Donald Morris Charitable Trust
Lowell, OH · EIN 61-6553802. Reported 75 grants totalling $1,776,272 to 37 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Donald Morris Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Career Center | Marietta, OH | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hocking College Foundation | Nelsonville, OH | $283,902 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Latrobe Street Missions | Parkersburg, WV | $207,012 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Washington State Community College Foundation | Marietta, OH | $91,782 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington State College of Ohio Scholarships | Marietta, OH | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lynn Street Church of Christ | Parkersburg, WV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barlow Volunteer Fd | Barlow, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beverly Volunteer Fd | Beverly, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Warren Twp Volunteer Fd | Leavittsburg, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mary's House at Silver Heels | Beverly, OH | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| L-a Fire and Rescue | Lowell, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center Twp Volunteer Fd | Bowling Green, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Devola Volunteer Fd | Marietta, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fearing Twp Volunteer Fd | Whipple, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salem Twp Volunteer Fd | Lower Salem, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Watertown Volunteer Fd | Waterford, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bartlett Volunteer Fd | Bartlett, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fort Frye FFA | Beverly, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hattie Larlham Foundation | Mantua, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington State Community College Diesel Program | Marietta, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waterford Church of Nazarene | Waterford, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Easter Seals Rehabilitation | Wheeling, WV | $19,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cambridge High School | Cambridge, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio Veterans Outdoors | Clarksville, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort Frye Middle School Science Department | Beverly, OH | $10,926 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hatti Larlham Foundation | Mantua, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lower Salem Volunteer Fd | Lower Salen, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Grove Christian School | Marietta, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Watertown Volunteer Fire Department | Waterford, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wesley Twp Volunteer Fd | Cutler, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wesley Volunteer Fd | Cutler, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easter Seals | Youngstown, OH | $9,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wolfcreek Schools | Waterford, OH | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fort Frye Middle School PTO | Beverly, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterford Boy Scout Troop | Waterford, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lowell Elementary | Lowell, OH | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fort Frye Middle School Library Donation | Beverly, OH | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
17 of 37 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Washington County Career Center
TO ENHANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS FOR 15 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. - Hocking College Foundation
DONATION TO PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS. - Latrobe Street Missions
EQUIPS THE HOMELESS TO MOVE FROM SURVIVAL TO SUCCESS - Washington State College of Ohio Scholarships
DONATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. - Washington State Community College Foundation
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNDERPRIVELEGED STUDENTS. - Lynn Street Church of Christ
TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE CHURCH.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 15 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | $475,982 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 23 | $500,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 18 | $400,214 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 16 | $400,076 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 84% of this one's giving went to organizations in Ohio. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Donald Morris Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 278 Greenlawn Lane, Lowell, OH, 45744. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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