Utah · Private foundation
McGillis Charitable 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.
- $7k
- Granted FY2019
- 8
- Grants FY2019
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $600
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $2,537
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 50% of the organizations McGillis Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 6 | $7k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $10k | 29% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $10k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The McGillis School | $7,537 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Utah | $4,600 | 3 | n/a |
| House of Heart | $1,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Chavurah B Yachad | $1,200 | 2 | n/a |
| The Salt Lake Film Society | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Utah | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About McGillis Charitable Foundation
- How much does McGillis Charitable Foundation give?
- McGillis Charitable Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $6,687 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does McGillis Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Education (28%), Human Services (21%), Religion (14%).
- Who are McGillis Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: The McGillis School ($8k), University of Utah ($5k), House of Heart ($2k).
- Does McGillis Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does McGillis Charitable 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as McGillis Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is McGillis Charitable Foundation based?
- McGillis Charitable Foundation is based in UT.
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