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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-4094112

The Morris Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $732,449 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $732,449

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,825,038
  • Tax year 2024

    $765,140

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $9,281,897
  • Tax year 2023

    $617,259

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,769,065
  • Tax year 2022

    $745,796

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,326,051
  • Tax year 2021

    $614,300

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,987,909
  • Tax year 2020

    $383,055

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,027,601
  • Tax year 2019

    $344,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $655,568
  • Tax year 2018

    $122,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $426,056

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey IncParamus, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $117,656
  2. Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County IncBoca Raton, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $105,293
  3. Chabad Lubavitch of Northwest Bergen County IncFranklin Lakes, NJ

    Building fund

    $100,000
  4. Valley Hospital FoundationParamus, NJ

    Capital Fund for the New Valley Hospital - Naming of the rooftop garden

    $85,000
  5. Sibs Place IncOceanside, NY

    Charitable Event

    $55,000
  6. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    Abrams Family Giving Fund

    $50,000
  7. Itrek IncNew York, NY

    Israel Legal Fellowship

    $50,000
  8. Threefold Educational Foundation & SchoolSpring Valley, NY

    Green Meadow Waldorf School Fall Giving Tuesday Fund & Spring Annual Gala Fund

    $50,000
  9. Sharsheret IncTeaneck, NJ

    Naming of the Peer Support Network

    $30,000
  10. Young Mens-Young Womens Hebrew Association of BergWest Nyack, NY

    Charitable Event

    $25,000
  11. Jewish Home Foundation of North Jersey IncRockleigh, NJ

    Building Together Fund & Vodka Fundraiser Fund

    $19,000
  12. Chabad Lubavitch of Northwest Bergen County IncFranklin Lakes, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $18,000
  13. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and TecManchester, NH

    Charitable Event

    $15,000
  14. Jewish Home Foundation of North Jersey IncRockleigh, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  15. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  16. Community Food Bank of New Jersey IncHillside, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  17. Table to Table IncSaddle Brook, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $222,94935% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $118,00018% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $115,00018% of the total
  4. Human services3 grants $79,00012% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $50,0008% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $50,0008% of the total
  7. 1 other causes3 grants $7,5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey9 grants $379,656
  2. New York5 grants $182,500
  3. Florida1 grant $105,293
  4. Ohio1 grant $50,000
  5. New Hampshire1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joshua AbramsPres, Dir, Sec Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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