Pennsylvania · Public charity
Villanova University
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY is a catholic augustinian community of higher education, committed to excellence and distinction in the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge. Inspired by the life and teaching of jesus christ, the university is grounded in the wisdom of the catholic intellectual tradition and advances a deeper…
- $206M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 83%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $24k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.9B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 83% of the organizations Villanova University funded were first-time grantees, receiving 48% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $56k 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 | 3 | $24k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $116k | 83% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $13k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $231k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $20k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $6k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $29k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $17k | 100% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Order of St Augustine Province of St Thomas of Villanova | $70,010 | 2 | n/a |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc | $22,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | $21,450 | 1 | 0% |
| The Andrew McDonough B Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Psi-Lifers Rehabilitation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ch Pennsylvania Under - 21 | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| It Takes Philly | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Mark Bookman Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Order of St Augustine Province of St Thomas of Villanova | $70,010 | 2 | n/a |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc | $22,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | $21,450 | 1 | 0% |
| The Andrew McDonough B Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Psi-Lifers Rehabilitation | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ch Pennsylvania Under - 21 | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| It Takes Philly | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Mark Bookman Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Valley Youth House Committee Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grid Alternatives | $9,689 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $8,568 | 1 | 0% |
| Alpha Phi Omega | $8,505 | 1 | n/a |
| Anita Borg Institute for Technology | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities USA | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Nationalities Service Center of Philadelphia | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Save The Children Federation Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Drew O'Donoghue Fund Inc | $6,710 | 1 | 5% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | $6,447 | 1 | 0% |
| Aarti for Girls Inc | $5,541 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Villanova University supplied at peak.
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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: The Philadelphia Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Verizon Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Villanova University
- How much does Villanova University give?
- Villanova University reported 3 itemized grants totaling $24,210, out of $205,977,239 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Villanova University fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (49%), Health (18%), Religion (16%).
- Who are Villanova University's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Rosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus ($200k), Order of St Augustine Province of St Thomas of Villanova ($70k), The Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation ($25k).
- Does Villanova University fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 83% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Villanova University?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Philadelphia Foundation, Charities Aid Foundation America, Verizon Foundation.
- Where is Villanova University based?
- Villanova University is based in PA.
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