Georgia · Public charity
Spelman College
Spelman College, a historically black college and global leader in the education of women of african descent, is dedicated to the academic excellence of its students.
- $31M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 13
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $262k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $17,648
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $35,999
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 10
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.0B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 80% of the organizations Spelman College funded were first-time grantees, receiving 69% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $173k 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 | 13 | $262k | 69% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $249k | 80% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $102k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $70k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $174k | 40% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $130k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $163k | 60% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $175k | 0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholistic Stress Control Institute | $414,142 | 3 | 34% |
| Morehouse College | $204,756 | 5 | 0% |
| Institute for Future Intelligence Inc | $112,841 | 4 | 6% |
| Plr Consultung | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | $75,468 | 4 | 0% |
| Georgia State University Foundation Inc | $69,455 | 1 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $67,360 | 1 | n/a |
| Duke University | $59,408 | 2 | 0% |
| Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community Inc | $54,060 | 1 | 6% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $35,999 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholistic Stress Control Institute | $414,142 | 3 | 34% |
| Morehouse College | $204,756 | 5 | 0% |
| Institute for Future Intelligence Inc | $112,841 | 4 | 6% |
| Plr Consultung | $90,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | $75,468 | 4 | 0% |
| Georgia State University Foundation Inc | $69,455 | 1 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $67,360 | 1 | n/a |
| Duke University | $59,408 | 2 | 0% |
| Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community Inc | $54,060 | 1 | 6% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $35,999 | 1 | n/a |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | $34,213 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $33,784 | 1 | n/a |
| Cal Poly Corporation | $28,632 | 1 | 0% |
| Agnes Scott College | $27,842 | 2 | 0% |
| The University of North Carolina at Pembroke | $26,158 | 1 | n/a |
| Winston-Salem State University | $25,463 | 1 | n/a |
| Clark Atlanta University Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| California State University Stanislaus Foundation | $18,474 | 1 | 1% |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $18,471 | 1 | 0% |
| Claflin University | $17,853 | 1 | 0% |
| University of North Texas | $17,648 | 1 | n/a |
| Vcuvcu Health Campus | $17,439 | 1 | n/a |
| Winston-Salem State University Foundation Inc | $16,897 | 1 | n/a |
| Emory University | $16,267 | 2 | 0% |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | $13,645 | 1 | 0% |
| Rhodes College | $11,829 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | $10,927 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | $9,790 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Alabama Huntsville Foundation | $7,671 | 1 | 0% |
| Board of the University of Alabama | $5,775 | 1 | n/a |
| Independence Heights Redevelopment Council | $5,585 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Grambling | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| St Mary's University | $5,474 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Spelman College supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 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: Northeastern University · Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · American Chemical Society · National Collegiate Athletic Association · American Heart Association Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Spelman College
- How much does Spelman College give?
- Spelman College reported 13 itemized grants totaling $262,114, out of $30,501,853 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 10 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Spelman College fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (51%), Health (28%), Science & Tech (15%).
- Who are Spelman College's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Wholistic Stress Control Institute ($414k), Morehouse College ($205k), Institute for Future Intelligence Inc ($113k).
- Does Spelman College fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Spelman College?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Northeastern University, Folds of Honor Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation.
- Where is Spelman College based?
- Spelman College is based in GA.
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