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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2798233

Morris Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Wynnewood, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $160,500 paid in grants.

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

    $160,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $3,281,486
  • Tax year 2024

    $165,280

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,951,889
  • Tax year 2023

    $253,600

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,585,891
  • Tax year 2022

    $261,425

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $2,409,270
  • Tax year 2021

    $157,600

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $2,426,948
  • Tax year 2020

    $111,100

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,217,748

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. saint margatets churchnarberth, PA

    tuition assistance

    $31,925
  2. franciscan miss sisters for africabelmont, MA

    africa education

    $30,000
  3. little sisters of the poorphiladelphia, PA

    holy family home for elderly

    $30,000
  4. independence mission schools st rosphila, PA

    education

    $10,000
  5. archdiocese of philaphiladelphia, PA

    catholic charties

    $10,000
  6. spanish students foundationdarby, PA

    tuition assistance

    $5,000
  7. hope partnership for educationPhiladelphia, PA

    education teaching

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    hope for infertility

    $3,700
  9. servants of maryOmaha, NE

    religious activity

    $2,500
  10. sisters of St Benedictferdinand, IN

    parish ministers and teachers

    $2,500
  11. new horizonsnarberth, PA

    senior center

    $2,500
  12. hedwig houseAbington, PA

    maetal health

    $2,500
  13. chestnut foundationmerion station, PA

    cerebral palsy

    $2,500
  14. lankenau medicial researchwynnewood, PA

    hospital research

    $2,250
  15. oblate sisters of St Franisfrederick, MD

    community charities

    $1,500
  16. sisters of mercy of merionmerion, PA

    health services

    $1,500
  17. mahpiyaluta red cloudsioux falls, SD

    teaching

    $1,500
  18. sisters of the blessed sacramentbensalem, PA

    indian missions

    $1,500
  19. st bonaventure indian missionthoreau, NM

    primary education

    $1,500
  20. franciscan missionswaterford, WI

    ministry

    $1,500
  21. st josephs schoolChamberlain, SD

    indian missions

    $1,500
  22. benedietine monksbenet lake, WI

    hospice work

    $1,500
  23. ursinus collegeCollegeville, PA

    sports for students

    $1,200
  24. Individual

    tuition assistance

    $1,000
  25. church of the sacred heartCamden, NJ

    tuition assistance

    $1,000
  26. docters without bordersnew york, NY

    health abroad

    $1,000
  27. gesu schoolPhiladelphia, PA

    elementary school

    $1,000
  28. knights of columbus 17262 councilnarberth, PA

    clothing poor

    $500
  29. elder netbryn mawr, PA

    community care

    $500
  30. narberth girls leaguenarberth, PA

    twp. recreation

    $400
  31. narberth brough fire conarberth, PA

    community service

    $300
  32. friends of cynwyd trailBala Cynwyd, PA

    walking trail

    $250
  33. temple univphiladelphia, PA

    womans rowing

    $250
  34. lower merion conservancyGladwyne, PA

    tree conservancy and stream .

    $250
  35. amen fpundationne washington d c, WA

    catholic ministries

    $200
  36. Individual

    student charity

    $175
  37. capital historical societywashington dc, WA

    historyresearch

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $7,20071% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $2,50025% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania21 grants $109,325
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $30,000
  3. South Dakota2 grants $3,000
  4. Wisconsin2 grants $3,000
  5. Indiana1 grant $2,500
  6. Nebraska1 grant $2,500
  7. Maryland1 grant $1,500
  8. New Mexico1 grant $1,500
  9. New Jersey1 grant $1,000
  10. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • michael j morristrustee Hours 15Pay $0

The return

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