Illinois · Private foundation
Mort & Brigitte Harris 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.
- $100k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.2M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 38% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k 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 | 1 | $100k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $400k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $15M | 60% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $1k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $526k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 16 | $3.1M | 81% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $317k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc | $5,400,000 | 2 | 11% |
| The Detroit Institute of Arts | $5,400,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Northwood University | $500,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brilliant Detroit | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Loyola University of Chicago | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The New Common School Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Belle Isle Conservancy | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Beyond Basics | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Focushope | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc | $5,400,000 | 2 | 11% |
| The Detroit Institute of Arts | $5,400,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Northwood University | $500,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brilliant Detroit | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Loyola University of Chicago | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The New Common School Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Belle Isle Conservancy | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Beyond Basics | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Focushope | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Salvation Army | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Army Historical Foundation Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| National Park Foundation | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Temple Beth El | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Kids Wish Network Inc | $45 | 2 | 0% |
| Homes for Veterans a Nj Non Profit Corporation | $25 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($7.6M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation 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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Edward C and Linda Dresner Levy Foundation · Mutual of America Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation
- How much does Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation give?
- Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $100,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (74%), Education (18%), Youth Development (1%).
- Who are Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc ($5.4M), The Detroit Institute of Arts ($5.4M), Northwood University ($500k).
- Does Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Mort & Brigitte Harris 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 Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Edward C and Linda Dresner Levy Foundation, Mutual of America Foundation.
- Where is Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation based?
- Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation is based in IL.
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