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Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc

The CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCiation provides equal intercollegiate athletic opportunities for men and women and services to assist member institutions in maintaining the integrity of their athletic programs through the enforcement of ncaa policies and conference regulations.

$590k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$6.4M
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 12 grants below total $524,885, the rows itemized in this filing. The $590,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $65,115 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k8 grants · $324k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $201k
$45,243
Median grant
6
States reached
$3.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY$50,243
JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY$50,243
LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE$50,243
VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY$50,243
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY$48,576
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY$45,243
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY$44,499
WINSTON-SALEM UNIVERSITY$44,499
SHAW UNIVERSITY$43,576
ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY$43,576
CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY$38,070
BLUEFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY$15,874
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 74% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%LINCOLN UNIVERSITY: $117k → 6%CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY: $63k → 25%SHAW UNIVERSITY: $117k → 8%JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $117k → 10%WINSTON-SALEM UNIVERSITY: $116k → 15%LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE: $117k → 15%ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY: $117k → 15%FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY: $117k → 16%CHOWAN UNIVERSITY: $116k → 23%VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY: $117k → 22%BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY: $117k → 11%LINCOLN UNIVERSITY: $103k → 6%SHAW UNIVERSITY: $103k → 8%JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $103k → 10%WINSTON-SALEM UNIVERSITY: $103k → 15%LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE: $103k → 15%ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY: $103k → 15%FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY: $103k → 16%CHOWAN UNIVERSITY: $103k → 23%VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY: $103k → 22%BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY: $103k → 11%LINCOLN UNIVERSITY: $76k → 6%SHAW UNIVERSITY: $84k → 8%JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $82k → 10%WINSTON-SALEM UNIVERSITY: $68k → 15%LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE: $82k → 15%ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY: $78k → 15%FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY: $69k → 16%VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY: $87k → 22%BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY: $84k → 11%LINCOLN UNIVERSITY: $44k → 6%SHAW UNIVERSITY: $44k → 8%JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $50k → 10%WINSTON-SALEM UNIVERSITY: $44k → 15%LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE: $50k → 15%ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY: $44k → 15%FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY: $45k → 16%VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY: $50k → 22%BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY: $49k → 11%JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $45k → 10%LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE: $45k → 15%VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY: $45k → 22%JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $44k → 10%LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE: $44k → 15%VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY: $44k → 22%SAINT AUGUSTINE'S UNIVERSITY: $117k → 8%SAINT AUGUSTINE'S UNIVERSITY: $103k → 8%SAINT AUGUSTINE'S UNIVERSITY: $77k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.4M · 13 repeat orgs$16k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
1

Total granted

$6.4M
$16k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
0%

Still filing today

92%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • VS
    VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $570k · revenue +56%
  • VU
    VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $568k · revenue +55%
  • LC
    Livingstone College
    9× · 2017–2025 · $565k · revenue +87%

Funded once

  • BS
    BLUEFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2025 · $16k · revenue 0%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
University of Lynchburg

The mission of the University is to inspire independent thinkers who become trustworthy, effective leaders that shape caring communities. The vision of the University of Lynchburg is to cultivate a world that is innovative, authentic, and…

Education
2
Franklin University

Since 1902, Franklin University has been a pioneer in meeting the needs of adult students who have the ambition to continue their education in combination with other responsibilities, receiving its status as a tax exempt organization in…

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3
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
4
Coker University

Coker university is a student-centered, comprehensive university. it is dedicated to providing every student an academic curriculum based upon a uniformly excellent liberal arts core that enhances the structured development of key personal…

Education
5
Union Institute & University

Union Institute & University educates highly motivated adults who seek academic programs to engage, enlighten, and empower them to pursue professional goals and a lifetime of learning and service. Offering accredited bachelors, masters,…

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6
Roger Williams University

At Roger Williams University, students are prepared to be thinkers and doers ready to solve challenging problems with innovative solutions. RWU offers robust offerings of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs across eight…

Education
7
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
8
University of the South

The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to the development of the whole person through a liberal arts education of the highest quality. The School of Theology educates women and men to serve the broad whole of the Episcopal Church in…

Education
9
Cumberland University

The mission of cumberland university is to provide a personalized, high-quality, value-based educational experience that equips learners to lead, serve, and excel in an ever-evolving world.

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10
Tusculum University

Building on a rich Presbyterian heritage and a pioneering spirit, Tusculum University provides an active and experiential education within a caring Christian environment to inspire civic engagement, enrich personal lives, and equip…

Education
11
Bluefield University

To offer a challenging christ-centered liberal arts experience and co-curricular programs that transform students' lives by integrating liberal arts with career-oriented studies and service to god & the world.

Education
12
John Brown University

John brown university (jbu) provides christ-centered education that prepares students to honor god and serve others by developing their intellectual, spiritual, and professional lives. (continued on schedule o)jbu serves traditional…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Claflin University; the most unlike its peers is The Shaw University. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 14 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
7/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $569,981 · EducationVIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONVIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY: $567,897 · EducationVIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITYLivingstone College: $564,981 · EducationLivingstone CollegeJOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $564,981 · EducationJOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITYTHE SHAW UNIVERSITY: $527,996 · EducationTHE SHAW UNIVERSITYLINCOLN UNIVERSITY: $523,923 · EducationLINCOLN UNIVERSITYFAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $523,158 · EducationFAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONWinston-Salem State University Foundation Inc: $506,608 · EducationWinston-Salem State University Foundation IncSaint Augustine's University: $489,411 · EducationSaint Augustine's UniversityCLAFLIN UNIVERSITY: $252,745 · EducationCHOWAN UNIVERSITY: $219,450 · Education+1 more: $15,874 · EducationBOWIE STATE UNIVERSTIY: $556,546 · OtherBOWIE STATE UNIVERS…THE ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIV FOUNDATION: $516,967 · OtherTHE ELIZABETH CITY …
Education$5,327,005Other$1,073,513

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $569,981 over 9y, 3.8% of budgetVIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY: $567,897 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetLivingstone College: $564,981 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetJOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $564,981 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetTHE SHAW UNIVERSITY: $527,996 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetLINCOLN UNIVERSITY: $523,923 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetFAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $523,158 over 9y, 5.3% of budgetTHE ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIV FOUNDATION: $516,967 over 9y, 6.8% of budgetWinston-Salem State University Foundation Inc: $506,608 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetSaint Augustine's University: $489,411 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCLAFLIN UNIVERSITY: $252,745 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCHOWAN UNIVERSITY: $219,450 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBLUEFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $15,874 over 1y, 0.7% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Livingstone College ↗
  • Who funds JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE SHAW UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LINCOLN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIV FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Winston-Salem State University Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds Saint Augustine's University ↗
  • Who funds CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CHOWAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds BLUEFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Tom Joyner Foundation…National Collegiate A…Strada Education Foun…United Negro College …Duke Energy FoundationTulsa Community Found…Enterprise Holdings F…Charities Aid Foundat…Educational Credit Ma…The Cannon Foundation…The Pfizer Foundation…Thurgood Marshall Col…
Tom Joyner Foundation IncTX26.3× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tom Joyner Foundation Inc · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Strada Education Foundation Inc · United Negro College Fund Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Educational Credit Management Corporation · The Cannon Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Thurgood Marshall College Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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    Find your warmest path to Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 14 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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