Funding search · EIN 016004776 · Washington, DC

Council of Independent Colleges

Name: Council of Independent Colleges grants, 2021–2024
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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.

574
grants reported: $20.2M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $24,858
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities4 grants · $655,775
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges5 grants · $618,889
Associated Colleges of Illinois5 grants · $451,705
Iowa College Foundation4 grants · $427,206
Independent Colleges of Indiana4 grants · $416,087
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas Foundation3 grants · $403,245
Florida Independent College Fund4 grants · $394,500
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges6 grants · $355,900
Wofford College4 grants · $348,077
Concordia College - Mn3 grants · $331,030

Giving over time

$5.6M

2021

$4.1M

2022

$4.6M

2023

$5.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 574 grants.

$276,000
Wofford College · Spartanburg, SC · 2021
Crafting demoncratic futures
$275,000
Concordia College - Mn · Moorehead, MN · 2021
Crafting demoncratic futures
$275,000
Connecticut College · Ne London, CT · 2021
Crafting demoncratic futures
$275,000
Wesleyan College · Macon, GA · 2021
Crafting demoncratic futures
$183,089
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Ups scholarships
$179,927
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · Westerville, OH · 2023
Grants to colleges, grants to state councils
$173,503
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Grants to state councils
$172,504
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Grants to state councils
$155,500
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Grants to state councils
$153,405
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
Grants to state councils
$141,862
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · Westerville, OH · 2022
Grant to state councils
$134,500
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · Westerville, OH · 2024
Grants to state councils
$131,000
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges · Richmond, VA · 2024
Grants to state councils
$128,000
Associated Colleges of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Grants to state councils
$126,679
North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Grant to state councils
$126,145
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Grant to state councils
$121,600
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2021
Ups scholarships
$118,200
Associated Colleges of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Grant to state councils
$116,805
Associated Colleges of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Grants to state councils
$114,987
Independent Colleges of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Grants to state councils
$114,265
Lewis University · Romeoville, IL · 2022
Grant to college
$114,000
Independent Colleges of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Grants to state councils
$113,500
Iowa College Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Grants to state councils
$112,700
Missouri Colleges Fund · Jefferson City, MO · 2023
Grants to state councils
$109,706
Iowa College Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Grant to state councils
$105,400
Iowa College Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Grants to state councils
$105,300
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · Columbus, OH · 2021
Ups scholarships
$105,000
Florida Independent College Fund · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Grants to state councils
$102,207
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities · Madison, WI · 2023
Grants to state councils
$100,620
Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Grants to state councils
$98,600
Iowa College Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2021
Ups scholarships
$97,500
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities · Madison, WI · 2024
Grants to state councils
$97,500
Florida Independent College Fund · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Grants to state councils
$97,102
The College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ · 2024
Grants to colleges
$96,000
Florida Independent College Fund · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Grant to state councils
$96,000
Florida Independent College Fund · Tallahassee, FL · 2021
Ups scholarships
$94,571
Sewanee the University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2022
Grant to college
$94,300
Independent Colleges of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Grant to state councils
$94,105
Dillard University · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Grant to college
$92,800
Independent Colleges of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2021
Ups scholarships
$91,250
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Columbia, SC · 2024
Grants to state councils
$87,700
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges · Richmond, VA · 2022
Grant to state councils
$84,400
Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities · Frankfort, KY · 2024
Grants to state councils
$83,548
Austin College · Sherman, TX · 2022
Grant to college
$83,200
Associated Colleges of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2021
Ups scholarships
$79,500
Minnesota Private College Fund · St Paul, MN · 2024
Grants to state councils
$79,400
Minnesota Private College Fund · St Paul, MN · 2022
Grant to state councils
$79,265
Lewis University · Romeoville, IL · 2021
Netvue
$78,000
Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation · Bellevue, NE · 2024
Grants to state councils
$77,648
Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Grant to college
$77,200
Missouri Colleges Fund · Jefferson City, MO · 2022
Grant to state councils
$76,705
Minnesota Private College Fund · St Paul, MN · 2023
Grants to state councils
$76,300
Michigan Colleges Alliance · Southfield, MI · 2022
Grant to state councils
$75,000
Dillard University · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Grants to colleges
$74,705
Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation · Bellevue, NE · 2023
Grants to state councils
$74,400
Minnesota Private College Fund · St Paul, MN · 2021
Ups scholarships
$73,558
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities · Madison, WI · 2022
Grant to state councils
$69,935
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2023
Grants to colleges
$68,500
Michigan Colleges Alliance · Detroit, MI · 2024
Grants to state councils
$68,426
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Columbia, SC · 2022
Grant to state councils
$67,200
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Columbia, SC · 2023
Grants to state councils
$67,200
Wisconsin Assn of Independent Col · Madison, WI · 2021
Ups scholarships
$65,900
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges · Richmond, VA · 2023
Grants to state councils
$64,000
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities · Columbia, SC · 2021
Ups scholarships
$61,300
Michigan Colleges Alliance · Southfield, MI · 2023
Grants to state councils
$61,200
Missouri Colleges Fund · Jefferson City, MO · 2021
Ups scholarships
$61,000
Sewanee the University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2023
Grants to colleges
$60,996
Bushnell University · Eugene, OR · 2024
Grants to colleges
$60,000
Austin College · Sherman, TX · 2023
Grants to colleges
$60,000
Lewis University · Romeoville, IL · 2023
Grants to colleges
$60,000
Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Grants to colleges
$60,000
Austin College · Sherman, TX · 2021
Public humanitites
$60,000
Dillard University · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Mellon - legacies of slavery
$60,000
Meredith College · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Mellon - legacies of slavery
$60,000
Swanne University of the South · Swanee, TN · 2021
Public humanitites
$59,525
Lane College · Jackson, TN · 2024
Grants to colleges
$58,439
Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Grant to state councils
$57,600
Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Ups scholarships
$57,300
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · Columbus, OH · 2021
Scholarship challenge
$56,100
Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation · Bellevue, NE · 2022
Grant to state councils
$56,000
Missouri Colleges Fund · Jefferson City, MO · 2024
Grants to state councils
$54,989
Georgetown College · Georgetown, KY · 2024
Grants to colleges
$52,971
Independent Colleges of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Grants to state councils
$52,500
Bethel University · St Paul, MN · 2024
Grants to colleges
$52,000
Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Grants to state councils
$52,000
Independent College Fund of Maryland · Annapolis, MD · 2024
Grants to state councils
$51,551
Lipscomb University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Grants to colleges
$51,387
Muhlenberg College · Allentown, PA · 2024
Grants to colleges
$50,000
McDaniel College · Westminster, MD · 2024
Grants to colleges
$50,000
North Central College · Naperville, IL · 2024
Grants to colleges
$50,000
St Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2024
Grants to colleges
$50,000
King'S College · Wilkesbarre, PA · 2023
Grants to colleges
$49,999
Huntington University · Huntington, IN · 2024
Grants to colleges
$49,999
Huntington University · Huntington, IN · 2023
Grants to colleges
$49,800
Michigan Colleges Alliance · Southfield, MI · 2021
Ups scholarships
$49,225
University of St Thomas Mn · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Grants to colleges
$49,225
University of St Thomas · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Grants to colleges
$48,660
Missouri Baptist University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Grants to colleges
$48,660
Missouri Baptist University · St Louis, MO · 2023
Grants to colleges
$48,000
Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges · Richmond, VA · 2021
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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.