Morris Greenspun Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Highland Park, TX EIN: 75-6019227

Morris Greenspun Foundation is a private foundation, based in Highland Park, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $369K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $19K.

Morris Greenspun Foundation at a glance

In short: Morris Greenspun Foundation gave $20K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$19,500
+18.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,167
+18.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$369,342
-0.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (90% 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 Greenspun Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Hockaday School: $6KHockaday School$6KSt Mark's School of Texas: $6KSt Mark's School of Texas$6KDallas Children's Theatre: $3KDallas Children's Theatre$3KEducational Opportunities: $1KEducational Opportunities$1KMeadows Museum: $1KMeadows Museum$1KOutloud Dallas: $1KOutloud Dallas$1KUniversity of Richmond: $1KUniversity of Richmond$1KColumbia Law School: $500Columbia Law School$500Trinity College: $500Trinity College$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Hockaday School ($6K). Together the top 9 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

DallasHartfordNew YorkRichmondGainesvilleLos AngelesNashvilleRedwood CityTyler

How Morris Greenspun Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 59% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 82% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K5 grants2020 9 grants2021 7 grants2022 5 grants2023 9 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $22K (2023). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hockaday School Dallas, TXGeneral Support$6,000
St Mark's School of Texas Dallas, TXGeneral Support$6,000
Dallas Children's Theatre Dallas, TXGeneral Support$2,500
Educational Opportunities Dallas, TXGeneral Support$1,000
Meadows Museum Dallas, TXGeneral Support$1,000
Outloud Dallas Dallas, TXGeneral Support$1,000
University of Richmond Richmond, VAGeneral Support$1,000
Columbia Law School New York, NYGeneral Support$500
Trinity College Hartford, CTGeneral Support$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$369,342$25,298$27,989$19,5009$21,000$18,626$25,517
2024$371,901$28,248$23,313$16,5009$17,600$22,822$23,653
2023$366,845$12,642$25,468$21,5005$22,550$9,892$21,334
2022$379,865$15,780$16,764$12,2507$13,253$12,098$21,560
2021$380,827$28,762$25,678$21,0009$22,214$25,698$23,180
2020$377,832$18,645$18,176$11,0005—$13,819$19,732

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Morris Greenspun Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Morris Greenspun Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Elizabeth Fijolek

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Goldberg

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/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 Greenspun Foundation

How much does Morris Greenspun Foundation give each year?

Morris Greenspun Foundation gave $20K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 9 grants.

What is Morris Greenspun Foundation's typical grant size?

Morris Greenspun Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,167, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Morris Greenspun Foundation give grants?

Morris Greenspun Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (6 grants).

Does Morris Greenspun Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Morris Greenspun Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Morris Greenspun Foundation's largest grantees?

Morris Greenspun Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hockaday School ($6,000), St Mark's School of Texas ($6,000) and Dallas Children's Theatre ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Morris Greenspun Foundation?

Morris Greenspun Foundation reported $369K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (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 Morris Greenspun Foundation's EIN?

Morris Greenspun Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-6019227. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 11, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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