Creighton University
Creighton University is a Catholic and Jesuit comprehensive university based in Omaha, Nebraska, with primary campuses in Omaha and Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1878, it supports higher education, student life programs and health care education, and its 2025 filing reports grants to nonprofit organizations.
Creighton University at a glance
In short: Creighton University gave $363K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Nebraska. 43% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $362,750
- +55.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,911
- +33.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,500
- Total assets
- $2,174,543,732
- +11.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 43% first-time grantees (6 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Creighton University
- Contact
Mailing address: 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178-0410
Phone: (402) 280-4076
Website: https://creighton.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Creighton University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way of the Midlands ($150K). Together the top 10 received $331K.
Grant Size Distribution
49 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 49 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Nebraska (85%), Arizona (10%), Illinois (3%) and Ohio (2%). The listed recipients were primarily in Omaha, with additional recipients in Lincoln, Phoenix, Chicago and Westerville.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Creighton University open to new grantees?
43%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 14 grantees (43%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $35K; repeat grants $19K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $18K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2021) to $363K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $363K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of the Midlands Omaha, NE | General Support | $150,000 |
| Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation Omaha, NE | General Support | $35,000 |
| Greater Omaha Alliance for Business Ethics Omaha, NE | General Support | $30,000 |
| Film Streams Inc Omaha, NE | General Support | $25,000 |
| YFC Inc dba Maha Music Festival Omaha, NE | General Support | $25,000 |
| Creighton Preparatory School Omaha, NE | General Support | $21,250 |
| Valleywise Health Foundation Phoenix, AZ | General Support | $15,000 |
| National Kidney Foundation of Arizona Phoenix, AZ | General Support | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Legal Diversity Council Lincoln, NE | General Support | $10,000 |
| St Joseph's Foundation Phoenix, AZ | General Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Filing type: public charity.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,174,543,732 | $818,149,970 | $697,145,374 | $362,750 | 14 | $118,142,606 |
| 2024 | $1,957,660,698 | $750,219,930 | $649,348,471 | $232,953 | 12 | $107,221,857 |
| 2023 | $1,867,263,536 | $695,414,516 | $605,841,734 | $149,100 | 8 | $85,894,154 |
| 2022 | $1,701,982,148 | $724,571,922 | $574,547,210 | $184,390 | 10 | $106,424,440 |
| 2021 | $1,698,187,785 | $655,089,786 | $523,382,928 | $75,200 | 5 | $54,173,142 |
| 2020 | $1,393,218,653 | $563,229,770 | $501,931,046 | $217,652 | 12 | $46,902,011 |
| 2019 | $1,296,486,032 | $567,687,578 | $504,990,651 | $218,320 | 14 | $42,603,963 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Creighton’s mission is to pursue excellence in selected undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, guided by Catholic and Jesuit traditions. Its education is directed to students’ intellectual, social, spiritual, physical and recreational development and to the promotion of justice.
The 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. United Way of the Midlands describes its mission as uniting the community’s caring spirit to build a stronger tomorrow. The Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation says it works to increase business, employment and investment in the Greater Omaha area. Greater Omaha Alliance says it provides business ethics education, while Film Streams describes its work as presenting and discussing film as an art form. YFC Inc. dba Maha Music Festival says it produces cultural experiences intended to positively affect Omaha’s economic vitality. Other listed recipients include health-related organizations, a school-support foundation and educational associations.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Creighton reported 14 grants totaling $362,750. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $150,000, with a median of $12,500. The largest listed awards were $150,000 to United Way of the Midlands, $35,000 to the Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation, $30,000 to the Greater Omaha Alliance for Business Ethics, and $25,000 each to Film Streams Inc. and YFC Inc. dba Maha Music Festival. Each was listed for general support.
The filing also lists grants of $21,250 to Creighton Preparatory School; $15,000 to Valleywise Health Foundation; $10,000 each to the National Kidney Foundation of Arizona, Nebraska Legal Diversity Council, St Joseph’s Foundation and School of Hope Foundation; and $8,000 to The National Catholic College Admission Association. All listed purposes were general support.
Creighton’s website describes internal grants for its own faculty, including seed grants for biomedical research and a faculty research fund. These are internal university opportunities, not grants for outside applicants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Diane K. Duren, director and chair; Mark W. Henkels, director and vice chair; Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J., president; and directors Chris Elias, Chris J. Murphy, Clark Lauritzen, Derek Leathers, Donald E. Montgomery, J.D., Eric Keen and James Blackledge.
Creighton University is led by Daniel S Hendrickson SJ, President on every filing since 2019; 16 of 60 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Daniel S Hendrickson SJ
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane K Duren
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Casey Beaumier SJ
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Elias
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris J Murphy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Blackledge
Director
Director → Director & Vice Chairman, 2022
Director & Vice Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janis Orlowski MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Crouse
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark H Rauenhorst
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Santos SJ PhD
Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard T Kizer
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Reed Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott C Heider
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Harper
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Haddix
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Barry
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wende Kotouc
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William P Leahy SJ
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Roe
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark R Walter
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark W Henkels
Director & Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert J Greenwood
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tobin A Schropp
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew E Carnes SJ
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William J Fox JD
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine L Hughes
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derek Leathers
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald E Montgomery JD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josie Abboud
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenny Rocker
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Finley
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Keen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Hunt
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clark Lauritzen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Van Dyke
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karrin Taylor Robson JD
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Travers
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melvin Palalay
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Schmitt
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Lenke
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Simpson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Graham
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Graves
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Foje
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Wilson
Former Key Employee
Former Key Employee → Dean, Pharmacy & Health Professions, 2023
Dean, Pharmacy & Health Professions → Former Key Employee, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$189K (2019) → $273K (2025)
Bridget Keegan
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Dean, School of Arts & Sciences → Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$227K (2019) → $283K (2025)
Derek Scott
Associate Vice President & Facilities Management
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$165K (2019) → $207K (2025)
Gregory McDermott
Athletic Coach
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1.8M (2019) → $3.9M (2025)
James S Jansen JD
General Counsel & Secretary
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$307K (2019) → $364K (2025)
Jan Madsen
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$158K (2019) → $462K (2025)
John Schmidt MD
Professor
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$844K (2019) → $1.1M (2025)
Matt Gerard
Vice President & University Relations
Vice President of University Relations → Former Key Employee, 2020
Former Key Employee → Vice President & University Relations, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$253K (2019) → $315K (2025)
Robert Dunlay
Dean & School of Medicine
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$739K (2019) → $855K (2025)
Evan T Robinson
Former Key Employee
Dean, Pharmacy & Allied Health → Dean, Pharmacy & Health Professions, 2022
Dean, Pharmacy & Health Professions → Former Key Employee, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$286K (2021) → $220K (2025)
Mardell Wilson
Provost
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$127K (2021) → $453K (2025)
Mark Latta DMD
Former Key Employee
Dean & School of Dentistry → Former Key Employee, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$327K (2021) → $262K (2025)
Nicholas Townley MD
Professor
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$583K (2022) → $1.1M (2025)
John J Jesse III
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$192K (2023) → $202K (2025)
David Brooks MD
Professor
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$523K (2024) → $573K (2025)
Terrance Zach MD
Professor
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$643K (2024) → $632K (2025)
Former officers (34)
- Former: Ann Schumacher (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Frank L Hayes (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: G Thomas Krettek SJ PhD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Gail Werner-Robertson (2019–2024) — Director & Vice Chairman
- Former: Gary Witt (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nizar Ghoussaini (2019–2024) — Director & Chairman
- Former: Christopher S Collins SJ (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Maria Harper-Marinick PhD (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Bruce R Lauritzen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Harold A Kaftan MD (2019–2023) — Professor
- Former: Nick W Turkal MD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Patrick J Zenner (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Terence L Zach (2019–2023) — Professor
- Former: W Gary Gates (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Kaniewski (2023) — Director
- Former: Anthony Hendrickson (2019–2022) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Darrell Lee MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Erin Willis Loucks MD (2019–2021) — Professor
- Former: Michael McCarthy (2019–2021) — Director & Chairman
- Former: Ryan Zabrowski (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sheila Nix (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Murray (2019–2021) — Provost
- Former: Joseph Daoust SJ (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Denniston Huber (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Cristina Fernandez (2020) — Professor
- Former: Bruce E Grewcock (2019) — Director & Vice Chairman
- Former: Daniel E Burkey (2019) — Former Officer
- Former: Donald Frey MD (2019) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Gregory O'Meara (2019) — Director
- Former: J Chris Bradberry (2019) — Dean, School of Pharmacy & Allied Health
- Former: John Nisbet (2019) — Former Officer
- Former: Julie Hefflinger (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Zoellner (2019) — Director
- Former: Nancy Lakier (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3.9M, to Gregory McDermott (Athletic Coach). 16 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Creighton University
How much does Creighton University give each year?
Creighton University gave $363K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $233K across 12 grants.
What is Creighton University's typical grant size?
Creighton University's median grant in 2025 was $12,500, and its average grant was $25,911, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Creighton University that year got $35K on average.
Where does Creighton University give grants?
Creighton University gives mostly in Nebraska: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Arizona (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Omaha, NE (8 grants) and Phoenix, AZ (3 grants).
Does Creighton University give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Creighton University's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Creighton University's largest grantees?
Creighton University's largest 2025 grantees include United Way of the Midlands ($150,000), Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation ($35,000) and Greater Omaha Alliance for Business Ethics ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Creighton University?
Creighton University reported $2.2B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $818.1M.
What does Creighton University fund?
Creighton’s mission is to pursue excellence in selected undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, guided by Catholic and Jesuit traditions. Its education is directed to students’ intellectual, social, spiritual, physical and recreational development and to the promotion of justice. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Creighton University?
Creighton University has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check creighton.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Creighton University's EIN?
Creighton University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0376583. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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