Illinois · Private foundation
Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois
PROVIDING EYE CARE TO UNDERPRIVILEGED PERSONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $19k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 29
- Grants FY2025
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $200
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $3,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 28
- FY2022 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 8
- Total assets, FY2025
- $192k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois funded were first-time grantees, receiving 45% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 29 | $19k | 14% |
| FY2024 | 28 | $18k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 22 | $16k | 73% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $750 | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City University | $6,250 | 4 | 0% |
| Smile Train Inc | $5,700 | 4 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Mercy Ships International | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Dove Inc | $1,950 | 4 | n/a |
| Central Illinois Foodbank Inc | $1,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $700 | 3 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $550 | 4 | n/a |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | $500 | 3 | 0% |
| Mercy Communities Inc | $500 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City University | $6,250 | 4 | 0% |
| Smile Train Inc | $5,700 | 4 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $4,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Mercy Ships International | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Dove Inc | $1,950 | 4 | n/a |
| Central Illinois Foodbank Inc | $1,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $700 | 3 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $550 | 4 | n/a |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | $500 | 3 | 0% |
| Mercy Communities Inc | $500 | 3 | 0% |
| Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Growing Strong Sexual Assault Center | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Young Mens Christian Association | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Baby Talk Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($26k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: United Way of Decatur and Mid Il · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois with peer funders
About Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois
- How much does Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois give?
- Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois reported 29 grants totaling $19,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 28 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2024.
- What does Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (34%), International (21%), Education (16%).
- Who are Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: Kansas City University ($6k), Smile Train Inc ($6k), St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($5k).
- Does Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois 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 Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Decatur and Mid Il, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois based?
- Blind Mission Project of Central Illinois is based in IL.
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