The Claire And Theodore Morse Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 95-4549063

Foundation Overview

Based in Los Angeles, CA, The Claire And Theodore Morse Foundation has awarded 206 grants totaling $1,237,250 to organizations in New York, California and 29 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $17,500, with a median award of $5,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$1,237,250
Total Assets
$2,980,586
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
25
Median Grant
$5,000
% Median Grant Decline
-50% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Growth-Minded: 56%

14 of 25 recipients (56%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.

Geographic Focus
California

Grants are geographically diversified with 30% in California and funding distributed across 31 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within California, funding concentrates in Los Angeles (48%), San Francisco (6%), Oakland (6%).

Funding Trajectory
+54%

Strong 54% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects

Highly focused on community projects with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Claire And Theodore Morse Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Access Books $6,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Operating Support 2023
Acre $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Operating Support 2023
Afro Charities Inc $5,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating Support 2023
Best Buddies International $5,000 Miami, FL, US General Operating Support 2023
Camfed Usa $1,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Operating Support 2023
Center For Early Education $15,000 Hollywood, CA, US General Operating Support 2023
Children Of The Night Inc $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Operating Support 2023
Eubie Blake Cultural Center $5,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating Support 2023
Harlem Academy $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2023
Interurban Arthouse $5,000 Overland Park, KS, US General Operating Support 2023
Kid Spark Education $5,000 Webb City, MO, US General Operating Support 2023
Project Angel Food $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Operating Support 2023
Project Scientist $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Operating Support 2023
Raw Art Works $5,000 Lynn, MA, US General Operating Support 2023
Safe Alliance $5,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Operating Support 2023
Shadhika $1,500 Denver, CO, US General Operating Support 2023
Temple Emanuel $5,000 Beverly Hills, CA, US General Operating Support 2023
The Black School $5,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Operating Support 2023
The Edible Schoolyard Project $1,500 Berkeley, CA, US General Operating Support 2023
The Museum Of Fine Arts Houston $10,000 Houston, TX, US General Operating Support 2023
The New York Academy Of Art $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2023
The Roots Of Music $7,500 New Orleans, LA, US General Operating Support 2023
Union Of Contemporary Art $2,500 Omaha, NE, US General Operating Support 2023
West End Learning Center Inc $10,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Operating Support 2023
Young Eisner Scholars $15,000 Inglewood, CA, US General Operating Support 2023
Art Start $7,500 Milwaukee, WI, US General Support 2022
Arts In Reach Encouraging Growth $10,000 Portsmouth, NH, US General Support 2022
Fusion Partnerships Inc $12,500 Baltimore, MD, US General Support 2022
Best Buddies International Inc $10,000 Miami, FL, US General Support 2022
Bronx Council On The Arts Inc $10,000 Bronx, NY, US General Support 2022
Community Economic Development Corporation $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Contemporary Art For San Antonio $7,500 San Antonio, TX, US General Support 2022
Extraordinary Families $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Chicago Mobile Makers $12,500 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2022
Petersen Automotive Museum $15,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Social Assistance Program For Vietnam $1,500 Garden Grove, CA, US General Support 2022
Wassaic Project Inc $7,500 Wassaic, NY, US General Support 2022
We Care Arts $17,500 Kettering, OH, US General Support 2022
Wisdom Of The Elders $7,500 Portland, OR, US General Support 2022
Hands Healing Arts Inc $12,500 Frankfort, KY, US General Support 2022
Art Start $7,500 Milwaukee, WI, US General Support 2022
Arts In Reach Encouraging Growth $10,000 Portsmouth, NH, US General Support 2022
Fusion Partnerships Inc $12,500 Baltimore, MD, US General Support 2022
Best Buddies International Inc $10,000 Miami, FL, US General Support 2022
Bronx Council On The Arts Inc $10,000 Bronx, NY, US General Support 2022
Community Economic Development Corporation $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Contemporary Art For San Antonio $7,500 San Antonio, TX, US General Support 2022
Extraordinary Families $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Chicago Mobile Makers $12,500 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2022
Petersen Automotive Museum $15,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Social Assistance Program For Vietnam $1,500 Garden Grove, CA, US General Support 2022
Wassaic Project Inc $7,500 Wassaic, NY, US General Support 2022
We Care Arts $17,500 Kettering, OH, US General Support 2022
Wisdom Of The Elders $7,500 Portland, OR, US General Support 2022
Hands Healing Arts Inc $12,500 Frankfort, KY, US General Support 2022
The Jewish Museum $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
The New York Academy Of Art $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Access Books $1,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2021
Art Sparks Texas $7,500 Austin, TX, US General Support 2021
Artist Mentorship Program $7,500 Portland, OR, US General Support 2021
Community Housing Of Wyandotte County- Epic Arts $7,500 Kansas City, KS, US General Support 2021
Fractured Atlas $2,500 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2021
Juxtaposition Arts $7,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Support 2021
Moving Arts Espanola $7,500 Velarde, NM, US General Support 2021
Richmond Art Center $8,500 Richmond, CA, US General Support 2021
Sealaska Heritage $10,000 Juneau, AK, US General Support 2021
Space One Eleven $7,500 North Birmingham, AL, US General Support 2021
The Black School $15,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Support 2021
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural And Education Ctr $7,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
The Drawing Center Inc $2,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
The Dreamyard Project Inc $10,000 Bronx, NY, US General Support 2021
The Whitney Institute $5,000 Wallace, LA, US General Support 2021
Urban Artworks $7,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2021
Chopart Corporation $7,500 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2021
Movement Alliance Project- Yasp $15,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Support 2021
The Jewish Museum $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
The New York Academy Of Art $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Access Books $1,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2021
Art Sparks Texas $7,500 Austin, TX, US General Support 2021
Artist Mentorship Program $7,500 Portland, OR, US General Support 2021
Community Housing Of Wyandotte County- Epic Arts $7,500 Kansas City, KS, US General Support 2021
Fractured Atlas $2,500 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2021
Juxtaposition Arts $7,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Support 2021
Moving Arts Espanola $7,500 Velarde, NM, US General Support 2021
Richmond Art Center $8,500 Richmond, CA, US General Support 2021
Sealaska Heritage $10,000 Juneau, AK, US General Support 2021
Space One Eleven $7,500 North Birmingham, AL, US General Support 2021
The Black School $15,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Support 2021
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural And Education Ctr $7,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
The Drawing Center Inc $2,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
The Dreamyard Project Inc $10,000 Bronx, NY, US General Support 2021
The Whitney Institute $5,000 Wallace, LA, US General Support 2021
Urban Artworks $7,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2021
Chopart Corporation $7,500 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2021
Movement Alliance Project- Yasp $15,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Support 2021
The Artists Cooperative Residency And Exh1b1t1ons $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2020
Afro Charities Inc $1,500 Baltimore, MD, US General Support 2020
The Jewish Museum $10,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Artists In Residence In Everglades Inc $1,500 Miami, FL, US General Support 2020
Native American Community Development Institute $2,500 Minneapolis, MN, US General Support 2020
American Friends Of Le Korsa Inc $2,500 Bethany, CT, US General Support 2020
Black Lunch Table Fnp $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2020
Counterpulse $1,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Dimensions Variable Inc $2,500 Miami, FL, US General Support 2020
Echo Park Film Center $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2020
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute & Cultural Cen $7,500 Baltimore, MD, US General Support 2020
Ifcm Corp $1,500 Miami Beach, FL, US General Support 2020
Floating Museum Nfp $1,500 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2020
Goodyear Arts $2,500 Charlotte, NC, US General Support 2020
Institute 193 Incorporated $2,000 Lexington, KY, US General Support 2020
Interurban Arthouse $1,500 Overland Park, KS, US General Support 2020
Northwest Film Forum $4,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Open Source Gallery Inc $1,500 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2020
Queer Art Inc $2,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Shadhika Project Inc $5,000 Denver, CO, US General Support 2020
Magpie Creative $2,500 Rapid City, SD, US General Support 2020
Sixty Inches From Center $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2020
The Bridge Pai $2,500 Charlottesville, VA, US General Support 2020
Buffalo Institute For Contemporary Art Inc $2,500 Buffalo, NY, US General Support 2020
The Lab Sf $2,500 San Fraqncisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc $7,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
The Museum Of Fine Arts Houston $10,000 Houston, TX, US General Support 2020
The New York Academy Of Art $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Young Eisner Scholars $5,000 Inglewood, CA, US General Support 2020
The Union For Contemporary Art Inc $2,500 Omaha, NE, US General Support 2020
Covenant House $2,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2019
Deborah Hospital Foundation $2,500 Browns Mills, NJ, US General Support 2019
The Jewish Museum $10,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2019
Extraordinary Families $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2019
Feeding America $2,500 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2019
Harlem Children's Zone $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2019
Giving Bank Fund Inc $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2019
God's Love We Deliver Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2019
Heart To Heart International Inc $5,000 Lenexa, KS, US General Support 2019
Hope For The Warriors $5,000 Springfield, VA, US General Support 2019
Howard Brown Health Center $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2019
International Rescue Committee Inc $2,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2019
Little Kids Rock Inc $2,500 Montclair, NJ, US General Support 2019
National Alliance To End Homelessness Inc $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2019
Project Angel Food $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2019
Partners In Health A Nonprofit Corporation $5,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2019
Prevent Child Abuse America $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2019
Safe Alliance $5,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Support 2019
Save The Children Federation Inc $5,000 Fairfield, CT, US General Support 2019
Shadhika Project Inc $2,500 Denver, CO, US General Support 2019
Share Our Strength Inc $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2019
Social Good Fund $2,500 Richmond, CA, US General Support 2019
Aurelia Foundation $1,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2019
The Trevor Project Inc $2,500 West Hollywood, CA, US General Support 2019
The Edible Schoolyard Project $1,500 Berkeley, CA, US General Support 2019
Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2019
The Museum Of Fine Arts Houston $10,000 Houston, TX, US General Support 2019
The New York Academy Of Art $10,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2019
Young Eisner Scholars $5,000 Inglewood, CA, US General Support 2019
Shadhika $2,500 Denver, CO, US General Support 2017
Usc School Of Social Work $7,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2017
The Jewish Museum $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Harlem Children's Zone $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Bay Area Girls Rock Camp $1,500 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2017
Community Partners Fbo Steam Coders $7,500 Pasadena, CA, US General Support 2017
Ymca Of East Bay $6,000 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2017
Blue Star Contemporary $2,500 San Antonio, TX, US General Support 2017
Boys & Girls Club Of The Los Angeles Harbor $2,000 San Pedro, CA, US General Support 2017
Casa Of Los Angeles $3,000 Monterey Park, CA, US General Support 2017
Children Of The Night $2,500 Van Nuys, CA, US General Support 2017
Clackamas County Arts Alliance $3,000 Oregon City, OR, US General Support 2017
Empower-the Emerging Markets Foundation $3,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Flourishing Blossoms Society For Girls Inc $6,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Support 2017
Hyde Park Art Center $3,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2017
Living Arts Detroit $5,000 Detroit, MI, US General Support 2017
Los Angeles Youth Network $3,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2017
Making The Arts Real For Youth Foundation $1,500 Encino, CA, US General Support 2017
Okizu Foundation $7,500 Novato, CA, US General Support 2017
Pratham Usa $2,500 Houston, TX, US General Support 2017
Recess Activities Inc $5,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2017
Redline Denver $3,500 Denver, CO, US General Support 2017
Reel Grrls $2,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2017
Star C Corporation $1,500 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2017
Strive Foundation $1,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2017
The Museum Of Fine Arts Houston $7,500 Houston, TX, US General Support 2017
Tides Center $3,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2017
Vermont Slauson Ldc Inc $7,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2017
Wonderroot Inc $4,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2017
World Of Children Inc $1,500 Laguna Hills, CA, US General Support 2017
Shadhika $5,000 Denver, CO, US General Support 2016
Usc School Of Social Work $7,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2016
The Jewish Museum $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Los Angeles County Museum Of Art $7,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2016
The Museum Of Modern Art $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Harlem Children's Zone $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Young Eisner Scholars $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2016
All Ways Up Foundation $4,500 Culver City, CA, US General Support 2016
Aviva Family And Children's Services $3,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2016
Bay Area Girls Rock Camp $3,500 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2016
Boys And Girls Harbor $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Community Partners Fbo Steam Coders $5,500 Pasadena, CA, US General Support 2016
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation $1,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2016
Girls Embracing Mothers $2,750 Dallas, TX, US General Support 2016
Inner City Arts $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2016
International Child Art Foundation $4,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2016
Lets Give $2,500 Hawthorne, CA, US General Support 2016
The Positive Results Corporation $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2016
Ymca Of East Bay $3,500 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2016
The Art Of Elysium $7,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 95-4549063
Website N/A
Address 11444 W OLYMPIC BLVD 11TH FL Los Angeles, CA 90064-1500

Key People (4)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Claire And Theodore Morse Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President/director Dennis A Roach
Secretary/cfo/director Jill J Roach
Director Alexis Roach
Director Stephanie Roach

Forms 990-PF

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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.