Morse Family Foundation
Morse Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Pennington, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $70K. Net investment income was $84K.
Morse Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Morse Family Foundation gave $70K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $70K), mostly in Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $70,000
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -93.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $70,000
- +1571.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $70,000
- Total assets
- $1,305,808
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Rhode Island (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 Morse Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
65 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 65 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Morse Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 104% 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 $63K (2023) to $75K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $70K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Statement See Attached, RI | Unrestricted General | $70,000 |
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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 | $1,305,808 | $90,771 | $82,656 | $70,000 | 1 | $74,436 | $84,062 | $71,883 |
| 2024 | $1,297,827 | $141,217 | $79,840 | $67,000 | 16 | $67,000 | $128,377 | $67,398 |
| 2023 | $1,236,450 | $34,936 | $75,646 | $63,000 | 16 | $63,000 | $26,496 | $63,631 |
| 2022 | $1,277,160 | $328,992 | $84,499 | $64,000 | 16 | $64,000 | $314,178 | $62,667 |
| 2021 | $1,032,667 | $206,766 | $89,692 | $75,000 | 16 | $75,000 | $197,139 | $73,313 |
| 2020 | $1,177,358 | $20,796 | $78,249 | $64,000 | 16 | — | $16,892 | $66,060 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Morse Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $72K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Morse Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
J. Franklin Morse
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kerry L. Tong
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Linda L. Morse
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Scot F. Morse
Director
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 Morse Family Foundation
How much does Morse Family Foundation give each year?
Morse Family Foundation gave $70K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $67K across 16 grants.
How large is Morse Family Foundation?
Morse Family Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $74K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $72K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Morse Family Foundation operate?
Morse Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Maryland, Montana, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, Washington.
What is Morse Family Foundation's EIN?
Morse Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1962411. 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 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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