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M Edward Morris Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Princeton, New Jersey · EIN 223469302

M Edward Morris Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Princeton, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $69,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,750 and the largest $9,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $60,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$60,00013$1.3 million
2024$69,00013$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactM Edward Morris Foundation Inc
212 Carnegie Center Suite 400, Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone or email(609) 896-3600
What to submitRequest application
DeadlinesAugust 1
RestrictionsGrants limited to organizations that support the care and protection of animals, preservation of natual resources, and the health and welfare of human beings.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What M Edward Morris Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey8$36,750
Pennsylvania1$9,000
Kentucky1$6,000
California1$5,750
Massachusetts1$5,750
Virginia1$5,750

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Animal Care Fund
East Smithfield, PA
Rural transport program$9,000
Deborah Hospital Fdn
Brown Mill, NJ
Hemodialysis Machine$6,000
College of New Jersey Fdn
Ewing, NJ
Educational Opportunity Fd Promise Award$6,000
Christian Appalachian Project Inc
Lexington, KY
Housing assistance$6,000
Appalachian Mountain Club
Boston, MA
Highland Trail Network$5,750
NJ Audubon Society
Bernardsville, NJ
Protecting and Conserving NJ Landscape$5,750
National Wildlife Association
Reston, VA
General support$5,750
Sierra Club Fdn
San Francisco, CA
General support$5,750
Animal Welfare Association
Voorhees, NJ
Saving the animals$5,000
Capital Health Care System
Trenton, NJ
Bicycle safety equipment$5,000
Oasis Animal Sanctuary
Erial, NJ
Sterilization assistance program$4,000
Associated Humane Societies Inc
Newark, NJ
General Support$4,000
SAVE-A Friend to Homeless Animals
Princeton, NJ
Strengthening the Human-animal bond$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does M Edward Morris Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: August 1.

How much does M Edward Morris Foundation Inc give?

$69,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,750.

Who runs M Edward Morris Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Wendy Wolff Herbert (Co-Trustee), Elaine Calcote Britt Esq (Co-Trustee) and Laura M Pronesti (Co-Trustee).

What does M Edward Morris Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, environment and conservation and health.

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