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Council of Independent Colleges

The COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES is an association of nonprofit independent colleges and universities, state- based councils of independent colleges, and other higher education affiliates, that works to support college and university leadership, advance institutional excellence, and enhance public understanding of private higher…

$6.7M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
176
Itemized grants FY2025
122
Organizations funded FY2024
9%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$5.9M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$26,676
Largest grant, FY2025
$172,504
Organizations funded a year
117 to 143
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
41
Total assets, FY2025
$89M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 9% of the organizations Council of Independent Colleges funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $396k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving172$5.9M20%
FY2024122$4.6M9%
FY2023117$4.1M8%
FY2022143$5.5M20%
FY2021134$3.7M26%
FY2020120$3.5M27%
FY2019143$3.8M59%
FY2018131$3.9M40%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$38MPublic Benefit$146kReligion$81kHealth$60kArts & Culture$23kCivil Rights$10k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 410 grantees
All grantees of Council of Independent Colleges by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc$1,453,87596%
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania$1,210,300510%
The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges$1,197,53994%
Associated Colleges of Illinois Inc$1,029,079914%
ICUT Foundation$1,016,345850%
Independent Colleges of Indiana Inc$921,18791%
Iowa College Foundation$899,76596%
Florida Independent College Fund Inc$825,000958%
Va Foundation for Independent Colleges$744,15096%
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Inc$717,36592%
Minnesota Private College Fund$628,95595%
Missouri Colleges Fund Inc$624,400921%
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities$594,87698%
Michigan Colleges Alliance$591,90094%
Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities$571,3599n/a
Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation$508,365911%
Wofford College$438,97290%
Wesleyan College$432,48352%
Independent Colleges of Washington$407,22195%
Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey a Nj Nonprofit Corporation$406,630814%
Independent College Fund of Maryland Inc$373,449936%
Concordia College Corporation$356,03030%
Lewis University$348,08670%
Louisiana Independent College Foundation$336,2009100%
Arkansas' Independent Colleges & Universities$327,100910%
Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities$326,80089%
West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities Inc$326,200913%
Dillard University$299,01560%
Connecticut College$292,50030%
University of the South$285,57140%
Oklahoma Independent Colleges and Universities Inc$257,250930%
Meredith College$252,13560%
Austin College$243,54850%
Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities$210,40063%
Bushnell University Fka Northwest Christian University$200,00370%
Lipscomb University$163,99350%
Independent Colleges & Universities of Texas Inc$153,4051n/a
Messiah University$150,71460%
Huntingdon College$150,57350%
Loyola Marymount University$148,30040%
Hope College$146,78150%
Dominican University$144,00070%
Malone University$143,70060%
St Olaf College$143,34260%
Georgetown College$135,70260%
Augustana College$134,98260%
Huston-Tillotson University$128,80740%
Bard College$127,89840%
Rochester Christian University$127,70350%
Aquinas College$126,95650%
King's College$125,00040%
Pacific Lutheran University$122,93640%
Dakota Wesleyan University$119,55040%
Saint Vincent College$119,22860%
Grove City College$119,21150%
The Lutheran University Association Inc$118,98040%
Butler University$118,17850%
King University$114,19050%
Carlow University$112,69770%
Waynesburg University$112,45560%
Muskingum University$111,04050%
University of Dubuque$111,00050%
Huntington University$109,99830%
University of St Thomas$108,44030%
Missouri Baptist University$107,32030%
Coe College$105,68170%
McDaniel College Inc$105,00040%
Roanoke College$104,30640%
Philander Smith College$103,82640%
AdventHealth University Inc$103,51040%
Merrimack College$102,99130%
Luther College$102,90650%
Concordia University Texas$101,85250%
Elmhurst University$100,68040%
Wagner College$100,63040%
Bethel University$100,56030%
Concordia University Inc$100,37750%
Salve Regina University$99,92640%
Southern Adventist University$99,2503n/a
Alma College$99,03050%
Harding University Inc$98,32050%
Wingate University$97,96450%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University$97,50650%
Nebraska Wesleyan University$97,30540%
The College of New Jersey$97,1021n/a
Muhlenberg College$96,92050%
Marywood University$96,15350%
Warren Wilson College$96,00040%
Jarvis Christian University$94,37540%
Lane College$93,87030%
Gordon College$93,77950%
Bay Path University$93,40950%
Samford University$91,93840%
Maryville College$91,50040%
Augustana University Association$91,00050%
Hampden-Sydney College$90,90050%
Avila University$90,00030%
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Inc$88,65250%
Friends University$88,39650%
Furman University$87,44030%
St Lawrence University$86,63750%
Randolph-Macon College$86,17430%
Trinity Christian College Association$85,96140%
Newberry College$85,61140%
Andrews University$85,56840%
Benedictine University$84,66840%
Mount Mary University Inc$84,32320%
Whitworth University$84,10040%
Susquehanna University$83,71340%
Centenary College of Louisiana$81,89920%
Pfeiffer University$81,38030%
Southwestern University$81,02240%
Augsburg University$80,70040%
Union Commonwealth University$80,11940%
University of la Verne$79,72340%
Tabor College$79,65240%
The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame$79,47150%
Eckerd College$78,62440%
Franklin College of Indiana$77,18440%
Gustavus Adolphus College$76,82630%
Georgian Court University$76,74830%
St Ambrose University$76,50030%
Wheaton College$76,00050%
Assumption University$75,85640%
Alvernia University$75,00030%
Simpson College$74,79140%
The University of Findlay$74,50640%
Wake Forest University$74,41830%
Bluffton University$74,39140%
Texas Lutheran University$74,29430%
Piedmont University Inc$72,32530%
Stillman College$72,00040%
Ursuline College$71,35140%
Campbell University$70,67540%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor$70,64630%
Thiel College$70,00030%
Bethany College$70,00030%
Hilbert College$69,98640%
Catawba College$69,88630%
Carthage College$69,46140%
Rivier University$69,37030%
St Marys University of Minnesota$67,74430%
Le Moyne College$66,96440%
Fontbonne University$66,75540%
Thomas More University Inc$66,71630%
Geneva College$66,53530%
University of Mary$66,44030%
Point Loma Nazarene University$66,23930%
Northwestern University$65,97630%
University of the Ozarks$65,50030%
North Park University$65,00030%
University of Dallas$65,00030%
Moravian University$64,17920%
Simpson University$63,84030%
Norwich University$63,35230%
Loras College$62,73030%
Centenary University$62,30020%
Association of Catholic Colleges and University$61,98631%
Mount Saint Mary's University Inc$61,97530%
Lee University$61,66330%
Pepperdine University$61,59840%
University of Mount Union$61,59640%
D'Youville University$60,75030%
Otterbein University$60,00030%
University of San Diego$60,00030%
Mitchell College$59,91030%
Schreiner University$59,76030%
Morningside University$58,90030%
Goshen College Inc$58,86340%
Marquette University$56,97530%
College of the Ozarks$56,95430%
Roberts Wesleyan University$56,83630%
Kentucky Wesleyan College$56,59630%
St Edwards University$56,01730%
Bethel College$55,54130%
Grace Schools$55,26030%
Marian University$54,90630%
North Dakota Independent College Fund$54,9009n/a
Bluefield University$54,75030%
Lenoir-Rhyne University$54,00030%
Trinity University$53,56630%
Greenville College$53,23330%
Our Lady of the Lake University of San Antonio$52,45630%
University of Saint Mary Inc$52,00030%
The College of Wooster$51,85820%
St Thomas University Inc$51,22530%
Linfield University$51,13020%
Millsaps College$51,00030%
Chestnut Hill College$50,00030%
Martin Methodist Foundation (Formerly Martin Methodist College)$50,00020%
Drury University$50,00020%
Hollins University Corporation$50,00030%
North Central College$50,00010%
Hanover College$50,00020%
Reinhardt University$49,99430%
LeTourneau University$49,80120%
Notre Dame of Maryland University Inc$49,67520%
Davis & Elkins College$49,63420%
Saint Martin's University$48,83620%
Colby-Sawyer College$48,00030%
University of Saint Francis of Fort Wayne Indiana Inc$48,00030%
Ursinus College$47,85020%
College of St Scholastica Inc$47,83220%
University of Scranton$47,63620%
Ouachita Baptist University$47,31030%
Shenandoah University$47,19320%
Concordia University St Paul$47,08630%
Transylvania University$47,00040%
Viterbo University$46,96430%
Hiram College$46,93630%
St Norbert College Inc$46,43530%
Ottawa University$45,70420%
Hastings College$45,68330%
Depaul University$45,00020%
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities$44,76420%
The Southwestern College$44,62320%
Central Methodist University$44,51520%
Rust College$44,36030%
Seton Hall University$42,68010%
Seton Hill University$42,68010%
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in New Jersey$42,5251n/a
Nazareth University$42,50020%
George Fox University$42,50020%
Campbellsville University Inc$41,50020%
Methodist University Inc$41,42220%
Macalester College$40,00010%
University of Northwestern - St Paul$40,00020%
Capital University$40,00020%
University of St Francis$40,00020%
Berry College Inc$40,00020%
Anderson University$39,99020%
Lasell University$39,96930%
University of Saint Joseph$39,66420%
Carroll University Inc$39,38520%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University$38,65130%
Brevard College Corporation$38,43420%
University of Pikeville$37,49520%
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America$37,0002n/a
Clarke University of Dubuque Iowa$36,70330%
The King's University$35,60020%
Concordia University Chicago$35,44520%
Northwestern College$35,04830%
Ashland University$35,00020%
Palm Beach Atlantic University Inc$35,00020%
University of Dayton$35,00020%
The Visiting Nurse Association of Pottawattamie County Iowa$35,00023%
Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities Incorpor$35,0002n/a
Ferrum College$35,00020%
Trustees of Saint Joseph's College Saint Joseph's College of Maine$35,00020%
Finlandia University$35,00020%
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross$35,00020%
Heritage University$35,00020%
Azusa Pacific University$35,00020%
Bellarmine University Incorporated$34,99820%
Oakland City University$34,97520%
Cornerstone University$34,97220%
Regis University$34,92210%
Houghton University$34,43620%
Anderson University Inc$33,91920%
Saint Anselm College$32,50010%
Walsh University Inc$30,22230%
Virginia Foundation for Indepedent$30,0001n/a
Rhodes College$29,98220%
Calvin University$29,88820%
California Lutheran University$29,79030%
Baylor University$29,72910%
Manchester University Inc$29,54310%
Regents of the University of Michigan$29,4491n/a
St John Fisher University$29,35320%
LaGrange College$28,87120%
Independent Higher Education of Colorado$28,20036%
Allegheny College$27,96820%
Gettysburg College$27,90830%
Caldwell University Inc$27,64420%
University of the Southwest$27,45010%
Earlham College Inc$26,90020%
South Dakota Foundation of Independent Colleges$26,7502n/a
Elizabethtown College$26,23320%
Dominican University of California$26,00020%
Coker University$25,60310%
Wheeling Jesuit University Inc$25,60020%
St Andrews University$25,00010%
Covenant College$25,00010%
Belmont University$25,00010%
Carson-Newman University$25,00010%
Presbyterian College$25,00010%
John Brown University$24,98310%
Dordt University$24,94510%
Lawrence University of Wisconsin$24,87910%
Rosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus$24,52320%
Claflin University$24,22920%
Hendrix College$24,00110%
Carroll College$23,98720%
Drew University$23,90510%
Siena University$23,74620%
Tougaloo College$23,00010%
Springfield College$23,00020%
Lebanon Valley College$23,00020%
Washington University$22,97810%
Gwynedd Mercy University$22,87520%
Board of Trustees of Whitman College$22,00020%
Edgewood University Inc$21,97510%
North American Division of Seventh- Day Adventists$21,7811n/a
Goodwin University Inc$21,40420%
Mars Hill University$20,79120%
Chatham University$20,78520%
Mount Saint Mary's University$20,74020%
Seattle University$20,00010%
Lindsey Wilson University Inc$20,00020%
Stevenson University$20,00020%
Champlain College Incorporated$20,00020%
Wiley College$20,00010%
Loyola University Maryland Inc$20,00010%
Tusculum University$20,00020%
Conference for Mercy Higher Education$20,0001n/a
University of Indianapolis$20,00010%
McMurry University$20,00010%
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities$20,00011%
Washington & Jefferson College$20,00020%
Columbia College Chicago$20,00020%
Notre Dame College$20,00010%
Universidad Adventista de Las Antillas Inc$19,9841n/a
Carleton College$19,91710%
McKendree University$19,40010%
Association for Biblical Higher Education$18,68611%
Regis College$18,15320%
Converse University$17,00010%
Barton College$17,00010%
Benedict College$16,99610%
Lewis & Clark College$16,50020%
The University of Puget Sound$16,00020%
Southwestern Adventist University$15,00010%
University of Mount Saint Vincent$14,95010%
Hilton Atlanta$14,9151n/a
Bennington College Corporation$14,33510%
William Jewell College$14,30610%
California Baptist University$13,00010%
Briar Cliff University$13,00010%
Spelman College$13,00010%
Virginia Wesleyan University$13,00010%
Alderson Broaddus University Inc$13,00010%
Centenary College$13,0001n/a
Husson University$13,00010%
The College of Saint Rose$13,00010%
The Legacy Funds of Holy Names University$13,00010%
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing and Allied Health$13,00010%
Lynn University Inc$13,00010%
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Inc$13,0001n/a
Saint Xavier University$13,00010%
Mercy University$12,78410%
Sacred Heart University Incorporated$12,50010%
Bennett College$12,20010%
St Bonaventure University$12,00010%
Chaminade University of Honolulu$12,00010%
Tiffin University$12,00010%
Midamerica Nazarene University$11,98010%
Milligan University$11,91210%
Talladega College$11,80010%
Fisk University$11,80010%
College of Saint Mary$11,75010%
Marietta College$11,54110%
Mills College$11,50010%
Westminster College$11,46310%
Christian Brothers University$11,10010%
Lourdes University$11,00010%
Simmons University$11,00010%
Stonehill College Inc$11,00010%
Trinity College$11,00010%
Occidental College$10,76210%
New Mexico Independent College$10,7002n/a
Oberlin College$10,00010%
St Catherine University$10,00010%
Widener University$10,00010%
St Mary's University$10,00010%
Alaska Pacific University$10,00010%
Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods College$10,00010%
Doane University$10,00010%
Saint Peter's University$10,00010%
Newman University Inc$10,00010%
University of the Incarnate Word$10,00010%
Aurora University$10,00010%
Defiance College$10,00010%
College of Saint Benedict$10,00010%
University of Denver$10,00010%
Daemen University$10,00010%
Bridgewater College$10,00010%
Goucher College$10,00010%
Oklahoma Christian University$10,00010%
Franciscan University of Steubenville$10,00010%
Asbury College$10,00010%
Southwest Baptist University$9,99610%
University of Mobile$9,99310%
The Board of Directors of Wittenberg College$9,92810%
Blackburn University$9,90810%
Brenau University Inc$9,53010%
Trocaire College$8,77510%
Spring Hill College$8,50010%
Oglethorpe University Inc$8,28610%
Illinois Wesleyan University$8,05010%
Eastern Mennonite University$8,04810%
Wisconsin Lutheran College Inc$7,04010%
Ancilla Domini College$6,75010%
Andrew College$6,60010%
Point University Inc$6,58010%
Albertus Magnus College$6,50010%
Ohio Dominican University$6,38010%
Illinois College$6,20010%
Gannon University$6,10010%
Wilson College$6,00010%
Guilford College$5,95010%

Where it is load-bearing

Council of Independent Colleges supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorth Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc: $1,453,875 over 9y, 5.6% of budgetAssociation of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania: $1,210,300 over 5y, 10% of budgetThe Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges: $1,197,539 over 9y, 4.1% of budgetAssociated Colleges of Illinois Inc: $1,029,079 over 9y, 14% of budgetICUT Foundation: $1,016,345 over 8y, 50% of budgetIndependent Colleges of Indiana Inc: $921,187 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetIowa College Foundation: $899,765 over 9y, 5.7% of budgetFlorida Independent College Fund Inc: $825,000 over 9y, 58% of budgetVa Foundation for Independent Colleges: $744,150 over 9y, 5.7% of budgetWisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Inc: $717,365 over 9y, 2.1% of budgetMinnesota Private College Fund: $628,955 over 9y, 5.1% of budgetMissouri Colleges Fund Inc: $624,400 over 9y, 21% of budgetSouth Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities: $594,876 over 9y, 8.3% of budgetMichigan Colleges Alliance: $591,900 over 9y, 4.2% of budgetCouncil of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation: $508,365 over 9y, 11% of budgetWofford College: $438,972 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetWesleyan College: $432,483 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetIndependent Colleges of Washington: $407,221 over 9y, 4.5% of budgetIndependent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey a Nj Nonprofit Corporation: $406,630 over 8y, 14% of budgetIndependent College Fund of Maryland Inc: $373,449 over 9y, 36% of budgetConcordia College Corporation: $356,030 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetLewis University: $348,086 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLouisiana Independent College Foundation: $336,200 over 9y, 100% of budgetArkansas' Independent Colleges & Universities: $327,100 over 9y, 9.7% of budgetAlabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities: $326,800 over 8y, 9.0% of budgetWest Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities Inc: $326,200 over 9y, 13% of budgetDillard University: $299,015 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetConnecticut College: $292,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of the South: $285,571 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOklahoma Independent Colleges and Universities Inc: $257,250 over 9y, 30% of budgetMeredith College: $252,135 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAustin College: $243,548 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities: $210,400 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetBushnell University Fka Northwest Christian University: $200,003 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetLipscomb University: $163,993 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMessiah University: $150,714 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHuntingdon College: $150,573 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetLoyola Marymount University: $148,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHope College: $146,781 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDominican University: $144,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMalone University: $143,700 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSt Olaf College: $143,342 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgetown College: $135,702 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAugustana College: $134,982 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHuston-Tillotson University: $128,807 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBard College: $127,898 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRochester Christian University: $127,703 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAquinas College: $126,956 over 5y, 0.1% of budget

Tap a dot to name the grantee.

How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

Nonprofits that may fit its grantmaking

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.

National Collegiate Athletic AssociationIN123.3× affinity71 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Collegiate Athletic Association · Folds of Honor Foundation · Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · Michael & Susan Dell Foundation · Lilly Endowment Inc · Charles Koch Foundation · Ernst & Young Foundation · Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc · Watson-Brown Foundation Inc

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.

Compare Council of Independent Colleges with peer funders

About Council of Independent Colleges

How much does Council of Independent Colleges give?
Council of Independent Colleges reported 176 itemized grants totaling $5,940,260, out of $6,663,845 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 117 and 143 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Council of Independent Colleges fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (99%), Public Benefit (0%), Religion (0%).
Who are Council of Independent Colleges's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc ($1.5M), Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania ($1.2M), The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges ($1.2M).
Does Council of Independent Colleges fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Council of Independent Colleges?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Collegiate Athletic Association, Folds of Honor Foundation, Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc.
Where is Council of Independent Colleges based?
Council of Independent Colleges is based in DC.

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 414 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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