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Who funds Council of Independent Colleges
EIN 01-6004776 · Washington, DC
Council of Independent Colleges of Washington, DC (EIN 01-6004776) was named as a grant recipient by 13 funders in 35 grants paid totaling $55,450,550 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$55,450,550
35 grants paid
Funders
13
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$17,729,830
not included in grants received
Funders
| Funder | State | Match | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc 35-0868122 | IN | B | 7 | $49,353,800 | 2025 |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation 13-1879954 | NY | B | 2 | $2,277,000 | 2022 |
| Strada Education Foundation Inc 47-3044430 | IN | A | 1 | $1,300,000 | 2023 |
| Ascendium Education Solutions Inc 39-1853833 | WI | A | 2 | $1,044,717 | 2024 |
| Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3 59-6159693 | FL | B | 2 | $310,000 | 2024 |
| The Teagle Foundation 20-1370387 | NY | B | 6 | $306,000 | 2025 |
| American Academic Leadership Institute Inc 52-1572800 | DC | A | 6 | $250,000 | 2025 |
| Samuel H Kress Foundation 13-1624176 | NY | B | 3 | $180,000 | 2024 |
| Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2 25-6041850 | PA | B | 2 | $175,000 | 2024 |
| American Council of Learned Societies 13-1851145 | NY | A | 1 | $144,703 | 2018 |
| Robin and Sandy Stuart Foundation 81-0839186 | IL | B | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation 94-1655673 | CA | B | 1 | $49,830 | 2020 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund 11-0303001 | MA | A | 1 | $9,500 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 46 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lilly Endowment Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $17,000,000 | paid | VOCATION IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUC PROG | 202641359349103099 |
| 2025 | Lilly Endowment Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $1,765,000 | paid | LDRSHP PROG-COLLEGE&UNIV PRESIDENTS | 202641359349103099 |
| 2025 | American Academic Leadership Institute Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | FOR SUPPORT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | 202600669349300000 |
| 2025 | The Teagle Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $16,000 | paid | Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative | 202640159349100204 |
| 2025 | The Teagle Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202640159349100204 |
| 2024 | Lilly Endowment Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $17,000,000 | approved, future | NETWORK FOR UNDERGRADEDU VOCATN PROG | 202521359349102167 |
| 2024 | Lilly Endowment Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $2,980,000 | paid | NETWORK FOR UNDERGRADEDU VOCATN PROG | 202521359349102167 |
| 2024 | Ascendium Education Solutions Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | A | $491,773 | paid | Grant, Increasing Equity and Effectiveness in Work-based Learning and Career Preparation at Smaller Independent Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities Grant, Travel Grant - Council of Independent Colleges Sponsorship - 2024 Chief Academic Officers Event 11/1-11/4/24 | 202522979349302117 |
| 2024 | Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3 | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $180,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202543179349100249 |
| 2024 | Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2 | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | approved, future | PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION | 202523149349102092 |
| 2024 | Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2 | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION | 202523149349102092 |
| 2024 | Samuel H Kress Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $60,000 | paid | History of Art Grants | 202531349349104108 |
| 2024 | Robin and Sandy Stuart Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | Campus Free Expression | 202502249349100015 |
| 2024 | The Teagle Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $28,000 | paid | Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative | 202511359349100131 |
| 2024 | American Academic Leadership Institute Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | FOR SUPPORT OF HIGHER EDUCATION | 202540719349301149 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | A | $9,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2023 | Strada Education Foundation Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | A | $1,300,000 | paid | OPERATING GRANT | 202443199349318974 |
| 2023 | Ascendium Education Solutions Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | A | $552,944 | paid | Increasing Equity and Effectiveness in Work-based Learning and Career Preparation at Smaller Independent Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities | 202432769349300608 |
| 2023 | Lilly Endowment Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $500,000 | paid | COMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY BLDG INIT | 202421359349103342 |
| 2023 | American Academic Leadership Institute Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | A | $125,000 | paid | PROGRAM GRANT | 202421009349300432 |
| 2023 | The Teagle Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $82,000 | paid | Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative | 202411359349103806 |
| 2023 | Samuel H Kress Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $60,000 | approved, future | History of Art Grants | 202441349349101334 |
| 2023 | Samuel H Kress Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $60,000 | paid | History of Art Grants | 202441349349101334 |
| 2023 | The Teagle Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $44,000 | approved, future | Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative | 202411359349103806 |
| 2023 | Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2 | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202413179349101931 |
| 2022 | Lilly Endowment Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $15,296,000 | paid | VOCATION IN UNDERGRAD ED PROGRAM | 202311359349102611 |
| 2022 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $942,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A PROGRESSIVE RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXTENSIVE SUITE OF FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND TRAININGS THAT PLACE EQUITY AND JUSTICE AT THEIR CENTER AND ENSURE A FOCUS ON UNDERREPRESENTED FACULTY | 202303179349100635 |
| 2022 | The Teagle Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $126,000 | approved, future | Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative | 202321319349102507 |
| 2022 | Samuel H Kress Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $60,000 | paid | History of Art Grants | 202331359349101418 |
| 2022 | Samuel H Kress Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $60,000 | approved, future | History of Art Grants | 202331359349101418 |
| 2022 | Samuel H Kress Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $60,000 | approved, future | History of Art Grants | 202331359349101418 |
| 2022 | American Academic Leadership Institute Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM GRANT | 202301219349300010 |
| 2022 | The Teagle Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative | 202321319349102507 |
| 2021 | The Teagle Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $145,000 | paid | Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative. | 202221349349100602 |
| 2021 | Samuel H Kress Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $60,000 | approved, future | History of Art Grants | 202201259349101235 |
| 2021 | Samuel H Kress Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $60,000 | approved, future | History of Art Grants | 202201259349101235 |
| 2021 | Samuel H Kress Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $60,000 | approved, future | History of Art Grants | 202201259349101235 |
| 2021 | American Academic Leadership Institute Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | 990, PG2, PTIII, LN4C | 202230899349300858 |
| 2020 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $1,335,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT TEACHING, LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTINUING LEGACIES OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES | 202133159349102913 |
| 2020 | Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #3 | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $130,000 | paid | Charitable purposes - private higher education | 202132989349100673 |
| 2020 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $49,830 | paid | FOR RESEARCH ON OER USE IN SMALL TO MIDSIZED PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | 202123079349101542 |
| 2020 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $49,830 | approved, future | FOR RESEARCH ON OER USE IN SMALL TO MIDSIZED PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | 202123079349101542 |
| 2020 | American Academic Leadership Institute Inc | Cic Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | 990,PG2,PTIII,LN4C | 202110639349301106 |
| 2018 | Lilly Endowment Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $9,912,800 | paid | NTWRK FOR VOCATION IN UNDERGRAD EDU | 201941419349100614 |
| 2018 | Lilly Endowment Inc | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | B | $1,900,000 | paid | VOCATIONAL EXPLORATION PROJECT | 201941419349100614 |
| 2018 | American Council of Learned Societies | Council of Independent Colleges Washington, DC | A | $144,703 | paid | Stipends / Fellowships | 201901309349304235 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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