Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dixon, CA EIN: 68-0311581

Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dixon, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $76K. Net investment income was $72K.

Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation at a glance

In short: Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation gave $76K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$76,000
+11.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,000
+11.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$19,000
Total assets
$2,089,628
+31.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (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 Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DixonOakland

How Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 88% 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$25K$50K$75K$100K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $63K (2021) to $93K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $76K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
4 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$76,000
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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$2,089,628$576,424$77,254$76,0004$76,000$71,717$86,723
2024$1,590,458$202,427$69,525$68,0004$68,000$859$75,898
2023$1,457,556$110,434$65,601$64,0004$64,000$769$68,953
2022$1,412,723$167,064$71,065$69,9604$69,960$33,690$62,988
2021$1,316,724$11,666$63,684$62,6404$62,640$18,699$69,987
2020$1,368,742$-143,001$80,085$78,5364—$24,121$62,614
2019$1,591,828$181,473$95,171$93,0404—$59,763$78,550

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation reported a distributable amount of $87K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation is led by OJ Onsum, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • OJ Onsum

    President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Fuchslin

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Paige Gill

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Raycraft

    Treasurer

    Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Fuller

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Simpson

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Barbara Beckworth (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Pam Gill-Fisher (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Peter Timm (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Roberta Wallace (2019–2023) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation

How much does Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation give each year?

Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation gave $76K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $68K across 4 grants.

What is Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation's typical grant size?

Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $19,000, and its average grant was $19,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation give grants?

Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "College Scholarship" (4 grants).

How large is Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation?

Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $76K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $87K (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 Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation's EIN?

Muriel M Morris Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0311581. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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