Private foundation · EIN 48-1140332 · Olathe, Kansas

Dorothy M Morrison Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Kansas. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $21K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 9 grants paid, $318K total, median $21K. 100% of grants stayed in Kansas. Stated restrictions: Awards are granted exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, educational and the prevention of cruelty to animals purposes.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
9
$318K
Median grant
$21K
Stays in KS
100%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$5.8M

How to apply

No form required. Contact: Dorothy M Morrison Foundation, 10343 S Highland Circle, Olathe, Ks, 9133025451 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: Awards are granted exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, educational and the prevention of cruelty to animals purposes. Universities applying for scholarship funds will be responsible for determining which deserving students will be awarded the scholarships and they will determine their own deadlines for applications.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Great Bend Alive IncGreat Bend, KSGeneral fund$130K
Kansas Legal ServicesTopeka, KSGeneral fund$75K
Great Bend FoundationGreat Bend, KSThe wall that heals$30K
Barton Community College FoundationGreat Bend, KSGeneral funds$30K
Central Kansas CASAGreat Bend, KSGeneral fund$21K
Live Like Jesus Today Ministries inEllinwood, KSOutdoor expansion$15K
Youth Core MinistriesGreensburg, KSGeneral fund$10K
Central Ks Dream CenterGreat Bend, KSAir conditioning unit$6,500
Bc Historical SocietyGreat Bend, KSGeneral fund$150

About this foundation

Dorothy M Morrison Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Olathe, Kansas, administered in care of Glenn Odie, tax-exempt since 1994. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Dorothy M Morrison Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No form required. Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Dorothy M Morrison Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $318K across 9 grants, a median of $21K.

Where does Dorothy M Morrison Foundation give?

Kansas (9 grants), per its latest filing.

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