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The Morby Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$1.1MHousing & Shelter$829kHealth$503kPhilanthropy$503kHuman Services$300kEnvironment$58kScience & Tech$50kEducation$45kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k14 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $105k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $150k
  • $250k+4 grants · $2.3M
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$26M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART$1,000,000
ALZHEIMER'S DIESEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION$500,000
MARTHA'S VINEYARD COM SERV$500,000
YMCA OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD INC$300,000
NPR FOUNDATION$50,000
CARNEGIE INSTITUTE$50,000
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE$50,000
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND$30,000
THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE FOUNDATION$25,000
GREAT POND FOUNDATION$25,000
RENO HIGH SCHOOL$15,000
CARNEGIE INSTITUTE$10,000
THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE FOUNDATION$5,000
PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST$5,000
MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL$3,000
02The need
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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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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SAFE HORIZON: $2k → 17%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.
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 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
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
2
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
3
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

The western pennsylvania conservancy protects and restores exceptional places to provide our region with clean waters and healthy forests, wildlife and natural areas for the benefit of present and future generations. the conservancy…

Environment
4
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh

The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…

Animals
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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6
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
7
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

Visit philadelphia is our name and our mission. as the region's official tourism marketing agency, we build greater philadelphia's image, drive visitation and boost the economy.

Community Improvement
8
Public Media Nj Inc

To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse

Arts & Culture
9
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
10
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
11
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
12
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

To sustain, restore, and enhance the nation's fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; the most unlike its peers is Track Two - an Institute for Citizen Diplomacy. 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

18 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. 18 of the 25 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
8/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST: $3,838,537 · OtherAVAILABLE UPON REQUESTHABITAT FOR HUMANITY (MULTIPLE): $829,054 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY (MULTIPLE)MARTHA'S VINEYARD COM SERV: $500,000 · OtherMARTHA'S VINEYARD COM SERV+8 more: $73,000 · OtherNevada Museum of Art: $1,000,000 · Arts & CultureNevada Museum of…CARNEGIE INSTITUTE: $60,000 · Arts & CultureCARNEGIE INSTITU…+2 more: $9,000 · Arts & CultureALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $500,000 · HealthYMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc: $300,000 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $1,000 · Recreation & SportsWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $30,000 · EnvironmentThe Great Pond Foundation Inc: $25,000 · EnvironmentReef Relief Inc: $2,000 · EnvironmentWOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION: $50,000 · Science & TechTHE PITTSBURGH PROMISE FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $2,000 · Philanthropy
Other$5,240,591Arts & Culture$1,069,000Health$500,000Recreation & Sports$301,000Environment$57,000Science & Tech$50,000Philanthropy$32,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNevada Museum of Art: $1,000,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $500,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetYMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc: $300,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetCARNEGIE INSTITUTE: $60,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNPR FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PITTSBURGH PROMISE FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Great Pond Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetPITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE HORIZON INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReef Relief Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrack Two - An Institute for Citizen Diplomacy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWQED MULTIMEDIA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetV G C FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFARM NECK FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FORUM INC: $500 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.

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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY12.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Morby Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Morby Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 63%
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: 63% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
04Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Morby Family Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Morby Family Charitable 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 25 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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