Michigan · Public charity
Hillsdale College
HILLSDALE COLLEGE is a private liberal arts college with approximately 1,500 students. Founded in 1844, the college remains, in the words of its articles of association, "grateful to god for the inestimable blessings resulting from the prevalence of civil and religious liberty and intelligent piety" in our nation, and dedicated to "the…
- $40M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 21
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 36
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 86%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $259k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,156
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 36
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 10
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.3B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 86% of the organizations Hillsdale College funded were first-time grantees, receiving 70% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $777k 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 | 21 | $259k | 62% |
| FY2024 | 36 | $1.1M | 86% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $497k | 17% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $736k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $347k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $42k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $325k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $30k | 50% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 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, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hc Real Estate Holdings Inc | $622,400 | 2 | 100% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $374,064 | 4 | 0% |
| Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation | $372,217 | 3 | 0% |
| St Louis University | $256,988 | 3 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $249,914 | 3 | 0% |
| The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology | $245,074 | 2 | 0% |
| Faith Baptist Bible College | $117,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Turning Point USA Inc | $105,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Responsiveed Texas | $90,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Savannah Classical Academy Inc | $65,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 60 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hc Real Estate Holdings Inc | $622,400 | 2 | 100% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $374,064 | 4 | 0% |
| Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation | $372,217 | 3 | 0% |
| St Louis University | $256,988 | 3 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $249,914 | 3 | 0% |
| The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology | $245,074 | 2 | 0% |
| Faith Baptist Bible College | $117,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Turning Point USA Inc | $105,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Responsiveed Texas | $90,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Savannah Classical Academy Inc | $65,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Estancia Valley Classical Academy Foundation | $65,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seven Oaks Classical School Inc | $65,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Cedar Classical Academy | $55,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Northside Education Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Golden View Classical Academy | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Livingston Classical Cyber Academy | $47,065 | 2 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| First Baptist Church of Lainsburg | $42,830 | 2 | n/a |
| Citizens for Traditional Values Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | 14% |
| Tri-City Baptist Church | $38,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Heights Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| True the Vote Inc | $33,990 | 1 | 1% |
| New Mercies Ministries Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Salvation Army | $29,614 | 1 | n/a |
| Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy | $29,614 | 1 | 0% |
| Boy Scouts of America Golden Empire Council | $29,614 | 1 | 1% |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Treasure Valley Classical Academy Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pioneer Institute Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Baptist Church | $24,488 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Mitchell Research Center | $23,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hillsdale County Historical Society | $20,000 | 1 | 56% |
| Hillsdale Community Theatre Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Conservative Partnership Institute | $17,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ivywood Classical Academy | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Life in Christ Church | $16,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Orphanos Foundation | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sola Media | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Empowered International Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 13% |
| The Heartland Institute | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Spring Vale Christian School | $14,315 | 1 | n/a |
| Immanuel Baptist Church | $13,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Mesquite Christian Academy Inc | $13,085 | 1 | 6% |
| Wallen Baptist Church Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Discovery Institute | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bennett Creek Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jersey Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Westside Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Cincinnati Classical Academy | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Lansing | $6,330 | 1 | n/a |
| House of Prayer | $5,524 | 1 | n/a |
| Building Twenty One | $5,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| We Carry Kevan Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Aboki International | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Our Savior Lutheran Church of Grand Rapids | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Institute for Black Solidarity With Israel | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Licking Co Coalition of Care | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Christian Family Center | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lifewise Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($17k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Hillsdale College supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 35 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Donors Trust Inc · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Edward Jones Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Shell USA Company Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America
How this is measured
About Hillsdale College
- How much does Hillsdale College give?
- Hillsdale College reported 21 itemized grants totaling $258,656, out of $40,159,225 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 36 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Hillsdale College fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (65%), Housing & Shelter (16%), Religion (7%).
- Who are Hillsdale College's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Hc Real Estate Holdings Inc ($622k), University of Pittsburgh ($374k), Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation ($372k).
- Does Hillsdale College fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 86% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Hillsdale College?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donors Trust Inc, Christian Community Foundation Inc, Edward Jones Foundation.
- Where is Hillsdale College based?
- Hillsdale College is based in MI.
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