The Morehead-Cain Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 56-0599225 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
The Morehead-Cain Foundation is a private foundation based in Chapel Hill, NC (EIN 56-0599225). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $28.8M paid in 831 grants, with a median grant of $27.3K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $374.4M. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · moreheadcain.org
Research profile compiled by GrantCue from this foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. It is not the foundation's own website, request for proposals or application page. Source: GrantCue Foundation Directory, grantcue.com/foundations/the-morehead-cain-foundation-560599225
- Total grants paid
- $28.8M
- Grants reported
- 831
- Typical grant
- $27.3K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $374.4M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.
- Contact
- Submitted Online
- Phone
- (919) 962-1201
- Apply.moreheadcain.org/apply/
- Deadlines
- The morehead-cain scholarship application is made available in August and must be submitted by oct 1
- Application materials
- The morehead-cain scholarship application consists of biographical and school information, descriptions of a student's activities and awards, short response questions, and longer form essays. Students are also required to identify their school counselor and one recommender. The application is accessible at apply.moreheadcain.org/apply/ and is submitted entirely online.
- Restrictions
- All applicants for the morehead-cain scholarship must be either nominated by an eligible nominating school/affiliate partner or be a senior at an accredited high school in north carolina. Applicants must be a competitive applicant to the university of north carolina at chapel hill and on track to graduate from high school in the current academic year.
Original filing text
- Contact
- SUBMITTED ONLINE
- Address
- POST OFFICE BOX 690 CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27514
- Phone
- 9199621201
- APPLY.MOREHEADCAIN.ORG/APPLY/
- Deadlines
- THE MOREHEAD-CAIN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS MADE AVAILABLE IN AUGUST AND MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCT 1
- Application materials
- THE MOREHEAD-CAIN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION CONSISTS OF BIOGRAPHICAL AND SCHOOL INFORMATION, DESCRIPTIONS OF A STUDENT'S ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS, SHORT RESPONSE QUESTIONS, AND LONGER FORM ESSAYS. STUDENTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND ONE RECOMMENDER. THE APPLICATION IS ACCESSIBLE AT APPLY.MOREHEADCAIN.ORG/APPLY/ AND IS SUBMITTED ENTIRELY ONLINE.
- Restrictions
- ALL APPLICANTS FOR THE MOREHEAD-CAIN SCHOLARSHIP MUST BE EITHER NOMINATED BY AN ELIGIBLE NOMINATING SCHOOL/AFFILIATE PARTNER OR BE A SENIOR AT AN ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTH CAROLINA. APPLICANTS MUST BE A COMPETITIVE APPLICANT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL AND ON TRACK TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR.
Reported organization name: THE MOREHEAD-CAIN FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
Where The Morehead-Cain Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/the-morehead-cain-foundation-560599225
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unc Chapel Hill - Scholarship Program | Chapel Hill, NC | Support and promotion of the morehead-cain scholars program | Tax year 20242024 | $4.7M |
| Unc Chapel Hill - Scholarship Program | Chapel Hill, NC | Support and promotion of the morehead-cain scholars program | Tax year 20232023 | $3.5M |
| Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead House Maintenance | Chapel Hill, NC | To maintain facility for distinguished guests | Tax year 20242024 | $173.7K |
| Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead House Maintenance | Chapel Hill, NC | To maintain facility for distinguished guests | Tax year 20232023 | $159.7K |
| Maria Muiruri | Chapel Hill, NC | Scholarship grants for undergraduate study | Tax year 20232023 | $67.5K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (831 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Morehead-Cain Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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