Oregon · Public charity
Concordia University Foundation
The mission of Concordia Foundation is to support community-based education for disadvantaged students in Northeast Portland with scholarships for those seeking college educations.
- $2.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2024
- 40
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2024
- $1,150,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 40
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations Concordia University Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6.1M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 2 | $2.3M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 40 | $6.1M | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $430k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $430k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $396k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $349k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University St Paul | $2,474,964 | 2 | 1% |
| Concordia University Irvine | $1,609,645 | 2 | 1% |
| Concordia University | $1,174,546 | 3 | 0% |
| Lutheran Church Missouri Synod | $1,127,716 | 1 | n/a |
| Concordia University Texas | $434,228 | 1 | 1% |
| Concordia University Foundation | $429,955 | 1 | 13% |
| Concordia Seminary | $304,792 | 1 | n/a |
| Ablelight Inc | $264,312 | 1 | 0% |
| Luther College | $250,508 | 1 | 0% |
| Fund for Portland Public Schools | $237,500 | 1 | 7% |
Show all 40 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University St Paul | $2,474,964 | 2 | 1% |
| Concordia University Irvine | $1,609,645 | 2 | 1% |
| Concordia University | $1,174,546 | 3 | 0% |
| Lutheran Church Missouri Synod | $1,127,716 | 1 | n/a |
| Concordia University Texas | $434,228 | 1 | 1% |
| Concordia University Foundation | $429,955 | 1 | 13% |
| Concordia Seminary | $304,792 | 1 | n/a |
| Ablelight Inc | $264,312 | 1 | 0% |
| Luther College | $250,508 | 1 | 0% |
| Fund for Portland Public Schools | $237,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Concordia College | $167,045 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwest District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod | $160,851 | 1 | n/a |
| The Lutheran University Association Inc | $155,662 | 1 | 0% |
| Zion Lutheran Church | $134,533 | 1 | n/a |
| Zion Lutheran Church | $134,533 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Lutheran Church and School | $132,803 | 1 | n/a |
| Concordia University Seward | $94,882 | 1 | n/a |
| St Paul Lutheran Church | $83,969 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $73,732 | 1 | 0% |
| Manoa Valley Church | $66,549 | 1 | n/a |
| Hawaii Public Radio | $66,549 | 1 | 1% |
| Grand Canyon University | $60,264 | 1 | 0% |
| Concordia University Inc | $35,315 | 1 | 0% |
| Westside Lutheran School Association | $34,533 | 1 | n/a |
| Concordia University Chicago | $28,047 | 1 | n/a |
| Peacehealth St Joseph Medical Center | $27,495 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Idaho Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Prince of Peace Lutheran School | $23,836 | 1 | n/a |
| Portland State University Foundation | $23,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Concordia Theological Seminary | $22,592 | 1 | n/a |
| St Michael Lutheran Church | $18,022 | 1 | n/a |
| George Fox University | $15,103 | 1 | 0% |
| De la Salle North Catholic High School | $12,053 | 1 | n/a |
| Redeemer Lutheran Church | $11,648 | 1 | n/a |
| Lutherhaven Ministries Inc | $11,648 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwest Christian Schools Inc | $11,648 | 1 | 0% |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation | $10,077 | 1 | 0% |
| Bethlehem Lutheran Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Concordia College Corporation | $8,799 | 1 | 0% |
| Pilgrim Lutheran Church and School | $6,032 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($70k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Concordia University 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: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans · Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · Lutheran Educational Conference of North America · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Ibm International Foundation · Folds of Honor Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Lilly Endowment Inc · Xcel Energy Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Verizon Foundation · The US Charitable Gift Trust
How this is measured
About Concordia University Foundation
- How much does Concordia University Foundation give?
- Concordia University Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $2,325,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 40 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Concordia University Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (92%), Religion (4%), Human Services (3%).
- Who are Concordia University Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Concordia University St Paul ($2.5M), Concordia University Irvine ($1.6M), Concordia University ($1.2M).
- Does Concordia University Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Concordia University Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing, Lutheran Educational Conference of North America.
- Where is Concordia University Foundation based?
- Concordia University Foundation is based in OR.
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