THE MORNINGSIDE FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$5.3M-91% YoY
Grants
12
Median Grant
$73K
Organizations Funded
13
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Foundation Overview
Mission
The Morningside Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Morningside Group, committed to social responsibility and long-term outlook. Focuses on education, public health, science and technology through major unrestricted gifts to academic institutions to address global challenges.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
$350M to Harvard School of Public Health (2014, renamed Harvard T.H. Chan School). $175M to UMass Medical School (2021, renamed UMass Chan Medical School). $100M to MIT for Morningside Academy for Design (2022). $59.83M in grants with 17 awards in 2023. Also supports Morningside College at Chinese University of Hong Kong and Morningside Music Bridge.
How to Apply
Only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Focuses on major unrestricted gifts to educational institutions, particularly for public health, science, and technology.
Does Not Fund
Only preselected charitable organizations. Does not accept unsolicited requests. Focus limited to education, public health, science and technology through academic institutions.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$5.3M
Grants
12
Median
$73K
States
5
$59.8M
Grants
17
Median
$100K
States
8
$65.4M
Grants
15
Median
$200K
States
5
Grant Size Distribution
$73K
Typical Grant (Median)
$16K
Smallest
$29K
25th Pctile
$150K
75th Pctile
$3.9M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $29K and $150K.
Largest Recent Grants
$3.9M
2024
WINTHROP PARK SCHOOL INC
MA · GENERAL USE - EDUCATION
$600K
2024
THE CHURCH OF CAMBRIDGE
MA · GENERAL USE - RELIGIOUS
$300K
2024
THE CHURCH IN ANAHEIM
CA · GENERAL USE - RELIGIOUS
$100K
2024
DEFENSE AND CONFIRMATION PROJECT
CA · GENERAL USE - RESEARCH
$100K
2024
EMORY UNIVERSITY DONOR ACCOUNT
GA · GENERAL USE - EDUCATION
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.