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JC Morris Family Foundation

Accepts applications Greeneville, Tennessee · EIN 832924102

JC Morris Family Foundation is a private foundation in Greeneville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $71,060 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $2,060 and the largest $44,000. 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 $55,408 the year before.

44% 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$50,0006$1.3 million
2024$55,4088$1.5 million
2025$71,0609$1.6 million

How to apply

ContactJoseph C Morris
P O Box 1384, Greeneville, TN 37744
Phone or email(423) 571-5201, jcmorris18@hotmail.com
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsSee https://www.facebook.com/JCMFF

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What JC Morris Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee7$63,060
Kentucky2$8,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kingswood Home for Children
Bean Station, TN
Assist foster children$44,000
Etsu Foundation
Johnson City, TN
Scholarships$10,000
Lincoln Anderson Scholarship Fund
Midway, KY
Scholarships$5,000
Appalachian Children's Home
Barbourville, KY
Assist foster children$3,000
Lily Burgner Scholarship Fund
Greeneville, TN
Scholarships$2,060
Lily Burklund Scholarship Fund
Johnson City, TN
Scholarships$2,000
Tennessee Baptist Children's Home
Brentwood, TN
Assist foster children$2,000
Issac Mcgill Scholarship Fund
Knoxville, TN
Scholarships$2,000
Mae Reeves Scholarship Fund
Blountville, TN
Scholarships$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does JC Morris Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See https://www.facebook.com/JCMFF.

How much does JC Morris Family Foundation give?

$71,060 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $2,060.

Who runs JC Morris Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Joe Morris (President-Secretary), Ashley Morris (None), Aaron Brown (None) and Tim Culver (None).

What does JC Morris Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, youth programs and education.

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