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Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$51M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
4
Grants FY2025
1
Organizations funded FY2023
100%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$49,908,247
Organizations funded a year
1 to 47
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$47M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.5M went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesInternationalReligionEducationPhilanthropyHealthOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving4$51M75%
FY20231$3.5M100%
FY20226$2.0M17%
FY20217$1.8M14%
FY202038$1.7M8%
FY201947$1.6M17%
FY201846$1.2M15%
FY201744$1.1Mn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$50MInternational$6.4MReligion$4.6MHealth$1.1MHuman Services$1.0MFood & Nutrition$660kEducation$250kCivil Rights$210kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
NY
PA
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
National Christian Foundation Inc$49,908,2471n/a
The Parks Church$3,500,0001n/a
Compassion International Incorporated$1,150,00060%
Commongood Medical$1,000,0001n/a
Samaritan's Purse$850,00030%
Water Missions International$680,00061%
International Justice Mission$650,00040%
Living Water International$550,00061%
North Texas Food Bank$500,00020%
Elam Ministries$380,00052%
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All grantees of Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
National Christian Foundation Inc$49,908,2471n/a
The Parks Church$3,500,0001n/a
Compassion International Incorporated$1,150,00060%
Commongood Medical$1,000,0001n/a
Samaritan's Purse$850,00030%
Water Missions International$680,00061%
International Justice Mission$650,00040%
Living Water International$550,00061%
North Texas Food Bank$500,00020%
Elam Ministries$380,00052%
Focus on the Family$370,0005n/a
Hope International$250,00011%
Palm Beach Atlantic University Inc$200,00010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$200,00040%
Mercy Ships International$200,00040%
Childfund International USA$200,00040%
Partners Relief & Development$180,00042%
West Texas Food Bank$160,00040%
The Human Trafficking Institute$150,00033%
Buckner International$150,00030%
Casa de Amigos of Midland Texasinc$120,00043%
The Gladney Center for Adoption$120,00040%
Americares Foundation Inc$115,00040%
The Global Orphan Project Inc$70,00020%
Christian Alliance for Orphans$60,00041%
Operation Enduring Support Inc$55,000417%
Stonegate Fellowship a Southern Baptist Church$50,0001n/a
His Voice Inc His Voice Global$50,00024%
University of Minnesota Foundation$50,00010%
United Way of Midland Inc$40,00041%
United Way of Odessa Inc$40,00041%
High Sky Childrens Ranch Inc$40,00040%
Freedom Center Texas$40,00043%
Free Wheelchair Mission$40,00040%
Camp Fire West Texas$20,00041%
Boys and Girls Club of Midland Inc$20,00040%
Hospice of Midland Inc$20,00040%
Right From the Heart Ministries Inc$20,00040%
Midland Fair Havens$20,00041%
Center for Christian Growth Inc$15,00030%
Smile Train Inc$15,00030%
Save the Storks$10,00010%
Wears Valley Ranch Inc$10,0002n/a
Alliance Defending Freedom$10,00010%
Catholic Relief Services$10,0001n/a
311 Ministries$5,00012%
Soldiers' Angels$5,00010%
CRISTA Ministries$5,00010%
Young Life$5,00010%
And Then There Were None$5,00010%

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $1,150,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $850,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWater Missions International: $680,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetInternational Justice Mission: $650,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLiving Water International: $550,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetNorth Texas Food Bank: $500,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetElam Ministries: $380,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetHope International: $250,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPalm Beach Atlantic University Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $200,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetChildfund International USA: $200,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPartners Relief & Development: $180,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetWest Texas Food Bank: $160,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetThe Human Trafficking Institute: $150,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetBuckner International: $150,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCasa de Amigos of Midland Texasinc: $120,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetThe Gladney Center for Adoption: $120,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $115,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Global Orphan Project Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetChristian Alliance for Orphans: $60,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetOperation Enduring Support Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 17% of budgetHis Voice Inc His Voice Global: $50,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Midland Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetUnited Way of Odessa Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetHigh Sky Childrens Ranch Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFreedom Center Texas: $40,000 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetFree Wheelchair Mission: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCamp Fire West Texas: $20,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Midland Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetHospice of Midland Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRight From the Heart Ministries Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMidland Fair Havens: $20,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCenter for Christian Growth Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSave the Storks: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAlliance Defending Freedom: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget311 Ministries: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSoldiers' Angels: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCRISTA Ministries: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Life: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnd Then There Were None: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 43.

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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.

Christian Community Foundation IncCO28× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Abell-Hanger Foundation · The Fasken Foundation · Permian Basin Area Foundation · Servant Foundation · Pevehouse Family Foundation · Scharbauer Foundation Inc · The Henry Foundation · Wayne & Jo Ann Moore Charitable Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · United Way of Midland Inc · Paul and Katherine Morrow Family 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.

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How do I get to Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation

How much does Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation give?
Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $51,208,247 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 47 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (77%), International (10%), Religion (7%).
Who are Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: National Christian Foundation Inc ($50M), The Parks Church ($3.5M), Compassion International Incorporated ($1.1M).
Does Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation Inc, Abell-Hanger Foundation, The Fasken Foundation.
Where is Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation based?
Luke and Lori Morrow Family Foundation is based in TX.

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 69 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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