Arizona · Public charity
Grand Canyon University
GCU is a missional, Christ-centered university with an innovative and adaptive spirit that addresses the world's deep needs by cultivating compassionate Christian community, empowering free and virtuous action, and serving others in ways that promote human flourishing. Through academic excellence, the university equips students with…
- $386M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $262k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $75,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.1B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Grand Canyon University funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $262k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $294k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $260k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $287k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $118k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $7k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon University CityServe | $490,819 | 3 | 5% |
| Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | $380,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona | $160,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Fiesta Events Inc | $56,860 | 5 | 0% |
| Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona Educational Foundation Inc | $25,300 | 3 | 2% |
| Childhelp Inc | $20,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Midwestern University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Gamma Mu Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| 19 North Community Alliance Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon University CityServe | $490,819 | 3 | 5% |
| Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | $380,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona | $160,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Fiesta Events Inc | $56,860 | 5 | 0% |
| Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona Educational Foundation Inc | $25,300 | 3 | 2% |
| Childhelp Inc | $20,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Midwestern University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Gamma Mu Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| 19 North Community Alliance Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Streetlightusa | $6,906 | 1 | n/a |
| Conscious Capitalism Arizona | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Grand Canyon University 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: Arizona Community Foundation · The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement · BHHS Legacy Foundation · Thunderbirds Charities · American Express Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Grand Canyon University
- How much does Grand Canyon University give?
- Grand Canyon University reported 4 itemized grants totaling $262,360, out of $386,098,916 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Grand Canyon University fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (40%), Arts & Culture (31%), Housing & Shelter (13%).
- Who are Grand Canyon University's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Grand Canyon University CityServe ($491k), Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ($380k), Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona ($160k).
- Does Grand Canyon University fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Grand Canyon University?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement, BHHS Legacy Foundation.
- Where is Grand Canyon University based?
- Grand Canyon University is based in AZ.
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