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Robert S Morrison Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$714k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2025
36
Organizations funded FY2024
36%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
29 to 53
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$13M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 36% of the organizations Robert S Morrison Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $125k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationEnvironmentAnimalsPublic BenefitOther
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 arriving40$714k35%
FY202436$580k36%
FY202336$705k42%
FY202235$682k37%
FY202135$611k57%
FY202029$613k31%
FY201953$534kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$921kHealth$877kRecreation & Sports$482kCommunity Improvement$434kHuman Services$367kArts & Culture$304kAnimals$210kPhilanthropy$155kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Ashtabula County Medical Center Foundation$466,000557%
Kent State University$250,0003n/a
After School Discovery Inc$220,000710%
Ashtabula County Animal Protective League$168,660411%
Ashtabula Arts Center$157,50065%
United Way of Ashtabula County$148,00057%
Ashtabula County Airport Authority$136,0002n/a
Ashtabula County Family YMCA$128,62234%
Beatitude House Inc$105,00061%
Ashtabula County District Library Foundation Inc$75,000322%
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All grantees of Robert S Morrison Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Ashtabula County Medical Center Foundation$466,000557%
Kent State University$250,0003n/a
After School Discovery Inc$220,000710%
Ashtabula County Animal Protective League$168,660411%
Ashtabula Arts Center$157,50065%
United Way of Ashtabula County$148,00057%
Ashtabula County Airport Authority$136,0002n/a
Ashtabula County Family YMCA$128,62234%
Beatitude House Inc$105,00061%
Ashtabula County District Library Foundation Inc$75,000322%
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center$61,00060%
Ashtabula Homeless Shelterinc$60,00067%
Civic Development Corporation of Ashtabula County$55,00037%
Ashtabula Arts Center Fnd Endw$50,00058%
Country Neighbor Program Inc$47,00051%
Ashcraft Industries Inc$40,0001n/a
Ashtabula Little League Inc$38,950622%
Leadership Ashtabula County Inc$34,50056%
Ashtabula Dream Center$32,00031%
St John School$27,0003n/a
Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Go Community Development Corp$23,00054%
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio$22,25050%
Homesafe Inc$19,00032%
Growth Partnership for Ashtabula Co$15,80042%
Western Reserve Land Conservancy$15,00010%
Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley$15,00021%
Valley Community Growth Connection$15,0001n/a
Hospice of the Western Reserve Inc$15,00030%
Hiawatha Church of God in Christ$11,5002n/a
Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival Inc$10,5003n/a
Saint John Youth Football League Inc$10,0001n/a
Jefferson Depot Inc Jefferson Depot Village$10,00027%
Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania Inc$8,30020%
Wildfire Fan Club Inc$7,5005n/a
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland$7,50010%
Cleveland Museum of Art$7,00060%
Lift Bridge Community Association$7,0001n/a
Ashtabula Downtown Development Association$5,700216%
Grand River Academy$5,00010%
Park Place Non-Profit Center Co$5,00011%
Lakeside Music Boosters Inc$5,00015%
Saving Our Strays Cat Rescue$5,0001n/a
Koinonia Development Center$4,500113%
Womensafe Inc$3,50010%
Family & Community Services Inc$3,00010%
Axess Family Services Inc$3,0001n/a
Northeast Ohio Pollinator Society Inc$2,9881n/a
Ashtabula County Community Action Agency$1,87410%
Spiderweb Inc$1,00011%
Cleveland Botanical Garden$1,00010%
Ideastream$1,00010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$1,00010%
Christian Faith Academy$1,0001n/a
Cleveland Museum of Natural History$1,00010%
Trinity Presbyterian Church$1,0001n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,00010%
Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame Inc$1,00011%
Lake Erie Council Boy Scouts of America Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 78 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Robert S Morrison Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 44 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAshtabula County Medical Center Foundation: $466,000 over 5y, 57% of budgetAfter School Discovery Inc: $220,000 over 7y, 10% of budgetAshtabula County Animal Protective League: $168,660 over 4y, 11% of budgetAshtabula Arts Center: $157,500 over 6y, 4.5% of budgetUnited Way of Ashtabula County: $148,000 over 5y, 7.1% of budgetAshtabula County Family YMCA: $128,622 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetBeatitude House Inc: $105,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetAshtabula County District Library Foundation Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 22% of budgetCleveland Rape Crisis Center: $61,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAshtabula Homeless Shelterinc: $60,000 over 6y, 7.2% of budgetCivic Development Corporation of Ashtabula County: $55,000 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetAshtabula Arts Center Fnd Endw: $50,000 over 5y, 8.0% of budgetCountry Neighbor Program Inc: $47,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetAshtabula Little League Inc: $38,950 over 6y, 22% of budgetLeadership Ashtabula County Inc: $34,500 over 5y, 6.2% of budgetAshtabula Dream Center: $32,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetEmergency Assistance Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGo Community Development Corp: $23,000 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetGirl Scouts of North East Ohio: $22,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHomesafe Inc: $19,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetGrowth Partnership for Ashtabula Co: $15,800 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetWestern Reserve Land Conservancy: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement of Mahoning Valley: $15,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetHospice of the Western Reserve Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJefferson Depot Inc Jefferson Depot Village: $10,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetPublic Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania Inc: $8,300 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLegal Aid Society of Cleveland: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCleveland Museum of Art: $7,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAshtabula Downtown Development Association: $5,700 over 2y, 16% of budgetGrand River Academy: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPark Place Non-Profit Center Co: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetLakeside Music Boosters Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetKoinonia Development Center: $4,500 over 1y, 13% of budgetWomensafe Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFamily & Community Services Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAshtabula County Community Action Agency: $1,874 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpiderweb Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCleveland Botanical Garden: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIdeastream: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCleveland Museum of Natural History: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChautauqua Sports Hall of Fame Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLake Erie Council Boy Scouts of America Inc: $100 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 44.

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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.

The Ashtabula Foundation IncOH59.9× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ashtabula Foundation Inc · The Business of Good Foundation · The Androse Foundation · United Way of Ashtabula County · The Mfg Foundation Co · Firstenergy Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Ford Albert M Charitable Tw · The Herzog Family Foundation · The Cleveland Foundation · Northwest Charitable Foundation · The Ashtabula Rotary Foundation

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.

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How do I get to Robert S Morrison Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Robert S Morrison 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 Robert S Morrison Foundation

How much does Robert S Morrison Foundation give?
Robert S Morrison Foundation reported 40 grants totaling $713,736 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 29 and 53 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Robert S Morrison Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (21%), Health (20%), Recreation & Sports (11%).
Who are Robert S Morrison Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Ashtabula County Medical Center Foundation ($466k), Kent State University ($250k), After School Discovery Inc ($220k).
Does Robert S Morrison Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Robert S Morrison Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Robert S Morrison Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ashtabula Foundation Inc, The Business of Good Foundation, The Androse Foundation.
Where is Robert S Morrison Foundation based?
Robert S Morrison Foundation is based in OH.

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 138 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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