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Morris 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.

$158k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
19
Grants FY2025
12
Organizations funded FY2024
25%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 20
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$914k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Morris Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Civil RightsEducationHealthHousing & ShelterInternationalEnvironmentOther
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 arriving18$148k50%
FY202412$90k25%
FY202315$135k27%
FY202211$95k36%
FY202120$97k85%
FY202016$90k63%
FY201918$84k72%
FY201816$75k31%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$182kHealth$167kCivil Rights$116kReligion$105kPublic Benefit$90kCrime & Legal$68kEducation$67kArts & Culture$50kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
MA
PA
RI
CA
CO
MO
WV
VA
MD
NC
DC
AL
GA
TX

Top grantees

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

Show all 61 grantees
All grantees of Morris Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Inc$133,50080%
St Anne's-Belfield Inc$65,00040%
Cardinal Productions Inc$40,00042%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$30,00040%
North Carolina Justice Center$25,50050%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia$25,25020%
Lillian's List Foundation$25,0001n/a
Southern Environmental Law Center$25,00030%
Charlottesville Tomorrow$22,50032%
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press$20,0001n/a
Coming Together Virginia$20,00029%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$20,00010%
Democracy Forward$20,0001n/a
Mustard Seed Community Health$15,50030%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$13,5002n/a
Casa$10,00040%
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc$10,00010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$10,00010%
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc$10,0001n/a
Feeding America$10,00010%
Campaign For Southern Equality$10,00020%
Equal Justice Initiative$10,00020%
Mustard Seed Communities Inc$9,00020%
Good Samaritan Hospice Inc$7,50030%
Out of the Garden Project$7,00030%
Repairers of the Breach$7,00020%
FaithAction International House$7,00021%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$5,00010%
Benevolence Farm$3,50021%
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth Rjoy$3,00010%
Siembra Nc$3,0001n/a
First Nations Development Institute$3,00010%
Amani Childrens Foundation$3,00030%
YWCA Greensboro$2,50010%
Life Anew Restorative Justice$2,5001n/a
Bridge Communities Inc$2,50010%
Chris Long Foundation$2,5001n/a
Rainforest Foundation Inc$2,50010%
American Near East Refugee Aid$2,50010%
Richmond Hill Incorporated$2,5001n/a
New Arrivals Institute Inc$2,5001n/a
Pro Publica Inc$2,50010%
Roanoke Refugee Partnership$2,50013%
Childsavers- Memorial Child Guidance Clinic$2,00010%
Magnolia House Foundation Inc$2,0001n/a
Hypersomnia Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$2,00020%
Canaan Valley Institute$1,62510%
Truth Be Told$1,50011%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$1,00010%
Secretariat Heritage Center$1,0001n/a
Virginia Coalition for Open Government$1,00011%
Bold 2 B U Community$1,0001n/a
Sierra Club Foundation$1,00010%
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic$1,00010%
Snow Camp Sanctuary$1,0001n/a
Computers4kids$1,00010%
Democracy North Carolina$1,00010%
Amazon Conservation Team$1,00010%
Sunrise USA Inc$1,00010%
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($217k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPlanned Parenthood South Atlantic Inc: $133,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSt Anne's-Belfield Inc: $65,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCardinal Productions Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Carolina Justice Center: $25,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia: $25,250 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSouthern Environmental Law Center: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCharlottesville Tomorrow: $22,500 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetComing Together Virginia: $20,000 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMustard Seed Community Health: $15,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCasa: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCampaign For Southern Equality: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMustard Seed Communities Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGood Samaritan Hospice Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOut of the Garden Project: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRepairers of the Breach: $7,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFaithAction International House: $7,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetRefugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBenevolence Farm: $3,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetRestorative Justice for Oakland Youth Rjoy: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFirst Nations Development Institute: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmani Childrens Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetYWCA Greensboro: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBridge Communities Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRainforest Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Near East Refugee Aid: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPro Publica Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoanoke Refugee Partnership: $2,500 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetChildsavers- Memorial Child Guidance Clinic: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHypersomnia Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCanaan Valley Institute: $1,625 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTruth Be Told: $1,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVirginia Coalition for Open Government: $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Chicago Legal Clinic: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetComputers4kids: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDemocracy North Carolina: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmazon Conservation Team: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSunrise USA Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 47.

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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.

Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro IncNC23.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc · Moses Cone - Wesley Long Community Health Foundation · The Winston-Salem Foundation · The Community Foundation Inc · The Hummel Family Fund Inc · Hillsdale Fund · Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc · Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · The Rimora Foundation · Praxis Foundation (The) · Weaver Foundation Inc

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.

Compare Morris Family Foundation with peer funders

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How do I get to Morris Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Morris 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.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Morris Family Foundation

How much does Morris Family Foundation give?
Morris Family Foundation reported 19 grants totaling $157,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 20 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Morris Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (17%), Health (16%), Civil Rights (11%).
Who are Morris Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Inc ($134k), St Anne's-Belfield Inc ($65k), Cardinal Productions Inc ($40k).
Does Morris Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Morris 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 Morris Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc, Moses Cone - Wesley Long Community Health Foundation, The Winston-Salem Foundation.
Where is Morris Family Foundation based?
Morris Family Foundation is based in VA.

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 85 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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