Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Student Freedom Initiative Inc
Student freedom initiative is dedicated to ensuring freedom in professional and life choices for students attending minority serving institutions (msis).
- $965k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 17
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 29
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 86%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $395k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 29
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 13
- Total assets, FY2025
- $141M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 86% of the organizations Student Freedom Initiative Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 93% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 17 | $395k | 35% |
| FY2024 | 29 | $1.4M | 86% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $1.2M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 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, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claflin University | $250,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Morehouse College | $116,920 | 3 | 0% |
| Virginia Union University | $100,030 | 2 | 0% |
| Dillard University | $94,510 | 1 | 0% |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | $80,992 | 1 | 0% |
| Tuskegee University | $74,449 | 2 | 0% |
| Bluefield State College | $70,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Alcorn State University | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Selma University | $69,996 | 2 | 5% |
| Hampton University | $65,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 40 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claflin University | $250,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Morehouse College | $116,920 | 3 | 0% |
| Virginia Union University | $100,030 | 2 | 0% |
| Dillard University | $94,510 | 1 | 0% |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | $80,992 | 1 | 0% |
| Tuskegee University | $74,449 | 2 | 0% |
| Bluefield State College | $70,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Alcorn State University | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Selma University | $69,996 | 2 | 5% |
| Hampton University | $65,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas Southern University | $60,100 | 2 | n/a |
| Voorhees College | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Albany State University | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lincoln University | $53,868 | 3 | 0% |
| Tougaloo College | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Miles College Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mississippi Valley State University | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lawson State Community College Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 65% |
| West Virginia State University Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Central State University National Alumni Association | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Uc Riverside Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fisk University | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Stillman College | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Paine College | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Huston-Tillotson University | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Denmark Technical College Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bowie State University Foundation Inc | $48,543 | 2 | 0% |
| Alabama A&M University | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alabama State University | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bennett College | $19,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Prairie View a and M University | $18,530 | 1 | n/a |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Term | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Clark Atlanta University Inc | $14,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Red Lake Nation College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ilisagvik College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| J F Drake State Community & Technical College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wilberforce University Wilberforce University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Elizabeth City State Univ Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fayetteville State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($917k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Student Freedom Initiative Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 26 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: Strada Education Foundation Inc · Tom Joyner Foundation Inc · Thurgood Marshall College Fund · National Collegiate Athletic Association · United Negro College Fund Inc · Tulsa Community Foundation · Educational Credit Management Corporation · Folds of Honor Foundation · World Learning Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Partnership for Education Advancement Inc · Executive Leadership Council
How this is measured
About Student Freedom Initiative Inc
- How much does Student Freedom Initiative Inc give?
- Student Freedom Initiative Inc reported 17 itemized grants totaling $394,523, out of $965,023 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 29 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Student Freedom Initiative Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (70%).
- Who are Student Freedom Initiative Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Claflin University ($250k), Morehouse College ($117k), Virginia Union University ($100k).
- Does Student Freedom Initiative Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 86% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Student Freedom Initiative Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Strada Education Foundation Inc, Tom Joyner Foundation Inc, Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
- Where is Student Freedom Initiative Inc based?
- Student Freedom Initiative Inc is based in DC.
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