Illinois · Nonprofit
Exponential Espanol
Exponential Espanol (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $22,500 to it, the largest being Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ($22,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $115k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $23k
- Net assets
- $40k
What Exponential Espanol does
Mission
Exponential Español hosted two conferences that provided valuable training and resources to about 500 pastors and church leaders. Through workshops and main session settings, participants were equipped with leadership tools, strategies, and actionable plans designed to foster the development of healthy, reproducing churches. The conferences served as a platform to inspire and empower leaders to strengthen their ministries and expand their impact within their communities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Program
In 2024, Exponential Español hosted three major conferences and several cohort gatherings that provided valuable training and resources to over 1,500 pastors and church leaders, including 350 in Los Angeles, 150 in Miami, and 250 in Charlotte. These gatherings, which included workshops, main sessions, and peer-to-peer engagement, equipped participants with leadership tools, church growth strategies, and actionable plans designed to foster the development of healthy, reproducing churches. A special emphasis was placed on serving Hispanic churches and pastors, offering culturally contextualized resources and support aimed at strengthening ministries and expanding community impact. Exponential Español continues to serve as a vital catalyst for church growth and leadership development, inspiring pastors and church leaders to faithfully serve their congregations and communities with clarity and purpose.
$131,667 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $131,667.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Obed Arellano
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Exponential Espanol’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
Exponential Espanol draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Exponential Espanol receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $23k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 12,816 religion nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Exponential Espanol: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Exponential Espanol?
- Exponential Espanol (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $22,500 to it, the largest being Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ($22,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Exponential Espanol have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $22,500 in grants to Exponential Espanol, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Exponential Espanol?
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is the largest funder on record, with $22,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Exponential Espanol find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing