Illinois · Public charity
Wheaton College
Wheaton College serves Jesus Christ and advances His kingdom through excellence in liberal arts and graduate programs that educate the whole person to build the church and benefit society worldwide.
- $54M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 19
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 32%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $796k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 19 to 45
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 10
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.2B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 32% of the organizations Wheaton College funded were first-time grantees, receiving 48% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $439k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
ReligionHuman ServicesEducationHealthInternationalRecreation & SportsOther
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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 17 | $692k | 18% |
| FY2024 | 19 | $906k | 32% |
| FY2023 | 31 | $770k | 39% |
| FY2022 | 24 | $855k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 45 | $2.4M | 56% |
| FY2020 | 31 | $505k | 42% |
| FY2019 | 26 | $487k | 42% |
| FY2018 | 25 | $487k | 60% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Religion$5.0MEducation$682kEmployment$415kRecreation & Sports$360kInternational$356kYouth Development$324kHealth$157kHousing & Shelter$150kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
WA
ID
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
GA
TX
FL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Church of Naples | $1,340,178 | 9 | n/a |
| Christian Camps Inc dba Deerfoot Lodge & Subsidiary | $510,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Goodwill Industries International Inc | $382,350 | 1 | 0% |
| El Shaddai Ministries International Inc | $298,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Mars Hill Ministries Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Cornerstone Community Church Inc | $240,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $196,500 | 6 | 0% |
| McLean Presbyterian Church | $181,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Wheaton Bible Church | $162,400 | 8 | n/a |
| Outreach Community Ministries | $154,000 | 9 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Church of Naples | $1,340,178 | 9 | n/a |
| Christian Camps Inc dba Deerfoot Lodge & Subsidiary | $510,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Goodwill Industries International Inc | $382,350 | 1 | 0% |
| El Shaddai Ministries International Inc | $298,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Mars Hill Ministries Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Cornerstone Community Church Inc | $240,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $196,500 | 6 | 0% |
| McLean Presbyterian Church | $181,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Wheaton Bible Church | $162,400 | 8 | n/a |
| Outreach Community Ministries | $154,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Grace Presbyterian Church of the North Shore | $150,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Trans World Radio | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Voice of the Martyrs Inc | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| College Church in Wheaton | $107,800 | 9 | n/a |
| Slavic Gospel Association | $102,210 | 3 | n/a |
| Central Presbyterian Church | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gospel Volunteers Inc | $100,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Life Forward Pregnancy Care of Cincinnati Inc | $95,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Pca Reformed University Ministries | $83,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Chicago Friends of Haiti | $82,500 | 3 | 36% |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc | $81,479 | 3 | n/a |
| Faith Christian High School Inc | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conf | $70,950 | 4 | 0% |
| Sunshine Gospel Ministries | $70,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry Inc | $61,479 | 3 | n/a |
| Skokie Valley Baptist Church | $59,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Bible Fellowship Church | $58,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Valley Christian School Foundation | $55,000 | 2 | n/a |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $53,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Biola University Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Lamb Center | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Whosoever Gospel Mission and Res Cue Home Asso of Germantown | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $49,400 | 4 | n/a |
| InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA | $46,645 | 4 | 0% |
| Kensington Community Church | $46,059 | 1 | n/a |
| The Mercy Kids Foundation Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Village Chapel Inc | $42,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Christian Communications Inc USA | $42,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Bridge Trust-Usa Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Christian Missionary Technical Serv | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sat-7 North America | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of Ohio | $40,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Peachtree Presbyterian Church | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity International University | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Redeemer City To City | $37,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Together Chicago Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 5% |
| One on One | $32,500 | 3 | 6% |
| Mission Aviation Fellowship | $32,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Brookfield Christian Reformed Church | $31,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Ceo Forum Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Living With Hope | $29,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Practicing the Way | $28,500 | 3 | n/a |
| OneWorld Health | $28,496 | 1 | 0% |
| Sim USA Incorporated | $27,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Gospel Coalition Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| World Ministries a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Cedar Grove Christian Academy Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| El Shaddai Ministries International Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Infaith | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Messiah Lutheran Church of Roanoke | $24,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Peachtree Presbyterian Church | $24,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pepperdine University | $22,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Wellspring Church | $21,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Emmanuel Hospital Association | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Turning Point for God | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Salvation Army National Corp | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Orchard Evangelical Free Church | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Emmaus Bible College | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Judson University a Baptist Institution | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bcm International Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seattle Pacific University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Open the Bible | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| St John Lutheran Church of Roanoke Va | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
| World Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc | $18,498 | 2 | 0% |
| InterAct Ministries Inc | $17,192 | 1 | 1% |
| Operation Mobilization | $17,192 | 1 | n/a |
| African Enterprise Inc | $17,192 | 1 | 2% |
| Gideons International | $17,192 | 1 | n/a |
| Camino Global Foundation | $17,192 | 1 | n/a |
| The Legacy Foundation At Shell Point Inc | $17,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Theology of Work Project Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Reformed Theological Seminary | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Assist Crisis Pregnancy Center | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Elam Ministries | $14,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Navigators | $12,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Christian Missions in Many Lands | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mission Eurasia | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Christian Aid Mission | $10,670 | 2 | n/a |
| Windrider Institute Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Christian School of Fairfax | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Becket Fund | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gospelife North Wheaton | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mission to the World Pca Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fellowship of Christians in Universities and Schools Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Decision Point Ministries | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City Church of Gainesville Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethany House of Northern Virginia Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Ctr | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| New Life Ranch Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Westlawn Youth Network | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| H E Butt Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Project Belong VA | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Redeemer Presbyterian Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ligonier Ministries Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake Geneva Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Calvary Fellowship Homes Inc | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| St Johns Lutheran Church | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Care Net | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Great Commission Foundation of Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $7,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Kids Alive International Inc | $6,908 | 1 | 0% |
| Pulpit Rock Church | $6,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Berean Missional Church | $6,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Presbyterian Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Refuge for Women Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Leadership Resources International | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($114k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Wheaton College supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 61 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 61.
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.
Christian Community Foundation IncCO39.6× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Tyndale House Ministries · Servant Foundation · The Bolick Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · International Generosity Foundation Trust · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · The Chatlos Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Domanada Foundation · The Ayco Charitable 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.
About Wheaton College
- How much does Wheaton College give?
- Wheaton College reported 19 itemized grants totaling $796,125, out of $54,264,681 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 45 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Wheaton College fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (64%), Education (9%), Employment (5%).
- Who are Wheaton College's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Covenant Church of Naples ($1.3M), Christian Camps Inc dba Deerfoot Lodge & Subsidiary ($510k), Goodwill Industries International Inc ($382k).
- Does Wheaton College fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Wheaton College?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation Inc, Tyndale House Ministries, Servant Foundation.
- Where is Wheaton College based?
- Wheaton College is based in IL.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home