The Robert and Perri Bishop Foundation makes a small number of relatively large gifts focused on higher education, cultural heritage tied to Catholic/Vatican interests, and international humanitarian causes. Their giving mixes domestic university support (including repeat support to small colleges) with high-profile international philanthropy (UNICEF) and specialized arts preservation tied to the Vatican. Overall the foundation appears to favor sizable, targeted grants rather than broad, small-dollar giving.
A $700,000 grant to the University of Southern California is the largest recent gift in the Robert and Perri Bishop Foundationinc Fka Swordspoint Foundation Inc’s record on file, and it fits a pattern of sizable, targeted support for higher education. The foundation also made a $402,514 grant to UNICEF and a $395,000 grant to Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museum, showing that its philanthropy reaches beyond academia into humanitarian aid and Catholic cultural preservation. Its recent giving is selective rather than broad, with repeated commitments to a small set of institutions. McPherson College received $200,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and Pebble Beach Company Foundation appeared in multiple years as well. The foundation’s portfolio also includes university support, school grants, museum-related arts preservation, and grants connected to children’s services and animal welfare. The grant list points to a funder that favors direct, named institutions over anonymous intermediaries. Recent awards include support for Palm Beach Day Academy, Oxbridge Academy, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, and The Hometown Foundation Inc. The overall picture is of a private foundation making concentrated gifts across education, cultural heritage, and selected humanitarian causes.
Higher education is a central theme. Recent awards include $700,000 to the University of Southern California for educational purposes, $100,000 to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, and $70,000 to Baldwin Wallace University. The foundation also supported Hillsdale College and The 1065 Institute Inc, both with $25,000 and $50,000 grants respectively. Education at the school level appears as well. Palm Beach Day Academy received $50,000 in 2023 and $34,220 in 2024, while Oxbridge Academy received $129,000 in 2024. These grants show support for private day-school education alongside college-level giving. The foundation also funds humanitarian and service organizations. UNICEF received $402,514 in 2025, and Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation received $100,000 in 2025 plus $80,000 in 2024. In addition, The Hometown Foundation Inc received $100,000 in 2025 for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
$2.8M
$12.7M
$740K
$3.1M
Most grants fall between $10K and $70K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$70K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Robert and Perri Bishop Foundationinc Fka Swordspoint Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 72 | $6.6M | 98.6% |
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a few select organizations — mix of repeat support (McPherson College) and one-off large gifts to national/international institutions.
Notable grantees: University of Southern California, McPherson College, UNICEF, Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museum
Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with p25 at $10,000, a median of $25,000, and p75 at $70,000. The recent file shows repeated support to several recipients across multiple years, including McPherson College, Pebble Beach Company Foundation, University of Southern California, Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation, and Palm Beach Day Academy. That pattern suggests a relationship-based approach rather than one-off awards. The foundation appears to operate as a private family foundation, with no program-related investments and no grants to individuals.
The foundation gives nationally, and every recent grant in the file goes to a U.S. recipient. Connecticut is the top state by grant count, with recent grantees in Cheshire, New Fairfield, Weston, and Westport. Florida also appears frequently, including Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Loxahatchee Groves, and St Petersburg. Other recipient cities include Los Angeles, New York, Pebble Beach, McPherson, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.
The recent grants center on higher education, schools, humanitarian aid, and specialized cultural and service causes. Examples in the file include universities and colleges, private schools, UNICEF, arts preservation tied to the Vatican, and organizations serving animals, disability services, and public safety.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including McPherson College in 2024 and 2025, Pebble Beach Company Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025, University of Southern California in 2024 and 2025, and Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation in 2024 and 2025.
The typical grant-size distribution is p25 of $10,000, median of $25,000, and p75 of $70,000. The recent file also includes larger outliers, such as $402,514 to UNICEF and $700,000 to the University of Southern California.
The top state by grant count is Connecticut, even though the foundation is headquartered in Florida. Recent Connecticut recipients include organizations in Cheshire, New Fairfield, Weston, and Westport, while Florida recipients include Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Loxahatchee Groves, and St Petersburg.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| United Kingdom |
| 1 |
| $25K |
1.4% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,055,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL. |
| HOUSE OF VICTORY FOUNDATION | EUSTIS, FL | $300,000 | 2026 | HUMANITARIAN. |
| BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE | LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, FL | $180,000 | 2026 | RESCUE ABANDONED ABUSED AND NEGLECTED ANIMALS. |
| PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN THE VATICAN MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $85,000 | 2026 | THE PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN THE VATICAN MUSEUMS IS A 501C(3) INTERFAITH GROUP THAT IS COMMITTED TO THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND INCREASE IN ARTISTIC PATRIMONY OF THE COLLECTIONS AND BUILDINGS OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS, WHILE FURTHERING THE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF ITS MEMBERS OF THESE WORKS OF ART THROUGH LECTURES, MEETINGS AND VISITS TO THE VATICAN. |
| PALM BEACH POLICE & FIRE FOUNDATION | PALM BEACH, FL | $66,000 | 2026 | HUMANITARIAN |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF POLICY EXCHANGE | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY |
| HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | CREATED TO FUND THE MOST ADVANCED RESEARCH ON DEPRESSION IN THE UNITED STATES. |
| THE GEORGE ADAMSON & TONY FITZJOHN WILDLIFE TRUST | EDENBRIDGE, ED | $25,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2026 | RESEARCH FUNDING FOR BLOOD CANCER AND ADVANCE CURES |
| ANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDENS | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $12,500 | 2026 | HUMANITARIAN |
| FRIENDS OF GEORGICA POND | WAINSCOTTT, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | TO PRESERVE THE GEORGICA POND ECOSYSTEM. |
| SAINT EDWARD CHURCH | NEW FAIRFIELD, CT | $10,000 | 2026 | RELIGOUS |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $700,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL. |
| UNICEF | NEW YORK, NY | $402,514 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| MCPHERSON COLLEGE | MCPERSON, KS | $200,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL. |
| THE HOMETOWN FOUNDATION INC | CHESHIRE, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES |
| PALM BEACH POLICE & FIRE FOUNDATION | PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY FOUNDATION | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL MONTEREY COUNTY YOUTH. |
| BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE | LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, FL | $70,000 | 2025 | RESCUE ABANDONED ABUSED AND NEGLECTED ANIMALS. |
| THE 1065 INSTITUTE INC | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF POLICY EXCHANGE | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY |
| NYU LANGONE HEALTH | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH FUNDING FOR CURE FOR HEART DISEASE. |
| AFRICAN WILDLIFE PRESERVATION TRUST | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CREATED TO FUND THE MOST ADVANCED RESEARCH ON DEPRESSION IN THE UNITED STATES. |
| EVERGLADES FOUNDATION | PALMETTO BAY, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| ANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDENS | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $12,500 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN |
| THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH FUNDING FOR BLOOD CANCER AND ADVANCE CURES |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING AND FUNDING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ANDPARTNERING WITH THE GOVERNMENT |
| PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN THE VATICAN MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | THE PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN THE VATICAN MUSEUMS IS A 501C(3) INTERFAITH GROUP THAT IS COMMITTED TO THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND INCREASE IN ARTISTIC PATRIMONY OF THE COLLECTIONS AND BUILDINGS OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS, WHILE FURTHERING THE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF ITS MEMBERS OF THESE WORKS OF ART THROUGH LECTURES, MEETINGS AND VISITS TO THE VATICAN. |
| SAINT EDWARD CHURCH | NEW FAIRFIELD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | RELIGOUS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT WINTER SPORTS |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $1,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| MCPHERSON COLLEGE | MCPERSON, KS | $200,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL. |
| OXBRIDGE ACADEMY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $129,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY FOUNDATION | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL MONTEREY COUNTY YOUTH. |
| PALM BEACH POLICE & FIRE FOUNDATION | PALM BEACH, FL | $80,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY | BEREA, OH | $70,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL. |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL. |
| SAINT EDWARD CHURCH | NEW FAIRFIELD, CT | $35,000 | 2024 | RELIGOUS |
| PALM BEACH DAY ACADEMY | PALM BEACH, FL | $34,220 | 2024 | A COEDUCATIONAL INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL LOCATED IN PALM BEACH AND WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. THE SCHOOL ENROLLS STUDENTS BETWEEN AGES 2 AND GRADE 9. |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH FUNDING FOR CURE FOR HEART DISEASE. |
| THE CARDINAL'S APPEAL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | RELIGOUS |
| BEREA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | BEREA, KY | $24,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE | LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, FL | $21,000 | 2024 | RESCUE ABANDONED ABUSED AND NEGLECTED ANIMALS. |
| HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | CREATED TO FUND THE MOST ADVANCED RESEARCH ON DEPRESSION IN THE UNITED STATES. |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $15,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| THE PISTON FOUNDATION | STAMFORD, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | THE PISTON FOUNDATION HELPS STUDENTS TAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS TOWARDS A SKILLED TRADE CAREER. |
| ANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDENS | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN |
| METROPOLITAN SECTION PGA FOUNDATION | ELMSFORD, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | RECREATIONAL |
HOUSE OF VICTORY FOUNDATION
$300,000HUMANITARIAN.
RESCUE ABANDONED ABUSED AND NEGLECTED ANIMALS.
PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN THE VATICAN MUSEUM
$85,000THE PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN THE VATICAN MUSEUMS IS A 501C(3) INTERFAITH GROUP THAT IS COMMITTED TO THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND INCREASE IN ARTISTIC PATRIMONY OF THE COLLECTIONS AND BUILDINGS OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS, WHILE FURTHERING THE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF ITS MEMBERS OF THESE WORKS OF ART THROUGH LECTURES, MEETINGS AND VISITS TO THE VATICAN.
PALM BEACH POLICE & FIRE FOUNDATION
$66,000HUMANITARIAN
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
CREATED TO FUND THE MOST ADVANCED RESEARCH ON DEPRESSION IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE GEORGE ADAMSON & TONY FITZJOHN WILDLIFE TRUST
$25,000EDUCATIONAL
THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$15,000RESEARCH FUNDING FOR BLOOD CANCER AND ADVANCE CURES
ANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDENS
$12,500HUMANITARIAN
FRIENDS OF GEORGICA POND
$10,000TO PRESERVE THE GEORGICA POND ECOSYSTEM.
SAINT EDWARD CHURCH
$10,000RELIGOUS
THE HOMETOWN FOUNDATION INC
$100,000TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
PALM BEACH POLICE & FIRE FOUNDATION
$100,000HUMANITARIAN
PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY FOUNDATION
$100,000PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL MONTEREY COUNTY YOUTH.
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
NYU LANGONE HEALTH
$30,000EDUCATIONAL
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$26,000RESEARCH FUNDING FOR CURE FOR HEART DISEASE.
AFRICAN WILDLIFE PRESERVATION TRUST
$20,000HUMANITARIAN
CREATED TO FUND THE MOST ADVANCED RESEARCH ON DEPRESSION IN THE UNITED STATES.
ANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDENS
$12,500HUMANITARIAN
THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$10,000RESEARCH FUNDING FOR BLOOD CANCER AND ADVANCE CURES
SUPPORTING AND FUNDING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ANDPARTNERING WITH THE GOVERNMENT
PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN THE VATICAN MUSEUM
$10,000THE PATRONS OF THE ARTS IN THE VATICAN MUSEUMS IS A 501C(3) INTERFAITH GROUP THAT IS COMMITTED TO THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND INCREASE IN ARTISTIC PATRIMONY OF THE COLLECTIONS AND BUILDINGS OF THE VATICAN MUSEUMS, WHILE FURTHERING THE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF ITS MEMBERS OF THESE WORKS OF ART THROUGH LECTURES, MEETINGS AND VISITS TO THE VATICAN.
SAINT EDWARD CHURCH
$5,000RELIGOUS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
$5,000TO SUPPORT WINTER SPORTS
OXBRIDGE ACADEMY
$129,000EDUCATIONAL
PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY FOUNDATION
$100,000PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL MONTEREY COUNTY YOUTH.
BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY
$70,000EDUCATIONAL.
SAINT EDWARD CHURCH
$35,000RELIGOUS
A COEDUCATIONAL INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL LOCATED IN PALM BEACH AND WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. THE SCHOOL ENROLLS STUDENTS BETWEEN AGES 2 AND GRADE 9.
THE CARDINAL'S APPEAL
$25,000RELIGOUS
BEREA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
$24,000EDUCATIONAL
CREATED TO FUND THE MOST ADVANCED RESEARCH ON DEPRESSION IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE PISTON FOUNDATION
$10,000THE PISTON FOUNDATION HELPS STUDENTS TAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS TOWARDS A SKILLED TRADE CAREER.
ANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDENS
$10,000HUMANITARIAN
METROPOLITAN SECTION PGA FOUNDATION
$2,500RECREATIONAL