About Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust
MS GIFT (Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.) operates a donor-advised fund program that helps donors give tax‑efficiently to charities worldwide, supporting children’s health and mental health, disaster relief, medical research (GIFT Cures), diversity/equity initiatives, sustainable investing and other philanthropic causes while providing due diligence, donor tools and bespoke donor services.
Focus Areas
EducationHuman servicesHealth careChildren's mental healthMedical research / translational medicineDisaster relief and recoverySustainable investing / environmentEconomic empowermentArts and culture (sponsorships)Faith-based causes
Funding Style
unrestricted support
About Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. stands out for the scale of its unrestricted giving: in 2024 it made a $120,240,875 general-support grant to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, alongside another $22,042,386 grant to National Philanthropic Trust and a $21,323,522 grant to UBS Donor Advised Fund. The trust operates as a Bank DAF Program, channeling donor-advised philanthropy through Morgan Stanley’s infrastructure rather than funding individuals or program-related investments. Its recent grants show a pattern of broad, flexible support rather than tightly restricted project grants, with many awards labeled “unrestricted general support.” The grant list also shows that the trust gives across a wide range of organizations, including hospitals, universities, faith-based institutions, and humanitarian groups. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles received two large grants in consecutive years, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine received $10,000,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Other large awards went to SOME (So Others Might Eat), Bioversity International Usa Inc, and the Catholic Diocese of Arlington. The foundation’s publicly visible grantmaking is national in scope, and its portfolio includes repeated support for major donor-advised funds as well as direct gifts to operating charities.
What Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Funds
Health-related grantmaking is a clear thread in the recent record. The trust gave $10,085,000 in 2023 and $10,065,000 in 2024 to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for unrestricted general support, and it also awarded $10,000,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Education and faith-based institutions appear prominently as well. St John Bosco Academy received $7,550,000 in 2023, Tampa Catholic High School Inc received $7,225,000 in 2024, and Catholic University of America received $6,000,000 in 2023. The trust also backs environmental and humanitarian work. Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated received $5,460,000 in 2023, while Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Foundation received $6,500,000 in 2024. In human services, SOME (So Others Might Eat) received $10,020,000 in 2024.
How Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Gives
Typical grant size is modest relative to the trust’s largest awards: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $30,000. That distribution sits alongside a small number of very large grants, including nine- and eight-figure awards in the recent list. The record also shows recurring support: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, and National Philanthropic Trust. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. is classified as a Bank DAF Program, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.2B
Total Assets
$9.1B
Total Revenue
$3.1B
Total Expenses
$1.7B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $30K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
National53 states funded
About 1% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
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