Illinois · Private foundation
The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $160k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 13
- Grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $53,333
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 19
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.2M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 43% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 13 | $160k | 15% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $150k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 18 | $160k | 28% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $200k | 18% |
| FY2021 | 19 | $200k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
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, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pope Francis Center | $140,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Pope Francis Center | $103,333 | 2 | 87% |
| The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation Inc | $95,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul - Twin Cities | $40,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Friendship Center of Harbor Springs | $30,000 | 3 | 11% |
| University of Michigan | $25,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Cornell University | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Jewish Museum | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Juilliard School | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Little Traverse Civic Theatre | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pope Francis Center | $140,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Pope Francis Center | $103,333 | 2 | 87% |
| The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation Inc | $95,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul - Twin Cities | $40,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Friendship Center of Harbor Springs | $30,000 | 3 | 11% |
| University of Michigan | $25,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Cornell University | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Jewish Museum | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Juilliard School | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Little Traverse Civic Theatre | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgetown University | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Diocesan Council of Orlando Society of St Vincent de Paul Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Intentional Communities of Washtenaw County | $10,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Greenwich Academy Inc | $9,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Eastern Michigan University Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwestern University Sheil Center | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($291k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund
- How much does The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund give?
- The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund reported 13 grants totaling $159,999 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 19 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (19%), Housing & Shelter (19%), Health (13%).
- Who are The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Pope Francis Center ($140k), Pope Francis Center ($103k), The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation Inc ($95k).
- Does The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund 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 The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Network for Good, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund based?
- The Mary Kay and James D Farley Fund is based in IL.
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