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FY 2022

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2022EIN 57-0352247

Columbia International University

Columbia, SCNTEE: B500Founded 1927Website

mission statement

CIU educates from a Biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ.

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Total Revenue

$60.5M

FY 2022

Program Spending

71.9%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2022)

The Numbers

$104.0M

Total Assets

$71.6M net

12.84 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2022

Active Programs

FY 2022

1163

Total Employees

FY 2022

Funding Track Record

Backed by 66 Institutional Funders

$23.1M raised across 179 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 20 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc	ALPHARETTA, GA	$5,819,130
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	BOSTON, MA	$3,508,644
The Cassels Foundation	LEXINGTON, SC	$3,122,667
The Toby Cassels Foundation	LEXINGTON, SC	$1,927,500
Central Carolina Community Foundation	COLUMBIA, SC	$1,897,129
American Endowment Foundation	HUDSON, OH	$1,445,846
Tucker Heart Soul Mind and Strength Foundation	NEW YORK, NY	$1,010,000
Azb Foundation Inc	APPLING, GA	$570,000
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$544,622
Lared Foundation	MILLERSBURG, OH	$487,770

Total tracked: $23,058,506 across 179 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2022)

What They Do

$27.5M in expenses

Columbia International University educates people from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ. In the 2022-23 school year, the University served 1,549 undergraduate students and 2,295 students in our graduate school and seminary. The total number of students who graduated in 2022-23 was 689, which includes 239 undergraduate students plus 450 graduate and seminary students.

$15.8M in expenses

Ben Lippen School seeks to glorify God by educating students from a Biblical worldview, to impact the nations, with the message of Christ and by assisting the family and church in equipping students spiritually, academically, socially and physically under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. During the 2022-23 academic year, Ben Lippen served 1139 students in grades PK-12, of which 110 were members of the class of 2023. These students, which represent 725 families, were served by 180 full and part-time faculty and staff.

$4.8M in expenses

Auxiliary Services The University operates six residence halls and a cafeteria, and provided on-campus housing and food services to over 600 students during the 2022-23 school year. Also, Pine View apartments is a 136-unit housing community located on the wooded hillsides adjacent to the core campus. During the 2022-23 school year, it served as home to 300 CIU students, staff members, and their family members.

Financial History