Pennsylvania · Public charity
Custos Foundation
The Custos Foundations mission is to support the worldwide operations and activities of the Catholic Church by educating the public on and preserving the five main pillars of the Christian faith: the Christian Tradition the family ethos dignity and sacredness of life western thought and all forms of sacred art.
- $4.2M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $4.0M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $22,300
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $3,660,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 4
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 75% of the organizations Custos Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 99% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 9 | $4.0M | 67% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $3.4M | 75% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $61k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University | $7,000,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Consoling Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 31% |
| International Institute for Culture Inc | $112,500 | 3 | 21% |
| The Neumann Forum Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 38% |
| The Association of Knights and Ladies Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem | $27,800 | 2 | 2% |
| Friends of Aventine Hill Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elm Institute Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Catholic Sacred Music Project Inc | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Priestly Fraternity of St Peter Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Near East Welfare Assoc Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University | $7,000,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Consoling Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 31% |
| International Institute for Culture Inc | $112,500 | 3 | 21% |
| The Neumann Forum Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 38% |
| The Association of Knights and Ladies Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem | $27,800 | 2 | 2% |
| Friends of Aventine Hill Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elm Institute Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Catholic Sacred Music Project Inc | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Priestly Fraternity of St Peter Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Near East Welfare Assoc Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Caritas in Veritate - Civ USA | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Preserve the Latin Mass Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($10k), 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
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About Custos Foundation
- How much does Custos Foundation give?
- Custos Foundation reported 9 itemized grants totaling $4,035,800, out of $4,235,459 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 4 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Custos Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (94%), Religion (4%), Human Services (2%).
- Who are Custos Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Syracuse University ($7.0M), Friends of the Consoling Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Inc ($200k), International Institute for Culture Inc ($113k).
- Does Custos Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Custos Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Custos Foundation based?
- Custos Foundation is based in PA.
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