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Paul & Mary Collins Trust at a glance

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Paul & Mary Collins Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$37k
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$8k
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 2025.

Education$345kReligion$2k
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,393
Median grant
8
States reached
$885k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY$7,575
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA$3,643
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY$3,225
DORDT UNIVERSITY$3,100
NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE$3,043
UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS$3,025
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA$1,700
MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE$1,650
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA$1,393
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECH$1,393
ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY$1,393
COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY$900
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE$750
DMACC$750
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY$750
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 61% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%MINNESOTA WEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $910 → 11%CONCORDIA ST PAUL UNIVERSITY: $550 → 14%COLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA: $760 → 15%MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - MANKATO: $610 → 15%TOURO COLLEGE MEDICINE: $1k → 14%HAMILTON COLLEGE: $610 → 16%BAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $610 → 16%NORTHWEST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $3k → 8%DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $1k → 10%PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRATIC: $1k → 12%MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE: $3k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $2k → 15%WESTERN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $910 → 10%UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS: $910 → 16%ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY: $1k → 14%AUGUSTANA COLLEGE: $910 → 9%SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $2k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $3k → 20%BETHEL UNIVERSITY: $610 → 14%NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE: $760 → 8%AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY: $760 → 9%DORDT COLLEGE: $2k → 8%UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS: $1k → 9%SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE: $3k → 9%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

MN
IL
MI
NY
OR
SD
IA
IN
CO
NE
AZ
KS
TX
FL
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$333k · 35 repeat orgs$12k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 20 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
13

Total granted

$333k
$10k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+9%

Still filing today

37%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time
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

  • DU
    DORDT UNIVERSITY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $31k · revenue +66%
  • NC
    NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE
    9× · 2017–2025 · $22k · revenue +26%
  • MU
    MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2017–2025 · $11k · revenue +28%

Funded once

  • TC
    TOURO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    one grant, 2019 · $2k
  • WI
    WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
    one grant, 2018 · $1k
  • DM
    DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
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
Benedictine University

Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the…

Education
2
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
3
Loyola University

Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit and Catholic institution of higher education, welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work…

Education
4
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
5
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
6
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
7
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
8
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
9
Excelsior University

Excelsior University provides educational opportunity to adult learners with an emphasis on those historically underrepresented in higher education. The University meets students where they are - academically and geographically, offering…

Education
10
Clarke University of Dubuque Iowa

We are a Catholic, co-educational, liberal arts university founded in 1843 by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa. Clarke educates students at the post-secondary level in the liberal arts and sciences, the…

Education
11
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
12
Ashland University

Ashland university, guided by our christian heritage, is a comprehensive, private university that provides a transformative learning experience, shaping graduates who work, serve and lead with integrity in their local, national, and global…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Upper Iowa University; the most unlike its peers is Baylor University. 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

22 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. 22 of the 55 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)
22/22
Grantees still filing
18/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $35,100 · OtherSOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITYIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY: $34,905 · OtherIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $33,403 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF IOWAUNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA: $18,738 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWANORTHWEST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $18,345 · OtherNORTHWEST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $16,070 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTASOUTHEAST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE: $15,765 · OtherSOUTHEAST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE+27 more: $54,323 · Other+27 moreDORDT UNIVERSITY: $31,170 · EducationDORDT UNIVERSITYNORTHWESTERN COLLEGE: $22,403 · EducationNORTHWESTERN COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS: $16,675 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLSMORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY: $11,045 · EducationMORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITYAUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION: $8,660 · EducationAUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONGrand Canyon University: $5,375 · EducationIllinois College of Optometry: $5,153 · EducationColorado Christian University: $4,175 · Education+13 more: $15,705 · Education+13 more
Other$226,649Education$120,361

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDORDT UNIVERSITY: $31,170 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWESTERN COLLEGE: $22,403 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS: $16,675 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY: $11,045 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION: $8,660 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Canyon University: $5,375 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIllinois College of Optometry: $5,153 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Christian University: $4,175 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDRAKE UNIVERSITY: $2,710 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY: $2,050 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Indianapolis: $1,650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBuena Vista University: $1,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY: $875 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $610 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Hamilton College: $610 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY: $525 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBETHEL UNIVERSITY: $450 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCreighton University: $50 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.

  • Who funds DORDT UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS ↗
  • Who funds MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Grand Canyon University ↗
  • Who funds Illinois College of Optometry ↗
  • Who funds Colorado Christian University ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds DRAKE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds University of Indianapolis ↗
  • Who funds Buena Vista University ↗
  • Who funds The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago ↗

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.

La Amundson Ohana Fou…Louis J Elbert TrustBernice E Peterson Sc…Joseph J Sinek Schola…Mahana-Cong Church Sc…Willard E and Ella P …Roy J Carver Charitab…Pella Rolscreen Found…United Way WorldwideBaird Foundation IncJames J & Mildred M P…Meyerhoff Charitable …
La Amundson Ohana FoundationMN17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: La Amundson Ohana Foundation · Louis J Elbert Trust · Bernice E Peterson Scholarship Trust · Joseph J Sinek Scholarship Trust · Mahana-Cong Church Scholar Found · Willard E and Ella P Thompson Educational Fund · Roy J Carver Charitable Trust · Pella Rolscreen Foundation · United Way Worldwide · Baird Foundation Inc · James J & Mildred M Postma Scholarship Fund · Meyerhoff Charitable 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 Paul & Mary Collins Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Paul & Mary Collins Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Pacific University: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 55 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-PF 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home