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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 48-1140332

Dorothy M Morrison Foundation

A private foundation in Olathe, KS. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $317,753 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Dorothy M Morrison Foundation
10343 S Highland Circle
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 302-5451
Form and materials
No form required.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Awards are granted exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, educational and the prevention of cruelty to animals purposes. Universities applying for scholarship funds will be responsible for determining which deserving students will be awarded the scholarships and they will determine their own deadlines for applications.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $317,753

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,807,331
  • Tax year 2023

    $294,940

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,470,425
  • Tax year 2022

    $318,360

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,036,941
  • Tax year 2021

    $305,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,185,778
  • Tax year 2020

    $287,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,128,544
  • Tax year 2019

    $318,834

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,043,983
  • Tax year 2018

    $312,080

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,174,234
  • Tax year 2017

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,315,771

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Great Bend Alive IncGreat Bend, KS

    General fund

    $130,000
  2. Kansas Legal ServicesTopeka, KS

    General fund

    $75,103
  3. Great Bend FoundationGreat Bend, KS

    The wall that heals

    $30,000
  4. Barton Community College FoundationGreat Bend, KS

    General funds

    $30,000
  5. Individual

    General fund

    $21,000
  6. Live Like Jesus Today Ministries inEllinwood, KS

    Outdoor expansion

    $15,000
  7. Youth Core MinistriesGreensburg, KS

    General fund

    $10,000
  8. Central KS Dream CenterGreat Bend, KS

    Air conditioning unit

    $6,500
  9. BC Historical SocietyGreat Bend, KS

    General fund

    $150

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development2 grants $160,00084% of the total
  2. Religion3 grants $31,50016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas8 grants $296,753

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sandra OpieDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine OpieDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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