Independent Charitable Gift Fund

About Independent Charitable Gift Fund

The Independent Charitable Gift Fund’s recent giving is defined by large general-support grants to a wide mix of religious, educational, and public-service organizations. The single largest recent award in the data is $2,076,732 to Gary Sinise Foundation in Nashville, followed by several $2 million grants to St Rose Church in Portland, North Raleigh United Methodist Church in Raleigh, Literacy Inc in Katonah, and St Joseph Parish in Salem. That pattern points to a funder that uses flexible support across different institution types rather than narrowing in on one program model. The foundation also appears repeatedly in grants to churches and faith-based institutions, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Saddleback Church Aka Saddleback Valley Community Church in Lake Forest, and Diocese of Houma-thibodaux in Shriever. At the same time, it supports universities and civic or humanitarian organizations such as University of Oregon Foundation in Eugene, Marquette University in Milwaukee, World Central Kitchen in Washington, DC, and Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc in Washington, DC. The recurring use of general support suggests a grantmaker oriented toward organizational flexibility and broad institutional backing rather than project-specific funding.

What Independent Charitable Gift Fund Funds

A clear theme in the recent grants is support for religious institutions. Examples include $2,000,000 to North Raleigh United Methodist Church for general support, $2,000,000 to St Joseph Parish for general support, and $1,639,681 to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for general support. Another faith-based grant in the list went to the Church of Saint Michael in Farmington, Minnesota. Education is another visible area. The foundation gave $2,000,000 to Literacy Inc for general support, $1,600,000 to University of Oregon Foundation for general support, and $900,000 to Marquette University for general support. It also supported Muhlenberg College and Hamline University of Minnesota. Public-service and humanitarian organizations also appear in the record. World Central Kitchen received $640,000 for general support, while the Gary Sinise Foundation received more than one large grant. These examples show a mix of institutional types rather than a single program niche.

How Independent Charitable Gift Fund Gives