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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-6090957

Morgens West Foundation

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 29 grants and $856,500 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $856,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $15,649,949

  • Tax year 2023

    $706,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $15,083,830

  • Tax year 2022

    $762,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $14,696,963

  • Tax year 2021

    $506,591

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $14,093,652

  • Tax year 2020

    $664,700

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $13,460,964

Grants paid in 2024

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alzheimer's Disease ResearchNew York, NY

    Contribution to general fund

    $175,000
  2. Birds GeorgiaAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $150,000
  3. Atlanta Volunter Lawyers FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $140,000
  4. Atlanta Beltline PartnershipAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $65,000
  5. Communities in Schools of AtlantaAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $60,000
  6. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $35,000
  7. Park PrideAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $33,000
  8. Atlanta History CenterAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $30,000
  9. High Museum of ArtAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $30,000
  10. Atlanta Bonatical GardenAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $25,000
  11. Atlanta Police FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $10,000
  12. Brevard Music CenterBrevard, NC

    Contribution to general fund

    $10,000
  13. Community Found of Ne Ga-PhpGainesville, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $10,000
  14. Cornellbird LabIthaca, NY

    Contribution to general fund

    $10,000
  15. Georgia-Alabama Land TrustPiedmont, AL

    Contribution to general fund

    $10,000
  16. Lake Toxaway CharitiesLake Toxaway, NC

    Contribution to general fund

    $10,000
  17. Moving in the SpiritAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $10,000
  18. Fernbank Museum of Nat HistoryAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $8,000
  19. American Red CrossNew York, NY

    Contribution to general fund

    $5,000
  20. FCS Urban MinistriesAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $5,000
  21. Grove Park FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $5,000
  22. PATH FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $5,000
  23. South Fork ConservancyAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $5,000
  24. Carlos MuseumAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $3,000
  25. Villa InternationalAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $2,500
  26. Ga Public BroadcastingAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $2,000
  27. Historic Lake Toxaway FoundationLake Toxaway, NC

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,000
  28. Kiwanis Foundation of AtlantaAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,000
  29. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Contribution to general fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $200,00050% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $80,00020% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $65,00016% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation2 grants $38,0009% of the total
  5. Community development2 grants $10,0002% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia21 grants $634,500
  2. New York3 grants $190,000
  3. North Carolina2 grants $11,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  6. California1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James MorgensTRUSTEE Hours 25Pay $72,000
  • S F MorgensAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Hours 0Pay $0
  • E H MorgensAVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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