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Columbia International University

Ciu educates from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of christ.

$11M
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
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States reached
$119k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0185% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$1.5MReligion$1.4MEducation$91kHealth$48kInternational$47kHousing & Shelter$35kYouth Development$24kHuman Services$12kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $118,927, the rows itemized in this filing. The $10,658,630 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $10,539,703 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.
$118,927
Median grant
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States reached
$105M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$118,927
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 (FY17–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 83% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Interchurch Holiness Convention: $9k → 10%World Witness: $25k → 10%Riverland Hills Baptist Church Ck: $30k → 16%Market Life: $12k → 18%ABHE: $25k → 13%International Messengers: $26k → 12%CEF: $92k → 8%Bethel Colony of Mercy: $12k → 16%Source of Light Ministries: $11k → 11%Equip: $163k → 13%Missionary Training International: $20k → 9%Tabernacle Church of Norfolk: $10k → 19%World Witness: $19k → 10%Hammond High School: $20k → 16%Pioneers: $15k → 13%International Messengers: $10k → 12%CEF: $89k → 8%Bethel Colony of Mercy: $12k → 16%Equip Leadership: $109k → 13%Missionary Training International: $20k → 9%World Witness: $19k → 10%Godspeed Resources Con: $28k → 16%Pioneers: $15k → 13%International Messengers: $10k → 12%CEF: $70k → 8%Bethel Colony of Mercy: $12k → 16%Equip: $10k → 13%Mission Training International: $10k → 9%World Witness: $19k → 10%Godspeed Resources Con: $27k → 16%CRU: $13k → 13%CEF: $57k → 8%National Christian Foundation: $1.5M → 13%World Witness: $18k → 10%Godspeed Resources Con: $25k → 16%CRU: $13k → 13%CEF: $24k → 8%Kids Alive International: $20k → 13%Godspeed Resources Con: $25k → 16%Godspeed Resources Con: $25k → 16%Providence Home: $25k → 16%First Presbyterian Church: $82k → 16%First Presbyterian Church: $77k → 16%First Presbyterian Church: $58k → 16%First Presbyterian Church: $53k → 16%First Presbyterian Church: $50k → 16%Grace ARP: $20k → 16%Providence Home: $10k → 16%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.

Which US states its grants reach

ID
IA
PA
CO
MO
VA
NC
SC
OK
GA
FL
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 17 repeat orgs$308k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +37% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
13

Total granted

$1.6M
$189k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+37%

Still filing today

53%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $119k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
ReligionEducationYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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

  • CE
    CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $332k · revenue +21%
  • EL
    EQUIP Leadership Inc
    3× · 2020–2023 · $282k · revenue +44%
  • VI
    VALEO INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $130k · revenue +133%

Funded once

  • RH
    RIVERLAND HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2017 · $30k
  • CC
    CROSSOVER COMMUNICATIONS INTLgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +103%
  • AF
    ASSOCIATION FOR BIBLICAL HIGHER EDUCATION
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +18%
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
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
Carolina College of Biblical Studies

Carolina college of biblical studies exists to disciple christ-followers, through biblical higher education, for a lifetime of effective servant leadership.

Education
3
Charlotte Christian College & Theological Seminary

To educate, train, and develop ministers, evangelists, missionaries, and other people who are going to enter the Christian ministry. Educate ministers and missionaries to serve the Lord.

Religion
4
Faith Baptist Bible College

Post secondary and graduate educational institution The mission of Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary is to equip vocational Christian workers and other servant leaders while inspiring them to take the Word to the world.

Education
5
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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6
Charis Bible College Inc

Charis Bible Colleges, Inc. (CBC) was established to train and equip individuals to carry out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through practical application through mentoring, training, and teaching.

Religion
7
God's Bible School College & Missionary Training Home

God's bible school and college seeks to glorify god and to serve his church by providing higher education centered in holy scripture and shaped by wesleyan conviction, thus preparing faithful servants to proclaim jesus christ and spread…

Education
8
International Commission Inc

Equipping and enabling believers worldwide to conduct church-based evangelism projects to reach unbelievers and make disciples.

Religion
9
Association of Certified Biblical

Training & certification of christian biblical counselors

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10
Inste Global Bible College

Train and educate the whole people of god for the fullfillment of the great commission through excellent and affordable distance education. stimulate the growth of spiritual stem cells that become the mature disciples and bible-centered…

Religion
11
South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary Inc

South florida bible college & theological seminary is an institution of higher learning where the bible is central in preparing men and women for ministry to serve christ and his church through biblical thought and christian life.

Education
12
Central Christian College of the Bible

Central christian college of the bible (central) exists to develop servant-leaders for the church. as a traditional undergraduate bible college of the restoration movement, central equips faithful men and women for leadership ministry.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc; the most unlike its peers is International Messengers. 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

17 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. 17 of the 32 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/17
Grantees still filing
15/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC: $1,473,728 · PhilanthropyNATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INCFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $318,000 · OtherFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $118,927 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWORLD WITNESS THE BOARD OF FOREIGN: $99,100 · OtherWORLD WITNESS THE BOARD OF FORE…MISSIONARY INTERNSHIP INC: $50,000 · OtherMISSIONARY INTERNSHIP INCBETHEL COLONY OF MERCY INC: $48,000 · OtherCAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC: $37,800 · OtherPROVIDENCE HOME: $35,000 · Other+12 more: $210,800 · Other+12 moreEQUIP Leadership Inc: $282,000 · ReligionEQUIP Leadership…VALEO INC: $129,500 · ReligionVALEO INCInternational Messengers: $46,000 · ReligionInternational Me…CROSSOVER COMMUNICATIONS INTL: $25,000 · Religion+1 more: $5,290 · ReligionCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP INC: $331,600 · Youth DevelopmentCHILD EVANG…HOBE SOUND BIBLE COLLEGE INC: $39,000 · EducationASSOCIATION FOR BIBLICAL HIGHER EDUCATION: $25,000 · EducationHAMMOND SCHOOL: $20,000 · EducationFAITH BIBLE COLLEGE: $7,000 · EducationKids Alive International Inc: $20,000 · InternationalPalmetto Family Council: $12,000 · Human Services
Philanthropy$1,473,728Other$917,627Religion$487,790Youth Development$331,600Education$91,000International$20,000Human Services$12,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC: $1,473,728 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP INC: $331,600 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetEQUIP Leadership Inc: $282,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetVALEO INC: $129,500 over 5y, 6.6% of budgetBETHEL COLONY OF MERCY INC: $48,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetInternational Messengers: $46,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetHOBE SOUND BIBLE COLLEGE INC: $39,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPROVIDENCE HOME: $35,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetBIBLE STUDIES INC DBA MARKET LIFE MINISTRIES & JUST FOR WOMEN MINISTRIES: $30,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetCROSSOVER COMMUNICATIONS INTL: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR BIBLICAL HIGHER EDUCATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHAMMOND SCHOOL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKids Alive International Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPalmetto Family Council: $12,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetFAITH BIBLE COLLEGE: $7,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budget2 LIVE BEYOND INC: $6,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetTEEN MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL INC: $5,290 over 1y, 0.2% 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 NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP INC ↗
  • Who funds EQUIP Leadership Inc ↗
  • Who funds VALEO INC ↗
  • Who funds BETHEL COLONY OF MERCY INC ↗
  • Who funds International Messengers ↗
  • Who funds HOBE SOUND BIBLE COLLEGE INC ↗
  • Who funds PROVIDENCE HOME ↗
  • Who funds BIBLE STUDIES INC DBA MARKET LIFE MINISTRIES & JUST FOR WOMEN MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds CROSSOVER COMMUNICATIONS INTL ↗
  • Who funds ASSOCIATION FOR BIBLICAL HIGHER EDUCATION ↗
  • Who funds HAMMOND SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Kids Alive International Inc ↗
  • Who funds Palmetto Family Council ↗
  • Who funds FAITH BIBLE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds 2 LIVE BEYOND INC ↗
  • Who funds TEEN MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL 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.

Central Carolina Comm…Robert Richardson Fam…Servant FoundationNatl Christian Charit…Christian Community F…Renaissance Charitabl…American Endowment Fo…Raymond James Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …National Philanthropi…
Central Carolina Community FoundationSC19× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central Carolina Community Foundation · Robert Richardson Family Foundation · Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Columbia International University funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Columbia International University. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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.

    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 32 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $12M of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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