Illinois · Private foundation
Blanche Swift Morris Trust
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.6M
- Granted FY2018
- 8
- Grants FY2018
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $62,612
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $1,129,929
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 0% of the organizations Blanche Swift Morris Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 8 | $1.6M | 0% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $23k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks Catholic Church | $1,145,879 | 2 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami Inc | $63,495 | 2 | 0% |
| The McDermott Foundation | $56,549 | 2 | n/a |
| St Patrick's Residence | $32,407 | 2 | 0% |
| Children at the Crossroads Foundation | $24,306 | 2 | 3% |
| Mission of Our Lady of Mercy | $24,306 | 2 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($306k), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Blanche Swift Morris Trust
- How much does Blanche Swift Morris Trust give?
- Blanche Swift Morris Trust reported 8 grants totaling $1,630,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Blanche Swift Morris Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Religion (71%), Education (16%), Human Services (10%).
- Who are Blanche Swift Morris Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: St Patricks Catholic Church ($1.1M), Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami Inc ($63k), The McDermott Foundation ($57k).
- Does Blanche Swift Morris Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Blanche Swift Morris Trust accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Blanche Swift Morris Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Blanche Swift Morris Trust based?
- Blanche Swift Morris Trust is based in IL.
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