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Morningstar Foundation

Accepts applications Buffalo, New York · EIN 161517613

Morningstar Foundation is a private foundation in Buffalo, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $6,979 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $3,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $4,416 the year before.

75% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6,4617$57,492
2024$4,4165$54,732
2025$6,9794$49,158

How to apply

ContactWilliam Moran
6500 Main St, Williamsville, NY 14221
Phone or email(716) 633-6500
What to submitWritten submissions
DeadlinesOctober 15

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$6,000
Colorado1$979

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Feedmore Wny
Williamsville, NY
Charitable$3,000
Hearts for Homeless
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$2,000
Prince of Peace Church
Buffalo, NY
Charitable$1,000
Compassion Internationa
Colorado Sprin, CO
Charitable$979

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Morningstar Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: October 15.

How much does Morningstar Foundation give?

$6,979 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Morningstar Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists William Moran (Trustee).

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