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Come to Believe Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 83-1551889 Website

TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS WITH AN INNOVATIVE, RESULTS- ORIENTED COLLEGE MODEL THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS WHO ARE OFTEN UNDERREPRESENTED AT SELECTIVE UNIVERSITIES.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.5M

+23.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$403K

-67.2% YoY

Grant Count

12

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

-72.7% YoY

About Come to Believe Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Come to Believe Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in NEW YORK, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $403K. Net investment income was $133K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

BronxBuffaloChicagoCincinnatiDavenportDetroitDobbs FerryIndianapolisLos AngelesNotre DamePortlandRoanokeSan DiegoSt PaulStocktonWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$805K$2M$2M$3M20202022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,464,249$2,795,514$2,063,723
Revenue$2,227,086$2,927,616$1,065,240
Expenses$1,761,460$2,171,407$983,442
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$132,812$60,272$15,893
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$307K$615K$922K$1M0 grants20200 grants20224 grants202310 grants202412 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT V…$100KLOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO$50KUNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS$50KBUTLER UNIVERSITY$50KTHE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY$35KHOLLINS UNIVERSITY$35KST MARY'S COLLEGE$18KUNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ME…$18KUNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO$15KHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES$12K

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Come to Believe Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

SAMUEL ADAMSCHIEF OPERAT$194K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
REV STEPHEN KATSOUROS SJCEO40
SAMUEL ADAMSCHIEF OPERAT40$193,656
MARK ARMSTRONGCHAIR1
REV ROBERT REISER SJTRUSTEE1
REV TIMOTHY LANNON SJTRUSTEE1
ALICIA DONAHUETRUSTEE1
KWAKU FRIMPONGTRUSTEE1
KIMBERLY KEISERMANTRUSTEE1
JANE MARTINEZ DOWLINGTRUSTEE1
REV STEPHEN MITTEN SJTRUSTEE1
JOHN MULLMANTRUSTEE1
MARA SMITHTRUSTEE1
JOHN SMITHTRUSTEE1
KHUNDMEER SYEDTRUSTEE1
JEFFREY WRIGHTTRUSTEE1
MARIANNE SCHIMELFENIGTRUSTEE1
AMY STEVENSTRUSTEE1
MIKE SHORTTRUSTEE1
JOHN SMITHSONTRUSTEE1

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

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