Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Incorporated
The Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust (MS GIFT) is a donor-advised fund administered for Morgan Stanley clients. The site is a donor portal providing program documents (donor agreement, grantee guidelines), impact reports, and donor account login/contact details.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations that can receive unrestricted general support and are prepared to be recommended by individual donors or financial advisors — including national nonprofits, universities, hospitals, and local charities with donor relationships.
Good Fit
- • Ability to accept unrestricted general support and large gifts.
- • Existing relationships with individual donors, Morgan Stanley advisors, or donor-advised fund intermediaries.
- • Clear nonprofit status and capacity to process DAF gifts (e.g., 501(c)(3) designation and banking/grant reporting).
- • Programs that align with broad categories this fund supports (education, health, human services, community organizations).
- • Readiness to steward one-off large gifts as well as many mid-size awards (median grant around $11K with many $1M+ grants present).
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached 53 distinct states/territories, showing a national footprint with a noticeable concentration in California (about 17% of dollars).
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows very broad recipient variety: over 16,600 distinct recipients and nearly 19,300 grants, with both many new entrants (≈7,400) and many returning recipients (≈9,200); financial concentration is low (top five ≈11%).
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows many new recipients in the latest year, but the fund operates as a donor-advised vehicle and no public application instructions were found on the donor portal, so entrance for an unfamiliar applicant likely depends on being recommended by a donor or intermediary rather than a public grant application.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
