Morley Foundation
Saginaw, MI · EIN 38-6055569. Reported 239 grants totalling $758,780 to 124 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. Morley Foundation 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $4,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $31,600. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $84,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delta College Broadcasting | University Center, MI | $72,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple Arts | Saginaw, MI | $41,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Libraries of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Major Chords for Minors | Saginaw, MI | $33,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Art Museum | Saginaw, MI | $30,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Hoyt Park | Saginaw, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northern Michigan Childress Assn | Roscommon, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy | Bay City, MI | $22,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Public Libraries | Saginaw, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Tennis Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Read Association of Saginaw County | Saginaw, MI | $17,905 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kirtland Community College Foundation | Roscommon, MI | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Delta College | University Center, MI | $12,140 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Huron Pines | Gaylord, MI | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Auburn, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Eastern Michigan | Flint, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pride in Saginaw Inc | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Youth Protection Council | Saginaw, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saginaw Choral Society | Saginaw, MI | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saginaw Bay Community Sailing Assoc | Bay City, MI | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Central Michigan College | Petoskey, MI | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra | Saginaw, MI | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Westminster | Roscommon, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Foote School | New Haven, CT | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kalamazoo Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition | Kalamazoo, MI | $5,940 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan | Saginaw, MI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Higgins Lake Foundation | Roscommon, MI | $5,390 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Field Neuroscience Institue | Saginaw, MI | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Can Council of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Lakes Bay Health Center | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Japanese Cultural Center of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pit & Balcony | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partnershift Network | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saginaw County Veterans Memorial Plaza | Saginaw, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region | Bay City, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child & Family Services of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Public School | Saginaw, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan School of Dentistry | Ann Arbor, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baysail | Bay City, MI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Valley Sate University | University Center, MI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saginaw Area Fireworks | Saginaw, MI | $3,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lake County | North Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Darian Locklear Project | Brighton, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kirtland's Warbler Alliance | Okemos, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thomas Township Nature Preserve | Saginaw, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Underground Railroad Inc | Saginaw, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Council of Michigan Foundation | Detroit, MI | $2,550 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ahsrat Co | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Llead | Perrinton, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riverside Saginaw Film Festival | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Self Love Beauty | Midland, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Suicide Resource & Response Ct | Saginaw, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charlevoix Circle of Arts | Charlevoix, MI | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crooked Tree Arts Center | Petoskey, MI | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gateway Community College Foundation | Buchanan, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| House of Love | Saginaw, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Integrated Resettlement Immigration Services | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Japanese Cultural Center & Tea House | Saginaw, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Community Mediation | Petosky, MI | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospitality House of Saginaw | Saginaw, MI | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arcs Foundation | Torrance, CA | $1,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equal Access Training | Saginaw, MI | $1,510 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Brighton, MI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Challenge Mountain | Boyne Falls, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Congregational Church | Saginaw, MI | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baylor Univ Sch of Nursing | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Five Arts Circle | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Columbia Gorge | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gateway Community College Foundatio | Buchanan, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Traverse Land Conservancy | Traverse City, MI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Henry Ford College Foundation | Dearborn, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intergrated Resettlement Immigration Services | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kirtland Community College Foundati | Roscommon, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lacasa | Howell, MI | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lake Forest Lake Bluff Historical Society | Lake Forest, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Resurrection Lutheran Church | Saginaw, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Charles Area Museum | St Charles, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crawford County Commission of Aging | Grayling, MI | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legacy Land Conservancy | Ann Arbor, MI | $800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | $800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Ward Community Center | Westland, MI | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heights and Hills Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Higgins Lake Property Owners Association | Roscommon, MI | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Detroit, MI | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roscommon County Community Foundation | Roscommon, MI | $700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Basin Land Conservacy | Bay City, MI | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Legacy Art Park | Thompsonville, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saginaw Childrens Zoo | Saginaw, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | Southfield, MI | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior League of Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Public Boradcasting | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spectrum Health Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $325 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Castle Museum | Saginaw, MI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends Old New and Social U | Reese, MI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saginaw Spirit Foundation | Saginaw, MI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arbor Day Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heart of West Michigan United Way | Grand Rapids, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Old Town Christian Outreach Center | Saginaw, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacred Beginnings Transitional Home | Wyoming, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | Saginaw, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womans National Farm and Garden | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partnership for the Arts & Humanities | Canton, MI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Animal Nations Red Rover | Sacramento, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tipping Point Theater | Northville, MI | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Battens Disease Support & Research Assoc | Columbus, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends Old New and Social | Reese, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Empowerment Mission | Doral, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Baldrick's Foundation | Monrovia, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arc of Midland | Midland, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
57 of 124 (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 63%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 125 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | $211,244 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 65 | $193,126 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $190,950 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $163,460 | $2,500 |
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. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in Michigan. 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 $1,000. 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 Michigan.
- 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 Morley Foundation'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: One Tuscola Street, Saginaw, MI, 48605. 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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