Indiana · Nonprofit
WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC
WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC (Indiana) receives grants from 208 organizations whose IRS filings report $44,956,031 to it, the largest being LILLY ENDOWMENT INC ($21,194,915). 139 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $26M
- Funders on record
- 208
- Grants received
- $45M
- Net assets
- $73M
What Wheeler Mission Ministries Inc does
Mission
Wmm is a non-denominational, christian, social services organization, which provides christ-centered programs and services for individuals experiencing homelessness and those in need. Our vision is to see every individual we serve equipped to be productive citizens who enjoy lasting success in christ.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Wheeler mission provides temporary emergency shelter to men experiencing homelessness at facilities in indianapolis and bloomington. The short-term, temporary programs at these sites are designed to assist homeless and/or disadvantaged men access basic needs while assessing the factors that led them to experiencing homelessness.breakfast, lunch, dinner, showers, clothing, day room, chapel services, and case management (with referrals to onsite and offsite social service agencies) are provided. Medical services are also available.whether they are dealing with addiction, mental health, medical, occupational, or educational issues, guests are encouraged to enter other long-term, residential or addiction recovery programs.in indianapolis, wheeler serves as the principal agency in providing shelter during inclement weather to any person seeking refuge as part of the community's winter contingency plan for those experiencing homelessness.
$4,675,060 spent32% of program spendingWe have separate transitional, long-term, residential programs for men and women struggling with substance abuse and addiction. The hebron program, for men, is located on a 288-acre site in monroe county. The higher ground program, for women, is located on a residential site in indianapolis. These programs focus on total life change through a relationship with christ, rather than a single focus on the addiction. Guests learn to work, relate to others in the program, and attend biblically-taught classes. Curriculum includes recovery classes, group and individual counseling, and bible studies.the program offers many avenues for developing healthy relationships, so each graduate leaves with a secure support system in place. They learn what it means to take ownership of their actions, engage in seeking forgiveness, and address their own forgiveness issues. The goal is not just to see men and women use this training for themselves, but to also see them use this training to learn how to help others.
$3,019,513 spentof which $36,015 as grants$1,222,780 earned by the program21% of program spendingWheeler mission provides an environment that is safe for women and women with children experiencing homelessness in indianapolis. Services offered take a holistic approach by providing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual assistance. Hundreds of women and children enter through wheeler's shelter doors seeking food, clothing, and housing. These women find not only these basic needs available, but also experience love and compassion from staff who deliver strength-based, person-centered care to each woman in need. Counseling, job-readiness training, assistance with job procurement, education assessment and tutoring, medical services, and counseling are made available at wheeler's center for women & children.
$3,627,164 spent$173,410 earned by the program25% of program spendingGeneral ministry pool services other program activities, such as transportation and food procurment & distribution.
$1,713,629 spent$14,297 earned by the program12% of program spendingWheeler mission thrift store provides for the needs of the community through the below cost sale of donated merchandise.
$1,610,276 spent$1,393,173 earned by the program11% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $14,645,642.
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 2020 to 2021, from $48M to $62M (+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 5% · 2022 15% · 2023 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
79% of WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 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
Hines Perry
President/CEO
Board chair
Rasor Michael
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 33 funders to 90 funders, grant income rose $566k → $3.0M.
32 of 208 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 32% 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 WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 208 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
WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 47% of grant income and the top three 65%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
36% 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 WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 33% · 2018 90% · 2019 66% · 2020 18% · 2021 26% · 2022 56% · 2023 24% — 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
53% of WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% 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
92% of WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC's grant income comes from Indiana funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $14M arriving through sponsors registered in 16 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
WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES 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 Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Drumstick Dash LLC · disregarded
- Wheeler Stores LLC · disregarded
- Wheeler East Street Holdings Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC?
- WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC (Indiana) receives grants from 208 organizations whose IRS filings report $44,956,031 to it, the largest being LILLY ENDOWMENT INC ($21,194,915). 139 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC have?
- IRS filings report 208 organizations giving $44,956,031 in grants to WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC, 139 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC?
- LILLY ENDOWMENT INC is the largest funder on record, with $21,194,915 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 208 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