Morning Star Foundation
Morning Star Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $146K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $7K.
Morning Star Foundation at a glance
In short: Morning Star Foundation gave $11K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,969
- -45.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,742
- -18.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,125
- Total assets
- $146,125
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (79% 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 Morning Star Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Calvert Texas ($7K). Together the top 4 received $11K.
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Morning Star Foundation gives
- Giving grew 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 67% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2020) to $20K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $11K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Calvert Texas Calvert, TX | Wherever It Is Needed Most. | $6,694 |
| Woodberry Forest School Woodberry Forest, VA | Wherever It Is Needed Most. | $2,250 |
| Calvert Cemetery Association Calvert, TX | See Attached Statement Required by 53.4945-5(D) | $2,000 |
| Saint Michael and All Angels Church Dallas, TX | Wherever It Is Needed Most. | $25 |
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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 | $146,125 | $11,296 | $11,591 | $10,969 | 4 | $10,969 | $6,734 | $16,492 |
| 2024 | $146,420 | $11,967 | $25,625 | $20,276 | 6 | $22,820 | $4,335 | $15,918 |
| 2023 | $160,078 | $7,958 | $14,010 | $11,076 | 1 | $12,406 | $4,453 | $14,428 |
| 2022 | $166,130 | $7,020 | $11,312 | $9,010 | 6 | $9,010 | $6,665 | $13,666 |
| 2021 | $170,504 | $8,782 | $12,700 | $10,500 | 4 | $10,500 | $5,899 | $13,048 |
| 2020 | $169,631 | $5,920 | $650 | $500 | 1 | — | $5,920 | $10,177 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Morning Star Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Morning Star Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
C. Jane Anderson Manterola
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
C. Tucker Anderson
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William T. Anderson
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2024
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 Morning Star Foundation
How much does Morning Star Foundation give each year?
Morning Star Foundation gave $11K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 6 grants.
What is Morning Star Foundation's typical grant size?
Morning Star Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,125, and its average grant was $2,742, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Morning Star Foundation give grants?
Morning Star Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (21%). The most frequent recipient cities were Calvert, TX (2 grants).
Does Morning Star Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Morning Star Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Wherever It Is Needed Most." (3 grants).
How large is Morning Star Foundation?
Morning Star Foundation reported $146K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (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.
What is Morning Star Foundation's EIN?
Morning Star Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2373236. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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