Morehead Cain Foundation
Private foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 56-0599225 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Morehead-Cain Foundation
1,192grants reported
$29Kmedian award
$12Klower quartile
$23smallest grant
$41.6Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 1,192 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $11.9M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 690
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-0690
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Unc Chapel Hill - Scholarship Program SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF THE MOREHEAD-CAIN SCHOLARS PROGRAM | Chapel Hill, NC | $4,745,945 |
| Unc Chapel Hill - Scholarship Program SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF THE MOREHEAD-CAIN SCHOLARS PROGRAM | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,489,800 |
| Unc Chapel Hill - Scholarship Program SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF THE MOREHEAD-CAIN SCHOLARS PROGRAM | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,113,569 |
| General SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $271,362 |
| Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead House Maintenance TO MAINTAIN FACILITY FOR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS | Chapel Hill, NC | $173,704 |
| Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead House Maintenance TO MAINTAIN FACILITY FOR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS | Chapel Hill, NC | $159,730 |
| Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead House Maintenance TO MAINTAIN FACILITY FOR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS | Chapel Hill, NC | $140,235 |
| Maria Muiruri SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $67,471 |
| Aditi Sengupta SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $62,874 |
| Aayas Joshi SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $62,058 |
| Hoai LE HA SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $62,039 |
| Nana Oduro-Nyaning SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $60,211 |
| Rotem Olsha SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $57,892 |
| Diamond Moore SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $57,568 |
| Emma Johnson SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $57,173 |
| Spencer Thomson SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $56,359 |
| Eugenia Chow SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $55,785 |
| Gowri Abhinanda SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $55,202 |
| Snehasri Pothanker SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $54,854 |
| Charles Konkolics SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $54,767 |
| Flavia Nunez Ludeiro SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $54,254 |
| Gala Hermer SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $53,994 |
| Jonathan Osborne SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $53,727 |
| Sophia Moloo SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $52,920 |
| Tucker Stillman SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $52,854 |
| Samuel Johnson SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $52,439 |
| Emma Lewis SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $52,210 |
| Olu Kopano SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $51,669 |
| Brook Cheuvront SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $51,577 |
| Aayas Joshi SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $51,208 |
| Pratyush Seshadri SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $51,129 |
| Isa Melendez Lucas SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $51,030 |
| Cora Goforth SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $51,004 |
| Jacoby Smith SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $50,862 |
| William Dahl SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $50,732 |
| Alli Reilly SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $50,679 |
| Ajier Awan SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $50,420 |
| Unc Chapel Hill - Morehead Planetarium and Science Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $50,000 |
| Deborah Kargbo SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $49,354 |
| Guy Butler-Felton SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $48,585 |
| Milena Jojic SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $48,306 |
| Emily Jenkins SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $48,023 |
| Saudah Jannat SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $47,714 |
| Katie Fear SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $47,663 |
| Jonathan Huang SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $47,422 |
| Joe Hinchcliffe SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $47,140 |
| Lexi Born SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $47,068 |
| Amanda Jesuca SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $46,721 |
| Katie Fear SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $46,318 |
| Toby Posel SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $46,315 |
| Izzy Grandic SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $46,295 |
| Saudah Jannat SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $46,235 |
| Nana Oduro-Nyaning SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $46,207 |
| Laurelle Maubert SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $45,838 |
| Guy Butler-Felton SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $45,783 |
| Deborah Kargbo SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $45,508 |
| Eleanor Bolton SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $45,341 |
| Eleanor Bolton SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $45,159 |
| Becca Segal SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $45,124 |
| Atef Mohamed SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY | Chapel Hill, NC | $45,039 |
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