Morgan Stanley Foundation

EIN 136155650

New York, NY 10167 |(212) 761-4000

Total Given 2016–2024
$65.7M
1,741 grants · $7.3M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $2K–$2K
grant size
14%
transactional · 190/1,391 multi-year
repeat
$15.8M
Assets (2024)
1,391
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (212) 761-4000

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $7.8M $29.4M $9.3M 1100
2017 $7.4M $26.2M $3.2M 450
2018 $1.3M $24.0M $5.1M 42
2019 N/A $26.7M $712K N/A
2020 $1.4M $31.3M $1.3M 44
2021 $15.0M $28.6M $8.6M 50
2022 $14.9M $21.1M $599K 19
2023 $10.9M $18.6M $1.0M 19
2024 $6.9M $15.8M $610K 17

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 1741 grants on record

Minimum
$300
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$2K
Average
$38K
75th Pctl
$2K
Maximum
$5.7M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

4.0% of US grants · Rank #7 of 49 states $175K across 69 grants 13 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Harris 20 grants · $90K
  2. 2 Dallas 18 grants · $25K
  3. 3 Bexar 7 grants · $23K
  4. 4 Travis 6 grants · $10K
  5. 5 Gregg 4 grants · $6K
  6. 6 Fort Bend 3 grants · $6K
  7. 7 Tarrant 2 grants · $4K
  8. 8 El Paso 2 grants · $3K
  9. 9 Williamson 2 grants · $3K
  10. 10 Collin 2 grants · $2K
+3 more counties · 3 grants · $4K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (1,741 total)

Purpose
Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc New York, NY $5,668,544 VIP Program and grantmaking in support of childrens health initiatives 2017
College Possible Saint Paul, MN $2,906,900 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Feeding America Chicago, IL $2,900,000 DISASTER RESPONSE 2021
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity New York, NY $2,580,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
College Possible Saint Paul, MN $2,103,700 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2023
Hispanic Federation Inc New York, NY $2,000,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
Feeding America Washington, DC $1,910,000 CHILDREN'S HEALTH 2016
Hispanic Federation Inc New York, NY $1,500,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
The Research Foundation of the City University of New York (Cuny Asap) New York, NY $1,491,100 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity New York, NY $1,484,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Braven Incorporated Chicago, IL $1,375,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
A Better Chance New York, NY $1,200,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
College Possible National Saint Paul, MN $1,195,200 EXPANDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUCCESS 2024
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity New York, NY $1,096,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Imentor New York, NY $1,070,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
America Needs You New York, NY $1,025,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
Braven Incorporated Chicago, IL $1,000,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Hispanic Federation Inc New York, NY $1,000,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2023
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity New York, NY $997,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2023
College Possible National Saint Paul, MN $908,500 EXPANDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUCCESS 2024
A Better Chance Inc New York, NY $900,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
The Research Foundation of the City University of New York (Cuny Asap) New York, NY $841,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2023
College Possible Saint Paul, MN $803,200 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2023
America Needs You New York, NY $775,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Imentor Incorporated New York, NY $695,000 DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2022