New York · Public charity
Come to Believe Foundation
To provide higher education institutions with an innovative, results- oriented college model that is inclusive and accessible to students who are often underrepresented at selective universities.
- $428k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 12
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $403k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $35,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 10
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 8
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 80% of the organizations Come to Believe Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $403k | 60% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $1.2M | 80% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $120k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mount Saint Vincent | $669,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Butler University | $580,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Loyola University of Chicago | $61,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of St Thomas | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of San Diego | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Homeboy Industries | $42,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Hollins University Corporation | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Catholic University of America | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Ambrose University | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mount Saint Vincent | $669,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Butler University | $580,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Loyola University of Chicago | $61,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of St Thomas | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of San Diego | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Homeboy Industries | $42,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Hollins University Corporation | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Catholic University of America | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Ambrose University | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Canisius University | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercy University | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Holy Cross College Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of the Pacific | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Portland | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Xavier University | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Come to Believe Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Come to Believe Foundation
- How much does Come to Believe Foundation give?
- Come to Believe Foundation reported 12 itemized grants totaling $403,000, out of $428,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 10 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Come to Believe Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (98%), Youth Development (2%).
- Who are Come to Believe Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: University of Mount Saint Vincent ($669k), Butler University ($580k), Loyola University of Chicago ($61k).
- Does Come to Believe Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Come to Believe Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charities Aid Foundation America, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Come to Believe Foundation based?
- Come to Believe Foundation is based in NY.
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