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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-4154417

The Morf Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $3.7 million paid in grants.

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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

    $3,690,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,986,034

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,000,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,770,458

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,873,719

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,434,913

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,525,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $9,881,679

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,595,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,604,910

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,200,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $12,138,270

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,800,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $14,057,853

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Motion Picture & Television FundWoodland HLS, CA

    General support

    $1,000,000
  2. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000,000
  3. The Film FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $500,000
  4. Children's Hospital of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $250,000
  5. Friends of the British Film InstituteNew York, NY

    General support

    $250,000
  6. Los Angeles Philharmonic AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $150,000
  7. Uclfaa IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $150,000
  8. Directors Guild FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  9. American Film InstituteLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  10. LA Family HousingN Hollywood, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  11. My Friend's PlaceHollywood, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  12. The American Friends of the Royal FoundationNewton, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  13. School for Ethics and Global LeadershipWashington, DC

    General support

    $40,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $1,040,00037% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,000,00035% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $750,00026% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $2,450,000
  2. New York2 grants $1,150,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • C NolanPRESIDENT Hours 0.15Pay $0
  • E NolanSECRETARY, TREASURER Hours 0.15Pay $0

The return

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