FUNDER
OPTIO CARITAS FOUNDATION
15recipients FY2016–24
$121,737giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 55% of giving in Illinois
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A local funder — 55% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 8 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AK, AL, DC, IL, MI, MS, MT, WI.
Funders that fund the same organizations
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWTN NEWS INC | AL | 3 | 2024 | $7,250 |
| KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | IL | 3 | 2024 | $1,420 |
| NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF CHAMPION INC | WI | 3 | 2024 | $1,200 |
| SAMUEL OMOGO FOUNDATION | MI | 1 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES USA | DC | 1 | 2024 | $100 |
| ST MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH | IL | 3 | 2023 | $18,000 |
| KNOM RADIO MISSION INC | AK | 2 | 2022 | $2,000 |
| ST JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH | MI | 1 | 2022 | $1,000 |
| ETERNAL WORD TELEVISION NETWORK INC | AL | 2 | 2021 | $2,100 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK | IL | 2 | 2021 | $1,100 |
| SACRED HEART SOUTHERN MISSIONS HOUSING CORPORATION | MS | 1 | 2021 | $1,000 |
| BASILICA NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION | DC | 1 | 2021 | $1,000 |
| HISTORIC ST MARYS MISSION INC | MT | 1 | 2021 | $300 |
| DOMINICAN SISTERS OF MARY MOTHER OF EUCHARIST | MI | 2 | 2020 | $287 |
| BVM HELPING HANDS | IL | 1 | 2018 | $250 |