Hillsdale College
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026
Total received
$17.5M
Foundation funders
192
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2025–2026
Who funds Hillsdale College?
Hillsdale College is funded by 192 grantmakers, led by Dorothy D and Joseph a Moller Foundation ($3.0M), Lee Stillman-Roland R Witte Scholarship Foundation ($1.2M), Johnson Charitable Gift Fund ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.5M in grants to Hillsdale College between 2025–2026.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2025 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $509K (2026) to $17.0M (2025). In 2026 it made 16 grants totaling $509K.
What grants has Hillsdale College received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Matthew J & Anne B Smith Foundation Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $250,000 |
| 2026 | T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc | MULTIPLE | $195,400 |
| 2026 | Gladys Dickson Charitable Tr | College development | $15,000 |
| 2026 | Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation Tr | To further education. | $13,000 |
| 2026 | Charity Randall Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $10,000 |
| 2026 | Voorhees Family Foundation | National Leadership Seminar sponsor | $5,000 |
| 2026 | Goddard Family Foundation | EDUCATIONAL | $5,000 |
| 2026 | Alfred & Elma Milotte Scholarship Fund 2915 | SCHOLARSHIP | $4,000 |
| 2026 | Tom and Carolyn Hamilton Family Fdn | EDUCATIONAL FUNDING | $2,750 |
| 2026 | Sieg Dunlap Foundation | EDUCATION | $2,500 |
| 2026 | The Rebensdorf Family Foundation | TO EDUCATE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY LEADERS OF CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY | $2,000 |
| 2026 | Williams Foundation | AID | $1,900 |
| 2026 | The Andre Family Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE | $1,000 |
| 2026 | Wallace H Jerome Foundation | OPERATING | $500 |
| 2026 | David W Henderman Foundation Inc | GENERAL PURPOSE | $400 |
| 2026 | The Glen & Carmel Mitchell | CHARITY | $300 |
| 2025 | Dorothy D and Joseph a Moller Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,998,600 |
| 2025 | Lee Stillman-Roland R Witte Scholarship Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,200,000 |
| 2025 | Johnson Charitable Gift Fund | VARIOUS PROGRAMS/GEN | $1,095,400 |
| 2025 | Polish Womens Alliance of America | Educational | $1,060,155 |
| 2025 | The Eleanor and J Hunter Flack | EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTION | $1,000,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $583,154 |
| 2025 | Bruce Foundation | EDUCATION | $400,000 |
| 2025 | Edgar E & Elizabeth S Pankey Foundation | General | $300,000 |
| 2025 | Beatrice B Tinsley Perpetual Charitable Trust | GENERAL SUPPORT | $295,865 |
| 2025 | Adolph Coors Foundation | PROGRAM SPECIFIC GRANT | $275,700 |
| 2025 | LeRoy Thom Jean Thom and T-L Foundation | private college support | $251,500 |
| 2025 | The Minneapolis Foundation | DONOR ADVISED, EDUCATION | $251,500 |
| 2025 | Clausen Family Foundation | To support the production of Hillsdale College's free online course on Homer's The Iliad, including filming, editing, and distribution, advancing Hillsdale's mission to make classical education rooted in the Western tradition accessible worldwide | $250,000 |
| 2025 | Clausen Family Foundation | To support the production of Hillsdale College's free online course on Homer's The Odyssey, including filming, editing, and distribution, advancing Hillsdale's mission to make classical education rooted in the Western tradition accessible worldwide | $250,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Hillsdale College?
Hillsdale College is funded by 192 grantmakers, led by Dorothy D and Joseph a Moller Foundation ($3.0M), Lee Stillman-Roland R Witte Scholarship Foundation ($1.2M), Johnson Charitable Gift Fund ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $17.5M in grants to Hillsdale College between 2025–2026.
Who is Hillsdale College's largest funder?
Dorothy D and Joseph a Moller Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Hillsdale College, with $3.0M across 1 grant (2025).
How much grant funding has Hillsdale College received?
IRS 990 filings record $17.5M in grants to Hillsdale College across 200 grants from 192 funders between 2025–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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