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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “morro”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $242,658 · through 2025Largest: $8,275 to MORRO BAY SENIOR CITIZENS INC DBA MORRO BAY ACTIVE ADULTS — to support the cost of musicians at tunes at tidelands as described in your 2023 senior dance grant application
Harold J Miossi Charitable TrustSan Luis Obispo, CA
4 matching grants · $504,395 · through 2024Largest: $36,241 to THE BAY FOUNDATION OF MORRO BAY — bioassessment monitoring of the morro bay watershed
Central California Joint Cable FisheriesMorro Bay, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $495,500 · through 2025Largest: $227,700 to CITY OF MORRO BAY — pslcfa operations 2025/2026
Fanangel FoundationMorro Bay, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $162,007 · through 2024Largest: $63,788 to MORRO BAY HIGH — sports school program
Restore America'S EstuariesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $169,085 · through 2024Largest: $94,766 to MORRO BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM — community based coastal habitat restoration
Largest: $2,000 to LIV MORRO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — community & welfare
Coastal QuestBerkeley, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $18,750 to Bay Foundation of Morro Bay — mpa outreach & education
Marin Community FoundationNovato, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to MORRO BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM — general operating support
Curci FundNewport Beach, CA
2 matching grants · $3,500 · through 2024Largest: $2,500 to MORRO COAST AUDUBON SOCIETY — general support of charity
Largest: $21,175 to FRIENDS OF THE MORRO BAY FIRE DEPT — general operating support
Local Jobs & Economic Development FundDover, DECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $26,000 · through 2024Largest: $26,000 to MORRO BAY CITIZENS OPPOSED TO MEASURE A-24 — supporting local economic development through clean energy deployment
Largest: $25,000 to WORK IN BEAUTY INC DBA EL MORRO FEED AND SEED — general operating support
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →