Concordia University, St. Paul

Overview

Mission

Concordia University, St. Paul (CSP) is a private Christian university located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, offering undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs. The university serves a diverse student body through more than 100 areas of study, including liberal arts, business, education, health sciences, and technology. CSP emphasizes leadership development, community engagement, and career preparation, with programs like the Ignite Leadership Program that build skills in strategic decision-making, adaptability, and civic responsibility. The university is accredited and provides a range of student services including academic advising, career development, and accessibility resources.

Operating model

Revenue model

Other-operating. 88% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 80% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

- This return only reports unrelated business income. Use the main filing to assess the organization as a whole.

Rating breakdown

Details

• What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
• Activities: Unrelated business income $550K · Business deductions $217K
• Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
• Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2025
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
• Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
• People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

• High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.