Mississippi · Private foundation
Morningside Foundation Inc
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3.3M
- Granted FY2021
- 4
- Grants FY2021
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $823,757
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $823,757
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 45
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations Morningside Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 4 | $3.3M | 100% |
| FY2017 | 45 | $180k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
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, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi College | $23,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Willowood Developmental Center Inc | $10,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Mobile Arts Council Inc | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Nurse-Family Partnership | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The New York Times Communities Fund | $5,750 | 1 | 0% |
| In His Steps Ministries Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jackson Academy Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| A Soldiers Child Inc | $4,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The Grace Institute | $4,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 31 grantees
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.4M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Morningside 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 Morningside Foundation Inc
- How much does Morningside Foundation Inc give?
- Morningside Foundation Inc reported 4 grants totaling $3,295,028 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 45 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Morningside Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (83%), Religion (1%), Education (1%).
- Who are Morningside Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Mississippi College ($23k), Willowood Developmental Center Inc ($10k), Mobile Arts Council Inc ($9k).
- Does Morningside Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Morningside Foundation Inc 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 Morningside Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include J L Bedsole Foundation Regions Bank Co-Trustee, Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund, Servant Foundation.
- Where is Morningside Foundation Inc based?
- Morningside Foundation Inc is based in MS.
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