Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL · EIN 36-2182171. Reported 124 grants totalling $5,050,433 to 82 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Wheaton College, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B420) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 82 distinct organizations, with 17% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 41% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $17,750. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $5,303 and the largest $382,350. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Church of Naples | Naples, FL | $881,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Christian Camps Inc | Speculator, NY | $510,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Goodwill Industries International Inc | Rockville, MD | $382,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mclean Presbyterian Church | Mclean, VA | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| El Shaddai Ministries International (esmi) | Miami, FL | $163,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $163,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Moody Bible Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $162,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc | Warrenton, MO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cornerstone Community Church Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trans World Radio | Cary, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Voice of the Martyrs Inc | Bartlesville, OK | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Slavic Gospel Association | Loves Park, IL | $92,712 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gospel Volunteers Inc | Speculator, NY | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wheaton Bible Church | West Chicago, IL | $74,700 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Grace Bible Presbyterian Church | Sharonville, OH | $73,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc | Orlando, FL | $72,981 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chicago Friends of Haiti | Chicago, IL | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Outreach Community Ministries Inc | Carol Stream, IL | $71,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Life Forward Pregnancy Care of Cincinnati Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| College Church in Wheaton | Wheaton, IL | $57,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pca Reformed University Ministries | Lawrenceville, GA | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry Inc | Bellmawr, NJ | $52,981 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bible Fellowship Church | Allentown, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Lamb Center | Fairfax, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley Christian School Foundation | Huntingdon Vy, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Whosoever Gospel Mission and Res Cue Home Asso of Germantown | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christian Missionary Technical Services Inc | Bernville, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sat-7 North America | Easton, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Sunday Breakfast Asssociation of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trinity International University | Deerfield, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Skokie Valley Baptist Church | Wilmette, IL | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sunshine Gospel Ministries | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| By the Hand Club for Kids | Chicago, IL | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference Inc | Muskegon, MI | $28,950 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oneworld Health | Charleston, SC | $28,496 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village Chapel Inc | Pinehurst, NC | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cedar Grove Christian Academy Inc | Holland, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship of Ohio | Tiffin, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Infaith | Exton, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mission Aviation Fellowship | Nampa, ID | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Gospel Coalition Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Mercy Kids Foundation Inc | Moores Hill, IN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| World Ministries a New Jersey Non Profit Corporation | Leesburg, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christian Communications Inc of U S a | Houston, TX | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Practicing the Way | Portland, OR | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bcm International Inc | Lancaster, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Emmanuel Hospital Association- North American Fellowship | Arlington Hts, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Open the Bible | Barrington, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Orchard Evangelical Free Church | Arlington Hts, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Redeemer City to City | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Salvation Army National Corp | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Turning Point for God | Lakeside, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St John Lutheran Church of Roanoke Va | Roanoke, VA | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| African Enterprise | Spokane, WA | $17,192 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camino Global Foundation | Dallas, TX | $17,192 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gideons International | Nashville, TN | $17,192 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Interact Ministries Inc | Boring, OR | $17,192 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Operation Mobilization | Tyrone, GA | $17,192 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Legacy Foundation at Shell Point Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | Orlando, FL | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assist Crisis Pregnancy Center | Annandale, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ceo Forum Inc | Highland Village, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reformed Theological Seminary | Jackson, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship- USA | Madison, WI | $14,300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christian Missions in Many Lands | Wall Township, NJ | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Living With Hope | Highland, IN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wellspring Church | Englewood, CO | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mission Eurasia | Glen Ellyn, IL | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bethany House of Northern Virginia Inc | Mclean, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Church of Gainesville | Gainesville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judson University a Baptist Institution | Elgin, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Living With Hope | Highland, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission to the World Pca Inc | Lawrenceville, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Belong Va | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Christian School of Fairfax | Fairfax, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| World Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Messiah Lutheran Church of Roanoke | Roanoke, VA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Johns Lutheran Church | Roanoke, VA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carenet | Lansdowne, VA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Refuge for Women | Lewisville, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Aid Mission | Charlottesvle, VA | $5,303 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
27 of 82 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Goodwill Industries International
CEO Workforce Skills Launch Program - Covenant Church of Naples
$175,000 Missions Fund $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT $60 k Christian School Fund - Samaritan's Purse
$6k General Fund; $37,500 Alaska; $112,500 Disaster Relief - Cornerstone Community Church
$10k mission support;$140k General Fund - Trans World Radio
$75k Women of Hope;$75k General Fund - Mclean Presbyterian Church
$35k General Support; $50k van purchase; $15K deacons fund
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 55 of 82 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | $2,356,434 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 25 | $925,496 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 32 | $830,400 | $11,500 |
| 2023 | 21 | $938,103 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
23% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $17,750 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Florida.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Wheaton College's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 21 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 501 College Avenue, Wheaton, IL, 60187.
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