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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 58-1413060

EA Morris Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Durham, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $421,000 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Mr John S Thomas
3802 Swarthmore Road
Durham, NC 27707
(919) 403-9498
Form and materials
Applications should be submitted in letter form.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $421,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $11,452,686

  • Tax year 2023

    $426,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $11,330,085

  • Tax year 2022

    $421,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $11,692,241

  • Tax year 2021

    $456,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $11,684,912

  • Tax year 2020

    $453,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $11,303,634

  • Tax year 2019

    $298,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $11,698,913

  • Tax year 2018

    $366,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $11,654,684

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Jesse Helms Center FoundationWingate, NC

    General support

    $100,000
  2. National Taxpayers Union FoundationAlexandria, VA

    General support

    $50,000
  3. The John Lock FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Ea morris fellowship program

    $50,000
  4. The John Lock FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $50,000
  5. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  6. Amistad MissionNashville, TN

    General support

    $20,000
  7. Cone HealthGreensboro, NC

    E a morris fund

    $20,000
  8. Duke Comprehensive Cancer CenterDurham, NC

    Comprehensive cancer center

    $20,000
  9. National Right to Work Legal Defense FoundationSpringfield, VA

    General support

    $20,000
  10. Leadership Edge IncorporatedDurham, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  11. North Carolina Museum of Life and ScienceDurham, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  12. Episcopal Church of the Holy ComforterCharlotte, NC

    General support

    $7,500
  13. Homeward Bound of Western NC IncAshville, NC

    General support

    $7,500
  14. Neighborhood Health Center IncRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $7,500
  15. St Stephens Episcopal ChurchDurham, NC

    General support

    $7,500
  16. Westminster Presbyterian ChurchDurham, NC

    General support

    $7,500
  17. The Emily Kryzewski Family Life CenterDurham, NC

    General support

    $3,750
  18. Unc-Charlotte FoundationCharlotte, NC

    Scholarships

    $3,750
  19. Exponent PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $100,00060% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $25,00015% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $20,00012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina15 grants $330,000
  2. Virginia2 grants $70,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $20,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Katharine ThomasDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • E Jack WalkerDIRECTOR,SECRETARY Hours 0.15Pay $0
  • Edwin ThomasDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $91,000
  • Charles FullerDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • John S ThomasPRESIDENT Hours 35Pay $89,113
  • Kenneth B MorganDIRECTOR,TREASURER Hours 10Pay $58,396

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