Illinois · Nonprofit
THE EMPTY TOMB
THE EMPTY TOMB (Illinois) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $164,800 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($88,700). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $441k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $165k
- Net assets
- $724k
What The Empty Tomb does
Mission
Empty tomb, inc. Is a christian service and research organization that serves the church in different ways, providing both a financial discipleship strategy and information about church giving patterns on a national level. On a local level in the champaign-urbana, il area, empty tomb, inc. Provides opportunities for volunteers to become involved in meeting various needs in jesus' name.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Helping works: include free food, clothing, furniture, financial assistance and other programs, all free in jesus' name. Arranged 585 food deliveries with 1,909 people in households receiving the deliveries. Distribution of dry beans and dry milk 132 and 179 times, respectively, to families in need. Sorted 12,588 bags of clothing to be shared free in jesus' name. Delivered 503 pieces of furniture. Shared 30 pieces of furniture through display room. Met with people to provide financial assistance. Volunteers donated 991 hours to furniture and 1,250 hours to clothing work. Helping services provided 470 general appointments and referrals. Shared 85 backpacks with children returning to school, each backpack filled with supplies, a calculator, and a bible.
$110,018 spentof which $80,276 as grants29% of program spendingThe national money for missions program: the mission match program focuses on requests for congregational projects to help close the "promise gap": the difference between the actual global under-age-five mortality rate in 40 countries and the global goal level for that reduction. In fye 2025, one congregation applied for a matching contribution, completed in early fye 2026. A continuing interest of empty tomb, inc. Has been interacting with congregations to understand the dynamics that produce the current trends in church giving and membership. This understanding informs the research/education work of empty tomb, inc. The national money for missions program is the umbrella work for empty tomb, inc.'s efforts to understand, and challenge congregations to grow in awareness of, and change, these dynamics in order to increase the level of global missions support. This work continues to evolve.
$41,066 spent11% of program spendingResearch & education: includes research & development of educational materials for use by churches and individuals, and publishing a national study, "state of church giving" - an annual series on denominational giving reports, and related articles. $340 revenue is for book sales.research/education - local: copies of the gospel of john are made available throughout the year to be taken by people who are visiting The Empty Tomb, inc. Building for one of the services offered.
$78,766 spentof which $65 as grants$340 earned by the program21% of program spendingChristian health services: an empty tomb charge account is set up at a local pharmacy. Individuals with prescriptions contact empty tomb, to request assistance with paying for the prescription. Empty tomb staff authorizes the purchase and the pharmacy confirms and fills the prescription. An individual is eligible for assistance with a prescription not more frequently than once a year. Staff maintains a record of names and addresses of those requesting prescription assistance to monitor eligibility. Other medical needs, such as a prescription for eyeglass lens, a medical bill, or a medical accessory for a patient, are referred by local agencies. This need is filled directly with an appropriate vendor. The procedure is the same. A person may be referred not more frequently than once every twelve months. A total of 52 people received assistance through the medical fund. In addition, 58 cribs and 36 layettes were provided for newborns. Also, sets of diapers were distributed to parents for 544 children.clothing work: clothing and household items are distributed free in jesus' name. An estimated 12,588 bags and boxes were sorted by staff and volunteers. The clothing room is scheduled to…
$146,751 spentof which $38,542 as grants$284 earned by the program39% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $376,601.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2020 to 2021, from $741k to $805k (+9%).
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.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 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.
Board chair
John Ronsvalle
President/cvo, chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $11k → $17k.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 54% 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 THE EMPTY TOMB’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
THE EMPTY TOMB leans on a few funders — its largest provides 54% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
54% 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 THE EMPTY TOMB.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 72% · 2018 70% · 2019 53% · 2020 58% · 2021 51% · 2022 53% · 2023 53% — 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.
Where its funders are
54% of THE EMPTY TOMB'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 $76k that is directly attributable, 89% of it comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $89k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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.
Organizations like THE EMPTY TOMB
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.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 15 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE EMPTY TOMB: 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 THE EMPTY TOMB?
- THE EMPTY TOMB (Illinois) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $164,800 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($88,700). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 54% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE EMPTY TOMB have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $164,800 in grants to THE EMPTY TOMB, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE EMPTY TOMB?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $88,700 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE EMPTY TOMB 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 FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 3 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