Funding search · EIN 752604555 · Irving, TX

The Big 12 Conference

Name: The Big 12 Conference grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

50
grants reported: $1.91B
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $40.0M
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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Kansas State University4 grants · $168.2M
Texas Christian University4 grants · $167.3M
Iowa State4 grants · $167.1M
Oklahoma State University4 grants · $166.5M
Baylor University4 grants · $165.7M
Texas Tech University4 grants · $165.6M
Kansas Athletics4 grants · $164.6M
West Virginia University4 grants · $164.5M
Unversity of Oklahoma3 grants · $130.2M
University of Texas3 grants · $129.4M

Giving over time

$436.0M

2021

$442.0M

2022

$476.0M

2023

$557.0M

2024

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$48.3M
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Annual distribution
$45.2M
Unversity of Oklahoma · Norman, OK · 2022
Annual distribution
$45.0M
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Annual distribution
$44.9M
Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2021
Annual distribution
$44.8M
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2021
Annual distribution
$44.7M
University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Annual distribution
$44.3M
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2021
Annual distribution
$44.2M
Unversity of Oklahoma · Norman, OK · 2021
Annual distribution
$44.1M
Kansas Athletics · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Annual distribution
$44.1M
Iowa State · Ames, IA · 2021
Annual distribution
$43.8M
Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2022
Annual distribution
$43.7M
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2022
Annual distribution
$43.5M
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2021
Annual distribution
$43.5M
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2021
Annual distribution
$43.1M
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2022
Annual distribution
$43.0M
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Annual distribution
$42.6M
University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2021
Annual distribution
$42.2M
Iowa State · Ames, IA · 2022
Annual distribution
$42.2M
Kansas Athletics · Lawrence, KS · 2021
Annual distribution
$42.1M
University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
Annual distribution
$42.0M
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2021
Annual distribution
$42.0M
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2022
Annual distribution
$41.2M
Iowa State · Ames, IA · 2024
Annual distribution
$40.7M
Unversity of Oklahoma · Norman, OK · 2023
Annual distribution
$40.0M
Kansas Athletics · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Annual distribution
$40.0M
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2024
Annual distribution
$39.8M
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Annual distribution
$39.8M
Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2023
Annual distribution
$39.7M
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Annual distribution
$39.7M
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2024
Annual distribution
$39.6M
Iowa State · Ames, IA · 2023
Annual distribution
$39.6M
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Annual distribution
$39.3M
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Annual distribution
$39.0M
University of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2024
Annual distribution
$38.7M
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2023
Annual distribution
$38.7M
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Annual distribution
$38.3M
Kansas Athletics · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Annual distribution
$38.0M
Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2024
Annual distribution
$38.0M
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Annual distribution
$37.9M
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2023
Annual distribution
$37.9M
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Annual distribution
$37.8M
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Annual distribution
$23.1M
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT · 2024
Annual distribution
$20.8M
University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2023
Annual distribution
$20.7M
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT · 2023
Annual distribution
$20.2M
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Annual distribution
$20.0M
University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2024
Annual distribution
$19.9M
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Annual distribution
$19.9M
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Annual distribution
$19.6M
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Annual distribution

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