The Charles Gordon Northrup Student Loan Fund concentrates almost all of its giving on scholarship support at universities, consistently directing mid-sized awards to a small set of regional institutions. Grants are focused on higher-education financial aid rather than programmatic or capital support, and recipients are repeat grantees across Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado. The foundation appears to prioritize enabling student access at established universities through targeted scholarship funding.
Concentrated, repeat giving: a small number of mid-size scholarship grants (six total) split among three recurring university recipients (each received two grants). Funding is targeted to scholarship purposes rather than broadly distributed across many organizations.
Charles Gordon Northrup Student Loan Fund Fe297 directs nearly all of its recent giving to educational scholarship support for students at a small set of universities. The pattern is narrow and consistent: awards go to institutions rather than to programs, and the same schools appear again across 2024 and 2025. In the latest grants, University of Oklahoma received awards of $92,580, $84,000, and $76,317, showing repeated support rather than one-time assistance. Southern Methodist University and University of Colorado Boulder also appear multiple times, each with scholarship grants in both years on file. The fund’s grantmaking is centered on higher-education financial aid, with scholarship language used across the recent grant list. That makes the foundation a clear example of restricted student-support philanthropy, aimed at helping individual learners through university-administered awards. Its grant volume is modest in total but concentrated in a handful of mid-sized grants, and its recipient base is regional rather than broad-based. For researchers tracking tuition assistance and postsecondary access, the fund stands out for its steady, institution-based scholarship pattern and repeat relationships with established universities.
At the cause-area level, the foundation’s giving is almost entirely tied to student financial aid. It gave $92,580 in 2024 to University of Oklahoma for educational scholarship, then followed with additional awards of $84,000 and $76,317 to the same school. At Southern Methodist University, the fund supported undergraduate scholarship work with grants of $84,000 and $44,790 in 2025 and 2024. University of Colorado Boulder also received scholarship support, including $84,000, $76,317, and $38,790 across the recent grant list. These grants point to a consistent emphasis on tuition assistance through universities rather than direct aid to nonprofits outside higher education. The recurring purpose text is educational scholarship, with the funding routed through regional institutions in Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado.
Typical grant size sits at $54,592 at the 25th percentile and $84,000 at both the median and 75th percentile, indicating a tight band of mid-sized awards. The recent record also shows repeat grants to the same universities across 2024 and 2025, so the fund behaves more like a continuing scholarship vehicle than a one-off grantmaker. It makes grants to individuals through student financial aid, but the payments are administered through universities rather than sent as unrestricted support. The foundation does not make program-related investments.
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$337K
Most grants fall between $55K and $84K, with a median of $84K.
25th Percentile
$55K
Median
$84K
75th Percentile
$84K
About 33% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: University of Oklahoma, Southern Methodist University, University of Colorado Boulder
Grant activity is regional and confined to U.S. recipients. Texas is the top state by grant count, and 33% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent grants land in Dallas, Norman, and Boulder, with repeated support to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, University of Oklahoma in Norman, and University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder. All tracked grants in the recent list are in the United States.
It funds educational scholarship support almost exclusively. The recent grant list is made up of scholarship awards to universities, including University of Oklahoma, Southern Methodist University, and University of Colorado Boulder, with repeated support across 2024 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is tightly clustered. The 25th percentile is $54,592, while both the median and 75th percentile are $84,000. Recent awards also include $92,580 and $76,317, which still sit within a relatively narrow range.
University of Oklahoma, Southern Methodist University, and University of Colorado Boulder each appear more than once in the recent grants list. Oklahoma received three awards, while SMU and Colorado Boulder each received multiple scholarship grants across 2024 and 2025.
The fund’s giving is regional and entirely U.S.-based in the recent grant list. Texas is the top state by grant count, and 33% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Named recipient cities include Dallas, Norman, and Boulder.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TX | $84,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | NORMAN, OK | $84,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER | Boulder, CO | $84,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER | Boulder, CO | $76,317 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | NORMAN, OK | $76,317 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TX | $76,317 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | NORMAN, OK | $92,580 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY | DALLAS, TX | $44,790 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER | Boulder, CO | $38,790 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SHOLARSHIP |
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
$84,000EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
$84,000EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
$84,000EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
$76,317EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
$76,317EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
$76,317EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
$92,580EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
$44,790EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
$38,790EDUCATIONAL SHOLARSHIP