Morgan Stanley

Giving Back

How we support the communities where we live and work
Making a Difference Is at the Core of Our Firm

Morgan Stanley doesn’t do philanthropy the usual way. Our approach is rooted in creating significant and meaningful impact for people in the communities where we live and work, both by collaborating long-term with leading nonprofit organizations and by mobilizing our employees to leverage their collective talents to help make the world a better place.

And we focus on children’s physical and mental health because it affects all of us and our future world.

Giving back is central to our culture and what it means to work at Morgan Stanley. We’re proud to support innovative nonprofit organizations that make a difference across the globe, and to leverage the dedication, time and skills of our employees to drive impact where it’s needed most.
Joan Steinberg
Global Head of Philanthropy and President, Morgan Stanley Foundation

Our Impact

We measure success not just in dollars given but in hours volunteered, communities supported and lives changed.
$110M+ Amount donated by Morgan Stanley, its foundations and employees in 2023

$110M+

Amount donated by Morgan Stanley and its charitable foundations in 2024

3.4M Hours employees have volunteered during Global Volunteer Month since 2006

3.4M

Hours employees have volunteered during Global Volunteer Month since 2006

52M+ People reached by the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health since its launch in 2020

52M+

People reached by the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health since its launch in 2020

170K Hours of service volunteered through our Strategy Challenge pro bono program since 2009

170K

Hours of service volunteered through our Strategy Challenge pro bono program since 2009

Our Commitment to Children's Health

Our philanthropic efforts are led by the Morgan Stanley Foundation, which for more than 60 years has been dedicated to giving children a healthy start to life, supporting diverse communities, and harnessing the time and skills of our employees to make an impact. With the establishment of the Morgan Stanley International Foundation more than 30 years ago, we expanded our reach to help children grow and thrive globally.

Addressing the Crisis in Children’s Mental Health
Giving Back
The Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health combines the resources and reach of Morgan Stanley with the knowledge and experience of our distinguished nonprofit member organizations to help deliver positive, tangible impact on the critical challenges of stress, anxiety and depression in children, adolescents and young people.
Giving Back
Addressing food insecurity
We work with the Felix Project in London, the Red Feather Community Chest in Tokyo, Foodlink Foundation in Hong Kong, the Feeding America network of food banks in the U.S. and other nonprofit organizations around the world to help provide children and families with sustained access to nutritious food.
Giving Back
Creating safe and accessible places to play
Through volunteering and financial support, we help KABOOM! provide children around the U.S. with access to places to play. So far, we have provided playgrounds and creative play sets to tens of thousands of children.
Giving Back
Helping kids grow and thrive
Morgan Stanley supports innovations in pediatric care at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York and the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London as well as other children's hospitals.

Employee Engagement

Each year, the people who work for Morgan Stanley around the world give their time, skills and resources to help their communities.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Discover how we work to foster inclusion both inside and outside the firm.

Diversity & Inclusion at Morgan Stanley

Our Latest Efforts

Read more about how we are leveraging innovation for impact.

Career Opportunities

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Grant Guidelines

The Morgan Stanley Foundation and Morgan Stanley International Foundation are committed to making a positive impact in the communities in which we live and work.

  • The Foundations focus on giving children a healthy start; encouraging, recognizing and rewarding employee volunteer efforts; and creating college and career pathways for students who are first generation and/or from low-income backgrounds.
  • We fund innovative programs for children’s health and wellbeing by focusing on four pillars: mental health, physical health, food insecurity and play.
  • Morgan Stanley initiates the vast majority of our grants and therefore does not accept unsolicited proposals. We solicit applications annually from registered charities for two awards programs to seed-fund innovative solutions: the Children’s Mental Health Innovation Awards in the U.S., and the Impact Through Innovation Awards in EMEA.
  • The Morgan Stanley Foundation supports U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charities.
  • The Morgan Stanley International Foundation supports registered charities and state-funded schools across Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) that are registered as a nonprofit organization with the appropriate regulatory agencies in their country (unless a state funded school).
  • Grants will not be made to political causes, candidates, campaigns, or lobbying programs; individuals; capital and endowment campaigns outside of our core hospital relationships; fraternal or professional sports organizations; special events including dinners, walks, runs and golf events; or documentaries, individual performing arts groups or productions. 

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