Colorado · Public charity
Morris Animal Foundation
MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION's (the foundation's) mission is to bridge science and resources to advance the health of animals. Since the foundation's founding in 1948, more than 20,000 species have been helped through scientific studies and the development of new treatments, diagnostic tools, and vaccines.
- $7.0M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 24
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 31
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 39%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $4.7M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $133,271
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,849,339
- Organizations funded a year
- 19 to 31
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 19
- Total assets, FY2025
- $123M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 39% of the organizations Morris Animal Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 22 | $4.7M | 32% |
| FY2024 | 31 | $6.1M | 39% |
| FY2023 | 21 | $3.0M | 19% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $2.3M | 45% |
| FY2021 | 19 | $2.0M | 37% |
| FY2020 | 20 | $2.7M | 60% |
| FY2017 | 24 | $3.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University | $3,607,353 | 7 | n/a |
| University of California Davis | $2,118,384 | 7 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $1,872,171 | 7 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $1,785,469 | 7 | 0% |
| Nc State University | $1,556,332 | 7 | n/a |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $1,523,039 | 7 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $999,029 | 6 | 0% |
| Trustees of Tufts College | $838,668 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Florida | $605,665 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $520,348 | 4 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University | $3,607,353 | 7 | n/a |
| University of California Davis | $2,118,384 | 7 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $1,872,171 | 7 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $1,785,469 | 7 | 0% |
| Nc State University | $1,556,332 | 7 | n/a |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $1,523,039 | 7 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $999,029 | 6 | 0% |
| Trustees of Tufts College | $838,668 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Florida | $605,665 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $520,348 | 4 | n/a |
| The Ohio State University | $462,553 | 4 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $438,957 | 2 | n/a |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $436,763 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $415,725 | 4 | 0% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $371,120 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Denver | $360,279 | 2 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $347,158 | 4 | n/a |
| Texas A&M Agrilife Research | $308,718 | 3 | n/a |
| Oregon State University | $299,986 | 3 | n/a |
| Washington State University | $291,747 | 3 | n/a |
| Vaika Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $227,355 | 2 | n/a |
| Georgetown University | $219,192 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $199,656 | 1 | n/a |
| Charity Navigator | $166,761 | 1 | 2% |
| Auburn University | $158,908 | 4 | n/a |
| Canine Cancer Research Alliance | $158,152 | 1 | 33% |
| Baylor College of Medicine | $156,444 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Maine System Inc | $148,492 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents Univ of California | $135,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Tennessee | $133,343 | 4 | n/a |
| Four Rivers Kennel LLC | $133,271 | 1 | n/a |
| Revive & Restore | $132,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $126,546 | 1 | 0% |
| Mote Marine Laboratory Inc | $119,577 | 1 | 0% |
| Northern Arizona University | $107,610 | 1 | n/a |
| Louisiana State University | $107,204 | 1 | n/a |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | $104,570 | 1 | 0% |
| California State University Stanislaus | $104,096 | 1 | n/a |
| The Broad Institute Inc | $100,191 | 1 | 0% |
| Iowa State University | $100,129 | 1 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas A&M University | $99,755 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $98,668 | 1 | n/a |
| Zoological Society of Cincinnati | $92,389 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Mary Washington | $92,038 | 1 | n/a |
| Loggerhead Marinelife Center Inc | $79,422 | 2 | 1% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $73,593 | 1 | 0% |
| New England Aquarium Corporation | $68,376 | 1 | 0% |
| Purdue University Global Inc | $66,420 | 1 | n/a |
| Oklahoma State University | $60,740 | 2 | n/a |
| Iowa State University | $59,055 | 1 | n/a |
| The Chicago Academy of Sciences | $58,374 | 1 | 1% |
| Kansas State University | $53,393 | 1 | n/a |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | $52,947 | 1 | 0% |
| The Peregrine Fund Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation | $49,993 | 1 | 0% |
| Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs | $25,005 | 1 | 6% |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pai Life Sciences Inc | $24,975 | 1 | n/a |
| Lincoln Memorial University | $20,267 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida Atlantic University Foundation Inc | $19,985 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | $19,818 | 1 | n/a |
| William & Mary | $19,418 | 1 | n/a |
| American Humane Association | $18,630 | 1 | 0% |
| The Marine Mammal Center | $10,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Midwestern University Properties Corp | $10,800 | 1 | 2% |
| Truman State University | $10,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Valdosta State University | $10,800 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | $10,797 | 1 | n/a |
| South-East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction and Conservation Inc | $8,350 | 1 | 2% |
| Duke University | $8,291 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($173k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Morris Animal Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 32 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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.
Open a dossier: Tulsa Community Foundation · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Folds of Honor Foundation · The Nature Conservancy · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Morris Animal Foundation
- How much does Morris Animal Foundation give?
- Morris Animal Foundation reported 24 itemized grants totaling $4,674,215, out of $6,952,698 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Morris Animal Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (85%), Education (14%), Human Services (1%).
- Who are Morris Animal Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Colorado State University ($3.6M), University of California Davis ($2.1M), University of Minnesota ($1.9M).
- Does Morris Animal Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Morris Animal Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tulsa Community Foundation, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Folds of Honor Foundation.
- Where is Morris Animal Foundation based?
- Morris Animal Foundation is based in CO.
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