
The MRI Software Foundation makes very targeted, small-scale grants focused on local social service needs and internal support for affiliated philanthropic entities. Roughly three-quarters of its recent giving went to a single homeless service project, with the remainder funding a related MRI Software charitable arm in the UK. The foundation appears to operate as a company-associated fund that directs modest, pragmatic dollars rather than broad community grantmaking.
The most distinctive feature of Mri Software Foundation Formerly Known As Mri Roar Fund is how tightly its recent giving is concentrated: a $43,466 grant to Grace at the Green Light for helping the homeless anchors a pattern of small, pragmatic awards rather than broad, open-ended philanthropy. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs homelessness response, school-based support, children’s basics, and a small set of MRI Software-related charitable entities. One year it gave $30,446 to Mri Software Foundation UK to provide support for the foundation, and it also funded Mri Software Foundation Limited in Sydney for the same purpose. Beyond those internal transfers, the foundation directs modest grants to local service providers and education-focused nonprofits, including Envisionexcelllence in Stem Education Inc in Cleveland Heights and Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless in Cleveland. The profile that emerges is of a company-associated fund making targeted awards, often in amounts that sit at the lower end of its grant range. Its recent recipients include both neighborhood organizations in Ohio and organizations serving people in Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, and abroad, but the central pattern is clear: small grants, practical needs, and a strong emphasis on homelessness and community support.
Homelessness is a consistent thread. In 2023, the foundation gave $43,466 to Grace at the Green Light for helping the homeless, then followed with $11,008 to Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless in 2025 and $10,000 to Lucky Duck Foundation in San Diego for alleviating homelessness. It also supported Humble Design Cleveland with $5,000 for housing after experience of homelessness and Lotus Campaign with $5,000 for long-term housing solutions. The foundation also funds children’s essentials and school support. Undies for Everyone received $10,000 for underwear for poverty kids, Tas Foundation Incorporated (shoes4everyone) received $8,000 for footwear for children, and Bernie's Book Bank received $3,000 for free quality children’s books. Education-related grants extend to STEM and classroom enrichment, including $20,000 to Envisionexcelllence in Stem Education Inc for STEM education and $10,000 to Ohio Invention League for invention education.
$72K
$195K
$68K
$75K
Most grants fall between $4K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
Top 5 recipient countries by grant volume for Mri Software Foundation Formerly Known As Mri Roar Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 47 | $362K | 85.5% |
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Very concentrated and limited: two grants totaling under $75k, with repeated emphasis on one homelessness provider and internal/affiliate organizational support rather than a broad portfolio of external nonprofits.
Notable grantees: Grace at the Green Light, MRI Software Foundation UK
Typical grants are modest: the p25 is $3,550, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $10,000. The recent record shows repeated support to a small set of causes, with some organizations appearing in more than one year, including Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio in both 2023 and 2025. The funder is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF and not a vehicle for individuals or program-related investments. Its giving looks project-based and relatively concentrated, with awards often clustered around round-number amounts.
Grant recipients are mostly in the United States, which accounts for 28 of 35 recent grants. Ohio is the top state by grant count, and 41% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Recent Ohio recipients include Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Lorain, Akron, Solon, Bay Village, Shaker Heights, and Oxford. Outside the U.S., grants went to recipients in Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Australia, showing a small international component alongside its Ohio-centered giving.
Recent grants cluster around homelessness response, housing stability, children’s essentials, and education. Examples include $43,466 to Grace at the Green Light for helping the homeless, $5,000 to Humble Design Cleveland for housing after experience of homelessness, and $20,000 to Envisionexcelllence in Stem Education Inc for STEM education.
The foundation’s grant sizes are usually small. Its typical distribution is p25 of $3,550, a median of $5,000, and p75 of $10,000, which means many awards fall in the $3,500 to $10,000 range.
Yes. Some recipients appear in more than one year. Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio received $5,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2025, showing that the foundation does make repeat awards to selected organizations.
Most recent grants go to U.S. recipients, with 28 of 35 grants in the United States. Ohio is the top state by grant count, and 41% of grants went to recipients in Ohio, including organizations in Cleveland, Lorain, Akron, Solon, and Shaker Heights.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 3 |
| $12K |
5.5% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 2 | $35K | 3.6% |
| 4 | New Zealand | 2 | $4K | 3.6% |
| 5 | Austria | 1 | $11K | 1.8% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS | CLEVELAND, OH | $11,008 | 2025 | ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST OHIO | LORAIN, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | INSPIRE AND ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE |
| LUCKY DUCK FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | ALLEVIATE HOMELESSNESS |
| TAS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED (SHOES4EVERYONE) | SMYRNA, GA | $8,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOOTWEAR FOR CHILDREN |
| PI SIGMA EPSILON GAMMA NU CANCER FUNDRAISER | OXFORD, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | FUND CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH |
| SHAKER SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | RESOURCES TO ENRICH STUDENTS |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | HELP END HUNGER TODAY |
| HUMBLE DESIGN CLEVELAND | SOLON, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | HOUSING AFTER EXP. HOMELESSNESS |
| LOTUS CAMPAIGN | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | LONG-TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS |
| AFRICENTRIC ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL | NORTH YORK | $3,040 | 2025 | SCHOOL/ADDRESS HIGH DROPOUT RATE |
| BERNIE'S BOOK BANK | LAKE BLUFF, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | FREE QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES | CHICAGO, IL | $965 | 2025 | ASSIST FAMILIES-CHILDREN ARE ILL/INJ |
| KIDSCAN CHARITABLE TRUST | ALBANY | $500 | 2025 | HELP KIWI KIDS AFFECTED BY POVERTY |
| SUNSHINE ON A RANNEY DAY | ROSWELL, GA | $15,000 | 2024 | BUILDS CUSTOM ROOMS - DISABLED KIDS |
| UKRANIAN ACTION | DANIEL ISLAND, SC | $12,700 | 2024 | HUMANITARIAN SUPPLIE TO UKRAINE |
| BACK ON MY FEET | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | EMPOWER ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE |
| MEALS OF HOPE | NAPLES, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | EMPOWER COMMUNITIES/END HUNGER |
| MAUI FOOD BANK | WAILUKU, HI | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDING FOOD TO MAUL COUNTY |
| THE MIDAS COLLABORATIVE | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ACROSS MA |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUM | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE - PEOPLE CAN/LIVE PROSPER |
| UNDIES FOR EVERYONE | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | UNDERWEAR FOR POVERTY KIDS |
| MOVE FOR HUNGER | NEPTUNE, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | FIGHTING FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD WASTE |
| CUMBERLAND YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES | DENTON, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORTS YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE |
| YWCA GREATER CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | ELIMINATE RACISM AND EMPOWER WOMEN |
| WOODGREEN FOUNDATION | TORONTO, ON | $5,000 | 2024 | PROMOTES AND REDUCES POVERTY |
| FOSTERING HOPE OHIO | SOLON, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | ENRICH CHILDREN'S LIVES - FOSTER CARE |
| DONORSCHOOSE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM PROJECTS |
| CASAGAL | SEATTLE, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | PROMOTES COURT-APPOINTED ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN ABUSED OR NEGLECTED |
| HOT BREAD KITCHEN | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | EMPOWER WOMAN WITH JOB SKILLS |
| LOTUS CAMPAIGN | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | LONG-TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS |
| NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS | CLEVELAND, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST OHIO | LORAIN, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | INSPIRE AND ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE |
| STACKSJOULES | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | COMPUTER PROGRAMMING - CHILDREN |
| GRACE AT THE GREEN LIGHT | NE ORLEANS, LA | $43,466 | 2023 | HELPING THE HOMELESS |
| MRI SOFTWARE FOUNDATION UK | LONDON | $30,446 | 2023 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FOUNDATION |
| ENVISIONEXCELLLENCE IN STEM EDUCATION INC | CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH | $20,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE GRANTS IN STEM EDUCATION |
| MRI SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LIMITED | SYDNEY | $10,767 | 2023 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FOUNDATION |
| EDUCATE FOR CHANGE (UGANDA) | DENVER, CO | $10,360 | 2023 | PAYS ORPHANS TO ATTEND SCHOOL |
| OHIO INVENTION LEAGUE | BAY VILLAGE, OH | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT INVENTION EDUCATION |
| UNDIES FOR EVERYONE | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | UNDERWEAR FOR POVERTY KIDS |
| SUNSHINE ON A RANNEY DAY | ROSWELL, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | BUILDS CUSTOM ROOMS-DISABLED KIDS |
| THE REFUGEE RESPONSE | CLEVELAND, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | EMPOWERS RESETTLED FAMILIES |
| EAGLE ELEMENTARY OF AKRON | AKRON, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT GRADE SCHOOL EDUCATION |
| ODYSSEY GROUP FOUNDATION | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2023 | GLOBAL DISASTER RELIEF |
| GIRLS WHO CODE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | TEACHING GIRLS TECHNOLOGY |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST OHIO | LORAIN, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | INSPIRE&ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE |
| HOPE THRU SOAP | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE MOBILE SHOWER |
| MUSTARD SEED PROJECT KENYA | PETERBOROUGH | $4,730 | 2023 | QUALIY EDUCATION IN MOMBASA |
| TRUE NORTH AID | KITCHENER | $3,699 | 2023 | ASSIST INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING BOULDER COUNTY | BOULDER, CO | $3,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT ALL WHO LIVE IN BOULDER CO. |
NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
$11,008ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST OHIO
$10,000INSPIRE AND ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE
LUCKY DUCK FOUNDATION
$10,000ALLEVIATE HOMELESSNESS
TAS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED (SHOES4EVERYONE)
$8,000PROVIDE FOOTWEAR FOR CHILDREN
PI SIGMA EPSILON GAMMA NU CANCER FUNDRAISER
$5,000FUND CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH
SHAKER SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$5,000RESOURCES TO ENRICH STUDENTS
FEEDING AMERICA
$5,000HELP END HUNGER TODAY
HUMBLE DESIGN CLEVELAND
$5,000HOUSING AFTER EXP. HOMELESSNESS
LOTUS CAMPAIGN
$5,000LONG-TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS
AFRICENTRIC ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
$3,040SCHOOL/ADDRESS HIGH DROPOUT RATE
BERNIE'S BOOK BANK
$3,000FREE QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES
$965ASSIST FAMILIES-CHILDREN ARE ILL/INJ
KIDSCAN CHARITABLE TRUST
$500HELP KIWI KIDS AFFECTED BY POVERTY
SUNSHINE ON A RANNEY DAY
$15,000BUILDS CUSTOM ROOMS - DISABLED KIDS
UKRANIAN ACTION
$12,700HUMANITARIAN SUPPLIE TO UKRAINE
BACK ON MY FEET
$10,000EMPOWER ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE
MEALS OF HOPE
$10,000EMPOWER COMMUNITIES/END HUNGER
MAUI FOOD BANK
$10,000PROVIDING FOOD TO MAUL COUNTY
THE MIDAS COLLABORATIVE
$10,000PROVIDE FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ACROSS MA
NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUM
$10,000PROMOTE - PEOPLE CAN/LIVE PROSPER
UNDIES FOR EVERYONE
$10,000UNDERWEAR FOR POVERTY KIDS
MOVE FOR HUNGER
$10,000FIGHTING FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD WASTE
CUMBERLAND YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
$10,000SUPPORTS YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE
YWCA GREATER CLEVELAND
$10,000ELIMINATE RACISM AND EMPOWER WOMEN
WOODGREEN FOUNDATION
$5,000PROMOTES AND REDUCES POVERTY
FOSTERING HOPE OHIO
$5,000ENRICH CHILDREN'S LIVES - FOSTER CARE
DONORSCHOOSE
$5,000PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM PROJECTS
CASAGAL
$5,000PROMOTES COURT-APPOINTED ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN ABUSED OR NEGLECTED
HOT BREAD KITCHEN
$5,000EMPOWER WOMAN WITH JOB SKILLS
LOTUS CAMPAIGN
$5,000LONG-TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS
NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
$5,000ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST OHIO
$5,000INSPIRE AND ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE
STACKSJOULES
$2,500COMPUTER PROGRAMMING - CHILDREN
GRACE AT THE GREEN LIGHT
$43,466HELPING THE HOMELESS
MRI SOFTWARE FOUNDATION UK
$30,446PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FOUNDATION
ENVISIONEXCELLLENCE IN STEM EDUCATION INC
$20,000PROVIDE GRANTS IN STEM EDUCATION
MRI SOFTWARE FOUNDATION LIMITED
$10,767PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FOUNDATION
EDUCATE FOR CHANGE (UGANDA)
$10,360PAYS ORPHANS TO ATTEND SCHOOL
OHIO INVENTION LEAGUE
$10,000SUPPORT INVENTION EDUCATION
UNDIES FOR EVERYONE
$10,000UNDERWEAR FOR POVERTY KIDS
SUNSHINE ON A RANNEY DAY
$5,000BUILDS CUSTOM ROOMS-DISABLED KIDS
THE REFUGEE RESPONSE
$5,000EMPOWERS RESETTLED FAMILIES
EAGLE ELEMENTARY OF AKRON
$5,000SUPPORT GRADE SCHOOL EDUCATION
ODYSSEY GROUP FOUNDATION
$5,000GLOBAL DISASTER RELIEF
GIRLS WHO CODE INC
$5,000TEACHING GIRLS TECHNOLOGY
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST OHIO
$5,000INSPIRE&ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE
HOPE THRU SOAP
$5,000PROVIDE MOBILE SHOWER
MUSTARD SEED PROJECT KENYA
$4,730QUALIY EDUCATION IN MOMBASA
TRUE NORTH AID
$3,699ASSIST INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING BOULDER COUNTY
$3,500SUPPORT ALL WHO LIVE IN BOULDER CO.