Illinois · Nonprofit
Generation Distinct
Generation Distinct (Illinois) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $131,993 to it, the largest being NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ($64,725). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 94% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2023
- $147k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $132k
- Net assets
- $11k
What Generation Distinct does
Mission
Generation Distinct equips to inspire and equip young adults to discover their God-given passions and join the adventure of changing the world for Christ. We create tools for young adults to believe in three core truths: 1) Young people have a great amount of potential through the power of Christ. 2) There is a wrong every young person was uniquely born to make right. 3) When young people link arms around the world in the pursuit of following Jesus and changing the world, we will combat a generational stereotype and redefine what it looks like to be a young person who follows Jesus.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
The Generation Distinct Coalition: The Generation Distinct online community is where the young adults who have graduated from our program are offered ongoing support, mentorship, and leadership development within a collaborative community aimed at helping each young leader step into their God given calling and bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
$1,098 spent2% of program spendingThe Generation Distinct Cohorts: This 6 month virtual training experience focuses on self-discovery, mission clarity, and strategic planning to empower young adults for effective Gospel impact.
$2,553 spent6% of program spendingThe untitled_ Summer Conference This step provides a transformative experience that propels young adults to the next level of their calling. We do this through: Personalized Mentorship Sessions: Pairing attendees with specific mentors during the summer conference for intensive, one-on-one sessions focused on individual growth and next-level strategies. Specialized Workshops: Offering targeted workshops that address advanced topics related to leadership, evangelism, and mission advancement, providing practical insights for the next phase of their journey. Networking and Collaborations: Creating opportunities for young adults to network with influential leaders, organizations, and potential collaborators who can contribute to their ongoing development and mission.
$42,402 spent92% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $46,053.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $4k to $11k (+183%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
89% of Generation Distinct’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Hannah Gronowski
CEO
Board chair
Nicole Defalco
Board President
As listed on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $5k → $12k.
3 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 94% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Generation Distinct’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.
How concentrated its funding is
Generation Distinct leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 94%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Generation Distinct.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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
94% of Generation Distinct's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $8k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Illinois, across 1 state.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $124k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
Generation Distinct has grown faster than three-quarters of the 21,056 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,056 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2023
Organizations like Generation Distinct
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Generation Distinct: 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 Generation Distinct?
- Generation Distinct (Illinois) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $131,993 to it, the largest being NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ($64,725). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 94% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Generation Distinct have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $131,993 in grants to Generation Distinct, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Generation Distinct?
- NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC is the largest funder on record, with $64,725 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Generation Distinct 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 FY2023 (financials across 2022–2023), and the filings of 4 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