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Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2024
42
Organizations funded FY2023
76%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$45,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 42
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$68M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 76% of the organizations Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 74% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 26% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’23
Human ServicesArts & CultureEducationEmploymentEnvironmentPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving39$2.7M59%
FY202342$2.9M76%
FY202120$1.7M75%
FY202030$2.1Mn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$4.3MHuman Services$1.0MHealth$703kCrime & Legal$483kPhilanthropy$475kPublic Benefit$375kYouth Development$287kEducation$285kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance$640,782211%
Chicago History Museum$623,3342n/a
Chicago Opera Theater$566,300311%
National Museum of Mexican Art Fka Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum$484,30023%
Chapin Hall Center for Children$350,00021%
Lyric Opera of Chicago$250,00020%
Chicago Theatre Group Inc$200,00020%
Better Government Association Inc$200,00022%
Field Museum of Natural History$175,82620%
Illinois Railway Museum Inc$170,40032%
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All grantees of Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance$640,782211%
Chicago History Museum$623,3342n/a
Chicago Opera Theater$566,300311%
National Museum of Mexican Art Fka Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum$484,30023%
Chapin Hall Center for Children$350,00021%
Lyric Opera of Chicago$250,00020%
Chicago Theatre Group Inc$200,00020%
Better Government Association Inc$200,00022%
Field Museum of Natural History$175,82620%
Illinois Railway Museum Inc$170,40032%
Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry$156,51910%
Greater Chicago Food Depository$150,00010%
Casa Central Social Services Corporation$150,00020%
Merit School of Music$150,00026%
Juvenile Protective Association$145,00032%
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$100,00010%
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc$100,00011%
Chicago Shakespeare Theater$100,00011%
Navy Pier Inc$100,00010%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$100,00010%
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago$95,00020%
Center for Housing and Health$75,00010%
Southland Development Authority Nfp$75,00012%
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago$75,00010%
Shriver Center on Poverty Law$75,00011%
The Art Institute of Chicago$75,00010%
Revolution Workshop$70,00022%
The Cara Program$70,00020%
Erie Family Health Center Inc$60,00010%
Chicago Commons Association$50,00010%
Metropolitan Family Services$50,00010%
Rush University Medical Center$50,00010%
Inspiration Corporation$50,00011%
Upwardly Global$50,00010%
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Foundation$50,000145%
Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago$50,00013%
Museum of Contemporary Art$50,00010%
Heartland Alliance International Inc$50,00010%
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana$50,00010%
Legal Action Chicago LLC$50,00023%
University of Chicago$50,00010%
The Musical Arts Institute$45,00023%
Code Platoon Nfp$30,00011%
Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc$30,00011%
IMD Guest House Foundation$30,00012%
Refugee Education and Adventure Challenge (REACH)$25,000111%
Planned Parenthood of Illinois$25,00010%
Chicago Youth Boxing Club$25,00013%
Holy Family Ministries$25,00010%
Advance Illinois Nfp$25,00011%
Reading Between the Lines Nfp$25,00026%
Viator House of Hospitality$25,00012%
The Chicago Debate Commission$25,00012%
Fellowship Housing Corporation$25,00012%
Foundation for Hearing and Speech Resources$20,00023%
Chicago West Community Music Center$20,00013%
Association House of Chicago$20,00010%
Faith in Place$20,00010%
The Morton Arboretum$20,00010%
The Delta Institute$15,00011%
Maryville Academy$15,00010%
Little Friends Inc$15,00010%
Mhub$12,50010%
Strategy for Access Foundation Nfp$12,50012%
Urban Rivers Inc$10,00011%
The Salvation Army$10,0001n/a
Roseland Training Center$10,0001n/a
Humanity Rising Inc$10,00016%
Chicago a Cappella$10,00011%
Devices 4 the Disabled$10,00012%
Wellness House$10,00010%
El Hogar del Nino$10,00010%
The Campaign Legal Center Inc$10,00010%
Roseland Community Hospital Foundation$10,00014%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 71 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGarfield Park Conservatory Alliance: $640,782 over 2y, 11% of budgetChicago Opera Theater: $566,300 over 3y, 11% of budgetNational Museum of Mexican Art Fka Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum: $484,300 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetChapin Hall Center for Children: $350,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $250,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetChicago Theatre Group Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBetter Government Association Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetField Museum of Natural History: $175,826 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetIllinois Railway Museum Inc: $170,400 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetKenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: $156,519 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $150,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCasa Central Social Services Corporation: $150,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMerit School of Music: $150,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetJuvenile Protective Association: $145,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetUnited Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHolocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetChicago Shakespeare Theater: $100,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNavy Pier Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAccess Living of Metropolitan Chicago: $95,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCenter for Housing and Health: $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSouthland Development Authority Nfp: $75,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetThe YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShriver Center on Poverty Law: $75,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRevolution Workshop: $70,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetThe Cara Program: $70,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetErie Family Health Center Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Commons Association: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMetropolitan Family Services: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInspiration Corporation: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetUpwardly Global: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMetropolitan Mayors Caucus Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 45% of budgetIngenuity Incorporated Chicago: $50,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetMuseum of Contemporary Art: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHeartland Alliance International Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGirl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLegal Action Chicago LLC: $50,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Musical Arts Institute: $45,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetCode Platoon Nfp: $30,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGuitars Over Guns Organization Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetIMD Guest House Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetRefugee Education and Adventure Challenge (REACH): $25,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Illinois: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Youth Boxing Club: $25,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetHoly Family Ministries: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 71.

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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.

The Chicago Community…Polk Bros Foundation …Robert R McCormick Fo…Lloyd a Fry FoundationGeorge M Eisenberg Fo…Helen V Brach Foundat…John D and Catherine …Arie and Ida Crown Me…Circle of Service Fou…Field Foundation of I…United Way of Metropo…Andrew and Alice Fisc…
The Chicago Community TrustIL49.8× affinity37 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities · Helen V Brach Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Circle of Service Foundation · Field Foundation of Illinois · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust

How much does Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust give?
Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust reported 41 grants totaling $2,757,050 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 42 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (31%), Human Services (7%), Health (5%).
Who are Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance ($641k), Chicago History Museum ($623k), Chicago Opera Theater ($566k).
Does Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 76% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Polk Bros Foundation Inc, Robert R McCormick Foundation.
Where is Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust based?
Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 102 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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