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The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation

Hudson, OH · EIN 34-1948246. Reported 207 grants totalling $11.2M to 94 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$15,000median grant
$11.2Mgranted, 2021-2024
94organizations funded
60%of grantees funded again the next year
$111.0Massets, latest filing

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. The Margaret Clark Morgan 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $9,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
1 grant
$1,000 - $5,000
9 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
42 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
82 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
34 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
20 grants
$100,000 and Up
19 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Neomed FoundationRootstown, OH$4,100,000742024
Lebron James Family FoundationAkron, OH$1,000,000222022
Coleman Professional Services Inc Dba Coleman Health ServicesKent, OH$690,000112023
Treatment Advocacy CenterArlington, VA$597,500442024
Stepping Up OhioColumbus, OH$524,918442024
Kent State University FoundationKent, OH$280,000442024
Active Minds IncWashington, DC$200,000112021
NAMI - Summit CountyCuyahoga Falls, OH$186,600332023
Children's Hospital Medical Cnt of AkronAkron, OH$166,250222024
International Documentary Association IncLos Angeles, CA$150,000112021
Summit Educational Service CenterCuyahoga Falls, OH$138,890222024
NAMI - Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$120,000332024
University HospitalsCleveland, OH$114,000222023
North Coast Community HomesCleveland, OH$112,587332024
Akron Community Development AssociationAkron, OH$100,000222024
Ballet Theatre of OhioMunroe Falls, OH$100,000442024
Magical TheatreBarberton, OH$100,000442024
Mindful Philanthropy IncPhiladelphia, PA$100,000222023
Blick ClinicAkron, OH$97,500332024
NAMI - Stark CountyCanton, OH$90,000222024
Cuyahoga Valley Art CenterCuyahoga Falls, OH$85,000442024
Akron Art MuseumAkron, OH$80,000442024
Akron Civic TheatreAkron, OH$80,000442024
Mh & Addiction Advocacy CoalitionCleveland, OH$80,000332024
Help Hotline Crisis CenterYoungstown, OH$76,000442024
Portage Path Community Mental Health CenterAkron, OH$75,000112023
Summit ArtspaceAkron, OH$66,000332024
Tuesday Musical AssociationAkron, OH$60,000442024
Summit Choral SocietyAkron, OH$55,000442024
Rubber City Shakespeare CompanyAkron, OH$54,000332023
City of AkronAkron, OH$52,500442024
Akron Physicians Wellness InitiativeAkron, OH$50,000112022
College for Behavioral HealthMesa, AZ$50,000112021
College for Behavioral Health LeadershipMesa, AZ$50,000112023
Greater Akron Musical AssociationAkron, OH$49,000442024
The CentersCleveland, OH$47,500112024
Friends of 913 (waps Fm - the Summit)Akron, OH$47,000332023
Apollo's FireCleveland Heights, OH$45,000222022
Extended Housing IncPainsbulle, OH$45,000332024
Groundworks Dance TheaterCleveland Hts, OH$45,000332024
Downtown Akron PartnershipAkron, OH$41,625112023
Open M FoundationAkron, OH$39,725112022
Greenleaf Family CenterAkron, OH$38,000442024
Advocacy Choices & EmpowermentNew Philadelphia, OH$35,000442024
ArtsnowAkron, OH$35,000222024
Dance ClevelandCleveland, OH$35,000442024
None Too FragileAkron, OH$35,000112021
Weathervane Community PlayhouseAkron, OH$35,000332023
YepawAkron, OH$35,000222022
Safety Forces Support CenterAkron, OH$32,500442024
Apollo's Fire-the Cleveland Baroque OrchestraCleveland Heights, OH$30,000222024
Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet Dba Ballet Excel OhioCuyahoga Falls, OH$30,000222024
Northcoast Behavioral HealthNorthfield, OH$30,000112022
Salvation Army of Trumbull CountyWest Nyack, NY$30,000222024
Open Tone MusicAkron, OH$27,000222024
Community Support Services IncAkron, OH$25,000112023
Signature HealthMentor, OH$25,000112022
Verb Ballets IncShaker Heights, OH$24,000222022
Akron Symphonic WindsHudson, OH$23,500442024
Compass Family & Community ServicesYoungstown, OH$22,500112022
Art SparksCuyahoga Falls, OH$20,500332024
Children's Concert SocietyAkron, OH$20,000442024
Cleveland Clinic FoundationAkron, OH$20,000222023
Ohio GuidestoneBerea, OH$20,000112021
OhioguidestoneBerea, OH$20,000112023
Salvation Army of Trumbull CountyWarren, OH$20,000222022
NAMI - Geauga County IncChesterland, OH$18,000222023
Verb Ballets Inc Dba Ohio Contemporary BalletShaker Heights, OH$18,000222024
Love AkronAkron, OH$15,000112021
NAMI - Lake County OhioPainesville, OH$15,000222024
Northeast Ohio Center for ChoreographyAkron, OH$15,000332024
Village of HealingEuclid, OH$15,000112023
Movement Project IncFairview Park, OH$14,000222024
Ballet Excel OhioCuyahoga Falls, OH$13,500112021
Western Reserve PlayhouseRichfield, OH$12,500222023
Appleseed Community Mental Health CenterAshland, OH$10,000112024
Conservancy for CvnpPeninsula, OH$10,000112022
Courage to Caregivers IncChagrin Falls, OH$10,000112022
Axcess Pointe Community Health Center IncAkron, OH$8,000112021
Christian Children's Home of OhioWooster, OH$8,000112022
NAMI - Lake CountyPainesville, OH$8,000112021
Center for Applied Theater & Active CultureAkron, OH$7,500222023
Akron Soul TrainAkron, OH$5,000112024
Art Resources TransformationAkron, OH$5,000222022
Art Therapy StudioCleveland, OH$5,000112023
In EducationAkron, OH$5,000112022
Kenmore Neighborhood AllianceAkron, OH$5,000112023
Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OH$5,000112022
NAMI - Lorain CountyLorain, OH$5,000112021
Les Delices IncCleveland, OH$3,000112024
First Glance Student CenterAkron, OH$2,000112023
Genesis Experience Theatre IncAkron, OH$2,000112021
Ormaco IncMedina, OH$2,000112021
Hudson Bandstand IncHudson, OH$500112023

57 of 94 (61%) 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 60%, 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 133 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
64 grants
Mental Health
26 grants
Education
12 grants
Human Services
11 grants
Community Improvement
8 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
6 grants
Health Care
3 grants
Religion
2 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202153$3,197,755$18,000
202256$2,807,123$15,000
202353$2,623,643$15,000
202445$2,523,074$15,000

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.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation has 25 of them, worth $4,310,192. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Coleman Professional Services Inc Dba Coleman Health ServicesKent, OH$1,200,000
Treatment Advocacy CenterArlington, VA$585,000
Kent State University FoundationKent, OH$500,000
Children's Hospital Medical Cnt of AkronAkron, OH$345,000
Stepping Up OhioColumbus, OH$316,247
Summit Educational Service CenterCuyahoga Falls, OH$257,000
NAMI - Summit CountyCuyahoga Falls, OH$186,600
Kent State University FoundationKent, OH$150,000
NAMI - Summit CountyCuyahoga Falls, OH$124,400
Stepping Up OhioColumbus, OH$101,445
Mindful PhilanthropyPhiladelphia, PA$100,000
University HospitalsCleveland, OH$57,000
Akron Community Development Association IncAkron, OH$50,000
Ballet Theatre of OhioMunroe Falls, OH$50,000
Friends of 913 (waps Fm - the Summit)Akron, OH$40,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 89% 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.

Ohio
$10.0M
Virginia
$598K
District of Columbia
$200K
California
$150K
Pennsylvania
$100K
Arizona
$100K
New York
$30K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 The Margaret Clark Morgan 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: 53 First Street, Hudson, OH, 44236. 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.

EIN 34-1948246 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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