New York · Public charity
Union Theological Seminary
The mission of UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, an independent, multi-denominational seminary in the city of new york, derives from a christian heritage that is at once progressive and evangelistic: to educate leaders for ministry in churches and related organizations, to extend the work of social justice and to enrich the academy through…
- $3.9M
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $300k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $300,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $300,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $229M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Union Theological Seminary funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $300k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $300k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $69k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $345k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $525k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $570k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $54k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairers of the Breach | $1,144,000 | 4 | 21% |
| New York Theological Seminary | $300,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Nonzero Foundation Inc | $180,000 | 2 | 87% |
| Palante Harlem Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 26% |
| Interfaith America | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Great Plains Restoration Council | $15,300 | 1 | 13% |
| Freedom Center for Social Justice | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Cardinal Edward M Egan Pavilion of the St John Vianney Clergy Residence | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Riverside Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Exodus Transitional Community Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairers of the Breach | $1,144,000 | 4 | 21% |
| New York Theological Seminary | $300,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Nonzero Foundation Inc | $180,000 | 2 | 87% |
| Palante Harlem Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 26% |
| Interfaith America | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Great Plains Restoration Council | $15,300 | 1 | 13% |
| Freedom Center for Social Justice | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Cardinal Edward M Egan Pavilion of the St John Vianney Clergy Residence | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Riverside Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Exodus Transitional Community Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Broadway Mall Association Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
Where it is load-bearing
Union Theological Seminary supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 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.
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How this is measured
About Union Theological Seminary
- How much does Union Theological Seminary give?
- Union Theological Seminary reported 1 itemized grants totaling $300,000, out of $3,897,209 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Union Theological Seminary fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Religion (80%), Arts & Culture (10%), Housing & Shelter (8%).
- Who are Union Theological Seminary's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Repairers of the Breach ($1.1M), New York Theological Seminary ($300k), The Nonzero Foundation Inc ($180k).
- Does Union Theological Seminary fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Union Theological Seminary?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Union Theological Seminary based?
- Union Theological Seminary is based in NY.
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