Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement
Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement is a private foundation focused on Human services, based in Augusta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $32K. Net investment income was $7K.
Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement at a glance
In short: Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $32,064
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $32,064
- Median grant
- $32,064
- Primary geography
- Georgia (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 Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Morris Museum of Art ($32K).
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement gives
- Giving grew 114% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2023 it paid out 325% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $90K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Museum of Art Augusta, GA | To preserve the art and artists of the American South | $32,064 |
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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 | — | $7,432 | $42,582 | $32,064 | 1 | — | $7,432 | $1,036 |
| 2024 | $35,150 | $3,897 | $10,292 | — | — | — | $2,842 | $1,966 |
| 2023 | $41,545 | $-1,001 | $17,718 | $7,500 | 2 | $7,500 | $1,503 | $2,305 |
| 2022 | $60,264 | $1,696 | $18,194 | $15,000 | 3 | $15,000 | $2,770 | $1,912 |
| 2021 | $76,762 | $41,371 | $87,800 | $82,500 | 16 | $77,500 | $31,071 | $3,538 |
| 2020 | $123,191 | $12,265 | $96,505 | $90,000 | 17 | — | $1,965 | $9,344 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Craig S. Mitchell
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry K. House Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William S. Morris III
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement
How much does Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement give each year?
Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement?
Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement is a private foundation focused on Human services, based in Augusta, GA.
Where does Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement operate?
Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement has awarded grants in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas.
How much is Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement reported a distributable amount of $1K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement's EIN?
Morris Communications Foundation Trust Agreement's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-6212412. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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