Illinois · Private foundation
Well of Life
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $29k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 16
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 30%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $1,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 10
- Total assets, FY2024
- $25k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 30% of the organizations Well of Life funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 16 | $29k | 63% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $17k | 30% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $11k | 14% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $15k | 22% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $21k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $23k | 42% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $24k | 58% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $40k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Moody Church | $22,500 | 6 | n/a |
| Lifegate Inc | $16,500 | 8 | 1% |
| Shining Hope International | $16,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Voice of the Truth | $15,900 | 6 | 1% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $5,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church | $4,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Food for the Poor Inc | $2,501 | 7 | 0% |
| Jesusonline Ministries | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercy Ships International | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Continuous Flame | $1,500 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Moody Church | $22,500 | 6 | n/a |
| Lifegate Inc | $16,500 | 8 | 1% |
| Shining Hope International | $16,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Voice of the Truth | $15,900 | 6 | 1% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $5,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church | $4,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Food for the Poor Inc | $2,501 | 7 | 0% |
| Jesusonline Ministries | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercy Ships International | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Continuous Flame | $1,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Life for Relief and Development Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Aramaic Broadcasting Network Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Biblical Education By Extension Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pacific Garden Mission | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| United Evangelical Church | $300 | 2 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $100 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($85k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Well of Life supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Well of Life
- How much does Well of Life give?
- Well of Life reported 16 grants totaling $28,751 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Well of Life fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (81%), Youth Development (9%), International (5%).
- Who are Well of Life's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Moody Church ($23k), Lifegate Inc ($17k), Shining Hope International ($16k).
- Does Well of Life fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Well of Life accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Well of Life?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, American Endowment Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Well of Life based?
- Well of Life is based in IL.
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