Evangelical Child and Family Agency
Entity provides quality social services and compassionate care to abused, neglected, and dependent children, and improves the quality of life through adoption counseling, and intact family services.
Evangelical Child and Family Agency at a glance
In short: Evangelical Child and Family Agency gave $172K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $172K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $171,800
- +329.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $171,800
- +329.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $171,800
- Total assets
- $2,998,950
- +0.4% 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 Evangelical Child and Family Agency funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ecfa Foundation Inc ($172K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
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 Evangelical Child and Family Agency gives
- Giving grew 60% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2024) to $282K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $172K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ecfa Foundation Inc Wheaton, IL | Provide Funds for Operations | $171,800 |
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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 | $2,998,950 | $2,971,670 | $2,749,864 | $171,800 | 1 | $45,130 |
| 2024 | $2,987,242 | $2,988,780 | $2,826,673 | $40,000 | 1 | $23,377 |
| 2023 | $2,821,393 | $2,787,208 | $2,699,411 | — | — | $13,642 |
| 2022 | $2,719,927 | $2,720,206 | $2,575,822 | $107,091 | 1 | $-2,189 |
| 2021 | $2,463,747 | $2,610,767 | $2,689,677 | $282,123 | 1 | $892 |
About Evangelical Child and Family Agency
Based on IRS filings
Evangelical Child and Family Agency is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Wheaton, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $172K. Net investment income was $45K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Evangelical Child and Family Agency is led by Wendy Payne, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wendy Payne
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $102K (2025)
David Brown
Chairperson
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Fogwell
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Kvasnicka
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Knosp
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Shogren
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Farquhar
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Fuller
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brigid Luke
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Sanchez
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Long
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Moment
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Carrick
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Sutter
Vice Chairperson
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Heick
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Soneson
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Dennis Demoss (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Graham Homberg (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Love (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Paul Van Gorkom (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Lauren Jernigan (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Ken Withrow (2021–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Alma Labunski (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Long (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $102K, to Wendy Payne (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Evangelical Child and Family Agency
How much does Evangelical Child and Family Agency give each year?
Evangelical Child and Family Agency gave $172K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $40K across 1 grant.
How large is Evangelical Child and Family Agency?
Evangelical Child and Family Agency reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.
What is Evangelical Child and Family Agency?
Evangelical Child and Family Agency is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Wheaton, IL. It holds $3.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Evangelical Child and Family Agency operate?
Evangelical Child and Family Agency has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Evangelical Child and Family Agency's EIN?
Evangelical Child and Family Agency's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2229573. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 20, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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