Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund
Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Overland Park, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $123K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $7K.
Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,300
- +11.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,300
- +11.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,300
- Total assets
- $122,529
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (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.
Who Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% 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 $2K (2023) to $11K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $6,300 |
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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 | $122,529 | $9,061 | $9,012 | $6,300 | 1 | $7,144 | $7,307 | $6,977 |
| 2024 | $122,511 | $6,774 | $8,206 | $5,634 | 1 | $6,452 | $5,055 | $6,785 |
| 2023 | $123,969 | $3,673 | $4,835 | $2,380 | 1 | $3,190 | $1,942 | $6,446 |
| 2022 | $125,161 | $2,862 | $13,768 | $11,190 | 1 | $12,011 | $1,268 | $6,940 |
| 2021 | $136,097 | $10,546 | $12,051 | $8,716 | 1 | $9,703 | $8,813 | $7,825 |
| 2020 | $137,592 | $7,717 | $6,899 | $4,300 | 1 | — | $6,034 | $7,627 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is Midwest Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Midwest Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$886 (2020) → $923 (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $923, to Midwest Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund
How much does Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund give each year?
Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.
How large is Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund?
Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund reported $123K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund operate?
Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Morris Fingersh Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-6235742. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 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 May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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