The NM Morris Family Foundation concentrates its giving on funded organizations that train and place service animals and support people with visual impairments. Nearly all grants go to a small set of national nonprofits that provide guide dogs or prison-based service-dog training programs, with broad/general operating support rather than project-specific gifts. The pattern suggests a focused interest in the human-animal partnership as a means of disability assistance and rehabilitation.
Highly concentrated giving: a small number of large, repeat general-support grants to two national nonprofits rather than many one-off or geographically diverse recipients.
Nm Morris Family Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is its steady support for assistance-animal organizations, especially groups that train guide dogs and service dogs for people who are blind or visually impaired. The largest recent gifts include $50,000 grants to Guiding Eyes for the Blind in both 2024 and 2025, alongside repeated support for Puppies Behind Bars, which received $50,100 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2024 and 2025. Those awards point to a funder that returns to the same national nonprofits across multiple years rather than spreading its support broadly. The foundation’s giving also reflects an interest in prison-based service-dog training and related rehabilitation work. It makes general fund grants, suggesting support for organizational capacity rather than narrow project lines. Recent awards sit within a larger annual grant budget of $988,649 and assets of $7,019,368, with most grants landing at small-to-mid sizes. The named recipients in the recent-grants list are primarily national organizations, but the pattern is clear: the foundation backs established groups serving disability assistance through the human-animal partnership.
In disability-assistance work, the foundation has backed guide-dog training through $50,000 grants to Guiding Eyes for the Blind in 2024 and 2025, plus a $10,000 grant in 2023. It also supported Vision Spring with a $10,000 general fund grant in 2023, aligning with visual-impairment services. A second thread is prison-based service-dog training. Puppies Behind Bars received $50,100 in 2023 and $50,000 grants in both 2024 and 2025, showing repeated support over time. The foundation also gives beyond the assistance-animal niche. In Colorado, it awarded $20,000 to the Bob Beattie Ski Foundation in 2023 and $10,000 grants to Aces and to Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation in later years. In New York, it funded Surprise Lake Camp with $15,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 and 2025.
Typical grants are small: the 25th percentile is $938, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $4,000. The recent-grants list shows a few larger outliers, but most awards cluster near the $1,000 mark. The foundation also appears to favor general operating or general fund support rather than restricted project grants. Its pattern is recurring rather than one-off. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Puppies Behind Bars, Surprise Lake Camp, Greenwich Hospital Foundation, Vail Health Foundation, and Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation. The foundation is organized as a family foundation and does not fund individuals. It also does not make program-related investments.
$293K
$6.9M
$218K
$348K
Most grants fall between $938 and $4K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$938
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$4K
About 28% of grants go to recipients in CO.
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Notable grantees: Puppies Behind Bars, Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Grantmaking is national, with all grants in the recipient-country distribution going to U.S. organizations. Colorado is the top state by grant count, and recent grants there include Aspen, Vail, Snowmass Village, and Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation. New York also appears frequently, with recipients in New York, Yorktown Heights, Cold Spring, and Mount Kisco. Connecticut shows up through Cos Cob grants to Greenwich Hospital Foundation. The foundation’s HQ is in Bedford, NY, but its giving is spread beyond the headquarters state.
The foundation supports organizations tied to service and guide dogs, especially groups serving people who are blind or visually impaired. It also backs prison-based service-dog training programs and gives general operating support to established nonprofits in that space.
Yes. Several recipients recur across years, including Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Puppies Behind Bars, Surprise Lake Camp, Greenwich Hospital Foundation, Vail Health Foundation, and Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation.
The grant-size distribution is compact: the 25th percentile is $938, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $4,000. That means most awards are near $1,000, with a smaller number of larger grants.
Colorado is the top state by grant count. Recent Colorado recipients include organizations in Aspen, Vail, and Snowmass Village, showing a noticeable concentration there even though the foundation is headquartered in Bedford, NY.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAIL HEALTH FOUNDATION | VAIL, CO | $37,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ACES ASPEN CTR FOR ENVIORNMENTAL ST | ASPEN, CO | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BOYS GIRLS CLUB NORTHERN WESTCHESTE | NOUNT KISCO, NY | $17,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| LIGHTHOUSE GUILD | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ASPEN VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION | ASPEN, CO | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ENDOCARE FUND | GREENWICH, CT | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ASPEN FAMILY CONNECTIONS | ASPEN, CO | $9,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ASPEN MIDDLE SCHOOL | ASPEN, CO | $9,000 | 2026 | OUTDOOOR EDUCATION |
| ASPEN VALLEY LAND TRUST | ASPEN, CO | $7,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ASPEN VALLEY SKI SNOWBOARD CLUB | ASPEN, CO | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY | ASPEN, CO | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ASPEN INSTITUTE | ASPEN, CO | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MOUNTAIN VALLEY HORSE RESCUE | MCCOY, CO | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CARE FOR THE HOMELESS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM | ST MICHAELS, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION | AVON, CO | $5,000 | 2026 | YOUTHPOWER 365 |
| HEAVEN CAN WAIT ANIMAL SOCIETY | LAS VEGAS, NV | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSP FOUNDATIO | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BULLIES BUDDIES | SAN PEDRO, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PUBLIC MEDIA CO | BOULDER, CO | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| EAGLE ROCK YACHT CLUB | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HILLSIDE FOOD OUTREACH | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $3,750 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BETTY FORD ALPINE GARDENS | VAIL, CO | $3,500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CROHNS COLITIS FOUNDATION | PURCHASE, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MAEDAY RESCUE INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PORCHLIGHT PLAYERS COMMUNITY THEATE | EAGLE, CO | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| LABELLE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| OCEANA ORG | MONTEREY, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| TOBIE'S SMALL DOG RESCUE | GLENDALE, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MIANUS GORGE PRESERVE | BEDFORD, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,600 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ROARING FORK MTN BIKE ASSOC | BASALT, CO | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| SNOWMASS VILLAGE ROTARY CLUB | SNOWMASS VILLAGE, CO | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| WNYC | NWE YORK, NY | $2,080 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| FRIENDS OF AMBLER FARM | WILTON, CT | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| SKYDOG SANCTUARY INC | MALIBU, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MOUNTAIN RESCUE ASPEN | ASPEN, CO | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| FRIENDS OF TRAILSIDE MUSEUM | CROSS RIVER, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDAT | AURORA, CO | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PROSPECTOR THEATER | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| VAIL MTN SCHOOL | VAIL, CO | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ASPEN YOUTH CENTER | ASPEN, CO | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MALTA HOUSE | NORWALK, CT | $1,250 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CLASP HOMES | WESTPORT, CT | $1,250 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,090 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC | ELMSFORD, NY | $1,052 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| WESTCHESTER CHRISTMAS DINNER | KATONAH, NY | $1,021 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| COLORADO NONPROFIT FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $1,010 | 2026 | FLT IRON CARDS, FOOD |
ACES ASPEN CTR FOR ENVIORNMENTAL ST
$20,000GENERAL FUND
BOYS GIRLS CLUB NORTHERN WESTCHESTE
$17,000GENERAL FUND
LIGHTHOUSE GUILD
$10,000GENERAL FUND
ASPEN VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL FUND
ENDOCARE FUND
$10,000GENERAL FUND
ASPEN FAMILY CONNECTIONS
$9,000GENERAL FUND
ASPEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
$9,000OUTDOOOR EDUCATION
ASPEN VALLEY LAND TRUST
$7,000GENERAL FUND
ASPEN INSTITUTE
$5,000GENERAL FUND
CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM
$5,000GENERAL FUND
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSP FOUNDATIO
$5,000GENERAL FUND
LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS
$5,000GENERAL FUND
BULLIES BUDDIES
$4,000GENERAL FUND
EAGLE ROCK YACHT CLUB
$4,000GENERAL FUND
HILLSIDE FOOD OUTREACH
$3,750GENERAL FUND
CROHNS COLITIS FOUNDATION
$3,000GENERAL FUND
MAEDAY RESCUE INC
$3,000GENERAL FUND
PORCHLIGHT PLAYERS COMMUNITY THEATE
$3,000GENERAL FUND
LABELLE FOUNDATION
$3,000GENERAL FUND
OCEANA ORG
$3,000GENERAL FUND
TOBIE'S SMALL DOG RESCUE
$3,000GENERAL FUND
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
$2,600GENERAL FUND
ROARING FORK MTN BIKE ASSOC
$2,500GENERAL FUND
SNOWMASS VILLAGE ROTARY CLUB
$2,500GENERAL FUND
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$2,500GENERAL FUND
WNYC
$2,080GENERAL FUND
FRIENDS OF AMBLER FARM
$2,000GENERAL FUND
SKYDOG SANCTUARY INC
$2,000GENERAL FUND
MOUNTAIN RESCUE ASPEN
$2,000GENERAL FUND
FRIENDS OF TRAILSIDE MUSEUM
$2,000GENERAL FUND
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDAT
$2,000GENERAL FUND
VAIL MTN SCHOOL
$2,000GENERAL FUND
MALTA HOUSE
$1,250GENERAL FUND
CLASP HOMES
$1,250GENERAL FUND
WESTCHESTER CHRISTMAS DINNER
$1,021GENERAL FUND
COLORADO NONPROFIT FOUNDATION
$1,010FLT IRON CARDS, FOOD