Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 45-3721630

Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $921K in total assets. Net investment income was $28K.

Key facts about Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation

EIN
45-3721630
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Total assets
$921,345

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$921K

+128.2% YoY

Revenue

$616K

+347.6% YoY

Net Investment Income

$28K

Expenses

$13K

-96.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation reported a distributable amount of $31K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 30669% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

DetroitDearbornBloomfield HillsChicagoMidlandWashington DC

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M3 grants2019 2 grants2020 0 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $14.7M (2022). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $400K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M2$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 10 (20%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2024.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$921,345$403,715$685,754
Revenue$616,371$137,721$12,306,449
Expenses$13,312$413,660$14,678,440
Qualifying Distributions—$400,000$14,650,000
Net Investment Income$27,844—$58,468
Distributable Amount$31,053$17,643$227,437

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 25, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation is led by Michele Becker, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Michele Becker

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Doreen Vitti

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart L. Harris

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Morton E. Harris (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation

How large is Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation?

Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation reported $921K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $616K.

Where does Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation operate?

Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Illinois, Michigan.

How much is Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation reported a distributable amount of $31K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation's EIN?

Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3721630. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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