Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation
Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Teton Village, Wyoming. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Wyoming.
Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation gave $208K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Wyoming. 47% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $207,830
- +222.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,938
- +239.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $487,824
- -16.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 47% first-time grantees (7 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Wyoming (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 58, Teton Village, WY 83025
Phone: (202) 270-3368
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jackson Hole Jewish Community ($175K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $204K.
Grant Size Distribution
89 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 87 grants of 89 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 91% of grant dollars went to recipients in Wyoming. The remaining reported shares were 3% to the District of Columbia, 2% to California, 2% to New York, and 1% to Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation open to new grantees?
47%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 15 grantees (47%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $904; repeat grants $25K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 47% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 330% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 556% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2021) to $208K (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $208K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hole Jewish Community Jackson, WY | General Purpose | $125,000 |
| Jackson Hole Jewish Community Jackson, WY | General Support | $50,000 |
| Community Foundation of JH Jackson, WY | General Support | $7,400 |
| Grand Teton Music Festival Jackson, WY | General Purpose | $7,000 |
| Sonoma Family Meal Petaluma, CA | General Purpose | $5,000 |
| Hill Havurah Washington, DC | General Purpose | $3,600 |
| Weta PBS Arlington, VA | General Purpose | $1,080 |
| Adas Isreal Washington, DC | General Purpose | $1,000 |
| Alyn Hospital New York, NY | General Purpose | $1,000 |
| House of Ruth Washington, DC | General Purpose | $1,000 |
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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 | $487,824 | $148,530 | $219,659 | $207,830 | 19 | $211,530 | $42,127 | $38,015 |
| 2024 | $581,887 | $289,222 | $76,384 | $64,480 | 20 | $70,622 | $183,289 | $34,075 |
| 2023 | $488,409 | $106,970 | $50,003 | $41,381 | 14 | $44,981 | $6,420 | $30,442 |
| 2022 | $481,742 | $83,230 | $54,432 | $48,384 | 17 | $48,384 | $38,144 | $25,701 |
| 2021 | $451,412 | $117,032 | $28,251 | $22,434 | 19 | $22,434 | $62,171 | $28,466 |
| 2020 | $371,114 | $213,865 | $32,873 | $28,062 | 15 | — | $60,126 | $19,258 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $38K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas that include music, food and culinary job training, education, family support, wildlife conservation, and national parks. These describe the grantees, not a stated foundation focus.
For example, Grand Teton Music Festival describes its mission as engaging, entertaining, educating, and inspiring resident and seasonal communities through musical experiences. Sonoma Family Meal says it nourishes the community and creates opportunity through culinary job training, emergency meals, and support for the local food ecosystem. House of Ruth describes its work as helping women, children, and families build safe, stable lives through housing and supportive services. Other 2025 recipients included New York University, whose stated missions include education, research and scholarship, and patient care; World Wildlife Fund, which says its mission is to conserve nature and reduce threats to the diversity of life on Earth; and the National Park Foundation, which supports the protection, preservation, and restoration of America’s national parks and their resources.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $207,830. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $125,000, with a median grant of $1,000.
The largest reported grants included $125,000 and $50,000 to Jackson Hole Jewish Community, $7,400 to Community Foundation of JH, and $7,000 to Grand Teton Music Festival. Other reported grants included $5,000 to Sonoma Family Meal, $3,600 to Hill Havurah, and $1,080 to WETA PBS. The filing also listed $1,000 grants to Adas Isreal, Alyn Hospital, House of Ruth, Mercy Ships, and New York University.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Richard D Morgenstern and Devra Lee Davis as trustees.
Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Devra Lee Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Richard D. Morgenstern
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation
How much does Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation give each year?
Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation gave $208K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $64K across 20 grants.
What is Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $10,938, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation that year got $904 on average.
Where does Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation give grants?
Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation gives mostly in Wyoming: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants), Washington, DC (5 grants) and Jackson, WY (4 grants).
Does Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (19 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jackson Hole Jewish Community ($175,000 across 2 grants), Community Foundation of JH ($7,400) and Grand Teton Music Festival ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 91% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation?
Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation reported $488K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $212K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $38K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas that include music, food and culinary job training, education, family support, wildlife conservation, and national parks. These describe the grantees, not a stated foundation focus. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation's EIN?
Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3018163. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Morgenstern-Davis Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/morgenstern-davis-family-foundation-morg_b8f9f0bd99c246e59399a9e11540c6ad
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