Illinois · Private foundation
Grace Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $11M
- Granted FY2019
- 9
- Grants FY2019
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 11%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $480,258
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $8,784,046
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 7
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 11% of the organizations Grace Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 79% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 21% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8.8M went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 9 | $11M | 11% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $3.6M | 30% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $4.3M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
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, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shekhinah Foundation | $2,800,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Van Kampen Foundation | $560,258 | 3 | 100% |
| The Masters Mission | $315,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Christolized Ministries Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 36% |
| World Harvest Ministries | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Navigators | $19,000 | 3 | n/a |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($15M), not named here.
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About Grace Foundation
- How much does Grace Foundation give?
- Grace Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $11,094,304 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Grace Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (76%), Religion (20%), Arts & Culture (3%).
- Who are Grace Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Shekhinah Foundation ($2.8M), The Van Kampen Foundation ($560k), The Masters Mission ($315k).
- Does Grace Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Grace Foundation 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.
- Where is Grace Foundation based?
- Grace Foundation is based in IL.
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