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Doctors Morrill Foundation at a glance

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Doctors Morrill Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$224k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$78k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$907kAnimals$737kHealth$11k
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $80k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $130k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PAWSPERITY$78,000
PATRIOT MILITARY FAMILY FOUNDATION$52,000
PASADENA HUMANE$20,000
LANGE FOUNDATION$20,000
BIG PAWS CANINE FOUNDATION$20,000
LA ANIMAL SERVICES$20,000
INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY OUTREACH$5,000
GUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT$5,000
DIVAPETS RESCUE$1,000
ALWAYS FUREVER MIDWEST ANIMAL SAN$1,000
PETS FOR LIFE INC$1,000
CATS PAWJAMAS RESCUE SOCIETY$750
WHISKERS AND TAILS$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $793k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 82% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%KSDS ASSISTANCE DOGS: $65k → 10%PAWSPERITY: $100k → 15%KSDS ASSISTANCE DOGS: $50k → 10%EPEC INC: $100k → 15%LANGE FOUNDATION: $20k → 14%KSDS ASSISTANCE DOGS: $30k → 10%PAWSPERITY: $100k → 15%LANGE FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%PAWSPERITY: $78k → 15%LANGE FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%EPEC INC: $75k → 15%LANGE FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%EPEC INC: $55k → 15%LANGE FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%EPEC INC: $25k → 15%LANGE FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%LANGE FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%EPEC INC: $25k → 15%LANGE FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
SD
CA
UT
MO
KS
NC
GA
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 21 repeat orgs$61k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
4

Total granted

$1.6M
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+59%

Still filing today

62%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $42k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsHuman ServicesPublic BenefitHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • PI
    PAWSPERITY INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $558k · revenue +594%
  • KA
    KSDS ASSISTANCE DOGS INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $145k · revenue +162%
  • LF
    LANGE FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2025 · $90k · revenue +82%

Funded once

  • BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETYgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +59%
  • GP
    GREAT PLAINS SPCA
    one grant, 2019 · $8k · revenue +6%
  • AH
    ANGEL HEARTS RESCUE
    one grant, 2020 · $1k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
4 Paws 4 Rescue

4 Paws 4 Rescue is an all foster home rescue. We are dedicated to saving animals that are in need, whether they be from high kill shelters, strays, abandoned animals, or owner surrenders. We strive to find suitable permanent homes for our…

Animals
2
Amazing Dogs

Our mission is to save dogs in distressing conditions on both sides of the California/Mexican border. We provide them with essential medical treatment and care to help them regain their health, and ultimately match them with loving homes…

Animals
3
Last Day Dog Rescue Inc

LDDR is a 501(c)(3) organization with a simple mission - saving animals. To us, Last Day is more than just a name; it is a situation that all of our animals are faced with. We are a no-kill animal rescue based in Livonia, Michigan, with…

Animals
4
Love Dogs Rescue and Foundation Incorporated

Love Dogs wants to end the killing of homeless dogs through adoption and free or low-cost spay and neuter. We use the creativity and problem solving skills of Silicon Valley to save the lives of as many dogs as possible.

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5
Kind Keeper Inc

Our mission is to save the lives of homeless pets, promote kindness to animals, and advance the highest standards in animal welfare. Our goal is to create an environment in which all rescued animals are given or found a permanent loving…

Animals
6
Pets Without Partners

Find homes for homeless/abandoned dogs. Provide full vet car and housing while awaiting adoption,

Animals
7
Saving Great Animals

Saving Great Animals rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes dogs with an ethical and respectful approach of care, regardless of breed, health, or behavior. We strive to provide an excellent experience for our fosters, volunteers, and…

Animals
8
K911

To rescue abandoned and displaced cats and dogs, bring them back to health, provide all medical and prepare them for their new home

Animals
9
Hope Fur Paws Rescue

To help injured, abandoned and unwanted animals. We provide food, vet care that includes heartworm prevention and spay or neuter services, shelter and anything else needed.

Animals
10
Raskels Rescue
Animals
11
The Adoptable Dog
Animals
12
Meowdog Animal Rescue

At meowdog, our mission is to provide shelter, safety, and medical care to animals in need, as well as to alleviate overcrowding and abuse in shelters due to high population and lack of funding. we rely largely on volunteers, foster…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ksds Assistance Dogs Inc; the most unlike its peers is Patriot Military Family Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 29 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
12/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PAWSPERITY INC: $558,000 · Human ServicesPAWSPERITY INCKSDS ASSISTANCE DOGS INC: $145,000 · Human ServicesKSDS ASSISTANCE DOGS INCLANGE FOUNDATION: $90,000 · Human ServicesLANGE FOUNDATIONPatriot Military Family Foundation: $349,000 · Public BenefitPatriot Military Family F…Dogs For Our Brave Inc: $18,000 · Public BenefitBIG PAWS CANINE FOUNDATION: $118,000 · OtherBIG PAWS CANINE FO…LIVINGSTON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $60,000 · OtherLIVINGSTON COUNTY …GUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT: $30,000 · OtherGUIDE DOGS OF THE …LA ANIMAL SERVICES: $20,000 · OtherLA ANIMAL SERVICESFRIENDS PALM SPRINGS ANIMAL SHELTER: $20,000 · OtherFRIENDS PALM SPRIN…DIVA PETS RESCUE: $11,000 · Other+8 more: $10,250 · OtherPERFECT PETS RESCUE INC: $60,000 · AnimalsPERFECT PETS R…WAYSIDE WAIFS INC: $55,000 · AnimalsWAYSIDE WAIFS …Ghetto Rescue FFoundation: $30,000 · AnimalsGhetto Rescue …INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY OUTREACH: $25,000 · AnimalsINTERNATIONAL …PASADENA HUMANE: $20,000 · AnimalsPASADENA HUMAN…BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $10,000 · AnimalsGREAT PLAINS SPCA: $7,500 · Animals+1 more: $1,900 · AnimalsPETS FOR LIFE INC: $10,500 · HealthANIMALS BEST FRIENDS: $5,400 · Health
Human Services$793,000Public Benefit$367,000Other$269,250Animals$209,400Health$15,900

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPAWSPERITY INC: $558,000 over 8y, 5.1% of budgetPatriot Military Family Foundation: $349,000 over 9y, 18% of budgetKSDS ASSISTANCE DOGS INC: $145,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetLANGE FOUNDATION: $90,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetPERFECT PETS RESCUE INC: $60,000 over 6y, 7.6% of budgetWAYSIDE WAIFS INC: $55,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGhetto Rescue FFoundation: $30,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetGUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT: $30,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetINTERNATIONAL VETERINARY OUTREACH: $25,000 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetDogs For Our Brave Inc: $18,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetPETS FOR LIFE INC: $10,500 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT PLAINS SPCA: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetANIMALS BEST FRIENDS: $5,400 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetAlways & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary: $1,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds PAWSPERITY INC ↗
  • Who funds Patriot Military Family Foundation ↗
  • Who funds KSDS ASSISTANCE DOGS INC ↗
  • Who funds LANGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PERFECT PETS RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds WAYSIDE WAIFS INC ↗
  • Who funds Ghetto Rescue FFoundation ↗
  • Who funds GUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY OUTREACH ↗
  • Who funds PASADENA HUMANE ↗
  • Who funds Dogs For Our Brave Inc ↗
  • Who funds PETS FOR LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds GREAT PLAINS SPCA ↗
  • Who funds ANIMALS BEST FRIENDS ↗
  • Who funds Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Petsmart Charities IncGreater Kansas City C…Paypal Charitable Giv…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…Network for GoodJpmorgan Chase Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Petsmart Charities IncAZ14.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Petsmart Charities Inc · Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Doctors Morrill Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Doctors Morrill Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 29 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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