Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sarasota, FL EIN: 01-0728135

Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Sarasota, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $370K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $138K. Net investment income was $8K.

Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation at a glance

In short: Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation gave $138K across 5 grants in 2024 (avg $28K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$137,500
+643.2% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
5
+25.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$27,500
+494.6% vs 2023
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$369,680
-23.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (55% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

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

Who Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

Memorial Sloan Kettering: $50KMemorial Sloan Kettering$50KAdaptive Sports Foundation: $25KAdaptive Sports Foundation$25KFind the Cause Cancer Foundation: $25KFind the Cause CancerFoundation$25KBoston Childrens Hospital: $25KBoston Childrens Hospital$25KMontclair Kimberly Academy: $13KMontclair Kimberly Academy$13K

The largest 2024 recipient was Memorial Sloan Kettering ($50K). Together the top 5 received $138K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 12 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

PoughkeepsieMontclairWindhamBostonFraminghamFraninghamGraftonNew YorkParsippany

How Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 1000% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 679% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2019) to $138K (2024). In 2024 it made 5 grants totaling $138K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Sloan Kettering New York, NYCharitable$50,000
Adaptive Sports Foundation Windham, NYCharitable$25,000
Find the Cause Cancer Foundation Framingham, MACharitable$25,000
Boston Childrens Hospital Boston, MACharitable$25,000
Montclair Kimberly Academy Montclair, NJCharitable$12,500
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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
2024$369,680$-7,340$152,622$137,5005$143,135$7,642$21,086
2023$484,920$2,645$24,930$18,5004$23,610$13,462$22,296
2022$472,003$-1,949$27,300$15,0002$24,247$11,029$25,694
2021$577,630$51,941$22,485$12,5001$16,375$17,933$27,941
2020$567,152$16,942$8,108———$16,296$26,552
2019$520,312$16,716$24,336$12,5001—$15,496$24,152

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation is led by Lynn Morris, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Lynn Morris

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Joanne Mooney

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Howarth

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Vanessa Krippner

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

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 Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation

How much does Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation give each year?

Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation gave $138K across 5 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $19K across 4 grants.

What is Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation's typical grant size?

Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $25,000, and its average grant was $27,500, across 5 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation give grants?

Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation gives mostly in New York: 55% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (36%) and New Jersey (9%).

Does Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (5 grants).

Who are Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation's largest grantees?

Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Memorial Sloan Kettering ($50,000), Adaptive Sports Foundation ($25,000) and Find the Cause Cancer Foundation ($25,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation?

Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation reported $370K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $143K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation?

Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Sarasota, FL. It holds $370K in total assets as of 2024.

What is Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation's EIN?

Seth Morris 911 Heroes Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0728135. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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