About Charles B Keesee Educational Fund
The Charles B. Keesee Educational Fund concentrates almost exclusively on supporting Southern Baptist theological education, funding student scholarships and related tuition/book assistance. Nearly all dollars go to a very small set of seminaries, indicating a mission focused on preparing Baptist ministers and leaders rather than broad-based education or community programs.
Focus Areas
Scholarships for students at Southern Baptist seminariesSupport for Baptist theological education and ministerial trainingFunding of seminary tuition, books, and fees for clergy candidates
Who They Fund
seminary/theological studentsprospective/new academy students (recruitment-focused scholarships)North Carolina field ministers/field minister program participantsstudents participating in international/mission travel
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated, large-dollar grants to a very small number of repeat grantees (primarily Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary); focused, scholarship-oriented funding rather than broad diversification.
About Charles B Keesee Educational Fund
Charles B Keesee Educational Fund Incorporated directs most of its giving to Southern Baptist theological education, with student grants covering tuition, books, and fees at a small set of beneficiary schools. The largest recent grant in the data is $2,254,743 to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and that school appears repeatedly across multiple years with the same student-support purpose. Another recurring recipient is Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, which also receives six-figure support tied to student grants for educational expenses. The pattern points to a funder built around preparing Baptist ministers and religious workers through direct aid to seminary students rather than through broad education programming. A smaller number of grants extend to other Baptist-affiliated schools and, in a separate track, to military academies in Virginia. One recurring Virginia recipient is Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University in Lynchburg, showing that the fund’s education support is not limited to a single campus but remains centered on theological training and related student expenses.
What Charles B Keesee Educational Fund Funds
The strongest theme is theological training for Baptist ministry candidates. The fund gave $505,819 in 2025 to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville for student grants covering tuition, books, fees, and related expenses, and the same purpose appears in prior years as well. A second thread is support for undergraduate and graduate study at Baptist-affiliated schools: in 2025, Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University received $262,502 for student grants tied to educational costs. The fund also supports several North Carolina divinity programs, including $195,227 in 2025 to Gardner-Webb Divinity School and $127,325 in 2025 to Duke Divinity School, both for student grants. Beyond tuition aid, the fund made an $85,000 grant to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary for mission trips, subsidization, and facilitation, showing an experiential learning component alongside classroom-based support.
How Charles B Keesee Educational Fund Gives
Typical grants are mid-sized, with a p25 of $33,862, a median of $53,750, and a p75 of $131,725. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same schools across 2023, 2024, and 2025, so the fund’s giving is patterned and ongoing rather than one-off. It is classified as a regular funder and also funds individuals, which fits the student-scholarship structure visible in the grants list. Applications are sometimes open to unsolicited submissions through the relevant school processes, including Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary’s system for certain Keesee programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.9M
Total Assets
$74.1M
Total Revenue
$6.7M
Total Expenses
$4.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $34K and $132K, with a median of $54K.
25th Percentile
$34K
Median
$54K
75th Percentile
$132K
Geographic Reach
Regional6 states funded
About 33% of grants go to recipients in NC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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