The Morehead-cain Foundation

CHAPEL HILL, NC EIN: 56-0599225

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$225.5M

-0.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$13.8M

+7.9% YoY

Grant Count

409

+13.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

-4.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$16M$24M$32M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$225,484,385$226,832,928$231,797,275
Revenue$15,335,263$10,574,596$9,499,160
Expenses$16,689,105$15,158,500$14,756,925
Qualifying Distributions$15,537,054$14,692,611$14,109,436
Net Investment Income$5,195,455$6,500,951$6,255,067
Distributable Amount$16,034,676$15,700,202$16,588,765

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$7M$10M$14M376 grants2021384 grants2022361 grants2023409 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNC CHAPEL HILL - SCHOLA…$3.5MUNC CHAPEL HILL - MOREHE…$160KMARIA MUIRURI$67KAAYAS JOSHI$62KHOAI LE HA$62KDIAMOND MOORE$58KEMMA JOHNSON$57KSPENCER THOMSON$56KSAMUEL JOHNSON$52KEMMA LEWIS$52K

Grant Size Distribution

1,530 grants across all recorded years

1486<$50K34$50–100K5$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CHRISTOPHER J BRADFORDPRESIDENT$499KMEGAN M MAZZOCCHIVICE PRESIDENT$234KSTEVEN R MICHALAKTREASURER$234KDAVID B GREERDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$199KJESSE M SOLOFFVICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY$113KDAVID C WRIGHT IIICHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE$5KWILLIE E ALSTON JRTRUSTEE$3KA HOLLY C GWYNNE-TIM…TRUSTEE$3KTERRI LACYTRUSTEE$3KRACHEL M PFEIFERTRUSTEE$3KWALKER L POOLETRUSTEE$3KTIMOTHY P SULLIVANVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE$3K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAVID C WRIGHT IIICHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE5$5,203
WILLIE E ALSTON JRTRUSTEE2.5$2,601
PHIL BERNEYTRUSTEE2.5
A HOLLY C GWYNNE-TIMOTHYTRUSTEE2.5$2,601
TERRI LACYTRUSTEE2.5$2,601
RACHEL M PFEIFERTRUSTEE2.5$2,601
WALKER L POOLETRUSTEE2.5$2,601
TIMOTHY P SULLIVANVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE2.5$2,601
MEGAN M MAZZOCCHIVICE PRESIDENT40$234,150
STEVEN R MICHALAKTREASURER40$234,150
DAVID B GREERDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40$198,500
CHRISTOPHER J BRADFORDPRESIDENT40$499,196
JESSE M SOLOFFVICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY40$112,735

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

AlbuquerqueAshevilleCarrboroCaryChapel HillCharlestonCharlotteChattanoogaDenverDurhamHot SpringsMemphisMissoulaRaleighRichmondSalisburySeattle

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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