Washington · Private foundation
The Morris Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $898k
- Granted FY2019
- 8
- Grants FY2019
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $850,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 14
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 25% of the organizations The Morris Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 8 | $898k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $68k | 15% |
| FY2017 | 14 | $62k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotary Club of Gig Harbor | $850,750 | 2 | 1% |
| Great Peninsula Conservancy | $56,700 | 3 | 2% |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Soc | $39,600 | 3 | 4% |
| Peninsula Hawks Scholarship Fund | $10,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Fish | $9,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Key Peninsula Community Services | $8,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Washington's National Park Fund | $8,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Rescue Mission | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| George Fox University | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotary Club of Gig Harbor | $850,750 | 2 | 1% |
| Great Peninsula Conservancy | $56,700 | 3 | 2% |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Soc | $39,600 | 3 | 4% |
| Peninsula Hawks Scholarship Fund | $10,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Fish | $9,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Key Peninsula Community Services | $8,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Washington's National Park Fund | $8,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Rescue Mission | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| George Fox University | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Keller Williams Realty Cares | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Washington State University | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | $275 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($27k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Morris 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: Anne Hampton Foundation · Glein Family Foundation · Greater Tacoma Community Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Morris Foundation
- How much does The Morris Foundation give?
- The Morris Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $898,425 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 14 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Morris Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Community Improvement (83%), Environment (6%), Arts & Culture (4%).
- Who are The Morris Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Rotary Club of Gig Harbor ($851k), Great Peninsula Conservancy ($57k), Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Soc ($40k).
- Does The Morris Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Morris 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 The Morris Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Anne Hampton Foundation, Glein Family Foundation, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation.
- Where is The Morris Foundation based?
- The Morris Foundation is based in WA.
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