Council for Christian Colleges

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1247182 Website

The Council's mission is to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help our institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$20.0M

+30.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$326K

-32.0% YoY

Grant Count

11

-15.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$30K

-19.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$7M$10M$14M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$20,036,774$15,346,491$15,935,231
Revenue$11,560,365$7,065,344$9,063,115
Expenses$7,882,209$7,682,267$8,741,684
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$4,745,580$167,945$456,949
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$151K$302K$454K$605K2 grants20207 grants202116 grants202213 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Gordon College$57KWheaton College$51KCalvin University$48KSeattle Pacific University$48KWhitworth University$48KGeorge Fox University$18KConcordia University Inc$17KRegent University$14KAsbury Theological Semin…$9KBiola University$9K

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K12$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Shirley HoogstraPresident$343KMandi BoltonSr Vice President, CFO$160KJohn AddlemanCOO, Chief of Staff$152KJill HartnessChief Advancement Officer$129KTamara DypskySr Director and Controller$110KAmanda StaggenborgChief Communications Officer$107KJoy MosleyAssociate VP of Government$106KTim DalrympleAt Large Member$3K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Dan L BooneChair1
Phil SchubertVice Chair1
Claude Alexander JrSecretary1
Sidney J Jansma JrTreasurer1
David WrightImmediate Past Chair1
Tim DalrympleAt Large Member1$3,000
Justin E GiboneyAt Large Member1
Shirley A MullenAt Large Member1
Andrew WestmorelandAt Large Member1
Eric BruntmyerMember1
Joseph CastleberryMember1
David HoagMember1
Erik HoekstraMember1
Keith NewmanMember1
John S PistoleMember1
Deana L PorterfieldMember1
Ken ShawMember (JAN-JUN)1
Sherilyn R EmbertonMember (JUL-DEC)/Asst. Sec. (JAN-JUN)1
Shirley HoogstraPresident40$342,619
Mandi BoltonSr Vice President, CFO40$160,150
John AddlemanCOO, Chief of Staff40$152,400
Jill HartnessChief Advancement Officer40$128,864
Tamara DypskySr Director and Controller40$110,160
Amanda StaggenborgChief Communications Officer40$106,763
Joy MosleyAssociate VP of Government40$105,884

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states
+10 more states

Cities

AbileneAzusaBirminghamCantonClevelandGrand RapidsHoughtonLa MiradaMequonNewbergPalos HeightsPasadenaSaint BonifaciusSanta BarbaraSeattleSioux CenterSpokaneToccoa FallsUplandVirginia Beach

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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