Grants awarded
Who does Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust fund?
Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust has awarded $14 million across 89 grants to 73 grantees between 2019 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $50,000, with most between $25,000 and $100,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $125,000 versus $30,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$14.1M
Typical grant
$50K
Grantees
73
Grants
89
Years
2019–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Individual recipient | $8.3M | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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$641K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$484K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$472K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Chapin Hall Center for Children
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$350K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
P33
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$300K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Illinois Justice Project | $283K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Better Government Association INC
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$200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| K Kenneth C Griffin Museum of | $157K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
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$150K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
The Chicago Community Trust
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$150K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Illinois Railway Museum INC
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$110K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Chicago Theatre Group INC
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Navy Pier INC
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| A Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Merit School of Music
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois INC
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| G Goodman Theatre | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
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$95K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| A Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens | $80K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Shriver Center on Poverty Law
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$75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| T The Art Institute of Chicago | $75K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Erie Family Health Center INC
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$60K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$60K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WI | |
Inspiration Corporation
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Friends of the World Food Program INC
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
Upwardly Global
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| M Metropolitan Family Services | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Chicago Foundation for Women
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Chicago Commons Association
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| M Meals on Wheels Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WY | |
| M Metropolitan Mayors Causus Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Musical Arts Institute
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$45K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Guitars Over Guns Organization INC
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$30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | FL | |
| O Oak Park and River Forest Infant Welfare | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Code Platoon Nfp
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$30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| F Friends of the Children | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| H Holy Family Ministries | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Refugee Education and Adventure Challenge
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Chicago Debate Commission
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Cara Program
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Chicago Youth Boxing Club INC
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Viator House of Hospitality
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
The Morton Arboretum
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Faith in Place
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Little Friends INC
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$15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Maryville Academy
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$15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
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$12K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Strategy for Access Foundation Nfp
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$12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Devices 4 the Disabled
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| H Humanity Rising INC | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| R Roseland Community Hospital Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| W Woodlawn Project | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| T The Salvation Army | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Chicago a Cappella
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| A American Red Cross of Illinois | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Foundation for Hearing & Speech | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| J Just Gettin' Started DBA Ahead | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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