About Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund’s recent giving is dominated by large general-support transfers to donor-advised fund sponsors, including a $141,777,262 grant to National Philanthropic Trust in 2023. That pattern signals a grantmaking model built around flexible support rather than narrow project funding. In the latest grants, the fund also made seven-figure gifts to Schwab Charitable Fund, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, and Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, all listed as general support. Beyond DAF intermediaries, the fund appears across a broad mix of nonprofits and institutions, from health and education to faith-based and cultural organizations.
The fund’s stated purpose is to strategically invest in the communities it serves by supporting nonprofits that expand opportunities and improve quality of life through donor-advised funds and targeted grant programs. Its focus areas include Arts, Culture & Museums, Education & Schools, Environment & Animals, Faith-based programs, Medicine & Science, Foundations/Capacity Building, Social Services, and Food Security. The overall picture is of a national funder that uses unrestricted or flexible support as a core tool, with both intermediary giving and direct grants appearing in the recent record.
What Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Funds
General support is a defining feature of the fund’s recent activity. In 2025, it granted $5,062,075 to James Museum of Western Art for general support, showing that cultural institutions are part of its portfolio.
Health-related giving also appears in the recent grants. Ut Southwestern Medical Center received $5,680,349 in 2024 and another $1,410,500 in 2025, both listed as general support.
Faith-based work is another clear area. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints received $5,313,178 in 2024 and $3,082,334 in 2025, each designated general support.
Education and youth-oriented organizations are present as well. Young Life received $1,318,274 in 2025, while South Hills Catholic Academy received $1,293,739 in 2025, both as general support.
How Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Gives
Typical grant sizes are moderate relative to the fund’s total activity: the 25th percentile is $9,250, the median is $13,500, and the 75th percentile is $27,900. The recent grants list also shows many much larger general-support awards, which points to a mixed pattern of routine grants and major transfers. The fund is a Bank DAF Program, and its giving is entirely to organizations rather than individuals. Recurrence is visible in the data: multiple recipients appear in more than one year, including National Philanthropic Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Schwab Charitable Fund, American Endowment Foundation, and others.
