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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3612125

Mary Cannon Morris Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Summerfield, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $35,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2025

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $796,047

  • Tax year 2024

    $36,250

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $743,897

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,750

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $719,207

  • Tax year 2022

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $612,169

  • Tax year 2021

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $765,090

  • Tax year 2020

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $690,545

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tisch Brain Tumor Center - Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    To help fund research into the causes and treatment of cancer

    $20,000
  2. Rumple Memorial Presbyterian ChurchBlowing Rock, NC

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  3. Trinity Ame Zion ChurchGreensboro, NC

    General operating expenses

    $3,000
  4. Educate Tomorrow's ParentsRaleigh, NC

    To support efforts to educate youth regarding the responsibilities of becoming future parents

    $2,000
  5. WTDD 885 NPR RadioWinstonsalem, NC

    To support continuing unbiased news and interest reporting in the piedmont/nw NC area

    $2,000
  6. Piedmont Wildlife CenterDurham, NC

    To help educate and provide youth with outdoor experiences with nature

    $2,000
  7. Westover ChurchGreensboro, NC

    Support of the missionary fund

    $2,000
  8. St Lukes Episcopal ChurchAtlanta, GA

    General operating expenses

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $2,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina7 grants $34,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Joseph E MorrisPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Isabelle MossTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sam MossVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joanne G MorrisSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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