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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 FY2024still arriving
2
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$1.1M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2024.

Education$9.2MReligion$443kHuman Services$274kArts & Culture$67kEmployment$19kRecreation & Sports$12k
02FY2024 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,150,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$2.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Concordia University St Paul$1,150,000
Concordia University Irvine$1,150,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $264k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Bethesda Lutheran Communities: $264k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

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ID
MN
IL
WI
NY
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SD
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IN
CA
NE
MO
AZ
HI
TX
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.

52%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.3M · 3 repeat orgs$4.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +3% since the first grant, against -1% for those funded once.

3 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
39

Total granted

$5.3M
$4.8M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+3%
-1%

Still filing today

67%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’24
EducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsReligionPhilanthropyOther
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

  • CU
    CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL
    2× · 2021–2024 · $2.5M · revenue +12%
  • CU
    CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE
    2× · 2021–2024 · $1.6M · revenue +3%
  • CU
    CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $1.2M · revenue -100%

Funded once

  • LC
    LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD
    one grant, 2021 · $1.1M
  • CU
    CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY TEXAS
    one grant, 2021 · $434k · revenue -42%
  • CU
    CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $430k · revenue -97%
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
Concordia University Chicago

Steadfast in jesus christ as revealed in the holy scriptures, concordia university chicago promotes academic rigor in its liberal arts and professional programs; grounds students in objective truth, integrity, and excellence; and practices…

Education
2
Dordt University

As an institution of higher education committed to the reformed christian perspective, dordt university equips students, alumni, and the broader community to work effectively toward christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary…

Education
3
Augustana University Association

Inspired by lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.

Education
4
California Lutheran University

The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

Education
5
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
6
Corban University

Corban university's goal is to equip men and women who will bring character to their communities and competence to their careers, all to the glory of christ.

Education
7
Converse University

Converse university is a liberal arts college which offers co-ed undergraduate and graduate degrees. converse advances a culture of belonging and collaboration that ignites creativity, innovation, and transformation.

Education
8
University of Portland

The university of portland, an independently governed catholic university guided by the congregation of holy cross, addresses significant questions of human concern through interdisciplinary studies of the arts, sciences, and humanities…

Education
9
Regent University

Regent University serves as a center of Christian thought and action to provide excellent education through a Biblical perspective and global context equipping Christian leaders to change the world.

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10
Capital University

Capital university transforms lives by empowering an inclusive community of learners through engaging academic, co-curricular, and professional experiences.

Education
11
Union College

Union college is a seventh-day adventist community of higher education, inspired by jesus christ, and dedicated to empowering students to learn, serve, and lead.

Education
12
Los Angeles Pacific University

Los angeles pacific university exists to deliver high quality, accessible christ-centered education to learners everywhere.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Concordia University Irvine; the most unlike its peers is Northwest Christian Schools Inc. 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

21 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. 21 of the 42 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/21
Grantees still filing
10/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL: $2,474,964 · OtherCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAULCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY: $1,174,546 · OtherCONCORDIA UNIVERSITYLUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD: $1,127,716 · OtherLUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNODCONCORDIA SEMINARY: $304,792 · Other+23 more: $1,337,739 · Other+23 moreCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE: $1,609,645 · EducationCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINECONCORDIA UNIVERSITY TEXAS: $434,228 · EducationCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY TEXASLUTHER COLLEGE: $250,508 · EducationLUTHER COLLEGEFUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $237,500 · EducationFUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLSTHE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC: $155,662 · EducationTHE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIAT…+6 more: $221,062 · Education+6 moreCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $429,955 · PhilanthropyABLELIGHT INC: $264,312 · Human ServicesLUTHERHAVEN MINISTRIES INC: $11,648 · Recreation & SportsTHE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION: $10,077 · Religion
Other$6,419,757Education$2,908,605Philanthropy$429,955Human Services$264,312Recreation & Sports$11,648Religion$10,077

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 budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL: $2,474,964 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE: $1,609,645 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY: $1,174,546 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY TEXAS: $434,228 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $429,955 over 1y, 13% of budgetABLELIGHT INC: $264,312 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLUTHER COLLEGE: $250,508 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $237,500 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetCONCORDIA COLLEGE: $167,045 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC: $155,662 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOregon State University Foundation: $73,732 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII PUBLIC RADIO: $66,549 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGrand Canyon University: $60,264 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INC: $35,315 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Idaho Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $23,150 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY: $15,103 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUTHERHAVEN MINISTRIES INC: $11,648 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNORTHWEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC: $11,648 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN FOUNDATION: $10,077 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION: $8,799 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

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.

Thrivent Financial fo…Thrivent Charitable I…Lutheran Educational …National Collegiate A…Ibm International Fou…Folds of Honor Founda…Shell USA Company Fou…Lilly Endowment IncXcel Energy FoundationThe Ayco Charitable F…Verizon FoundationThe US Charitable Gif…
Thrivent Financial for LutheransMN24.7× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • George Fox University: 2% of income from government
  • Oregon State University Foundation: 0% of income from government
  • Portland State University Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 42 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 $135k 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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