The Morrow Education Foundation is a highly focused, local education funder that concentrates almost all of its resources in Morrow County, Oregon. Its grants primarily support K–12 school districts and related local workforce/education infrastructure, funding technology, counseling, early childhood supports, STEAM, college-credit opportunities, internship staffing, and vocational/workforce development. The foundation favors practical, operational investments that directly expand student learning opportunities and career pathways rather than broad policy or national initiatives.
Morrow Education Foundation’s largest recent awards all go to the same county school district, including a $3,400,871 grant in 2023 and a $1,032,254 grant in 2025 to Morrow County School District in Heppner, Oregon. That pattern points to a funder that concentrates heavily on a small set of local education systems rather than spreading support across many institutions. The foundation’s grantmaking centers on K–12 operational needs tied to student access and school capacity: technology, counseling, early childhood, college-credit opportunities, internships, and field trips with STEAM components. The foundation also backs workforce development infrastructure. In Boardman, Port of Morrow received repeated $85,000 grants for staffing the workforce development program in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Another recurring local recipient is Ione School District, which received $35,000 grants in each of those same years for educational equipment. Taken together, the grants show a consistent preference for practical, school- and community-based support that helps rural students move through school and into career pathways.
In district-level support, Morrow Education Foundation gave $1,000,398 in 2024 to Morrow County School District for technology, counseling, early childhood, college credits, interns, and field trips/STEAM. That mix shows attention to both academic services and enrichment. For workforce development, the foundation awarded $85,000 in 2025 to Port of Morrow for staffing the Workforce Development program. The same recipient received identical grants in 2023 and 2024, indicating sustained support for staffing rather than a one-time project. The foundation also funds school equipment. Ione School District received $35,000 in 2024 for educational equipment, matching the same grant amount in 2023 and 2025. This suggests a steady pattern of replacing or expanding local instructional resources. College-credit access appears within the district support package, alongside internships and STEAM field trips, linking classroom learning to postsecondary and career pathways.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $47,500 at the 25th percentile, $85,000 at the median, and $771,548 at the 75th percentile, showing a mix of mid-sized operating support and much larger district awards. Grantmaking is clearly recurring: Morrow County School District, Port of Morrow, and Ione School District each appear in multiple years. The grants are domestic and local, with all listed recipients in Oregon. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not described as making program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $48K and $772K, with a median of $85K.
25th Percentile
$48K
Median
$85K
75th Percentile
$772K
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Highly concentrated and local: a small number of relatively large grants directed repeatedly to a few core recipients (notably Morrow County School District, Port of Morrow, and Ione School District). Funding is pragmatic and program-/capacity-focused rather than exploratory or national, with multiple grants to the same organizations over time.
Notable grantees: Morrow County School District, Port of Morrow, Ione School District
All listed grants go to recipients in Oregon, and every grant in the sample is in the United States. Heppner appears as the city for the largest school-district awards, while Boardman is the city for repeated workforce-development support to Port of Morrow. Ione also appears as a recurring recipient city for school equipment grants. The giving pattern is tightly concentrated in the foundation’s Oregon service area rather than spread across multiple states or countries.
The foundation supports K–12 district operations and student supports, including technology, counseling, early childhood, college credits, interns, and field trips/STEAM. It also funds workforce development staffing and educational equipment purchases for local school districts.
Yes. Morrow County School District received major awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Port of Morrow and Ione School District also each appear in all three years, showing a recurring grant pattern rather than one-off awards.
The grant-size distribution is $47,500 at the 25th percentile, $85,000 at the median, and $771,548 at the 75th percentile. That range reflects a mix of standard awards and substantially larger school-district grants.
Its giving is local and fully concentrated in Oregon. The recipient distribution shows 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state, with Heppner, Boardman, and Ione all appearing in the grant list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow County School District | Heppner, OR | $1,032,254 | 2025 | Funds were used for Technology, Counseling, Early Childhood, College Credits, Interns, Fieldtrips/STEAM. |
| Port of Morrow | Boardman, OR | $85,000 | 2025 | To use towards staffing the Workforce Development program. |
| Ione School District | Ione, OR | $35,000 | 2025 | Purchase of educational equipment |
| Morrow County School District | Heppner, OR | $1,000,398 | 2024 | Funds were used for Technology, Counseling, Early Childhood, College Credits, Interns, Fieldtrips/STEAM |
| Port of Morrow | Boardman, OR | $85,000 | 2024 | To use towards staffing the Workforce Development program |
| Ione School District | Ione, OR | $35,000 | 2024 | Purchase of educational equipment |
| Morrow County School District | Heppner, OR | $3,400,871 | 2023 | Funds were used for Technology, Counseling, Early Childhood, College Credits, Interns, Fieldtrips/STEAM |
| Port of Morrow | Boardman, OR | $85,000 | 2023 | To use towards staffing the Workforce Development program |
| Ione School District | Ione, OR | $35,000 | 2023 | Purchase of educational equipment |
Morrow County School District
$1,032,254Funds were used for Technology, Counseling, Early Childhood, College Credits, Interns, Fieldtrips/STEAM.
Port of Morrow
$85,000To use towards staffing the Workforce Development program.
Ione School District
$35,000Purchase of educational equipment
Morrow County School District
$1,000,398Funds were used for Technology, Counseling, Early Childhood, College Credits, Interns, Fieldtrips/STEAM
Port of Morrow
$85,000To use towards staffing the Workforce Development program
Ione School District
$35,000Purchase of educational equipment
Morrow County School District
$3,400,871Funds were used for Technology, Counseling, Early Childhood, College Credits, Interns, Fieldtrips/STEAM
Port of Morrow
$85,000To use towards staffing the Workforce Development program
Ione School District
$35,000Purchase of educational equipment