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The Morris Memorial Foundation

To hold an annual golf tournament in order to raise funds.

$40k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Youth Development$75kHealth$55kEducation$53kEmployment$35kPhilanthropy$18kHuman Services$15kCrime & Legal$10kArts & Culture$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 3 grants below total $30,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $40,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $10,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$313k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE MORSE FOUNDATION STEWARDSHIP FOUNDATION$10,000
TRI VALLEY REACH$10,000
QUIP NATION$10,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–19, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%LIFE ELDERCARE: $5k → 10%DEAF PLUS ADULT COMMUNITY: $5k → 10%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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$180k · 8 repeat orgs$106k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
11

Total granted

$180k
$86k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+92%

Still filing today

63%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
PhilanthropyHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsHealthCrime & LegalEducationOther
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

  • PF
    Partners Fore Golf Inc The First Tee Tri-Valley
    5× · 2017–2021 · $55k · revenue +247%
  • LO
    LEAGUE OF VOLUNTEERS INC
    3× · 2018–2023 · $20k · revenue +14%
  • OC
    ONE CHILD
    2× · 2021–2023 · $20k · revenue +28%

Funded once

  • OC
    OHLONE COLLEGE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $18k · revenue +92%
  • AT
    Adults Toward Independent Livinggraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +84% · 32% of their budget
  • QN
    QUIP NATION TRUST
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
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
Independent Living Resources of Solano and Contra Costa Counties Inc

The purpose of resolving problems faced by disabled people and educating the public about the needs of disabled people.

Human Services
2
Keystone Adult Learning Center

Keystone Adult Learning Center is an adult day care facility licensed by the California State Department of Social Services and a vendorized agency with the Regional Center of the East Bay.

Youth Development
3
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center

SVILC builds disability identity, culture, pride, creating opportunities for personal and community transformation, and partnering with others to ensure that civil and human rights are protected.

Human Services
4
Life Steps Foundation Inc

To provide in-home community based services to the mentally, physically, or developmentally disabled

Human Services
5
Serra Residential Center Inc

To provide dignity, respect and choice for persons with developmental disabilities

—
6
Dayle Mcintosh Center for the Disabled

Access and equity, by and for people with disabilities and older adults.

—
7
Bay Area Community Services Housing Corp

Improve the quality of life for individuals in Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Solano County, Monterey County, Sacramento County and the surrounding area in the State of California.

Housing & Shelter
8
Lch Benefit Trust

To provide residential services to individuals with developmental disabilities

Housing & Shelter
9
San Francisco Village

San Francisco Village is an innovative membership organization that enables residents to age in their own homes. The Village is dedicated to building community connections for San Francisco residents aged 60 and older, assisted by a robust…

Human Services
10
Marin Center for Indenpendent Living

MCIL was formed to establish, maintain and operate non-profit community service centers to improve the lives of disabled individuals.

Housing & Shelter
11
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley Center for Aging and Caregiver Services

The Corporations mission is to empower older adults and their caregivers by providing quality human services inspired by Jewish values. Programs include home care assistance, caregiver support, transportation, fall prevention, friendly…

Human Services
12
Social Development Centers Inc dba Community Employment Services

SDC, Inc. is committed to providing personalized services, which promote the interest and respect the choices of each individual. Resources and other supports will be identified and utilized to effectively impact on developing, expanding…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Tri-Valley Reach Inc; the most unlike its peers is Hillman Memorial Scholarship Fund. 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

17 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. 17 of the 21 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/17
Grantees still filing
14/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CASTRO VALLEY UNIFIED SCH DIS: $35,000 · OtherCASTRO VALLEY UNIFIED SCH DISOHLONE COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $18,000 · OtherOHLONE COLLEGE FOUNDATIONDrivers For Survivors: $15,000 · OtherDrivers For SurvivorsAdults Toward Independent Living: $10,000 · OtherAdults Toward Independent LivingALIQUIPPA SCHOOL DISTRICT: $10,000 · OtherALIQUIPPA SCHOOL DISTRICTQUIP NATION TRUST: $10,000 · OtherQUIP NATION TRUSTSAN LEANDRO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB INC: $10,000 · OtherSAN LEANDRO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB INCCITY OF FREMONT: $5,000 · OtherOakland Police Emergency Net: $5,000 · OtherBAY AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH: $5,000 · OtherNILES ROTARY FOUNDATION: $8,000 · OtherNILES ROTARY FOUNDATIONFriends of Alameda County CASA Inc: $5,000 · OtherPartners Fore Golf Inc The First Tee Tri-Valley: $55,000 · Recreation & SportsPartners Fore Golf In…LEAGUE OF VOLUNTEERS INC: $20,000 · PhilanthropyLEAGUE OF VOL…The Morse Foundation: $10,000 · PhilanthropyThe Morse Fou…HILLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $5,000 · PhilanthropyHILLMAN MEMOR…ONE CHILD: $20,000 · EducationTRI-VALLEY REACH INC: $20,000 · Housing & ShelterGeorge Mark Childrens Fund: $10,000 · HealthDeaf Plus Adult Community Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesLIFE ELDERCARE INC: $5,000 · Human Services
Other$136,000Recreation & Sports$55,000Philanthropy$35,000Education$20,000Housing & Shelter$20,000Health$10,000Human Services$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPartners Fore Golf Inc The First Tee Tri-Valley: $55,000 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetLEAGUE OF VOLUNTEERS INC: $20,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetONE CHILD: $20,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetTRI-VALLEY REACH INC: $20,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetOHLONE COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $18,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetDrivers For Survivors: $15,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetAdults Toward Independent Living: $10,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetGeorge Mark Childrens Fund: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSAN LEANDRO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Morse Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetNILES ROTARY FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetDeaf Plus Adult Community Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOakland Police Emergency Net: $5,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetBAY AREA COMMUNITY HEALTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $5,000 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetFriends of Alameda County CASA Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.8% 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.

Fremont Bank Foundati…Kaiser Foundation Hos…East Bay Community Fo…Silicon Valley Commun…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Fremont Bank FoundationCA30.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fremont Bank Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · East Bay Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Morris Memorial Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Morris Memorial Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Morris Memorial Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Morris Memorial 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 21 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 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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