The Morris a and Clarisse B
Pikesville, MD · EIN 52-6034753. Reported 212 grants totalling $1,956,500 to 108 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. The Morris a and Clarisse B 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $100,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Public Television Maryland Public Television | Owings Mills, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harford County Public Library Found Hcpl Foundation | Belcamp, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| MD Food Bank of Central MD MD Food Bank of Central MD | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Child Abuse Baltimore Child Abuse | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryland School for the Blind Maryland School for the Blind | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryland Zoo Maryland Zoo | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels Meals on Wheels | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Radio Reading Radio Reading | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center Stage Outreach for Children Center Stage Outreach for Children | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harford County Public Library Found | Belcamp, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| MD Food Bank of Central MD | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mt Washington Pediatrics Mt Washington Pediatrics | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Child Abuse | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Harford Habitat for Humanity Harford Habitat for Humanity | Bel Air, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor Little Sisters of the Poor | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryland School for the Blind | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maryland Zoo | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels of Central MD | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mt Washington Pediatrics | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Project Plase Project Plase | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Radio Reading | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics (yap) Special Olympics (yap) | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Afro American Archives | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Arts for Learning MD | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Afro American Archives Afro American Archives | Baltimore, MD | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Yap | Baltimore, MD | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hospice of Chesapeake Hospice of Chesapeake | Pasadena, MD | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center Stage | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna | Bel Air, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Innovation Works | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pikesville Center | Pikesville, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Plase | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Martins Ministry St Martins Ministry | Ridgely, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Mary's Outreach Center | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sutton Scholars | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Believe in Tomorrow Childrens Fdn Believe in Tomorrow Childrens Fdn | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Benevolent Baskets Benevolent Baskets | Millersville, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Shakespear Company Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Therapeutic Riding Chesapeake Therapeutic Riding | Abingdon, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harford County Humane Society Harford County Humane Society | Fallston, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Health Care for the Homeless Health Care for the Homeless | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hopewell Center Hopewell Center | Brooklandville, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kennedy Krieger Kennedy Krieger | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Morgan CLASS68 Endowment Morgan CLASS68 Endowment | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Notre Dame U Arts & Scholars Notre Dame U Arts & Scholars | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame U MD Distinguished Wome Notre Dame U MD Distinguished Women | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Port Discovery Port Discovery | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sarc Sarc | Bel Air, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hospice of Chesapeake | Pasadena, MD | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Women's Civic League-Baltimore City Women's Civic League-Baltimore City | Baltimore, MD | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harmer's Town Art Center | Havre De Grace, MD | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Annapolis Boys and Girls Clubs of Annapolis | Annapolis, MD | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arena Playhouse | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Arena Playhouse Arena Playhouse | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Healthy Start Baltimore Healthy Start | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barrier Free | Sykesville, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Believe in Tomorrow Childrens Fdn | Ocean City, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Shakespear Company | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Therapeutic Riding | Abingdon, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dayspring Program Inc Dayspring Program Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Drink From the Well | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Forest Park Senior Ctr Forest Park Senior Ctr | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harford County Humane Society | Fallston, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Health Care for the Homeless | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hope for All | Glen Burnie, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hopewell Center Cancer Support | Brooklandville, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Innovation Works Innovation Works | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kennedy Krieger | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Marion House | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maryland Boys Choir | Baltimorfe, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maryland Boys Choir Maryland Boys Choir | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Life | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Notre Dame U Arts & Scholars | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Notre Dame U MD Distinguished Wome | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pierians Foundation | Columbia, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Port Discovery | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Reginald F Lewis Museum | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Seton Center | Emmitsburg, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Mary's Outreach Center St Mary's Outreach Center | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Civic League-Baltimore City | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Heros Helping Heros Heros Helping Heros | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Annapolis | Annapolis, MD | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ballet After Dark | Baltimore, MD | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heros Helping Heros | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Warrior-Canine Connection Warrior-Canine Connection | Boyds, MD | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Anne O Emery Scholarship Fund Anne O Emery Scholarship Fund | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Furniture Baltimore Furniture | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barrier Free Barrier Free | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coastal Hospice | Salisbury, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Concert Choir | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ed Lally Foundation | Bel Air, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Forest Park Senior Center | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harmer's Town Art Center Harmer's Town Art Center | Havre De Grace, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mount Vernon Virtousi | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northbay Education | North East, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sarc | Bel Air, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarc of Harford County | Bel Air, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Mary's Outreach Ctr St Mary's Outreach Ctr | Hamden, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodbourne Center Woodbourne Center | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Afro Am Miss Santa Afro Am Miss Santa | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boots for Baltimore Boots for Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catherine's Family & Youth Services | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Alpha Psi Alpha Frat Alpha Psi Alpha Frat | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Jewelery Center | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Charlize Angel Latonya Gilliam Fdn | Catonsville, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement Central MD | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| MD Ctr for the Arts | Bel Air, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
73 of 108 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 85%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 45 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $401,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 39 | $424,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $326,000 | $6,000 |
| 2024 | 43 | $367,000 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 53 | $438,500 | $5,000 |
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
96% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Morris a and Clarisse B's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 15057, Pikesville, MD, 21208. 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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