christ Media Ministries Inc$9,20090%
Glen Ellyn Bible Church$8,7001n/a
Evangelical Child and Family Agency$8,40090%
Wayside Cross Ministries$7,5008n/a
Missionary Furlough Homes$5,25060%
Voice of the Martyrs Inc$5,0004n/a
Forest Hills Bible Chapel$4,0001n/a
RISE International$4,00060%
Gideons International$3,5007n/a
Outreach Community Ministries$3,00010%
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Illinois Inc$3,00020%
American Heart Association Inc$2,50010%
International Street Kids Outreach Ministries Inc$2,0001n/a
Set Free Prison Ministries Inc$2,00021%
Emmaus Bible College$2,00010%
Washington Institute for Near East Policy$2,00010%
Camp Beechpoint Inc$2,00020%
The Salvation Army$1,5004n/a
Pacific Garden Mission$1,5003n/a
Commission to Every Nation$1,00010%
Zola Levitt Ministries Inc$1,00010%
HIS WHEELS INTERNATIONAL nfp$500169%
Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc$50010%
Mobility Worldwide$50010%
Trinity Christian College Association$20010%
Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc GA Chapter$20010%
On the Edge Ministries$1001n/a
Stars Family Services$10010%
Living on the Edge Ministries Inc$10010%
Alliance Defending Freedom$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($395k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

James E Elliot Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 33 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWheaton Academy: $128,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetCedarville University: $101,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOutreach Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetDickson Valley Ministries: $48,400 over 9y, 5.3% of budgetWithout Reservation: $46,803 over 7y, 31% of budgetAwana Clubs International and Affiliates: $37,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFar East Broadcasting Company: $29,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetBelmont University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBiola University Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope College: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Educators Outreach: $17,088 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetOne Way Ministries: $10,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetVoice of Christ Media Ministries Inc: $9,200 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetEvangelical Child and Family Agency: $8,400 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMissionary Furlough Homes: $5,250 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetRISE International: $4,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetOutreach Community Ministries: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChild Evangelism Fellowship of Illinois Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSet Free Prison Ministries Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetEmmaus Bible College: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWashington Institute for Near East Policy: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Beechpoint Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCommission to Every Nation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZola Levitt Ministries Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIS WHEELS INTERNATIONAL nfp: $500 over 1y, 69% of budgetChild Evangelism Fellowship Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMobility Worldwide: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTrinity Christian College Association: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChild Evangelism Fellowship Inc GA Chapter: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStars Family Services: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiving on the Edge Ministries Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance Defending Freedom: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 33.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Tyndale House MinistriesIL25.8× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tyndale House Ministries · Clayton Brown Family Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Dupage Community Foundation · The Cornerstone Center Foundation · Nkc Family Foundation · Believers Stewardship Services Inc · The Bolick Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Servant Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About James E Elliot Charitable Trust

How much does James E Elliot Charitable Trust give?
James E Elliot Charitable Trust reported 42 grants totaling $143,570 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 41 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does James E Elliot Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (50%), Education (26%), Recreation & Sports (10%).
Who are James E Elliot Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Wheaton Academy ($128k), Cedarville University ($101k), Yellowstone Alliance Adventures ($63k).
Does James E Elliot Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does James E Elliot Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as James E Elliot Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tyndale House Ministries, Clayton Brown Family Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
Where is James E Elliot Charitable Trust based?
James E Elliot Charitable Trust is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 84 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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