The John T Opie Charitable Trust No 1 concentrates its support on faith‑based and fraternal institutions and on specialized pediatric healthcare. Most grants are large, unrestricted gifts intended to support organizational operations rather than specific programs. The Trust repeatedly funds a small set of favorites—most notably a First Church of Christ, Shriners Hospitals for Children, and a Masonic home—indicating a relationship-based, institution-focused approach to philanthropy.
Concentrated giving: few, relatively large unrestricted grants to a small number of repeat institutional grantees (faith and fraternal organizations and a national pediatric hospital network).
John T Opie Charitable Trust No 1 gives repeated unrestricted support to a small circle of faith-based and fraternal institutions, with Shriners Hospitals for Children as one of its clearest anchors. The trust’s recent grants show a pattern of operating support rather than project-specific awards, and the same organizations appear across multiple years. That includes First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Masonic Home of Missouri in Columbia, and Demolay International in Kansas City, alongside Shriners’ hospitals in Tampa. The mix points to a funder that favors established institutions with ongoing institutional needs rather than a broad, open-ended grant portfolio. Its giving is national in scope, but the recipient list is narrow and relationship-driven. The largest recent grant in the data is $177,987 to Shriners Hospitals for Children in 2023, and other sizable awards to the same recipient continue into 2024 and 2025, reinforcing the trust’s continued commitment to specialized pediatric care. Religious and fraternal organizations also receive steady general support, suggesting a consistent pattern of flexible funding for core operations.
In pediatric specialty care, the trust gave $177,987 in 2023 to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa and continued with $120,285 in 2024 and $162,222 in 2025. In congregational support, it gave $124,591 in 2023, $84,200 in 2024, and $113,555 in 2025 to First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, all marked unrestricted general. Fraternal eldercare and residential support appears through Masonic Home of Missouri in Columbia, which received $35,600 in 2023, $24,059 in 2024, and $32,447 in 2025. The trust also supports youth-oriented fraternal programming through Demolay International in Kansas City, with grants of $17,802 in 2023, $12,031 in 2024, and $16,225 in 2025.
Typical grant size sits at $22,495 at the 25th percentile, $59,900 at the median, and $121,362 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing institutional relationships rather than one-time gifts. Grants are described as unrestricted general support, with no program restrictions in the listed awards. The trust is a charitable trust, not a fund that makes grants to individuals or program-related investments.
$921K
$6.2M
$911K
$363K
Most grants fall between $22K and $121K, with a median of $60K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$60K
75th Percentile
$121K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Notable grantees: First Church of Christ Scientist, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Masonic Home of Missouri
Grantmaking is national, but every recent award in the sample goes to U.S. recipients. Missouri is the top state by grant count, driven by recurring gifts to Columbia and Kansas City. Boston and Tampa also appear repeatedly among recipient cities. Texas is the headquarters state, yet 0% of grants in the sample go to Texas recipients. The pattern is concentrated in a small set of cities rather than spread evenly across the country.
The trust repeatedly supports faith-based and fraternal institutions, plus specialized pediatric healthcare. In the recent grants list, that includes First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Masonic Home of Missouri in Columbia, Demolay International in Kansas City, and Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa.
The listed awards are all labeled unrestricted general. That includes repeated gifts to Shriners Hospitals for Children, First Church of Christ Scientist, Masonic Home of Missouri, and Demolay International, which suggests flexible support for operations rather than narrowly defined projects.
Yes. Shriners Hospitals for Children appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; First Church of Christ Scientist appears in all three years as well; Masonic Home of Missouri and Demolay International also recur across the same period. The pattern is consistent, repeat support.
Typical grants cluster around a median of $59,900, with the 25th percentile at $22,495 and the 75th percentile at $121,362. The recent list includes both smaller awards in the low tens of thousands and larger awards above $100,000.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHRINERS' HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $162,222 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST | BOSTON, MA | $113,555 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI | COLUMBIA, MO | $32,447 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| DEMOLAY INTERNATIONAL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $16,225 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $120,285 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST | BOSTON, MA | $84,200 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI | COLUMBIA, MO | $24,059 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| DEMOLAY INTERNATIONAL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $12,031 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $177,987 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST | BOSTON, MA | $124,591 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI | COLUMBIA, MO | $35,600 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| DEMOLAY INTERNATIONAL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $17,802 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
SHRINERS' HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
$162,222UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST
$113,555UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI
$32,447UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
DEMOLAY INTERNATIONAL
$16,225UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
$120,285UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST
$84,200UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI
$24,059UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
DEMOLAY INTERNATIONAL
$12,031UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
$177,987UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST
$124,591UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI
$35,600UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
DEMOLAY INTERNATIONAL
$17,802UNRESTRICTED GENERAL