Sheldon Christian School

Public charity · Grantmaker Sheldon, IA EIN: 83-2431733

The Sheldon Christian School association foundation was established for the purpose of financially supporting Sheldon Christian School.

Sheldon Christian School at a glance

In short: Sheldon Christian School gave $55K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $55K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$55,000
-13.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$55,000
-13.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$55,000
Total assets
$1,509,394
+3.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Sheldon Christian School funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Sheldon Christian School: $55KSheldon Christian School$55K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sheldon Christian School ($55K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Sheldon

How Sheldon Christian School gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). 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$100K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2022) to $96K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $55K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sheldon Christian School Sheldon, IASupport$55,000
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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
2025$1,509,394$168,562$55,750$55,0001$167,247
2024$1,458,255$54,539$64,446$63,6721$43,826
2023$1,378,643$52,908$96,412$95,7921$50,353
2022$1,347,794$74,340$50,968$49,6851$72,705
2021$1,598,003$128,394$69,393$68,2471$98,580

About Sheldon Christian School

Based on IRS filings

Sheldon Christian School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Sheldon, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $55K. Net investment income was $167K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sheldon Christian School is led by Tom Wibben, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tom Wibben

    President

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Jansen

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Gesink

    Board Liaiso

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Kleinwolterink

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Ten Kley

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Lyle Bolkema (2021–2024) — President
  • Former: Mark Wieringa (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Evan De Hoogh (2022–2024) — Board Liaiso
  • Former: Jill Schemper (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Corey Borer (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dolan Granstra (2021) — Secretary

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.

Frequently asked questions about Sheldon Christian School

How much does Sheldon Christian School give each year?

Sheldon Christian School gave $55K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $64K across 1 grant.

How large is Sheldon Christian School?

Sheldon Christian School reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $169K.

What is Sheldon Christian School?

Sheldon Christian School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Sheldon, IA. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Sheldon Christian School operate?

Sheldon Christian School has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Sheldon Christian School's EIN?

Sheldon Christian School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2431733. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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