· Private foundation
Morse Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k11 grants · $11k
- $10k–50k13 grants · $303k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $140k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| OCEAN ALLIANCE | $75,000 |
| ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | $65,000 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NYC AND WESTCHESTER | $45,000 |
| TEACHERS COLLEGE | $35,000 |
| 92ND STREET Y | $28,850 |
| CARNEGIE HALL | $25,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $25,000 |
| THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL | $25,000 |
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC | $25,000 |
| CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE | $21,800 |
| SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET | $20,000 |
| YOUNG AUDIENCES NEW YORK | $17,500 |
| COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL | $15,000 |
| THE DANIEL WOFFIT FUND TO FIGHT GLIOBLASTOMA | $10,000 |
| LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ART INC | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY21–26) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 88% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +21% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.
109 repeat relationships: 23 still active in FY2026, 86 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TCTeachers College Columbia University6× · 2021–2026 · $710k · revenue +7%
- OAOcean Alliance Inc6× · 2021–2026 · $325k · revenue +89%
- TCTHE CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION6× · 2021–2026 · $265k · revenue +84%
Funded once
- YSYALE SCHOOL OF MUSICone grant, 2023 · $100k
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONone grant, 2021 · $35k · revenue +6%- NYNEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITALone grant, 2022 · $25k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.
The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…
Manhattan school of music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the school's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. a premiere international…
Bard college seeks to provide a challenging academic program and a supportive environment that fosters a collaborative interchange of ideas in the classroom as well as ambition to achieve excellence.
Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…
Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…
The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).
Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.
The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity.
Munson-williams-proctor arts institute (mwpai) is a fine arts center dedicated to serving diverse audiences by advancing the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts. the art institute aims to promote interest and…
Nmoa mission statement is: we welcome everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community.
How this is measured
83 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 83 of the 157 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
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- Who funds University of Michigan ↗
- Who funds BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds Marlboro School of Music Inc ↗
- Who funds NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC ↗
- Who funds YOUNG AUDIENCES NEW YORK INC ↗
- Who funds METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ↗
- Who funds NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN ↗
- Who funds SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ↗
- Who funds FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE JEWISH MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ↗
- Who funds LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC ↗
- Who funds New York Historical Society ↗
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: Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Malkin Fund Inc · John & Patricia Klingenstein Fund · Ibm International Foundation · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Chicago Community Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Morse Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Morse Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Horizons Inc: 39% of income from government
- Epilepsy Foundation of America: 22% of income from government
- Brandeis University: 9% of income from government
- Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation: 7% of income from government
- The Trustees of the Smith College: 1% of income from government
- Bruce Museum Inc: 0% of income from government
- Greenwich Hospital: 0% of income from government
- Hands in for Youth Inc: 0% of income from government
- Williams College: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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