Word on Fire Catholic Ministries

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL EIN: 26-1448551 Website

WORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES IS A GLOBAL MEDIA APOSTOLATE THAT SUPPORTS THE WORK OF BISHOP ROBERT BARRON AND REACHES MILLONS OF INDIVIDUALS TO DRAW THEM BACK TO OR INTO THE CATHOLIC FAITH.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$51.8M

+34.0% YoY

Annual Giving

-100.0% YoY

Grant Count

0

-100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$15M$22M$30M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$51,846,355$38,688,249$28,188,890
Revenue$26,852,104$21,638,201$13,917,766
Expenses$19,160,697$14,569,865$10,112,354
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$780,046$558,135$1,110,819
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$24K$48K$72K$96K2 grants20200 grants20210 grants20221 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$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

MATTHEW PETRUSEKSENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE WORD …$219KJONATHAN BATORSENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING…$181KJOHN BARRONSENIOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR$176KBRANDON VOGTSENIOR PUBLISHING DIRECTOR$166KMARK BRADFORDFELLOW FOR PERSONS WITH INTE…$140KSEAN DAVISSENIOR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY$138KSTEPHEN GRUNOWCEO & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER$98KROBERT BARRONDIRECTOR$59K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MATTHEW PETRUSEKSENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE WORD FIRE INSTITUTE40$218,685
JONATHAN BATORSENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & SALES40$180,938
JOHN BARRONSENIOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR40$176,089
BRANDON VOGTSENIOR PUBLISHING DIRECTOR40$165,938
MARK BRADFORDFELLOW FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES40$139,854
SEAN DAVISSENIOR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY40$138,348
STEPHEN GRUNOWCEO & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER40$97,886
ROBERT BARRONDIRECTOR40$59,178
JOE GUINANDIRECTOR5
JAMES PERRYDIRECTOR5
JOHN POWERSDIRECTOR5
JOHN CROGHANDIRECTOR5
MIKE BENZDIRECTOR5
STEVE STRAUSDIRECTOR5
JOHN LeHOCKYTREASURER5
DIANE ARCHIBALDSECRETARY5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AlexandriaKatyWashington

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

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