South Carolina · Public charity
Clemson University Foundation
The foundation is organized to promote the welfare and future development of clemson university in its educational and scientific research purposes and to seek and receive gifts for the benefit of clemson university through endowment giving and other fundraising activities, and to manage such funds prudently and within established…
- $53M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $52M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $3,424,311
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $48,594,337
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.5B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Clemson University Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.6M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $52M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $36M | 50% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $29M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $26M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $23M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $27M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $28M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $30M | 75% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University | $266,796,558 | 9 | n/a |
| Clemson University Continuing Education & Conference Complex Corporation | $6,012,016 | 2 | 37% |
| Clemson Alumni Association | $1,097,318 | 3 | 7% |
| Iptay | $150,319 | 2 | 0% |
| Clemson Architectural Foundation | $12,144 | 1 | 1% |
About Clemson University Foundation
- How much does Clemson University Foundation give?
- Clemson University Foundation reported 3 itemized grants totaling $52,115,711, out of $53,474,293 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Clemson University Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (98%), Recreation & Sports (2%).
- Who are Clemson University Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Clemson University ($267M), Clemson University Continuing Education & Conference Complex Corporation ($6.0M), Clemson Alumni Association ($1.1M).
- Does Clemson University Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Clemson University Foundation based?
- Clemson University Foundation is based in SC.
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