Organization · EIN 54-0946734 · Lynchburg, VA · Education

Who funds Liberty University?

73 private foundations reported paying Liberty University $773,844 on returns for tax year 2023.

73 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 73

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
Tua Mw Buster Charitable Res
Dallas, TX · Preselected only
$108,094 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 08/2024
The Bolick Foundation
Conover, NC · Preselected only
$75,000 GLOBAL INTERNSHIP & PASTOR CONFERENCE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Tazewell Community Foundation
Tazewell, VA
$54,750 EDUCATIONAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
T Sherwin Cook Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx
Richmond, VA · Preselected only
$40,000 T. SHERWIN AND LORA COOK Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
HJH Foundation
Forest, VA
$40,000 To promote theword of christ Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Jm Rubin Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL
$33,200 — Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
The Columbus Phipps Foundation
Dallas, TX
$32,500 EDUCATIONAL GRANTS Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 03/2024
Hughes Memorial Home
Danville, VA
$31,313 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING STUDENTS Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
The Shammah Foundation by
Carlos, MN · Preselected only
$30,000 GIVING DAY MEN'S HOCKEY DIVISION 1 FUND Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Herb Kohl Educational Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
$25,000
3 grant lines
2023 EXCELLENCE +1 more Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Mclaughlin Doty Foundation
Kerrville, TX
$18,750 Educational Scholarship Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Thomasson Foundation
Indianapolis, IN · Preselected only
$18,000 EDUCATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I
Greensboro, NC
$17,500 SCHOLARSHIP Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Horizon Foundation
Grundy, VA
$15,232 SCHOLARSHIP Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Paul and Carol David Foundation
Canton, OH
$14,000 Scholarships Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Abel E Peck Memorial Fund 006968
Oneonta, NY
$11,000 COLLEGE TUITION AND Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
The Nettie L and Charles L Wiley Foundation
Irvington, VA
$10,105 SCHOLARSHIPS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
John and Linda Muckel Foundation
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · Preselected only
$10,000 TO PROMOTE EDUCATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Warner Foundation
Tuscaloosa, AL · Preselected only
$10,000 TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR AMERICAN ART HISTORY Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Herr Family Foundation
Treasure Island, FL · Preselected only
$10,000 NO DONOR RESTRICTION Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 09/2024

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Liberty University

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Liberty University, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $167K to them
  2. The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $103K to them
  3. Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $12.3K to them
  4. The Simons Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $10.6M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  5. John Templeton Foundation West Conshohocken, PA
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $14.2M to them
  6. Charles Koch Foundation Arlington, VA
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $1.73M to them
  7. The Northrop Grumman Foundation Falls Church, VA
    Paid 5 of the 25 closest peers · $7,800 to them
  8. Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Austin, TX
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $708K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
    14 shared funders · 250 funders in all
  2. Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI
    12 shared funders · 640 funders in all
  3. The George Washington University Ashburn, VA
    12 shared funders · 159 funders in all
  4. Emory & Henry University Emory, VA
    7 shared funders · 29 funders in all
  5. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
    11 shared funders · 628 funders in all
  6. Shenandoah University Winchester, VA
    6 shared funders · 31 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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