Funding search · EIN 481077121 · Topeka, KS

Mark & Bette Morris Family Foundation

Name: Mark & Bette Morris Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

69
grants reported: $6.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $19,550
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education public religious arts children performance research services

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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.

Top recipients

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Morris Animal Foundation1 grant · $1.1M
Friends of the Topeka Zoo1 grant · $1.1M
Kansas Children'S Service League3 grants · $960,000
Topeka Community Foundation1 grant · $465,000
Greater Kansas City Community Found2 grants · $381,350
First United Methodist Church3 grants · $284,000
Gow School1 grant · $250,000
Kansas Children'S Discovery Center2 grants · $215,000
Friends of Free State Capitol2 grants · $204,000
Ywca of Ne Ks1 grant · $200,000

Giving over time

$2.3M

2022

$1.8M

2023

$2.3M

2024

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

$1.1M
Morris Animal Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Animal Health Research
$1.1M
Friends of the Topeka Zoo · Topeka, KS · 2024
My World Capital Campaign
$465,000
Topeka Community Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2023
Public Charity Support
$360,000
Kansas Children'S Service League · Topeka, KS · 2022
Restorative Education
$300,000
Kansas Children'S Service League · Topeka, KS · 2024
Restorative Education
$300,000
Kansas Children'S Service League · Topeka, KS · 2023
Restorative Education
$250,000
Gow School · South Wales, NY · 2022
Education Programs
$205,000
Kansas Children'S Discovery Center · Topeka, KS · 2024
Children's Education Programs
$200,000
Greater Kansas City Community Found · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Public Charity Support
$200,000
Ywca of Ne Ks · Topeka, KS · 2024
Public Charity Support
$200,000
Friends of Free State Capitol · Topeka, KS · 2023
Restoration Campaign
$181,350
Greater Kansas City Community Found · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Public Charity Support
$100,000
Oregon Community Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Public Charity Support
$100,000
Topeka Collegiate School · Topeka, KS · 2023
Capital Improvement Campaign
$98,000
First United Methodist Church · Topeka, KS · 2024
Religious Education
$95,000
Trinity University · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Education Scholarships
$94,000
First United Methodist Church · Topeka, KS · 2023
Religious Education
$92,000
First United Methodist Church · Topeka, KS · 2022
Religious Education
$75,000
Oak Hill School · Eugene, OR · 2023
Capitol Improvement
$56,000
Noto Arts District · Topeka, KS · 2022
Public Art Venue
$50,000
Ku Endowment Association · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Breast Cancer Research
$50,000
Ku Endowment Association · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Breast Cancer Research
$50,000
The Villages · Topeka, KS · 2022
Disability Services
$35,000
Topeka Symphony · Topeka, KS · 2024
Performance Arts
$35,000
Topeka Symphony · Topeka, KS · 2023
Performance Arts
$35,000
Topeka Symphony · Topeka, KS · 2022
Performance Arts
$30,000
Stormont Vail Hospital Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2024
Public Health Services
$30,000
Topeka Rescue Mission · Topeka, KS · 2023
Homeless Shelter
$30,000
Washburn University Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2023
Public Education
$25,000
Oregon Community Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Public Charity Support
$25,000
Dole Institute of Politics · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Public Education Programs
$25,000
Stormont Vail Hospital Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2022
Public Health Services
$20,000
Casa of Shawnee County · Topeka, KS · 2024
Advocacy for abused children
$20,000
Casa of Shawnee County · Topeka, KS · 2023
Advocacy for abused children
$19,550
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Program Support
$18,000
Capper Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2023
Disability Services
$16,500
Theatre Communications Group · New York, NY · 2022
Program Support
$15,000
Street Dog Coalition · Topeka, KS · 2024
Veterinary Support for Companion Animals
$15,000
Trinity University · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Education Scholarships
$14,000
Street Dog Coalition · Topeka, KS · 2023
Veterinary Support for Companion Animals
$12,500
Ku Endowment Association · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Gateway Project
$10,000
Junior Achievement · Topeka, KS · 2023
Youth Development Programs
$10,000
Saint Paul School of Theology · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Religious Education
$10,000
Casa of Shawnee County · Topeka, KS · 2022
Advocacy for abused children
$10,000
Heart of America Patriot Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Educational Scholarship Programs
$10,000
Junior Achievement · Topeka, KS · 2022
Youth Development Programs
$10,000
Kansas Children'S Discovery Center · Topeka, KS · 2022
Children's Education Programs
$10,000
Kansas City Pet Project · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Animal Shelter and Services
$10,000
Oak Hill School · Eugene, OR · 2022
Capitol Improvement
$10,000
Police Athletic League · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Youth Program Support
$10,000
Rockhurst High School · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Religious Education
$10,000
Saint Paul School of Theology · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Religious Education
$7,500
International Documentary Associati · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Documentary Film Production
$5,350
The Film Collaborative · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Public Education
$5,000
Chicken and Egg Pictures Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Documentary Film Production
$5,000
Earth Species Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
Documentary Film Production
$5,000
Center for Documentary Studies · Durham, NC · 2022
Public Education
$5,000
Hope Center · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Addiction Treatment Programs
$5,000
Kcrw Public Radio · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Public Education
$5,000
Leukemia Lymphoma Society · St Louis, MO · 2022
Cancer Research
$5,000
Reconsider · Wawarsing, NY · 2022
Transformational Medical Research
$5,000
Starlight Theatre Association · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Performance Arts
$5,000
Visionary Women · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022
Promotion of Causes Related to Women and Girls
$4,000
Friends of Free State Capitol · Topeka, KS · 2022
Restoration Campaign
$3,750
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Program Support
$3,650
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Program Support
$3,350
Sundance Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Discovery and Development of Independent Artists
$2,500
Cultivist Art Council · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Program Support
$1,500
Playmaker'S Repertory Theatre · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Performance Arts

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