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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3469302

M Edward Morris Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $69,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
M Edward Morris Foundation Inc
212 Carnegie Center Suite 400
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 896-3600
Form and materials
Request application
Deadlines
August 1
Restrictions
Grants limited to organizations that support the care and protection of animals, preservation of natual resources, and the health and welfare of human beings.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $69,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,104,038
  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,152,505
  • Tax year 2022

    $69,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,177,532
  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,125,163
  • Tax year 2020

    $129,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,068,861
  • Tax year 2019

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,163,321

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Animal Care FundE Smithfield, PA

    Rural transport program

    $9,000
  2. Deborah Hospital FdnBrown Mill, NJ

    Hemodialysis Machine

    $6,000
  3. College of New Jersey FdnEwing, NJ

    Educational Opportunity Fd Promise Award

    $6,000
  4. Christian Appalachian Project IncLexington, KY

    Housing assistance

    $6,000
  5. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    Highland Trail Network

    $5,750
  6. NJ Audubon SocietyBernardsville, NJ

    Protecting and Conserving NJ Landscape

    $5,750
  7. National Wildlife AssociationReston, VA

    General support

    $5,750
  8. Sierra Club FdnSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,750
  9. Animal Welfare AssociationVoorhees, NJ

    Saving the animals

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    Bicycle safety equipment

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Sterilization assistance program

    $4,000
  12. Associated Humane Societies IncNewark, NJ

    General Support

    $4,000
  13. Individual

    Strengthening the Human-animal bond

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $18,00076% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,75024% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey5 grants $26,750
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $9,000
  3. Kentucky1 grant $6,000
  4. California1 grant $5,750
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $5,750
  6. Virginia1 grant $5,750

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Wendy Wolff HerbertCo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elaine Calcote Britt EsqCo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura M PronestiCo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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