The Salvation Army

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Hoffman Estates, IL EIN 36-2167910

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026

Total received

$19.3M

Foundation funders

161

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2025–2026

Who funds The Salvation Army?

The Salvation Army is funded by 161 grantmakers, led by Northern Illinois Food Bank ($3.8M), United Way of Central Indiana Inc ($1.4M), J Wesley Graham TW ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.3M in grants to The Salvation Army between 2025–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Northern Illinois Food Bank$3,849,924102025
United Way of Central Indiana Inc$1,392,20532025
J Wesley Graham TW$1,356,42112025
United Way of Greater St Louis Inc$1,032,20712025
National Philanthropic Trust$824,50012025
Feeding America West Michigan$658,58582025
Hunger Task Force Inc$646,24552025
Louise P Toole Charitable Trust$633,44812025
The Albertsons Companies Foundation$595,05442025
Feed the Children Inc$469,20512025
Second Harvest Northland$386,33712025
Charities Aid Foundation America$371,72722025
William M Yarbrough Foundation$308,66912025
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc$306,11832025
Boston Eleanora Unitrust-Charities$289,94812025
The Gerda L Carlstrom Charitable Trust FBO$286,29822025–2026
Parsen Em Char Tua-Main$253,70912025
Feeding South Dakota$253,45112025
Story County Housing Trust$180,22812025
Florence C Gregory Charitable TR(T)$159,60412025
United Way of Portage County Inc$151,98212025
The Minneapolis Foundation$151,97932025
Marshalltown Area United Way$144,98422025–2026
Nina W Engelhart Charitable Foundation$112,60812025
Jerome Nerenberg 2000 Charitable Trust UAD$111,01512025
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The Prop Shop of Eden Prairie$105,97012025
The CFM Foundation$100,00012025
Wheda Foundation Inc$100,00022025
Cliff and Charlotte L Bellon Fdn$95,00012025
The Thomas N and Neoma Christine Thompson Ch$93,31312025
William Ingersoll Trust a XXXXX7002$91,24212025
Tuw Robert W Kiewert and Minnie Brossman$86,19622025–2026
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County$85,88522025
Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc$84,48212025
Joseph H Cannon Charitable Trst$82,44512025
Gene a Salmon Charitable Trust Co Busey$80,00012025
Melva Long Trust$77,94112025
Heart of Illinois United Way Inc$76,49812025
Leo R Buder Foundation Trust$74,37512025
Fredericka Meyer Charitable Trust$74,00012025
Ray & Mary Klapmeyer Charitable Trust$70,20012025
United Way of Story County Inc$66,21812025
Points of Light Foundation$65,00012025
Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc$61,96012025
Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation$59,87412025
United Way Quad Cities$56,82512025
Give N Kind$56,32812025
Shoemaker Charitable Trust$56,29912025
E Louise Carlson Foundation$54,42612025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$53,60022025–2026
Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Corporation$52,87512025
The Salvation Army Trust Created by Thomas$48,25712025
United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Inc$46,99812025
Racine Community Foundation Inc$46,00012025
Grand Rapids Community Foundation$44,88112025
Marie C Wolf Charitable Trust$43,07012025
United Way of Siouxland Inc$42,98212025
Williams Frances M Charitable Trust$42,56712025
United Way of Southeast Minnesota$41,25212025
West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency Inc$40,23412025
Mitchell United Way$40,00012025
Frederick F and Doris M Wissmiller$38,58312025
The Chicago Community Trust$38,03612025
Denzil O'Neal FBO the Salvation Army$37,74812025
United Way of Sheboygan County Inc$37,26712025
United Way of Ne Minnesota$37,00022025
Crow William L Charitable Trust$36,84012025
Gladys Friant Trust Under Will$33,34012025
Burdette & Kathryn Knappenberger Charitable Trust$31,99612025
Galesburg Community Foundation$31,50012025
The Dupage Community Foundation$31,50012025
United Way of Greater Lafayette$31,49712025
Harold F John Charitable Trust$31,24912025
The Community Foundation of Macon County$31,20012025
Phoebe Humphreys Charitable Trust XXXXX4008$30,79312025
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group$30,00012025
GFCF NFP$30,00012025
Northland Foundation$30,00012025
Great Rivers United Way Inc$29,00012025
Kenneth Cook Trust$28,94712025
United Way of Johnson County Inc$28,70012025
Nebraska Community Foundation$28,34012025
La Crosse Community Foundation$28,16912025
United Way of Livingston County$26,40012025
Isabel Schendel-Robert & Josephine Pieper Tr$25,67312025
Javon Bea Hospital$25,60012025
United Way of Champaign County$25,47212025
United Way of the Midlands$25,13212025
Benck Family Foundation$25,00012025
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Inc$25,00012025
Lori & David Scott Foundation$25,00012025
Joy In Childhood Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Lakeshore Community Foundation Inc$24,52422025
Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin Inc$23,90012025
Clara Shumway Char Trust 10373600$23,61712025
Food Bank of Siouxland Inc$22,98512025
Golden Belt Community Foundation$22,21912025
Community Foundation of the Quincy Area$22,19812025
The Wesselink Family Foundation$22,00012025
Community Foundation of Grant County Indiana Inc$21,79012025
Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley$21,00012025
Thomas Campbell Trust$20,72412025
Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc$20,00012025
Helen L Kay Charitable Trust$20,00012025
Diabetes Care Foundation$20,00012025
Support Nebraska$20,00012025
Casado Luis a Charitable Tr$19,58122025–2026
Arthur F Essmueller Trust$18,87012025
Phelps County Community Foundation Inc$17,43212025
Ione C Davis Trust$17,25012025
United Way of the Mark Twain Area$16,98212025
Missouri River Historical Development Inc$16,65012025
Dillon Foundation$16,50012025
Anderson a H Charitable$16,50012025
Esther N Nielsen Foundation$16,49912025
Fairmount Round Robins Inc$16,00012025
Mankato Area Foundation$15,55012025
Dekalb County Community Foundation$15,30812025
St Croix Valley Foundation$15,10012025
Donald and Maureen Olson Charitable Trust$15,00012025
Koziol Family Foundation$15,00012025
Heart of Indiana United Way Inc$15,00012025
Clothing Across America$14,85012025
The John Simmons Family Trust$14,76212025
Community Foundation Alliance Inc$14,35012025
Communitygiving$14,01912025
Lillian F Wallace Charitable Trust$13,50012025
United Way of Gibson County Inc$13,50012025
Peoria Area Community Foundation$13,26312025
Aileen Barnett Charitable Tr FBO Salvation Army$13,00012025
Christian Community Foundation Inc$12,83412025
Roy C Pearson Charitable Trust$12,77112025
Tom & Evelyn Ingle Charitable Trust C$12,60112025
The Sammann Family Foundation$12,50012025
Mercy Medical Center$12,50012025
Robert J Simmons Charitable Tua$12,37812025
Door County Community Foundation Inc$12,06212025
Amy L Scott Family Foundation$12,00012025
Leona Higginbotham Charitable Trust Co Fifth$12,00012025
Ella Belmont Charitable XXX-XX-XXXX$11,54312025
Lucile K Diebel Tuw$11,49612025
Brookings Area United Way$11,40012025
Holden Clarence Charitable Tr-Main$11,17212025
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc$10,91512025
Hazel J Core Charitable Trust$10,90012025
John D & Jane Leifheit Charitable Foundation$10,79612025
Minot Community Foundation$10,29912025
A Coe & Dorothy Frankhauser Trust$10,14312025
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation$10,00012026
Kim and John Schlifske Family$10,00012025
The Meyer Charitable Foundation$10,00012025
GreenState Credit Union$10,00012025
Perfection and Grace$10,00012025
Community Foundation of East Central Illinois$10,00012025
Harold & Ruth Stretch Memorial Trust$9,94812025
Gracia Bremer Charitable Foundation$9,44212025
Community Foundation of Hancock County Inc$9,28412025
Servant Foundation$9,10012025
A Brightman FBO Salvation Army XXXXX2006$8,99712025
Dy Cox Trust$2,70012026
Frank J Smith Foundation$61512026

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M192 grants2025 8 grants2026

From 2025 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $310K (2026) to $19.0M (2025). In 2026 it made 8 grants totaling $310K.

What grants has The Salvation Army received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026The Gerda L Carlstrom Charitable Trust FBOGENERAL SUPPORT$145,748
2026Marshalltown Area United WaySOCIAL SERVICES$66,991
2026Tuw Robert W Kiewert and Minnie BrossmanGENERAL SUPPORT$44,605
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$32,350
2026Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community FoundationEMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, 2025 ICE STORM EDS$10,000
2026Casado Luis a Charitable TrCHARITABLE$7,285
2026Dy Cox TrustGENERAL OPERATING$2,700
2026Frank J Smith FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$615
2025J Wesley Graham TWCHARITABLECONTRIBUTION$1,356,421
2025United Way of Central Indiana IncProgram and/or operating support$1,125,000
2025Northern Illinois Food BankFeed the hungry,Incr. capacity$1,059,870
2025United Way of Greater St Louis IncAWD-Basic Needs; ALL-Basic Needs; TTP-Basic Needs$1,032,207
2025Northern Illinois Food BankFeed the hungry$957,490
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$824,500
2025Louise P Toole Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED GRANT$633,448
2025Northern Illinois Food BankFeed the hungry$570,865
2025Northern Illinois Food BankFeed the hungry$501,647
2025Feed the Children IncNECESSITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HUNGER AND HARDSHIP$469,205
2025The Albertsons Companies FoundationHUNGER$405,054
2025Second Harvest NorthlandCommunity Food Assistance$386,337
2025Northern Illinois Food BankFeed the hungry$362,199
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$361,727
2025William M Yarbrough FoundationMINISTRY$308,669
2025Boston Eleanora Unitrust-CharitiesGENERAL OPERATING$289,948
2025Parsen Em Char Tua-MainGENERAL OPERATING$253,709
2025Feeding South DakotaHUNGER RELIEF$253,451
2025Hunger Task Force IncDONATION$245,877
2025United Way of Central Indiana IncProgram and/or operating support$234,214
2025Feeding America West MichiganFIGHT HUNGER$233,574
2025Northern Illinois Food BankFeed the hungry$226,085

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Salvation Army?

The Salvation Army is funded by 161 grantmakers, led by Northern Illinois Food Bank ($3.8M), United Way of Central Indiana Inc ($1.4M), J Wesley Graham TW ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.3M in grants to The Salvation Army between 2025–2026.

Who is The Salvation Army's largest funder?

Northern Illinois Food Bank is the largest recorded funder of The Salvation Army, with $3.8M across 10 grants (2025).

How much grant funding has The Salvation Army received?

IRS 990 filings record $19.3M in grants to The Salvation Army across 200 grants from 161 funders between 2025–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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