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Paul S Morton Scholarship Foundation at a glance

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Paul S Morton Scholarship 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.

$1k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$625
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$84kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$625
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HOWARD UNIVERSITY$625
SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY$625
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 90% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $625 → 16%COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: $1k → 17%Texas University: $1k → 10%HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $1k → 14%LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY: $625 → 14%KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 8%MOOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $3k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA: $1k → 13%GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $2k → 22%GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $625 → 24%GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $2k → 27%ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 28%University of St Francis: $1k → 7%KOREY FINNIE: $1k → 15%LA STATE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 19%SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $625 → 20%AMBER SYLVAIN: $1k → 23%GABRIELLE LEWIS: $625 → 28%Northwestern University: $2k → 29%GRAMBLING UNIVERSITY: $2k → 32%BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $625 → 16%COLUMIBA UNIVERSITY: $1k → 17%TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY: $625 → 10%HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $1k → 14%LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY: $625 → 14%KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 8%MOOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $3k → 13%GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $2k → 22%GEORGIA UINVERSITY: $2k → 27%ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 28%LA STATE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 19%GRAMBLING UNIVERSITY: $1k → 32%COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: $1k → 17%HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $1k → 14%KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 8%Spelman College: $1k → 13%GRAMBLING UNIVERSITY: $1k → 32%Columbia University: $1k → 17%MOOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $1k → 13%SPELMAN COLLEGE: $1k → 13%MOOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $1k → 13%GIA-CAROLINE WEBER: $1k → 23%Loyola University: $1k → 23%XAVIER UNIVERSITY: $3k → 23%Xavier University: $3k → 23%XAVIER UNIVERSITY: $1k → 23%UNIVERSITY OF HOLY CROSS: $1k → 23%JADA OWENS: $1k → 23%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
TN
DC
LA
GA
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$64k · 17 repeat orgs$17k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against -29% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
16

Total granted

$64k
$16k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
-29%

Still filing today

53%
6%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $625 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • MC
    MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
    6× · 2019–2024 · $9k · revenue +46%
  • THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY
    7× · 2018–2025 · $6k · revenue +47%
  • SC
    Spelman College
    3× · 2018–2020 · $3k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $2k
  • NU
    Northwestern University
    one grant, 2018 · $2k
  • TU
    Texas University
    one grant, 2018 · $1k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
5
Xavier University

Xavier is a jesuit catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition. our mission is to educate each student intellectually, morally, and spiritually. we create learning opportunities through rigorous academic and professional…

Education
6
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

—
7
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

—
8
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
9
Excelsior University

Excelsior University provides educational opportunity to adult learners with an emphasis on those historically underrepresented in higher education. The University meets students where they are - academically and geographically, offering…

Education
10
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
11
Hilbert College

Hilbert college is an independent institution of higher learning that embraces its catholic franciscan heritage and values. students from diverse backgrounds are educated in liberal arts and professional programs to become informed…

Education
12
Capital University

Capital university transforms lives by empowering an inclusive community of learners through engaging academic, co-curricular, and professional experiences.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Xavier University of Louisiana; the most unlike its peers is Trustees of Boston University. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 11 of the 35 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/11
Grantees still filing
8/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LA STATE UNIVERSITY: $5,000 · OtherLA STATE UNIVERSITYGRAMBLING UNIVERSITY: $4,995 · OtherGRAMBLING UNIVERSITYKENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY: $4,375 · OtherKENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITYGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $4,375 · OtherGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITYALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY: $3,125 · OtherALBANY STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF LAFAYETTE: $3,125 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF LAFAYETTEGEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $2,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA: $2,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS: $1,875 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $1,875 · OtherNorthwestern University: $1,829 · Other+17 more: $15,661 · Other+17 moreMOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $9,375 · EducationMOREHOUSE COLLEGEXAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA: $6,875 · EducationXAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANATHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $6,250 · EducationTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITYTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $5,625 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CI…Spelman College: $3,125 · EducationSpelman CollegeLOYOLA UNIVERSITY: $2,500 · EducationLOYOLA UNIVERSITYTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $1,250 · Education
Other$51,235Education$35,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $9,375 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetXAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA: $6,875 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $6,250 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $5,625 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSpelman College: $3,125 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLOYOLA UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS: $1,875 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF HOLY CROSS: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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.

  • Who funds MOREHOUSE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA ↗
  • Who funds THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds Spelman College ↗
  • Who funds LOYOLA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS ↗
  • Who funds THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF HOLY CROSS ↗

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Paul S Morton Scholarship Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Paul S Morton Scholarship Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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Find your warmest path to Paul S Morton Scholarship 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.

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 35 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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