Funding search · EIN 363250579 · Wheaton, IL
Clayton Brown Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 76
- grants reported
- $2.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $17,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Josiah Venture3 grants · $335,000
- Outreach Community Ministries3 grants · $210,000
- Wheaton Academy2 grants · $200,000
- The Navigators2 grants · $155,000
- By the Hand Club for Kids3 grants · $155,000
- Samaritan'S Purse3 grants · $150,000
- Naples Christian Academy1 grant · $150,000
- Moody Global Ministries2 grants · $150,000
- Ligonier Ministries3 grants · $150,000
- Dallas Theological Seminary2 grants · $130,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 76 reported grants, largest first.
- $200,000
Josiah Venture · Wheaton, IL · 2024
General purposes
- $150,000
Naples Christian Academy · Naples, FL · 2024
General purposes
- $150,000
Wheaton Academy · West Chicago, IL · 2024
General pourposes
- $125,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
- $125,000
Ligonier Ministries · Sanford, FL · 2024
General purposes
- $125,000
Moody Global Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2024
General purposes
- $125,000
South Point Youth · Wheaton, IL · 2024
General Purposes
- $125,000
The Navigators · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General purposes
- $121,079
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General purposes
- $100,000
Concentric · Wheaton, IL · 2024
General Purposes
- $100,000
Dallas Theological Seminary · Dallas, TX · 2024
General purposes
- $100,000
Outreach Community Ministries · Wheaton, IL · 2024
General purposes
- $100,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
General purposes
- $100,000
Outreach Community Ministries · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General purposes
- $75,000
Josiah Venture · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General purposes
- $60,000
Josiah Venture · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $50,000
Covenant Pres Ch Naples · Naples, FL · 2023
General purposes
- $50,000
Wheaton Academy · West Chicago, IL · 2023
General pourposes
- $30,000
Dallas Theological Seminary · Dallas, TX · 2022
General purposes
- $30,000
The Navigators · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General purposes
- $25,000
Compass Church · Wheaton, IL · 2024
General purposes
- $25,000
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2024
General purposes
- $25,000
Global Scholars · Overland Park, KS · 2024
General purposes
- $25,000
Prison Fellowship · Merrifield, VA · 2024
General purposes
- $25,000
Project Medsend · Orange, CT · 2024
General purposes
- $25,000
Compass Church · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General purposes
- $25,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General purposes
- $25,000
Project Medsend · Orange, CT · 2023
General purposes
- $25,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
General purposes
- $25,000
Compass Church · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $25,000
English Language Institute China · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
General purposes
- $25,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General purposes
- $25,000
Moody Global Ministries · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $25,000
National Christian Charitable Foundation · Alpharetta, GA · 2022
General purposes
- $25,000
Project Medsend · Orange, CT · 2022
General purposes
- $25,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
General purposes
- $20,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
- $20,000
Ligonier Ministries · Sanford, FL · 2023
General purposes
- $15,000
Ethnos 360 · Sanford, FL · 2024
General purposes
- $15,000
Awana Clubs International · Streamwood, IL · 2023
General purposes
- $15,000
Global Scholars · Overland Park, KS · 2023
General purposes
- $15,000
Awana Clubs International · Streamwood, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $15,000
Global Scholars · Overland Park, KS · 2022
General purposes
- $15,000
Youth for Christ · Englewood, CO · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
Evangelical Free Church of America · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
Inner City Impact · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
Mission Eurasia · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
Our Daily Bread Ministries · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
Prison Fellowship · Merrifield, VA · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
By the Hand Club for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
Evangelical Free Church of America · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
Inner City Impact · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
Mission Eurasia · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
Our Daily Bread Ministries · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
Outreach Community Ministries · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
Prison Fellowship · Merrifield, VA · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Adventure Learning Ministries · Everson, WA · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
Cbmc · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
Evangelical Child & Family Agency · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
Grace To You · Panorama City, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
Windsor Park Covenant Home · Carol Stream, IL · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
Adventure Learning Ministries · Everson, WA · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Cbmc · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Evangelical Child & Family Agency · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Grace To You · Panorama City, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Ligonier Ministries · Sanford, FL · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Windsor Park Covenant Home · Carol Stream, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Witness Breakthrough · Big Canoe, GA · 2022
General purposes
- $2,000
Missionary Furlough Home Foundation · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General purposes
- $1,000
Special Olympics · Washington, DC · 2022
General purposes
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