Mortimer P Howard Tuw

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 04-6385719

Mortimer P Howard Tuw is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $203K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $18K.

Mortimer P Howard Tuw at a glance

In short: Mortimer P Howard Tuw gave $7K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,000
-41.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,400
-65.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,400
Total assets
$202,924
+4.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (60% 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 Mortimer P Howard Tuw funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Union College: $1KUnion College$1KStonehill College: $1KStonehill College$1KMassachusetts College of Liberal Arts: $1KMassachusetts College ofLiberal Arts$1KSacred Heart University: $1KSacred Heart University$1KMassachusetts Maritime Academy: $1KMassachusetts Maritime Academy$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Union College ($1K). Together the top 5 received $7K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

AmherstBuzzards BayNorth AdamsHamdenSchenectadySmithfieldBiddefordBostonEastonFairfieldNortonPittsfieldWalthamWestfield

How Mortimer P Howard Tuw gives

  • Giving fell 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 77% 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$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 5 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $12K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Union College Schenectady, NYScholarship$1,400
Stonehill College Easton, MAUnrestricted General$1,400
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MAScholarships$1,400
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CTUnrestricted General$1,400
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MAScholarships$1,400
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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$202,924$21,563$12,523$7,0005$9,056$18,427$11,754
2024$193,823$19,956$17,108$12,0003$13,991$16,737$11,139
2023$191,174$7,389$16,662$12,0004$13,869$3,959$10,408
2022$200,523$-5,456$17,818$12,0004$13,937$1,172$10,866
2021$223,775$45,562$12,749$7,0842$9,216$42,104$12,193
2020$189,527$16,846$11,728$7,0005—$14,038$10,371
2019$185,524$12,931$15,492$11,0001—$10,803$10,258

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mortimer P Howard Tuw reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mortimer P Howard Tuw's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $4K (2021) → $3K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Bank Of America N A (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Bank of America — Trustee: $3KBank of AmericaTrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Bank of America (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mortimer P Howard Tuw

How much does Mortimer P Howard Tuw give each year?

Mortimer P Howard Tuw gave $7K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 3 grants.

What is Mortimer P Howard Tuw's typical grant size?

Mortimer P Howard Tuw's median grant in 2025 was $1,400, and its average grant was $1,400, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mortimer P Howard Tuw give grants?

Mortimer P Howard Tuw gives mostly in Massachusetts: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (20%) and Connecticut (20%).

Does Mortimer P Howard Tuw give general operating support?

Yes: 40% of Mortimer P Howard Tuw's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Mortimer P Howard Tuw's largest grantees?

Mortimer P Howard Tuw's largest 2025 grantees include Union College ($1,400), Stonehill College ($1,400) and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts ($1,400), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mortimer P Howard Tuw?

Mortimer P Howard Tuw reported $203K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (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 Mortimer P Howard Tuw?

Mortimer P Howard Tuw is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $203K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Mortimer P Howard Tuw's EIN?

Mortimer P Howard Tuw's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6385719. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 26, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 20, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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