Illinois · Nonprofit
THE JOSEPH CENTER
THE JOSEPH CENTER (Illinois) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,691,310 to it, the largest being BILL WINSTON MINISTRIES ($1,366,690). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.3M
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $1.7M
- Net assets
- $1.6M
What The Joseph Center does
Mission
To teach new entrepreneurs the details of starting and managing a successful business.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Business & professional development: The Joseph Center for business development (jcbd) offers a full range of programs and services designed to train, nurture, and support entrepreneurs in starting and running a successful business, as well as workers and professionals who are the engine of the economy. Jcbd encompasses three major programs. 1. Business development program, which provides workshops and courses in areas such as business start-up and planning, financing, and intellectual property, to develop knowledge and understanding in order to more effectively manage/operate their businesses. 2. Continuing education & professional development (cepd) which offers technology training, career development courses and general education development (ged) courses, all designed to assist adults in acquiring skills necessary for career advancement, better paying jobs, etc. Cepd also hosts an annual job fair that provides opportunities for up to 1,000 attendees. 3. Illinois small business development center (sbdc) at The Joseph Center, which is funded by the sba and provides business consulting, networking opportunities and training programs to assist entrepreneurs in improving business…
$1,215,620 spentof which $22,695 as grants$10,483 earned by the program34% of program spendingEntrepreneurship program: the joseph business school (jbs) is a world-class institution that equips entrepreneurs and individuals using practical and biblical principles to raise up companies and create wealth to transform desolate places into flourishing communities for the glory of god. Jbs has a permit of approval by the state of illinois, illinois board of higher education private business & vocational division and is accredited by the nationally recognized accrediting council for continuing education and training (accet). 107 students were completers in the two, 2023 4-month cohorts on the chicago campus in a live in-person and live interactive web-based feed of each saturday session. 169 students were completers in the two, 2023 4-month cohorts online modality where students have access to the online learning environment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
$1,547,522 spentof which $644,490 as grants$849,935 earned by the program43% of program spendingBusiness incubator & other: The Joseph Center has a business office center to provide substantially below cost and professional business offices, a conference center and administrative support for start-up businesses.
$856,723 spent$24,809 earned by the program24% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,619,865.
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. 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 2021 to 2022, from $746k to $1.9M (+152%).
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: 2017 9% · 2018 10% · 2019 11% · 2020 21% · 2021 18% · 2022 12% · 2023 9% · 2024 13%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
82% of THE JOSEPH CENTER’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 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
William Winston
Director/chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income fell $104k → $95k.
5 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% 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 JOSEPH CENTER’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 JOSEPH CENTER leans on a few funders — its largest provides 81% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
97% 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 JOSEPH CENTER.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 97% · 2020 85% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 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
91% of THE JOSEPH CENTER's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $84k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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
THE JOSEPH CENTER has grown faster than half of the 2,728 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,728 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like THE JOSEPH CENTER
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
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 THE JOSEPH CENTER: 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 JOSEPH CENTER?
- THE JOSEPH CENTER (Illinois) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,691,310 to it, the largest being BILL WINSTON MINISTRIES ($1,366,690). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE JOSEPH CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $1,691,310 in grants to THE JOSEPH CENTER, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE JOSEPH CENTER?
- BILL WINSTON MINISTRIES is the largest funder on record, with $1,366,690 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE JOSEPH CENTER 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.
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 9 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