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Christianity Today International

Public charity · Grantmaker Wheaton, IL EIN: 52-0231554 Website

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Christianity Today International at a glance

Total assets
$18,951,055
+43.9% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$22,973,828
+24.9% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$5,214,052
+5696.4% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$17,505,350
+10.2% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Christianity Today International funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

Colorado SpringsOrlandoSpringfieldSpringfiledUplandWenhamWoodstock

How Christianity Today International gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2019 to 2022 (−10%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K3 grants2019 1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2022) to $84K (2021). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Taylor University Upland, INScholarship$8,500
Magazine Training International Colorado Springs, COCrisis Publishing Initative$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$18,951,055$22,973,828$17,505,350——$5,214,052
2023$13,173,727$18,394,406$15,886,675——$89,954
2022$11,411,098$14,768,397$13,345,582$13,5002$35,988
2021$10,480,516$11,172,393$11,287,864$84,1002$5,400
2020$9,768,918$10,073,165$10,801,852$60,0001$32,698
2019$10,579,052$9,720,997$10,442,060$15,0003$73,276

About Christianity Today International

Based on IRS filings

Christianity Today International is a public charity focused on religion, based in Wheaton, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $19.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $5.2M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Christianity Today International is led by Timothy Dalrymple, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 10 of 27 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Timothy Dalrymple

    President & CEO

    Director, President & CEO → President & CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $179K (2019) → $272K (2024)

  • Joy Allmond

    Executive Director of Resources & Editorial Chief of Staff

    Executive Editor → Executive Director of Resources & Editorial Chief of Staff, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2023) → $120K (2024)

  • Claude Alexander

    Board Chair

    Director & Board Chair → Direcotr & Board Chair, 2022

    Direcotr & Board Chair → Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Cosper

    Director of Ct Media

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $141K (2023) → $123K (2024)

  • Kevin Engel

    Director of Donor Engagement

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $149K (2024)

  • David Bere

    Board Vice Chair & Director

    Director & Board Vice Chair → Board Vice Chair, 2023

    Board Vice Chair → Board Vice Chair & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Pattengale

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tami Helm

    Treasurer & Director

    Director & Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Kim

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Green McAfee

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Fong

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nona Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ross Mason

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Lindsay

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noemi Chavez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Alsdorf

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Walsh

    Vice President Publisher & COO

    Vice President & Publisher → Vice President Publisher & COO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2019) → $140K (2024)

  • Erik Petrik

    Chief Creative Officer

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $187K (2020) → $205K (2024)

  • Nicole Martin

    Chief Impact Officer & Assistant Treasurer

    Director → Chief Impact Officer, 2023

    Chief Impact Officer → Chief Impact Officer & Assistant Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $167K (2023) → $173K (2024)

  • Cory Whitehead

    Vice President of Mission Advancement

    Executive Director Mission Advancement → Vice President of Mission Advancement, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2022) → $131K (2024)

  • Russell Moore

    Editor-In-Chief

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $150K (2022) → $164K (2024)

  • Judy Sather

    Senior Vice President of Talent & Culture

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2024)

  • Meritt Lohr Sawyer

    Board Vice Chair

    Director → Board Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter McGowan

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Doll

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Kolb

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wes Jakacki

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Darryl L King (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: John M Sommerville (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Walter Hegel (2019–2023) — Senior Sales Manager
  • Former: Edward Gilbreath (2021–2023) — Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
  • Former: Natalie Lederhouse (2023) — Vice President - Advisor & Parternships
  • Former: Thomas Addington (2023) — Director
  • Former: D Michael Lindsay (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gail Obenour (2019–2022) — Executive Director of Philanthropy
  • Former: Tom Addington (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Carol J Thompson (2019–2021) — COO & Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Theresa Hoffner (2019–2021) — Vice President Technology Operations
  • Former: Alec Hill (2019–2020) — Director & Mission Advancement Committee Chair
  • Former: Annie Tsai (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Eugene B Habecker (2019–2020) — Board Chair
  • Former: Miriam Adeney (2019–2020) — Director & Board Secretary
  • Former: Harold B Smith (2019) — Former President & CEO
  • Former: Mark Galli (2019) — Ministry Editor in Chief

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Timothy Dalrymple — President/CEO: $272KTimothy DalrymplePresident/CEO$272KErik Petrik — Chief Creative Officer: $205KErik PetrikChief Creative Officer$205KNicole Martin — Chief Impact Officer, Asst. Treasurer: $173KNicole MartinChief Impact Officer, Asst.…$173KRussell Moore — Editor-in-Chief: $164KRussell MooreEditor-in-Chief$164KKevin Engel — Director of Donor Engagement: $149KKevin EngelDirector of Donor Engagement$149KJake Walsh — VP Publisher/COO: $140KJake WalshVP Publisher/COO$140KCory Whitehead — VP of Mission Advancement: $131KCory WhiteheadVP of Mission Advancement$131KMichael Cosper — Director of CT Media: $123KMichael CosperDirector of CT Media$123KJoy Allmond — Exec Dir of Resources & Editorial Chief of Staff: $120KJoy AllmondExec Dir of Resources &…$120KJudy Sather — Sr. VP of Talent & Culture: $109KJudy SatherSr. VP of Talent & Culture$109K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $272K, to Timothy Dalrymple (President/CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Christianity Today International

How large is Christianity Today International?

Christianity Today International reported $19.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $23.0M.

What is Christianity Today International?

Christianity Today International is a public charity focused on religion, based in Wheaton, IL. It holds $19.0M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Christianity Today International operate?

Christianity Today International has awarded grants in Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Virginia, Vermont.

What is Christianity Today International's EIN?

Christianity Today International's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0231554. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)

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