California · Nonprofit
JONI AND FRIENDS
JONI AND FRIENDS (California) receives grants from 246 organizations whose IRS filings report $45,917,021 to it, the largest being THE JEAN & E FLOYD KVAMME FOUNDATION ($9,836,361). 141 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $51M
- Funders on record
- 246
- Grants received
- $46M
- Net assets
- $37M
What Joni and Friends does
Mission
To glorify god as we communicate the gospel and mobilize the global church to evangelize, disciple, and serve people living with disability.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Joni and Friends retreats and getaway programs were designed to serve each member of families living with disability and strengthen them physically, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually in a christ-centered, weeklong, camp environment that is safe and accepting for every member of the family. This includes recreational activities, as well as resource teachings, games, one on one support for individuals with disabilities, and much more. The activities help each family member to gain the resources and support needed to thrive and convey that each is a valued individual and an image bearer of god, worthy of dignity and respect. (continued on schedule o)Joni and Friends family retreats provide a unique service to families living with disability by providing a safe place for these families to receive christian counsel, encouragement, respite, and resources to help them overcome the daily challenges of life with disability. Joni and Friends knows of no other organization that provides the special opportunity for entire families to attend a retreat together where each person receives love, attention, personally fulfilling activities, and rejuvenating rest.Joni and Friends family…
$22,688,206 spentof which $733,782 as grants$1,396,211 earned by the program59% of program spendingJoni and Friends wheels for the world program provides a custom fit wheelchair, along with the gospel of jesus christ, to people affected by disability worldwide. Joni and Friends volunteers collect used, but restorable, wheelchairs. Inmates then restore the wheelchairs to like-new condition in eleven correctional facilities across the united states and one in a grant partner's facility in el salvador. In addition to the amounts shown, in 2025, Joni and Friends also received over $4.5 million of donated labor and facilities used for wheelchair restoration. Joni and Friends wheelchair deliveries are always accompanied by volunteer teams of trained disability service providers who specially fit each wheelchair to the recipient with no church or religious affiliation required. (continued on schedule o)every chair recipient will receive a bible in his/her own language and an offer to discuss the bible and receive prayer. The gospel is lovingly shared with recipients, family members, and friends by local pastors. Joni and Friends partners with disability ministries in select countries on a permanent basis. Long-term relationships are achieved through strategic in-country partnerships.…
$7,498,028 spentof which $6,845,984 as grants19% of program spendingJoni's house is a network of international disability centers around the world that provide ongoing rehabilitation and wraparound support services to those impacted by disability. In cooperation with local church, community, and government partners, joni's house programs provide for the physical, economic, social, and spiritual needs of individuals, families, and caregivers. Jaf partners with its network of local churches and agencies to expand its reach deep into developing countries to transform the worldview on disability and how those living with disability view themselves, are cared for, and integrate into society.(continued on schedule o)joni's house programming cares for the special needs of those living with disability while also providing services for the entire family unit. Services include medical rehabilitation and therapy, job training and business opportunities, church and government awareness training, relief distribution, and an annual retreat for families with children affected by disability. Joni's house programs currently operate in brazil, el salvador, guatemala, india, nepal, nicaragua, peru, romania, serbia, thailand, and uganda.
$4,536,973 spentof which $1,401,950 as grants12% of program spendingThe christian institute on disability (cid) exists to equip and empower christian leaders, universities, ministry organizations, and disability professionals with a biblical worldview and practical resources for transformative disability ministry. Through curriculum development, education and training events, and biblically-informed publications, the cid promotes a biblical worldview on issues pertaining to life, dignity, justice, and equality that impact people living with disabilities.
$2,299,269 spentof which $21,240 as grants6% of program spendingThe response department receives on average 1,000 emails, text messages, social media contacts, phone calls, and letters each month from people around the world who need the hope of christ and practical assistance. In 2025 we received a total of 9,509 communications from 107 different countries. After more than forty-six years, with hearts to help and a personal touch, the response department continues to provide resources, share guidance from god's word, and whenever possible, connect those in need with christ-honoring, disability-friendly churches.
$869,421 spentof which $110,463 as grants2% of program spendingRadio: the Joni and Friends radio ministry features inspirational audio programming on a wide range of topics with a biblical perspective. The radio ministry features two daily programs hosted by the founder/ceo: a four-minute broadcast, and a one-minute broadcast. These programs are carried on over 1,700 outlets across the u.s., airing 2,969 times daily, and heard by over one million listeners a week.translated into six languages, the programs air in 55 countries around the world. Programs are also available on podcast platforms, extending the reach of these important messages of hope through hardship. The program benefits greatly from the airtime value contributed by our radio partners, $10.5m in 2025, that is not reflected in the 990 financials.podcasts: now entering our sixth season, the Joni and Friends ministry podcast is downloadable on all podcast networks. With each episode, we're answering real questions about disability and sharing hope through hardship. Whether you are personally impacted by disability or you're looking for practical ways to include someone with special needs in your church, you are not alone! The materials share hope through hardship and the gospel…
$867,782 spentof which $7,620 as grants2% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $38,759,679.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $26M to $34M (+29%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Joni Eareckson Tada
Founder/CEO
Board chair
Peter Schulze
Director/chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 60 funders to 103 funders, grant income rose $2.2M → $8.0M.
59 of 246 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 53% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $8.8M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Joni and Friends Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money JONI AND FRIENDS raised.
From the IRS filings of JONI AND FRIENDS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 246 funders by total. 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
JONI AND FRIENDS has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 21% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
55% 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 JONI AND FRIENDS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 36% · 2018 35% · 2019 27% · 2020 24% · 2021 24% · 2022 30% · 2023 29% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
49% of JONI AND FRIENDS's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
53% of JONI AND FRIENDS'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 $22M that is directly attributable, 50% of it comes from funders outside California, across 39 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $24M arriving through sponsors registered in 31 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.
Government funding JONI AND FRIENDS receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1k on record.
- Client Subsidies$950
- Pass thru Grant Non-State$500
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like JONI AND FRIENDS
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 California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 26 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Joni and Friends Foundation · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for JONI AND FRIENDS: 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 JONI AND FRIENDS?
- JONI AND FRIENDS (California) receives grants from 246 organizations whose IRS filings report $45,917,021 to it, the largest being THE JEAN & E FLOYD KVAMME FOUNDATION ($9,836,361). 141 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does JONI AND FRIENDS have?
- IRS filings report 246 organizations giving $45,917,021 in grants to JONI AND FRIENDS, 141 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JONI AND FRIENDS?
- THE JEAN & E FLOYD KVAMME FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $9,836,361 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JONI AND FRIENDS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 246 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing