Gracias Family Foundation

• Gracias Family Foundation funds scientific research into the therapeutic possibilities of psychedelics and otherwise gives general operating support to universities, charitable foundations and other nonprofit organisations, so a small charity should only approach if its work fits the psychedelic research field or it can offer unrestricted general operating support.
• The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and operates by invitation only, so cold applications are not the way in; relationship-building or an existing connection matters, and this is reinforced by the fact that 88% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded in the previous two filings.
• A realistic request size would be modest to mid-sized: the median grant was $415,000, and about 8 in 10 of the 50 grants to organisations fell between $36,000 and $1,900,000, though one grant of $15,000,000 went to Ortus Foundation, an organisation that itself regrants to others, which is not typical.
• No geographic focus is stated, so location should not be assumed to be a barrier or a requirement.
• Given the invitation-only process, smaller organisations without prior contact should not expect to apply directly but could focus on becoming known to the foundation first.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Harvard College Trust · General operating expenses in its entirety.
  $3,162,5002024 tax year
• Caf America · General operating expenses in its entirety.
  $2,000,0002024 tax year
• Johns Hopkins University · General operating expenses in its entirety.
  $1,900,0002024 tax year
• Georgetown University Giving · General operating expenses in its entirety.
  $1,300,0002024 tax year
• University of Chicago · General operating expenses in its entirety.
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Invest America Charitable Foundation · General operating expenses in its entirety.
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Eagle Hill Foundation of Massachusetts · General operating expenses in its entirety.
  $500,0002024 tax year
• Aspen Institute · General operating expenses in its entirety.
  $350,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.