The John and Florence Brady Perpetual Charitable Trust is a tightly focused Catholic-oriented funder that directs most of its resources to Catholic missionary societies and religious orders. Its grants overwhelmingly support operating needs, mission work abroad, and institutional obligations such as pensions. The foundation concentrates giving into a small number of repeat, sizable grants rather than many small awards, indicating long-term, sustained support for a few core religious beneficiaries.
Highly concentrated: few large grants to a small set of repeat grantees, with multi-grant relationships and funding focused on operating costs, mission activities, and pension obligations rather than one-off project grants.
John and Florence Brady Perpetual Charitable Trust’s giving is dominated by repeat support for Catholic missionary and religious institutions, especially the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Inc. In the recent grant list, those two organizations receive the largest awards year after year, with the Society for the Propagation of the Faith funded for operating costs and the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Inc supported for missions work. That pattern points to a trust that favors sustained, institution-level backing rather than one-off project grants. The trust also supports Catholic religious communities with pension obligations, as seen in grants to the Convent of the Sisters of Saint Joseph. Alongside those larger awards, it makes smaller grants to organizations such as St Joseph's Indian School and Covenant House, showing that its portfolio includes both mission-oriented Catholic work and related institutional or facility needs. The overall picture is of a narrowly focused funder that concentrates resources on a small set of Catholic beneficiaries with recurring needs.
A clear share of the trust’s giving goes to Catholic foreign mission work. The Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Inc received $94,940 in 2023, $90,000 in 2024, and $93,000 in 2025 for missions work. The trust also backs operating support for Catholic institutional partners. The Society for the Propagation of the Faith was awarded $189,880 in 2023, $180,000 in 2024, and $186,000 in 2025 for operating costs. Another recurring theme is support tied to religious-community obligations. The Convent of the Sisters of Saint Joseph received $56,964 in 2023, $54,000 in 2024, and $55,800 in 2025 for pension support. Beyond those core areas, the trust made smaller grants for a school and for facility expenses, showing some breadth within its Catholic-oriented portfolio.
Typical grants cluster around a middle tier: p25 is $18,988, median is $55,482, and p75 is $93,705. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing support rather than isolated grants. The trust does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its pattern is consistent with a private charitable trust making direct grants to a limited set of organizations rather than broad open-call funding.
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$5.9M
$400K
$442K
Most grants fall between $19K and $94K, with a median of $55K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$55K
75th Percentile
$94K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll), Convent of the Sisters of Saint Joseph
Grant recipients are all in the United States, with 100% of recent grants going to U.S. organizations. New York is the top state by grant count, and several recipient cities appear there: New York, Maryknoll, and Brentwood. Outside New York, recent grants also went to Chamberlain, South Dakota. The trust’s headquarters is in St Petersburg, Florida, but no recent grants in the sample were awarded to Florida recipients.
It focuses on Catholic-oriented organizations, especially missionary societies and religious orders. Recent grants went to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith for operating costs, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Inc for missions work, and the Convent of the Sisters of Saint Joseph for pension support.
Yes. The recent grant list shows the same organizations funded across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Inc, and the Convent of the Sisters of Saint Joseph. That suggests continuing support rather than one-time awards.
Typical grants center in the mid-five-figure range. The 25th percentile is $18,988, the median is $55,482, and the 75th percentile is $93,705. Recent awards range from smaller grants of $18,000 to larger grants of $189,880.
Most recent grants go to organizations in New York. Recipient cities there include New York, Maryknoll, and Brentwood. All recent grants in the sample went to U.S. recipients, and none went to organizations in Florida.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH | NEW YORK, NY | $186,000 | 2025 | OPERATING COSTS |
| CATHOLIC FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC | MARYKNOLL, NY | $93,000 | 2025 | MISSIONS WORK |
| CONVENT OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH | BRENTWOOD, NY | $55,800 | 2025 | PENSION |
| ST JOSEPH'S INDIAN SCHOOL | CHAMBERLAIN, SD | $18,600 | 2025 | SCHOOL |
| COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $18,600 | 2025 | FACILITY EXPENSES |
| SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH | NEW YORK, NY | $180,000 | 2024 | OPERATING COSTS |
| CATHOLIC FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC | MARYKNOLL, NY | $90,000 | 2024 | MISSIONS WORK |
| CONVENT OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH | BRENTWOOD, NY | $54,000 | 2024 | PENSION |
| ST JOSEPH'S INDIAN SCHOOL | CHAMBERLAIN, SD | $18,000 | 2024 | SCHOOL |
| COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2024 | FACILITY EXPENSES |
| SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH | NEW YORK, NY | $189,880 | 2023 | OPERATING COSTS |
| CATHOLIC FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC | MARYKNOLL, NY | $94,940 | 2023 | MISSIONS WORK |
| CONVENT OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH | BRENTWOOD, NY | $56,964 | 2023 | PENSION |
| ST JOSEPH'S INDIAN SCHOOL | CHAMBERLAIN, SD | $18,988 | 2023 | SCHOOL |
| COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $18,988 | 2023 | FACILITY EXPENSES |
SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH
$186,000OPERATING COSTS
CATHOLIC FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC
$93,000MISSIONS WORK
CONVENT OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH
$55,800PENSION
ST JOSEPH'S INDIAN SCHOOL
$18,600SCHOOL
COVENANT HOUSE
$18,600FACILITY EXPENSES
SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH
$180,000OPERATING COSTS
CATHOLIC FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC
$90,000MISSIONS WORK
CONVENT OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH
$54,000PENSION
ST JOSEPH'S INDIAN SCHOOL
$18,000SCHOOL
COVENANT HOUSE
$18,000FACILITY EXPENSES
SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH
$189,880OPERATING COSTS
CATHOLIC FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC
$94,940MISSIONS WORK
CONVENT OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH
$56,964PENSION
ST JOSEPH'S INDIAN SCHOOL
$18,988SCHOOL
COVENANT HOUSE
$18,988FACILITY EXPENSES