Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc
Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $83K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $968.
Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc at a glance
In short: Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- Average grant
- $1,000
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $83,269
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 104% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $4,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $83,269 | $14,215 | $8,749 | $4,000 | 4 | $4,000 | $968 | $3,861 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc is led by Lamell McMorris, Chair on the 2025 filing; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lamell McMorris
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stanley Washington Jr.
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Gray
Co-Chair & Selection Committee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ariana O. Luster
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Davis Horton
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jordyn Hudson
Co-Chair & Selection Committee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc
How much does Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc give each year?
Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc's typical grant size?
Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc give grants?
Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc?
Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc reported $83K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc?
Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $83K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc's EIN?
Bertha L McMorris Scholarship Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-4335459. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2025
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