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    Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

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    WINTER PARK, FLWebsite4076440555

    About Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

    The Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation concentrates its giving in Central Florida, with a strong emphasis on supporting a local art museum and nearby higher-education institutions. The foundation makes a small number of very large grants, primarily for operating support and curricular/programmatic support, favoring repeat and multi-year investments in flagship local organizations.

    Focus Areas

    Support for the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum / historic decorative arts and museum operations in Winter ParkUndergraduate curricular research and academic program support at Rollins CollegeNursing education and workforce development at the University of Central Florida

    Who They Fund

    children and youth (students, after-school participants)performing artists and arts organizationsindividual scholarship recipients (students/artists)local community residents affected by disasters or in need of community services

    Giving Approach

    About Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

    A defining feature of the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation is its long-running operating support for the Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation in Winter Park, including a $3,025,000 grant in 2024 and a $2,900,000 grant in 2023. That pattern signals a funder that backs a small set of local institutions with substantial, repeated awards rather than spreading gifts widely. The foundation also supports higher education in Central Florida. Recent examples include $750,000 for Rollins College Freshwater Curricular Research and $502,000 for the University of Central Florida College of Nursing. Around those larger commitments, the foundation funds arts organizations, schools, and community nonprofits with grants that range from scholarship support to capital improvements, program support, and general operating support. Its recent grants show a strong preference for organizations serving Winter Park and the broader Orlando area. Recipients include museums, colleges, arts presenters, nursing and early-childhood institutions, and service organizations. The giving pattern suggests a local strategy built around recurring support for anchor institutions and selected community programs that align with arts, education, and social service purposes.

    What Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Funds

    Arts and culture are a major part of the foundation’s recent grantmaking. It gave $100,000 to United Arts of Central Florida Inc. for general support, $50,000 to the Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts for Applause program support, and $40,000 to the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra for concert support. Education is another clear theme. The foundation awarded $61,915 to Winter Park Day Nursery for scholarships, playground renovation, and teacher salaries, and $60,000 to Winter Park High School Foundation for scholarship and endowment support. It also funded $50,000 to A Gift for Teaching for learning kits and an arts program. Community services appear alongside arts and education. In 2024, the foundation gave $51,000 to Grace Medical Home Inc. for video and phone translation services, reflecting support for access-oriented nonprofit work in the region.

    How Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Gives

    Typical grants are modest for this foundation, even though its portfolio includes a few very large awards: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $6,000, and the 75th percentile is $30,000. That spread indicates a mix of many smaller grants with a limited number of large institutional gifts. The pattern also shows repeat support. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation, Heart of Florida United Way, United Arts of Central Florida Inc., Gardens at Depugh Nursing Center, Bach Festival Society, and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. The foundation runs a General Grant Program and related general grantmaking streams that accept unsolicited applications. It also funds individuals, including scholarship recipients and artist awards.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $4.6M

    Total Assets

    $136.9M

    Total Revenue

    $9M

    Total Expenses

    $9M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $1K and $30K, with a median of $6K.

    25th Percentile

    $1K

    Median

    $6K

    75th Percentile

    $30K

    Geographic Reach

    Local13 states funded
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    EIN (Tax ID): 13-6115217Latest Form 990: 2025Total assets: $136.9M3 filings on recordFind their full 990 filing →
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    Highly concentrated giving: few (4) large grants totaling $7.18M, skewed toward one dominant arts recipient (repeat major gifts) and significant single grants to nearby colleges; emphasis on operating support and targeted program/curricular funding rather than many small awards.

    Funding Style

    unrestricted/general operating supportprogram support (arts & education)capital improvements / facility & equipment fundingscholarships and awards

    Notable grantees: Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation, Rollins College - Freshwater Curricular Research, University of Central Florida - College of Nursing

    Topics

    performing arts presenting and orchestral performancearts education & youth arts initiatives (after-school, school-based)scholarships and artist awardsfacility renovations, venue rental, and equipment upgradesdisaster relief and community clean-up (Hurricane response)accessibility & translation services (video/phone)

    Where Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Central Florida, with 86% of grants going to recipients in Florida. Winter Park and Orlando account for much of the activity, including recipients such as the Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation, Rollins College, Gardens at Depugh Nursing Center, Winter Park Day Nursery, and Bach Festival Society in Winter Park, plus University of Central Florida, United Arts of Central Florida Inc., Heart of Florida United Way, and Grace Medical Home Inc. in Orlando. Maitland also appears in the recent grants list through Elevate Orlando.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

    How large are the foundation’s typical grants?

    The grant-size distribution is small at the center and larger at the top end: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $6,000, and the 75th percentile is $30,000. Recent awards also show a few very large grants, including multimillion-dollar operating support and several six-figure grants.

    Does the foundation make repeat grants to the same organizations?

    Yes. Multiple recipients appear in more than one year, including the Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation, Heart of Florida United Way, United Arts of Central Florida Inc., Gardens at Depugh Nursing Center, Bach Festival Society, and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. That points to recurring support rather than one-time-only giving.

    Can organizations apply directly?

    Yes. The General Grant Program and related general grantmaking streams accept unsolicited applications. The listed programs are open to nonprofit organizations, and one stream also notes qualifying organizations more broadly.

    What kinds of work does the foundation support?

    Its active grant programs and recent awards cover arts and culture, education, social services, and fine arts preservation and exhibition. Recent grants also include scholarship support, capital improvements, operating support, exhibit support, translation services, hurricane relief, and program support for music and performing arts.

    Where does the foundation give most often?

    Giving is concentrated in Florida, with 86% of grants to recipients in the state. Recent recipients are heavily clustered in Winter Park and Orlando, with additional activity in Maitland.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Current and upcoming funding from Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Opening soonCloses Sep 15, 2026Award: $15K – $750K

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    Who can apply: Applicant must be exempt from federal taxation under 501(c)3 or 509(a)1 of the Internal Revenue Code. A copy of the IRS Exemption Letter dated no more than 10 years prior to the application date must be provided. The organization’s focus must align with the foundation mission, and the grant purpose must benefit the Central Florida area.

    Deadline: March 15 and September 15 annually; proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. for consideration at the annual meeting in early May or the special trustee meeting in early November.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    CHARLES HOSMER MORSE FOUNDATIONWINTER PARK, FL$2,700,0002025OPERATING SUPPORT
    ROLLINS COLLEGE - INNOVATION TRIANGLEWINTER PARK, FL$500,0002025INNOVATION TRIANGLE-CRUMMER BUSINESS SCHOOL
    BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETYWINTER PARK, FL$109,0002025HS CHORAL PROGRAM/GENERAL SUPPORT/FUND DEVELOPMENT
    UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INCORLANDO, FL$100,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    HEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAYORLANDO, FL$100,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    GRACE MEDICAL HOME INCORLANDO, FL$76,0002025CONVERSION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS & GENERAL SUPPORT
    A GIFT FOR TEACHINGORLANDO, FL$55,0002025LEARNING KITS AND ARTS PROGRAM
    GARDENS AT DEPUGH NURSING CENTERWINTER PARK, FL$53,0002025UPGRADE RESIDENTS ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT/GENERAL SUPPORT
    ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAORLANDO, FL$51,0002025CONCERT SUPPORT
    DR PHILLIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSORLANDO, FL$50,0002025APPLAUSE PROGRAM SUPPORT
    ORLANDO SHAKESORLANDO, FL$46,0002025PRODUCTION SUPPORT
    ORLANDO BALLETORLANDO, FL$40,0002025ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE
    OPERA ORLANDOORLANDO, FL$40,0002025UNDERWRITING MUSIC FOR PERFORMANCE
    CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INCORLANDO, FL$39,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    EARLY LEARNING SHARED SERVICES ALLIANCEWINTER PARK, FL$35,0002025SUPPORT FOR CHILDCARE MANAGER POSITION
    UNITED AGAINST POVERTY INCORLANDO, FL$35,0002025ROOF REPAIR
    ORLANDO UNION RESCUE MISSIONORLANDO, FL$32,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF CENTRAL FLORIDAORLANDO, FL$30,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    WINTER PARK DAY NURSERYWINTER PARK, FL$30,0002025SCHOLARSHIPS /TEACHER SALARIES
    FLORIDA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRAWINTER PARK, FL$30,0002025VENUE RENTAL FOR PERFORMANCES
    WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATIONWINTER PARK, FL$30,0002025MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS ENDOWMENT SUPPORT
    SALVATION ARMYORLANDO, FL$30,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKORLANDO, FL$30,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    WELBOURNE AVENUE NURSERY & KINDERGARTENWINTER PARK, FL$28,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCEORLANDO, FL$25,0002025DORMITORY RENOVATION TO HANDICAP COMPLIANCE
    ELEVATION SCHOLARSORLANDO, FL$25,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    LIFT ORLANDOORLANDO, FL$25,0002025EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPORT
    ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ARTORLANDO, FL$25,0002025ART EDUCATION
    ADVENTHEALTH FOUNDATIONORLANDO, FL$25,0002025PEDIATRIC ART THERAPY PROGRAM
    UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA - WUCF-TVORLANDO, FL$25,0002025GENERAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
    WINTER PARK HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONWINTER PARK, FL$22,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    ART & HISTORY MUSEUMSMAITLAND, FL$20,0002025EXHIBITION SUPPORT
    CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENSLAKE MONROE, FL$16,5002025ANIMAL CARE
    SUPPORT OUR SCHOLARSWINTER PARK, FL$15,0002025SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    URBAN THINK FOUNDATION INCORLANDO, FL$15,0002025AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
    ORLANDO FAMILY STAGEORLANDO, FL$15,0002025NO EMPTY BUS CAMPAIGN
    ROLLINS COLLEGE - MCKEAN AWARDWINTER PARK, FL$15,0002025TEACHING AWARD
    WINTER PARK PUBLIC LIBRARYWINTER PARK, FL$12,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    DANA HALL SCHOOLWELLESLEY, MA$10,0002025SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    ONE PURSEORLANDO, FL$10,0002025PROGRAM EXPANSION AND SCHOLARSHIPS
    FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WINTER PARKWINTER PARK, FL$9,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY INCPALM BEACH, FL$5,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    ENGENDERHEALTHWASHINGTON, DC$5,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF CENTRAL FLORIDACHRISTMAS, FL$4,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    ROLLINS COLLEGE - ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPSWINTER PARK, FL$3,0002025SCHOLARSHIPS
    FOUNDATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCORLANDO, FL$2,5002025EHS NFL ACADEMY TRIP
    ROLLINS COLLEGE EDYTH BUSH INSTITUTEWINTER PARK, FL$2,2502025MEMBERSHIP
    FOUNDATION CENTER DBA CANDID (GUIDESTAR)WILLIAMSBURG, VA$2,1992025GENERAL SUPPORT
    GARDEN CLUB OF PALM BEACH INCPALM BEACH, FL$2,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    PEN AND BRUSH INCNEW YORK, NY$1,5002025AWARD FOR ARTIST

    CHARLES HOSMER MORSE FOUNDATION

    $2,700,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    OPERATING SUPPORT

    ROLLINS COLLEGE - INNOVATION TRIANGLE

    $500,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    INNOVATION TRIANGLE-CRUMMER BUSINESS SCHOOL

    BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY

    $109,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    HS CHORAL PROGRAM/GENERAL SUPPORT/FUND DEVELOPMENT

    UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC

    $100,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    HEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAY

    $100,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    GRACE MEDICAL HOME INC

    $76,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    CONVERSION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS & GENERAL SUPPORT

    A GIFT FOR TEACHING

    $55,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    LEARNING KITS AND ARTS PROGRAM

    GARDENS AT DEPUGH NURSING CENTER

    $53,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    UPGRADE RESIDENTS ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT/GENERAL SUPPORT

    ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

    $51,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    CONCERT SUPPORT

    DR PHILLIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

    $50,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    APPLAUSE PROGRAM SUPPORT

    ORLANDO SHAKES

    $46,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    PRODUCTION SUPPORT

    ORLANDO BALLET

    $40,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE

    OPERA ORLANDO

    $40,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    UNDERWRITING MUSIC FOR PERFORMANCE

    CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC

    $39,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    EARLY LEARNING SHARED SERVICES ALLIANCE

    $35,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    SUPPORT FOR CHILDCARE MANAGER POSITION

    UNITED AGAINST POVERTY INC

    $35,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    ROOF REPAIR

    ORLANDO UNION RESCUE MISSION

    $32,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

    $30,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    WINTER PARK DAY NURSERY

    $30,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    SCHOLARSHIPS /TEACHER SALARIES

    FLORIDA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

    $30,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    VENUE RENTAL FOR PERFORMANCES

    WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION

    $30,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS ENDOWMENT SUPPORT

    SALVATION ARMY

    $30,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK

    $30,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    WELBOURNE AVENUE NURSERY & KINDERGARTEN

    $28,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE

    $25,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    DORMITORY RENOVATION TO HANDICAP COMPLIANCE

    ELEVATION SCHOLARS

    $25,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    LIFT ORLANDO

    $25,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPORT

    ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART

    $25,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    ART EDUCATION

    ADVENTHEALTH FOUNDATION

    $25,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    PEDIATRIC ART THERAPY PROGRAM

    UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA - WUCF-TV

    $25,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    GENERAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

    WINTER PARK HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

    $22,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    ART & HISTORY MUSEUMS

    $20,000
    MAITLAND, FL2025

    EXHIBITION SUPPORT

    CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS

    $16,500
    LAKE MONROE, FL2025

    ANIMAL CARE

    SUPPORT OUR SCHOLARS

    $15,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    SCHOLARSHIP FUND

    URBAN THINK FOUNDATION INC

    $15,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

    ORLANDO FAMILY STAGE

    $15,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    NO EMPTY BUS CAMPAIGN

    ROLLINS COLLEGE - MCKEAN AWARD

    $15,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    TEACHING AWARD

    WINTER PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

    $12,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    DANA HALL SCHOOL

    $10,000
    WELLESLEY, MA2025

    SCHOLARSHIP FUND

    ONE PURSE

    $10,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    PROGRAM EXPANSION AND SCHOLARSHIPS

    FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WINTER PARK

    $9,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY INC

    $5,000
    PALM BEACH, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    ENGENDERHEALTH

    $5,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

    $4,000
    CHRISTMAS, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    ROLLINS COLLEGE - ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS

    $3,000
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    SCHOLARSHIPS

    FOUNDATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC

    $2,500
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    EHS NFL ACADEMY TRIP

    ROLLINS COLLEGE EDYTH BUSH INSTITUTE

    $2,250
    WINTER PARK, FL2025

    MEMBERSHIP

    FOUNDATION CENTER DBA CANDID (GUIDESTAR)

    $2,199
    WILLIAMSBURG, VA2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    GARDEN CLUB OF PALM BEACH INC

    $2,000
    PALM BEACH, FL2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    PEN AND BRUSH INC

    $1,500
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    AWARD FOR ARTIST