The William T. Morris Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The William T. Morris Foundation accepts no unsolicited requests, and a Director referral is required before any grant request can be made, so your first step is to build a route to a director rather than send a cold proposal.
- Its stated themes are arts and culture, education, health care, quality of life and military veterans, and it does not fund individuals, so your work should clearly sit in one of those areas and go to an organisation rather than a person.
- The filing shows $1,150,000 paid in total, but no grant range is stated, so ask the referring director about the likely scale before you set a figure.
- The foundation says it looks for positive impact in under-served or under-funded areas, collaboration with government, philanthropic, private-sector and not-for-profit partners, work that advances what it already supports, leverage of other support, and measurable results, so make those points clearly in any approach.
- Its stated geographic focus is domestic organisations; internationally, so check that your organisation and project fit that line before you seek a referral.
Overview
The William T. Morris Foundation is a US private foundation based in Naples, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports arts and culture, education, health care and quality-of-life initiatives, including higher learning, medical research, United States military veterans, the performing arts, and history and culture education. It awards grants to IRS-recognised 501(c)(3) organisations and governmental units, not to individuals. It provides grants to domestic organisations, while supported projects may occur internationally. In selecting projects, it looks for positive impact in under-served or under-funded areas, collaboration with government, philanthropic, private-sector and not-for-profit partners, strategies that advance work it already supports, leverage of other sources of support, and measurable results.
Themes
- Arts and culture
- Education
- Health care
- Quality of life
- Military veterans
Geographic Focus
Domestic organizations; internationally.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
How to apply
A Director referral is required before a grant request can be made.
Application success factors
What the foundation says:
- It looks for projects that produce positive impact in under-served and/or under-funded areas.
- It looks for collaboration with government, philanthropic, private-sector and not-for-profit partners.
- It values strategies that advance the work it is already supporting.
- It looks for projects that leverage support from other sources.
- It looks for projects that produce measurable results.
Officers and directors
- S April — Director
- J Johnston — Director
- Ba August — Director
- J Johnston — Executive VP, Treasurer, D
- S April — Vice President And Director
- P Barrett — Vice President And Director
- R Patti — Vice President / Secretary And Director
- Ba August — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,432,272 | $1,214,000 | $40,259,892 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,378,411 | $1,180,000 | $40,457,446 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,378,643 | $1,150,000 | $40,473,844 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Contact
- (845) 359-2020
- Naples, FL
- wtmf.org
Applying to The William T. Morris Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (845) 359-2020
- Naples, FL
- wtmf.org