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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1907428

The Morning Sun Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $27,500 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Recipients of awards must be 501(c)(3) organizations.

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $341,069
  • Tax year 2023

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $341,358
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $338,065
  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $332,276
  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $63,311
  • Tax year 2019

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $71,343
  • Tax year 2018

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $80,661

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Aiken Senior ServicesAiken, SC

    Charitable-life enrichment for seniors

    $5,000
  2. Education Fund at CVSCColumbia, SC

    Charitable - education and empowering community members, lawmakers, and partners about the most pressing environmental issues threatening south carolina.

    $5,000
  3. Golden Harvest Food BankAiken, SC

    Charitable-increase access to nutritious food and foster long-term stability in the aiken, SC area.

    $5,000
  4. Hitchcock Woods FoundationAiken, SC

    Charitable-to protect and preserve the hitchcock woods in a natural and ecologically healthy state, maintain and manage historic and traditional equestrian and pedestrian uses, and foster education and research on the history and resources of the woods.

    $5,000
  5. NC WarnDurham, NC

    Charitable - educating residents on the accelerating crisis posed by climate change.

    $5,000
  6. Planet WalkCape May, NJ

    Charitable - promoting environmental education and responsibility

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina4 grants $20,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  3. New Jersey1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • J Constance Darden YoungPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tristan YoungVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jasmine YoungVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lucinda PetersonSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • J Constance Darden YoungTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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