Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund
The Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund is a private foundation based in Manchester, New Hampshire. Its 2025 filing lists scholarship grants to individual recipients.
Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund gave $230K across 36 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $230,000
- -1.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 36
- -18.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,389
- +20.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $4,272,820
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Hampshire (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund
- How to Apply
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The filing directs applicants to contact their guidance counselor. Applicants must submit an application, grade transcript, copies of their own and their parent’s tax returns, and a letter describing personal circumstances that might merit special consideration. The filing describes eligibility as boys and girls in secondary education who reside in Fitchburg, Westminster, Ashby, or Ashburnham, Massachusetts.
- Review Cycle
- May 1, as listed on the filing.
- Deadline
- May 1, as listed on the filing.
- Contact
Application contact: Guidance Counselor
Mailing address: 122 Granite Street, Leominster, MA 01453
Phone: (978) 534-7715
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
200 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 200 grants of 200 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing shows that 100% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Hampshire. The application instructions restrict awards to residents of Fitchburg, Westminster, Ashby, and Ashburnham, Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 36 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $220K (2023) to $285K (2021). In 2025 it made 36 grants totaling $230K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 36 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $230,000 |
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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 | $4,272,820 | $247,565 | $293,182 | $230,000 | 36 | $230,000 | $188,788 | $233,598 |
| 2024 | $4,327,821 | $226,860 | $289,309 | $234,000 | 44 | $231,000 | $168,155 | $235,227 |
| 2023 | $4,391,385 | $54,069 | $276,193 | $219,500 | 43 | $219,500 | $19,545 | $222,390 |
| 2022 | $4,614,792 | $128,699 | $333,333 | $254,500 | 39 | $254,500 | $67,482 | $249,424 |
| 2021 | $4,806,313 | $789,694 | $349,381 | $285,000 | 38 | $285,000 | $726,025 | $268,486 |
| 2020 | $4,361,178 | $248,440 | $290,136 | $225,100 | 42 | — | $184,544 | $238,590 |
| 2019 | $4,436,662 | $281,264 | $314,233 | $242,589 | 34 | — | $220,947 | $236,555 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $234K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 36 grants totaling $230,000. Awards ranged from $1,000 to $14,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest listed awards were three grants of $14,000 and three grants of $12,000, all to individual recipients for scholarships.
The 2025 filing reports that all grant dollars went to recipients in New Hampshire. Separately, its application instructions specify Massachusetts residency in the four towns listed above.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists TD Bank NA as trustee.
Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is TD Bank NA, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
TD Bank NA
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$58K (2019) → $57K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $57K, to TD Bank NA (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund
How much does Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund give each year?
Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund gave $230K across 36 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $234K across 44 grants.
What is Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,389, across 36 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund give grants?
Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund gives mostly in New Hampshire: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 36 grants with a stated purpose on Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (36 grants).
How large is Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund?
Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $230K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $234K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
How do I apply for a grant from Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund?
The filing directs applicants to contact their guidance counselor. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Justin Smith Morrill Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6509486. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
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