Billy Graham Center
The mission of wheaton college Billy Graham Center is to develop and mobilize jesus-followers for the individual and communal witness. Our vision is to see a world transformed by the gospel.
Billy Graham Center at a glance
In short: Billy Graham Center gave $1.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.6M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,560,000
- +244.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,560,000
- +244.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,560,000
- Total assets
- $8,628,236
- +58.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Billy Graham Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wheaton College ($1.6M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Billy Graham Center gives
- Giving grew 200% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $453K (2024) to $1.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wheaton College Wheaton, IL | To support wheaton college's graduate school academic programs in evangelism. | $1,560,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,628,236 | $3,603,418 | $4,583,905 | $1,560,000 | 1 | $1,622,501 |
| 2024 | $5,461,509 | $3,530,824 | $3,134,460 | $453,000 | 1 | $1,693,962 |
| 2023 | $4,889,391 | $4,034,104 | $2,962,953 | $488,590 | 1 | $1,713,130 |
| 2022 | $3,723,328 | $2,862,483 | $2,562,037 | $520,672 | 1 | $1,573,825 |
| 2021 | $2,293,907 | $2,467,322 | $2,418,419 | $543,702 | 1 | $1,522,455 |
| 2020 | $2,251,981 | $2,629,050 | $2,788,086 | $752,262 | 1 | $1,495,612 |
| 2019 | $2,392,798 | $3,379,290 | $2,559,037 | $525,000 | 1 | $1,478,000 |
About Billy Graham Center
Based on IRS filings
Billy Graham Center is a public charity, based in Wheaton, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.6M. Net investment income was $1.6M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Billy Graham Center is led by Andrew COOK, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew COOK
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Philip Ryken
President & Chair
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Bruce
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Gieser
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Goetz
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darrell L Bock
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Irwin Ince
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Schaller
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Waybright
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J Chadwick Rynbrandt
Treasurer, Vice President for Finance, Oper & Wheaton College
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Franklin Graham (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tom Phillips (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Chad Rynbrandt (2020–2024) — Treasurer, Vice President for Finance, Oper & Wheaton College
- Former: Will Graham (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Edward Stetzer (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Emery Lindsay (2021–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Dale Kemp (2019–2020) — Former Treasurer
- Former: James Goetz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: William Franklin Graham IV (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joseph Stowell (2019) — Secretary & Director
- Former: Kenneth Larson (2019) — Treasurer Beginning
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $109K, to Andrew COOK (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Billy Graham Center
How much does Billy Graham Center give each year?
Billy Graham Center gave $1.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $453K across 1 grant.
How large is Billy Graham Center?
Billy Graham Center reported $8.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.6M.
Where does Billy Graham Center operate?
Billy Graham Center has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Billy Graham Center's EIN?
Billy Graham Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2982217. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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