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Private foundation (trust)EIN 560599225Est. 1948-02

THE MOREHEAD-CAIN FOUNDATION

CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$316.4M

FY 2022

Annual Giving

$12.8M

FY 2022

Grants Made

361

FY 2022

Avg Grant

$36K

FY 2022

Grant Range

$248–$3.1M

Typical

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Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2022 filing

Total Revenue

$10.6M

Total Expenses

$15.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$14.7M

Distributable Amount

$15.7M

Min. Investment Return

$15.8M

Undistributed Income

$14.9M

Payout rate 94%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.94%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

361 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $248 through median $30K to maximum $3.1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2021 to 2022. Peak $12.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

UNC CHAPEL HILL - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
$5.4M
2 grants
GENERAL
$271K
1 grant
UNC CHAPEL HILL - MOREHEAD HOUSE MAINTENANCE
$267K
2 grants
GENERAL GENERAL
$246K
1 grant
ROTEM OLSHA
$98K
2 grants
EUGENIA CHOW
$98K
2 grants
GUY BUTLER-FELTON
$90K
2 grants
IZZY GRANDIC
$90K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
77
grants
$10–50K
396
grants
$50–250K
24
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

North Carolina
$20.5M
100% of total
South Carolina
$65K
0% of total

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