The Morgridge Family Foundation
Annual Giving
$13.0M+8% YoY
Grants
158
Median Grant
$6K
Organizations Funded
147
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Foundation Overview
Mission
The Morgridge Family Foundation invests in organizations that reimagine solutions to some of today's most significant challenges. As a private family foundation that aims to disrupt and transform, it takes courage to invest in bold new projects while staying the course on multi-year grants.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
$167 million invested over 15 years, Student Support Foundation grants $4,000 per participating high school college club, MAP Fellowship 54 Fellows with 58 nonprofit leaders at 49 organizations since 2020, $3 million to Colorado State University Agricultural Sciences CSU Spur campus.
How to Apply
No general application process. Foundation operates through specific programs like MAP Fellowship and Student Support Foundation. Contact form no longer accepting new submissions. Focus on multi-year partnerships.
Does Not Fund
No general application process means limited to pre-selected partnerships and specific programs. Geographic focus appears concentrated. Contact form temporarily closed to new submissions.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$13.0M
Grants
158
Median
$6K
States
23
$12.1M
Grants
198
Median
$6K
States
27
$13.0M
Grants
215
Median
$4K
States
33
Grant Size Distribution
$6K
Typical Grant (Median)
$52
Smallest
$1K
25th Pctile
$35K
75th Pctile
$2.5M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $1K and $35K.
Largest Recent Grants
$2.5M
2024
SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY
IL · Dive Deeper Campaign and to fund educational spaces defined through the Centennial Commitment, inclusive of capital and constructions. Education spaces will include a new Learning Commons, Aquatic Education Wing and Marine Munchroom (student lunchroom), and programmatic areas within the aquarium's Main Foyer
$1.5M
2024
MINDSPARK LEARNING
CO · support the mission and work of the organization
$1.0M
2024
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
CO · support the programming and development of the CSU Spur Campus
$500K
2024
MINDSPARK LEARNING
CO · General & Unrestricted
$500K
2024
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER FOUNDATION
CO · Classroom to Career Hub Capital Initiative and the Morgridge Peer Mentoring Program
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.