Georgia · Nonprofit
THE FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC
THE FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC (Georgia) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $49,585,000 to it, the largest being LILLY ENDOWMENT INC ($49,575,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $8.3M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $50M
- Net assets
- $39M
What The Fund for Theological Education Inc does
Mission
The fund for theological education (fte) cultivates diverse, young adults to be faithful, wise and courageous leaders for the church and academy. Through our initiatives, we enable gifted young people throughout the christian community to explore and respond to god's calling in their lives.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Strategic partners cultivating christian leaders equips and strenghtens diverse networks of leaders of congregations and church related organizations to identify and inspire young adults to explore and pursue a call to ministry and teaching by offering grants, conferences, leadership development opportunities and a community of support.
$1,846,232 spentof which $498,094 as grants$30,839 earned by the program37% of program spendingCultivating christian leaders provides support to several groups of candidates exploring and preparing for vocations in christian ministy. Fellows participated in discernment events and networks of support and were given opportunities for professional development.
$1,588,931 spentof which $502,616 as grants32% of program spendingThe high school youth theology institutes offer spaces for young people to explore questions about their faith, purpose, and call to ministry in the world. The institutes within the initiative work with colleges and universities, congregations, denominational offices, services agencies, and youth ministry organizations to identify, ignite, and cultivate the gifts of future christian leaders who will impact our communities.
$1,446,367 spentof which $908,000 as grants29% of program spendingDo good x empowers christian social entrepreneurs to do good. Do good x convenes early-stage social entrepreneurs, fellows, peers, mentors, and investors that connect, support, and lift up underrepresented and under-resourced social entrepreneurs. Do good x provides a 10-week accelerator and community for early stage entrepreneurs passionate about developing ventures that make a positive impact, and also hosts a podcast for aspiring social entrepreneurs.
$113,628 spent2% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,995,158.
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 2018 to 2019, from $26M to $32M (+20%).
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 8 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
Andrea Perrett
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $2.3M → $4.7M.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC’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 FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% 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
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 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
THE FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Georgia, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $10k 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 FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC
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 Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Association of Theological Schools · exempt
- Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC: 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 FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC?
- THE FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC (Georgia) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $49,585,000 to it, the largest being LILLY ENDOWMENT INC ($49,575,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $49,585,000 in grants to THE FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC?
- LILLY ENDOWMENT INC is the largest funder on record, with $49,575,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE FUND FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 2 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