Illinois · Private foundation
Ortus Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $721k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 13
- Grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2022
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $350,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 8
- Total assets, FY2024
- $14M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University | $350,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Erikson Institute | $200,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Baylor College of Medicine | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mayan Warrior Foundation | $66,000 | 1 | 55% |
| The Joffrey Ballet | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eastern Congo Initiative | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mystic Arts Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Dignitas Ukraine Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation | $4,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Voices Jackson Hole | $1,600 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University | $350,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Erikson Institute | $200,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Baylor College of Medicine | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mayan Warrior Foundation | $66,000 | 1 | 55% |
| The Joffrey Ballet | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eastern Congo Initiative | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mystic Arts Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Dignitas Ukraine Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation | $4,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Voices Jackson Hole | $1,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Teton County Sheriff's Department | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($48k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Ortus Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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Find your warmest path to Ortus Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.
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About Ortus Foundation
- How much does Ortus Foundation give?
- Ortus Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $720,800 in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does Ortus Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (60%), Health (19%), Arts & Culture (14%).
- Who are Ortus Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Georgetown University ($350k), Erikson Institute ($200k), Baylor College of Medicine ($150k).
- Does Ortus 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 Ortus Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Ortus Foundation based?
- Ortus Foundation is based in IL.
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