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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-5509111

The Morris Foundation

A private foundation in Glenville, WV. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

    $1,039,329

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $26,313,247
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,647,049

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $25,245,206
  • Tax year 2022

    $838,866

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $19,099,932
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,546,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $12,241,317
  • Tax year 2020

    $256,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $10,493,238
  • Tax year 2019

    $96,929

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,578,239
  • Tax year 2018

    $6,200

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,452,545

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Glenville State College FoundationGlenville, WV

    Morris merit scholarship

    $500,000
  2. Glenville State College FoundationGlenville, WV

    Vehicles

    $101,025
  3. Gilmer County Ambulance AuthorityGlenville, WV

    New ambulance

    $100,000
  4. Gilmer County Ambulance AuthorityGlenville, WV

    New ambulance

    $100,000
  5. Glenville State College FoundationGlenville, WV

    Incentive fund

    $100,000
  6. West Virginia University FoundationMorgantown, WV

    Brick outreach fund

    $100,000
  7. Glenville State College FoundationGlenville, WV

    Vehicles

    $16,000
  8. Glenville State College FoundationGlenville, WV

    Pac wrestling

    $8,704
  9. Glenville State College FoundationGlenville, WV

    Pac women's golf

    $5,000
  10. Mylan Park FoundationMorgantown, WV

    General support

    $4,000
  11. Glenville State College FoundationGlenville, WV

    Pac general

    $2,000
  12. Glenville State College FoundationGlenville, WV

    Pac women's basketball

    $2,000
  13. Glenville State College FoundationGlenville, WV

    Pioneer progress magazine

    $500
  14. Glenville State College FoundationGlenville, WV

    Pac wrestling

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education12 grants $839,329100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia14 grants $1,039,329

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Ike MorrisDIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN Hours 2.5Pay $25,000
  • Betty MorrisDIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT Hours 2.5Pay $25,000
  • Marc MonteleoneDIRECTOR AND SECRETARY Hours 2.5Pay $25,000
  • Doug MorrisDIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT Hours 2.5Pay $25,000
  • Shelly SmithDIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT Hours 2.5Pay $25,000
  • Sandra PettitDIRECTOR AND TREASURER Hours 2.5Pay $25,000
  • Michael RomanoDIRECTOR Hours 2.5Pay $25,000

The return

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