Minnesota · Public charity
University of Northwestern - St Paul
See schedule o. Founded in 1902, university of northwestern - st. Paul is a nondenominational christian university that integrates the educational philosophy of "faith, learning and living" through two focuses: higher education and media. The mission of the university is to equip believers to grow intellectually and spiritually, to serve…
- $24M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $344k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $173M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations University of Northwestern - St Paul funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k 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 | 7 | $334k | 43% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $66k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $197k | 60% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $222k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $200k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $109k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $101k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $100k | n/a |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Far East Broadcasting Company | $440,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Trans World Radio | $371,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Onechild Global | $161,692 | 3 | 0% |
| Haiti Teen Challenge | $102,080 | 1 | 6% |
| World Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc | $80,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nations One for Christ | $55,219 | 1 | 63% |
| Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc | $54,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Focus on the Family | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Becket Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Dwelling Place | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Far East Broadcasting Company | $440,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Trans World Radio | $371,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Onechild Global | $161,692 | 3 | 0% |
| Haiti Teen Challenge | $102,080 | 1 | 6% |
| World Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc | $80,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nations One for Christ | $55,219 | 1 | 63% |
| Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc | $54,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Focus on the Family | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Becket Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Dwelling Place | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cure International Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $8,850 | 1 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $7,399 | 1 | 0% |
| Legacy Christian Academy | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
University of Northwestern - St Paul supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 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: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About University of Northwestern - St Paul
- How much does University of Northwestern - St Paul give?
- University of Northwestern - St Paul reported 8 itemized grants totaling $343,719, out of $24,092,560 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does University of Northwestern - St Paul fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (49%), Religion (22%), Arts & Culture (14%).
- Who are University of Northwestern - St Paul's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Far East Broadcasting Company ($440k), Trans World Radio ($371k), Onechild Global ($162k).
- Does University of Northwestern - St Paul fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as University of Northwestern - St Paul?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is University of Northwestern - St Paul based?
- University of Northwestern - St Paul is based in MN.
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