Morris Willner Family Foundation
Morris Willner Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Key Largo, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $192K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $675K. Net investment income was $93K.
Morris Willner Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Morris Willner Family Foundation gave $675K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $84K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $674,930
- -49.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -38.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $84,366
- -18.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,750
- Total assets
- $191,734
- -75.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (99% 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 Willner Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Ir David ($650K). Together the top 8 received $675K.
Grant Size Distribution
63 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 56 grants of 63 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Morris Willner Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 804% 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 $32K (2021) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $675K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Ir David New York, NY | Religious Teachings | $650,000 |
| Central Fund of Israel Cedarhurst, NY | Aid to Help People | $15,000 |
| Ilaney Chesed | Aid to Help People | $5,000 |
| PEF Israel Endwoment Funds Inc New York, NY | Aid to Help People | $2,500 |
| One Israel Fund Cedarhurst, NY | Aid to Help People | $1,000 |
| Bais Menachem Chabad College Park, MD | Religious Teachings | $720 |
| Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center Aventura, FL | Religious Teachings | $530 |
| Shir Hadash Synagogue Los Gatos, CA | Religious Teachings | $180 |
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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 | $191,734 | $97,736 | $679,640 | $674,930 | 8 | $679,640 | $93,026 | $84,529 |
| 2024 | $773,638 | $881,597 | $1,352,465 | $1,348,231 | 13 | $1,352,465 | $877,363 | $113,641 |
| 2023 | $1,244,506 | $31,759 | $112,596 | $109,428 | 16 | $112,596 | $28,591 | $138,762 |
| 2021 | $1,548,493 | $7,005 | $36,999 | $32,200 | 12 | $36,999 | $12,431 | $148,745 |
| 2020 | $1,578,487 | $273,705 | $226,787 | $211,525 | 14 | — | $258,443 | $132,125 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Morris Willner Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $85K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Morris Willner Family Foundation is led by Morris Willner, President, Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Morris Willner
President, Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary
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 Morris Willner Family Foundation
How much does Morris Willner Family Foundation give each year?
Morris Willner Family Foundation gave $675K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 13 grants.
What is Morris Willner Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Morris Willner Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,750, and its average grant was $84,366, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Morris Willner Family Foundation give grants?
Morris Willner Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 99% 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 (2 grants) and Cedarhurst, NY (2 grants).
Does Morris Willner Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Morris Willner Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Religious Teachings" (4 grants) and "Aid to Help People" (4 grants).
Who are Morris Willner Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Morris Willner Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Friends of Ir David ($650,000), Central Fund of Israel ($15,000) and Ilaney Chesed ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 99% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Morris Willner Family Foundation?
Morris Willner Family Foundation reported $192K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $680K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $85K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Morris Willner Family Foundation's EIN?
Morris Willner Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6881439. 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 August 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Live grants for the work Morris Willner Family Foundation funds
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- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
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