Funding search · EIN 560599225 · Chapel Hill, NC

The Morehead-Cain Foundation

Name: The Morehead-Cain Foundation grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,154
grants reported: $39.0M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $30,022
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship study undergraduate cain distinguished facility guests maintain

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

9 grants matching “fisher” · $305,040

$39,996
Nina Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$31,130
Murphy Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$25,124
Annabelle Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$41,100
Nina Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$30,602
Murphy Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$18,681
Annabelle Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$46,230
Annabelle Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,615
Nina Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$29,562
Murphy Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Unc Chapel Hill - Scholarship Program3 grants · $8.9M
Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead House Maintenance3 grants · $426,515
General1 grant · $271,362
General General1 grant · $246,354
Guy Butler-Felton3 grants · $138,415
Eugenia Chow3 grants · $135,198
Joe Hinchcliffe3 grants · $134,832
Izzy Grandic3 grants · $134,068
Eleanor Bolton3 grants · $128,394
Lwazi Bululu3 grants · $125,848

Giving over time

$12.3M

2021

$12.8M

2022

$13.8M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,154 grants.

$3.5M
Unc Chapel Hill - Scholarship Program · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Support and promotion of the morehead-cain scholars program
$3.1M
Unc Chapel Hill - Scholarship Program · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Support and promotion of the morehead-cain scholars program
$2.3M
Unc Chapel Hill - Scholarship Program · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Support and promotion of the morehead-cain scholars program
$271,362
General · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$246,354
General General · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$159,730
Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead House Maintenance · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
To maintain facility for distinguished guests
$140,235
Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead House Maintenance · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
To maintain facility for distinguished guests
$126,550
Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead House Maintenance · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
To maintain facility for distinguished guests
$67,471
Maria Muiruri · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$62,874
Aditi Sengupta · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$62,058
Aayas Joshi · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$62,039
Hoai Le Ha · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$59,838
Lwazi Bululu · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$57,892
Rotem Olsha · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$57,568
Diamond Moore · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$57,173
Emma Johnson · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$56,359
Spencer Thomson · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$55,785
Eugenia Chow · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$55,202
Gowri Abhinanda · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$54,854
Snehasri Pothanker · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$54,767
Charles Konkolics · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$54,308
Harrison Lewis · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$54,254
Flavia Nunez Ludeiro · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$53,727
Jonathan Osborne · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$53,631
Nigel Parker · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$53,148
Caroline Ciaramitaro · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$52,878
Julian Taylor · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$52,854
Tucker Stillman · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$52,493
Sadie Cheston-Harris · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$52,439
Samuel Johnson · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$52,210
Emma Lewis · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$51,669
Olu Kopano · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$51,577
Brook Cheuvront · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$51,524
Evan Berkowitch · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$51,208
Aayas Joshi · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$51,129
Pratyush Seshadri · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$51,030
Isa Melendez Lucas · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$50,862
Jacoby Smith · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$50,732
William Dahl · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$50,679
Alli Reilly · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$50,420
Ajier Awan · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$50,000
Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead Planetarium and Science Center · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Donation
$49,830
Jasper Schutt · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$49,354
Deborah Kargbo · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$48,932
Amy Feng · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$48,585
Guy Butler-Felton · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$48,306
Milena Jojic · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$48,023
Emily Jenkins · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$47,714
Saudah Jannat · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$47,422
Jonathan Huang · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$47,140
Joe Hinchcliffe · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$47,068
Lexi Born · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$46,990
Meagan Harrington · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$46,318
Katie Fear · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$46,315
Toby Posel · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$46,295
Izzy Grandic · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$46,230
Annabelle Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$46,207
Nana Oduro-Nyaning · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$46,148
Selina Shi · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$46,013
Kate Stukenborg · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$45,838
Laurelle Maubert · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$45,783
Guy Butler-Felton · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$45,508
Deborah Kargbo · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$45,341
Eleanor Bolton · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$45,159
Eleanor Bolton · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$45,124
Becca Segal · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$45,039
Atef Mohamed · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$44,872
Kene Ochuba · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$44,856
Giang Pham · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$44,263
Joe Hinchcliffe · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$44,239
Izzy Grandic · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$44,176
Jack Dewey · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$44,146
Kyran Taylor · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$44,047
Guy Butler-Felton · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,951
Helena Walsh · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,851
Boatemaa Agyeman-Mensah · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,848
Fletcher Wilson · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,728
Jacob Turner · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,534
Izzy Grandic · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,429
Joe Hinchcliffe · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,324
Virginie Ruest · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,303
Takhona Hlatshwako · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,219
Richard Okoro · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,125
Hoai Le Ha · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$43,105
Monty Evans · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,743
Iman Mukhtar · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,696
Meagan Harrington · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,615
Nina Fisher · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,529
Helen Johnston · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,500
Ana Lucia Ciro · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,366
Wehazit Mussie · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,362
Owen Gast · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,234
Jessica Hoffman · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,124
Jackson Miller · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$42,103
Eugenia Chow · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$41,780
Mark Finamore · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$41,624
Hattie Hensley · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$41,580
Jack Goldsmith · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$41,489
Kyran Taylor · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study
$41,410
Spencer Thomson · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship grants for undergraduate study

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.