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Lilly Endowment Inc → Fuller Theological Seminary: $60M across 20 grants, latest 2025Charles B Keesee Educational Fund → Southeastern Baptist Theological Se: $6.0M across 5 grants, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Lunione Internazionale Delle Superiore Generali: $3.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024John Templeton Foundation → University College London: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024Mcdonald Agape Foundation → The Lambeth Trust: $1.4M across 8 grants, latest 2024Stewardship Foundation → Fuller Theological Seminary: $1.0M across 9 grants, latest 2024The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Dallas Theological Seminary: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2025Wabash College → Columbia Theological Seminary: $195K across 3 grants, latest 2023E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation → Auburn Theological Seminary: $175K across 4 grants, latest 2024Foundation for Theological Education in Asia and the Pacific → Ccc Theological Sembible: $158K across 2 grants, latest 2023Calvin University → Fuller Theological Seminary: $153K across 4 grants, latest 2024American Association for the Advancement → Eastern University Palmer Theological Seminary: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2022Lilly Endowment Inc → Christian Theological Seminary: $53M across 14 grants, latest 2025John Templeton Foundation → University Court of the University of St Andrews: $1.7M across 5 grants, latest 2024Mcdonald Agape Foundation → International Dominican Foundation: $1.4M across 6 grants, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → International Union of Superiors General: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022Charles B Keesee Educational Fund → Southern Baptist Theological Semina: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024Stewardship Foundation → The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology: $260K across 6 grants, latest 2024Calvin University → Princeton Theological Seminary: $133K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Tyndale Theological Seminary: $122K across 4 grants, latest 2025E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation → Women's Alliance for Theology Ethics and Ritual - Water: $94K across 2 grants, latest 2023Foundation for Theological Education in Asia and the Pacific → Association for Theological Education in Southeast Asia: $69K across 1 grant, latest 2024Wabash College → Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary: $57K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Association for the Advancement → Methodist Theological School in Ohio: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2022Lilly Endowment Inc → Association of Theological Schools: $42M across 8 grants, latest 2025John Templeton Foundation → Villanova University: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2023Mcdonald Agape Foundation → Yale University - Divinity School: $1.2M across 5 grants, latest 2024Charles B Keesee Educational Fund → New Orleans Baptist Theological Sem: $535K across 5 grants, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Joint Learning Initiative On Faith and Local Communities: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023Stewardship Foundation → Scholarleaders International: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2023E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation → Wesley Theological Seminary: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Chatlos Foundation Inc → Reformed Theological Seminary: $80K across 4 grants, latest 2025Foundation for Theological Education in Asia and the Pacific → Myanmar Institute of Theology: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2024Wabash College → The Iliff School of Theology: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023Calvin University → Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Association for the Advancement → Pentecostal Theological Seminary: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Lilly Endowment Inc → Fund for Theological Education: $24M across 4 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Austin Presbyterian Theological Sem: $20M across 10 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Garrett-Evangelical Theological Sem: $16M across 4 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Eden Theological Seminary: $13M across 3 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Association of Bds in Theologicaled: $12M across 4 grants, latest 2023Lilly Endowment Inc → New Brunswick Theological Seminary: $12M across 4 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Union Theological Seminary: $11M across 6 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Princeton Theological Seminary: $10M across 12 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Wesley Theological Seminary: $8.5M across 5 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Vancouver School of Theology: $7.5M across 2 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Wartburg Theological Seminary: $7.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Covenant Theological Seminary: $7.3M across 3 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Episcopal Theological Seminary: $6.3M across 4 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Bethany Theological Seminary Inc: $6.0M across 3 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Seabury Western Theological Sem: $5.0M across 2 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Heritage Theological Seminary: $4.7M across 2 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Calvin Theological Seminary: $3.8M across 5 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Hood Theological Seminary: $3.5M across 5 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Aquinas Institute of Theology: $3.5M across 5 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Western Theological Seminary: $3.5M across 5 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Pittsburgh Theological Seminary: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Gift of Black Theological Education: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Columbia Theological Seminary: $3.0M across 4 grants, latest 2023Lilly Endowment Inc → Asbury Theological Seminary: $2.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc → Central Baptist Theological Seminry: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Phillips Theological Seminary Corp: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2025Lilly Endowment Inc → Berkeley School of Theology: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023Lilly Endowment Inc → Lexington Theological Seminary: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc: $362M on this topic. Open the funder.Lilly Endowment Inc$362MCharles B Keesee Educational Fund: $7.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Charles B Keesee Educational…$7.7MConrad N Hilton Foundation: $5.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Conrad N Hilton Foundation$5.6MJohn Templeton Foundation: $5.1M on this topic. Open the funder.John Templeton Foundation$5.1MMcdonald Agape Foundation: $4.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Mcdonald Agape Foundation$4.0MStewardship Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Stewardship Foundation$1.5MThe Chatlos Foundation Inc: $402K on this topic. Open the funder.The Chatlos Foundation Inc$402KE Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation: $359K on this topic. Open the funder.E Rhodes and Leona B Carpente…$359KCalvin University: $318K on this topic. Open the funder.Calvin University$318KWabash College: $302K on this topic. Open the funder.Wabash College$302KFoundation for Theological Education in Asia and the Pacific: $286K on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation for Theological Ed…$286KAmerican Association for the Advancement: $75K on this topic. Open the funder.American Association for the…$75KFuller Theological Seminary: received $61M on this topicFuller Theological Seminary$61MChristian Theological Seminary: received $53M on this topicChristian Theological Seminary$53MAssociation of Theological Schools: received $42M on this topicAssociation of Theological Scho…$42MFund for Theological Education: received $24M on this topicFund for Theological Education$24MAustin Presbyterian Theological Sem: received $20M on this topicAustin Presbyterian Theological…$20MGarrett-Evangelical Theological Sem: received $16M on this topicGarrett-Evangelical Theological…$16MEden Theological Seminary: received $13M on this topicEden Theological Seminary$13MAssociation of Bds in Theologicaled: received $12M on this topicAssociation of Bds in Theologic…$12MNew Brunswick Theological Seminary: received $12M on this topicNew Brunswick Theological Semin…$12MUnion Theological Seminary: received $11M on this topicUnion Theological Seminary$11MPrinceton Theological Seminary: received $11M on this topicPrinceton Theological Seminary$11MWesley Theological Seminary: received $8.6M on this topicWesley Theological Seminary$8.6MVancouver School of Theology: received $7.5M on this topicVancouver School of Theology$7.5MWartburg Theological Seminary: received $7.5M on this topicWartburg Theological Seminary$7.5MCovenant Theological Seminary: received $7.3M on this topicCovenant Theological Seminary$7.3MEpiscopal Theological Seminary: received $6.3M on this topicEpiscopal Theological Seminary$6.3MBethany Theological Seminary Inc: received $6.0M on this topicBethany Theological Seminary Inc$6.0MSoutheastern Baptist Theological Se: received $6.0M on this topicSoutheastern Baptist Theologica…$6.0MSeabury Western Theological Sem: received $5.0M on this topicSeabury Western Theological Sem$5.0MHeritage Theological Seminary: received $4.7M on this topicHeritage Theological Seminary$4.7MLunione Internazionale Delle Superiore Generali: received $3.8M on this topicLunione Internazionale Delle Su…$3.8MCalvin Theological Seminary: received $3.8M on this topicCalvin Theological Seminary$3.8MHood Theological Seminary: received $3.5M on this topicHood Theological Seminary$3.5MAquinas Institute of Theology: received $3.5M on this topicAquinas Institute of Theology$3.5MWestern Theological Seminary: received $3.5M on this topicWestern Theological Seminary$3.5MPittsburgh Theological Seminary: received $3.3M on this topicPittsburgh Theological Seminary$3.3MColumbia Theological Seminary: received $3.2M on this topicColumbia Theological Seminary$3.2MGift of Black Theological Education: received $3.0M on this topicGift of Black Theological Educa…$3.0MAsbury Theological Seminary: received $2.4M on this topicAsbury Theological Seminary$2.4MCentral Baptist Theological Seminry: received $2.3M on this topicCentral Baptist Theological Sem…$2.3MPhillips Theological Seminary Corp: received $2.3M on this topicPhillips Theological Seminary C…$2.3MBerkeley School of Theology: received $2.3M on this topicBerkeley School of Theology$2.3MLexington Theological Seminary: received $2.3M on this topicLexington Theological Seminary$2.3MUniversity College London: received $1.8M on this topicUniversity College London$1.8MUniversity Court of the University of St Andrews: received $1.7M on this topicUniversity Court of the Univers…$1.7MVillanova University: received $1.6M on this topicVillanova University$1.6MThe Lambeth Trust: received $1.4M on this topicThe Lambeth Trust$1.4MInternational Dominican Foundation: received $1.4M on this topicInternational Dominican Foundat…$1.4MInternational Union of Superiors General: received $1.2M on this topicInternational Union of Superior…$1.2MYale University - Divinity School: received $1.2M on this topicYale University - Divinity Scho…$1.2MSouthern Baptist Theological Semina: received $1.2M on this topicSouthern Baptist Theological Se…$1.2MNew Orleans Baptist Theological Sem: received $535K on this topicNew Orleans Baptist Theological…$535KJoint Learning Initiative On Faith and Local Communities: received $500K on this topicJoint Learning Initiative On Fa…$500KThe Seattle School of Theology & Psychology: received $260K on this topicThe Seattle School of Theology…$260KDallas Theological Seminary: received $200K on this topicDallas Theological Seminary$200KScholarleaders International: received $200K on this topicScholarleaders International$200KAuburn Theological Seminary: received $175K on this topicAuburn Theological Seminary$175KCcc Theological Sembible: received $158K on this topicCcc Theological Sembible$158KTyndale Theological Seminary: received $122K on this topicTyndale Theological Seminary$122KWomen's Alliance for Theology Ethics and Ritual - Water: received $94K on this topicWomen's Alliance for Theology E…$94KAustin Presbyterian Theological Seminary: received $90K on this topicAustin Presbyterian Theological…$90KReformed Theological Seminary: received $80K on this topicReformed Theological Seminary$80KAssociation for Theological Education in Southeast Asia: received $69K on this topicAssociation for Theological Edu…$69KMyanmar Institute of Theology: received $59K on this topicMyanmar Institute of Theology$59KThe Iliff School of Theology: received $50K on this topicThe Iliff School of Theology$50KEastern University Palmer Theological Seminary: received $38K on this topicEastern University Palmer Theol…$38KMethodist Theological School in Ohio: received $23K on this topicMethodist Theological School in…$23KPentecostal Theological Seminary: received $15K on this topicPentecostal Theological Seminary$15K
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