Funding search · EIN 202271528 · Cary, IL

The Wristen Family Foundation

Name: The Wristen Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

46
grants reported: $243,382
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Orchard Evangelical Free Church6 grants · $28,500
Columbus Academy2 grants · $25,000
Refugee for Women3 grants · $18,500
Cru2 grants · $18,000
Willow Creek Community Church4 grants · $15,500
Reliant Mission2 grants · $14,750
Casa of McHenry County2 grants · $13,250
The Navigators2 grants · $12,500
Mission Eurasia2 grants · $10,750
Global Fingerprints1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$64,500

2022

$69,500

2023

$54,182

2024

$55,200

2025

Grant history

All 46 reported grants, largest first.

$12,500
Columbus Academy · Columbus, OH · 2023
General Support
$12,500
Columbus Academy · Columbus, OH · 2022
General Support
$11,500
The Orchard Evangelical Free Church · Arlington Heights, IL · 2024
General Support
$10,000
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2023
General Support
$10,000
Global Fingerprints · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General Support
$9,500
Refugee for Women · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024
General Support
$8,750
Reliant Mission · Orlando, FL · 2024
General Support
$8,000
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2022
General Support
$7,500
Casa of McHenry County · Crystal Lake, IL · 2025
General Support
$7,500
The Navigators · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General Support
$6,750
Mission Eurasia · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General Support
$6,250
Willow Creek Community Church · South Barrington, IL · 2022
General Support
$6,000
Reliant Mission · Orlando, FL · 2022
General Support
$5,750
Casa of McHenry County · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024
General Support
$5,000
Cary Grove Food Pantry · Cary, IL · 2025
General Support
$5,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
General Support
$5,000
The Navigators · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
General Support
$5,000
The Orchard Evangelical Free Church · Arlington Heights, IL · 2025
General Support
$5,000
Young Life (Madison Wi) · Madison, WI · 2025
General Support
$5,000
Young Life - Dane County · Madison, WI · 2024
General Support
$5,000
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship · Madison, WI · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Navigators - Compassion · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Navigators - Turkey · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Refugee for Women · Crystal Lake, IL · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Willow Creek Community Church · South Barrington, IL · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship · Madison, WI · 2022
General Support
$5,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General Support
$5,000
Ukraine Refugee Response · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General Support
$4,200
Safe Families for Children · Chicago, IL · 2025
General Support
$4,000
Mission Eurasia · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General Support
$4,000
Pioneers-USA · Orlando, FL · 2023
General Support
$4,000
The Orchard Evangelical Free Church · Arlington Heights, IL · 2023
General Support
$4,000
Refugee for Women · Crystal Lake, IL · 2022
General Support
$4,000
The Orchard Evangelical Free Church · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022
General Support
$3,500
The Salt Company · Ames, IA · 2025
General Support
$3,000
Cru · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General Support
$3,000
Foundry Church · Zeeland, MI · 2025
General Support
$3,000
The Orchard Evangelical Free Church · Arlington Heights, IL · 2025
General Support
$3,000
Willow Creek Community Church · South Barrington, IL · 2025
General Support
$2,682
Water Mission · North Charleston, SC · 2024
General Support
$2,000
Intervarsity · Madison, WI · 2025
General Support
$2,000
Pioneers-USA · Orlando, FL · 2022
General Support
$1,250
Npo New Directions · Woodstock, IL · 2024
General Support
$1,250
Willow Creek Community Church · South Barrington, IL · 2024
General Support
$1,000
The Orchard Evangelical Free Church · Arlington Heights, IL · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Warp Corps · Woodstock, IL · 2024
General Support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.