Centurion Foundation

• The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send a cold application; its best route in is through someone who already knows the foundation or has been invited to apply.
• Medical research, scientific research and education are the areas its grants have gone to, so work in those fields fits its record, though these are themes drawn from its grants rather than stated priorities.
• Its typical grants fall between $100,000 and $1,050,000, with a median of about $685,000, and its largest grant was $2,500,000, so a modest request would sit below most of its giving.
• In the filing, 51% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests that existing relationships count for a good deal.
• No geographic focus is stated, so location alone is not a bar, though most of its grants have gone to organisations in Massachusetts, North Dakota, New York, Pennsylvania and Minnesota.

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

• Whitehead Institute · Medical research
  $2,500,0002024 tax year
• University of Pennsylvania · Medical research
  $1,016,6662024 tax year
• North Dakota State University · Education
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Mit - Ai Cures · Scientific research
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Medical
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Minnesota State University Moorhead Foundation · Education
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Society for Science and the Public · Scientific research
  $900,0002024 tax year
• Northeastern University · Education
  $500,0002024 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.