Georgia · Private foundation
Morning Star Foundation Inc
Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $15k
- Granted FY2023
- 6
- Grants FY2023
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $1,500
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $7,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 17
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 3
- Total assets, FY2023
- $285k
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 17% of the organizations Morning Star Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 6 | $15k | 17% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $26k | 80% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $20k | 53% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $16k | 90% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $10k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Park Conservancy Inc | $6,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Covenant House Georgia Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Grant Park Parents Network Inc | $2,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Medical Debt Resolution Inc | $2,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Mountainfilm Atl Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Atlanta Children's Shelter Incorporated | $1,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Philanthropy Southeast Inc | $1,620 | 1 | 0% |
| The Adaptive Learning Center for Infants and Children Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lalafofofo Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Southeastern Trust for Parks & Land Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 3% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Park Conservancy Inc | $6,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Covenant House Georgia Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Grant Park Parents Network Inc | $2,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Medical Debt Resolution Inc | $2,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Mountainfilm Atl Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Atlanta Children's Shelter Incorporated | $1,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Philanthropy Southeast Inc | $1,620 | 1 | 0% |
| The Adaptive Learning Center for Infants and Children Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lalafofofo Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Southeastern Trust for Parks & Land Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Atlanta Womens Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Woodward Academy Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dog Ranch Rescue Inc | $800 | 1 | 0% |
| Give Kids the World Inc | $800 | 1 | 0% |
| St Joseph Home Inc | $800 | 1 | 0% |
| Marannook Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($56k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Morning Star Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About Morning Star Foundation Inc
- How much does Morning Star Foundation Inc give?
- Morning Star Foundation Inc reported 6 grants totaling $15,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 17 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Morning Star Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (35%), Health (16%), Recreation & Sports (9%).
- Who are Morning Star Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: Grant Park Conservancy Inc ($6k), Covenant House Georgia Inc ($3k), Grant Park Parents Network Inc ($2k).
- Does Morning Star Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Morning Star Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Morning Star Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Morning Star Foundation Inc based?
- Morning Star Foundation Inc is based in GA.
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