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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 01-0561393

Robert Haywood Morrison FDN

A private foundation in Charlotte, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $360,470 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $360,470

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $18,424,195
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,180,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $16,255,373
  • Tax year 2022

    $618,750

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $17,338,870
  • Tax year 2021

    $785,750

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $17,976,596
  • Tax year 2020

    $605,750

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $18,595,986
  • Tax year 2019

    $806,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $17,950,747

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mary Baldwin CollegeStaunton, VA

    General use

    $200,000
  2. Charlotte Symphony OrchestraCharlotte, NC

    General use.

    $100,000
  3. Nature ConservancyDurham, NC

    General use

    $40,000
  4. Culture and Heritage MuseumRock Hill, SC

    General public

    $10,000
  5. Roanoke CollegeSalem, VA

    General use.

    $5,000
  6. Queens University of Charlotte - Friends of the ArtsCharlotte, NC

    General use

    $1,500
  7. Treescharlotte FoundationCharlotte, NC

    General use.

    $1,000
  8. Woodrow Wilson Presidential LibraryStaunton, VA

    General use

    $1,000
  9. Nature ConservancyDurham, NC

    General use

    $1,000
  10. Mint Museum of ArtCharlotte, NC

    General use

    $250
  11. Chamber Music for AllCharlotte, NC

    General use

    $200
  12. Charlotte Master Chorale IncCharlotte, NC

    General use

    $200
  13. Carolina Raptor CenterHuntersville, NC

    General use

    $170
  14. Wing Haven Foundation IncCharlotte, NC

    General use

    $150

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $101,45095% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  3. Animals2 grants $320<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia3 grants $206,000
  2. North Carolina10 grants $144,470
  3. South Carolina1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Douglas E ClarkSECRETARY & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Alexandra E ButlerPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $170,000
  • Frederick Faircloth VITREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Harry GoffSENIOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert FoxRELATIONSHIP MANAGER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cheryl HansonRECORDER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Russell ReedLEGAL COUNSEL Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ian MacleodDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christopher ButlerDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark Atchison IIIDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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