Wheaton College

WHEATON, IL EIN: 36-2182171 Website

Wheaton College serves Jesus Christ and advances His kingdom through excellence in liberal arts and graduate programs that educate the whole person to build the church and benefit society worldwide.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.1B

+5.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$938K

+13.0% YoY

Grant Count

21

-34.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$45K

+72.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$77M$154M$232M$309M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,104,861,704$1,048,214,568$1,009,461,058
Revenue$206,496,165$181,635,763$231,489,050
Expenses$184,983,837$175,303,151$169,298,848
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$32,102,438$18,740,032$51,732,979
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$589K$1M$2M$2M0 grants201931 grants202046 grants202125 grants202232 grants202321 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Goodwill Industries Inte…$382KCovenant Church of Naples$260KGrace Bible Presbyterian…$40KMoody Bible Institute$32KThe Gospel Coalition$25KWheaton Bible Church$22KLife Forward Pregnancy C…$20KMaranatha Bible & Missio…$17KOutreach Community Minis…$16KCEF of Greater Cincinnati$15K

Grant Size Distribution

155 grants across all recorded years

129<$50K12$50–100K10$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Philip G RykenPresident/Trustee$390KJ Chadwick RynbrandtVP for Finance & Operations,…$283KKirk D FarneyVP for Advancement & Alumni …$243KKaren LeeProvost$229KAlan WolffChief Information Officer$196KKenneth LarsonInvestment Manager$186KSilvio VazquezChief Enrollment Management …$181KMark YarhouseProfessor$177KPaul ChelsenVice President - Student Dev…$177KAnthony DreaChief Development Officer$169KJay BieszkeDirector of Facilities$168KJamie AtenProfessor/Exec Director of HDI$159KEdward DavisProfessor of Psychology$159KMichael WilderDean of Music & Communications$154KVanessa Wynder QuainooChief Intercultural Engageme…$136K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Andrea D ScottVICE CHAIR (through May 2024)/Trustee2
Dale C WongChair (From May 2024)/Trustee2
James A GoetzChair (through May 2024)/Trustee2
Jeffrey S MeyerVice Chair (From May 2024)/Secretary (Through May 2024)/Trustee2
Kathryn H VaselkivSecretary (From May 2024)/Trustee2
Philip G RykenPresident/Trustee40$389,576
Barbara W AndersonTrustee (through May 2024)2
Carlene EllermanTrustee (from May 2024)2
Charles Pollard IIITrustee2
David K GieserTrustee2
Dr Darrell L BockTrustee2
Gregory L JaoTrustee2
Gregory L WaybrightTrustee2
John ChungTrustee (from May 2024)2
John H AugustineTrustee2
Kurt A KeilhackerTrustee2
Lisa K BeamerTrustee2
Mary J SchallerTrustee2
Rev Irwyn L InceTrustee2
Rev Ricky JenkinsTrustee (from May 2024)2
Steven C PrestonTrustee2
J Chadwick RynbrandtVP for Finance & Operations, Treasurer40$282,882
Karen LeeProvost40$229,159
Kirk D FarneyVP for Advancement & Alumni Relations40$242,743
Paul ChelsenVice President - Student Development40$176,517
Silvio VazquezChief Enrollment Management Officer40$181,069
Vanessa Wynder QuainooChief Intercultural Engagement Officer40$135,555
Alan WolffChief Information Officer40$195,637
Jay BieszkeDirector of Facilities40$167,948
Kenneth LarsonInvestment Manager40$185,740
Anthony DreaChief Development Officer40$168,573
Edward DavisProfessor of Psychology40$159,131
Jamie AtenProfessor/Exec Director of HDI40$159,319
Mark YarhouseProfessor40$176,757
Michael WilderDean of Music & Communications40$154,086

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

24states
+16 more states

Cities

AlexandraAllentownAnnandaleArlingtonArlington HeightsAtlantaAustinBarringtonBartlesvilleBellmawrBernvilleBooneBoringCarol StreamCaryCharlestonCharlotteCharlottesvilleChicagoCincinnati

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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