The John & Katherine Morris Foundation
EIN 043241999Total Given 2016–2024
$3.0M
165 grants · $334K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$25K
grant size
41%
supporter · 36/87 multi-year
repeat
$10.6M
Assets (2024)
87
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 410-7771
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $561K | $3.0M | $249K | 21 |
| 2017 | $181K | $3.9M | $1.3M | 16 |
| 2018 | $489K | $3.3M | $284K | 20 |
| 2019 | N/A | $6.2M | $2.8M | N/A |
| 2020 | $544K | $7.3M | $992K | 31 |
| 2022 | $514K | $8.3M | $235K | 31 |
| 2023 | $318K | $9.5M | $450K | 22 |
| 2024 | $399K | $10.6M | $791K | 24 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 165 grants on record
Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$18K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$240K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
KM
Katherine M Morris
President
Leadership
JM
John C Morris
Treasurer
Leadership
FR
Frederick Rutberg
Director
LM
Lucy E Morris
Director
KM
Katherine M Morris
President
Leadership
JM
John C Morris
Treasurer
Leadership
FR
Frederick Rutberg
Director
LM
Lucy E Morris
Director
KM
Katherine M Morris
President
Leadership
JM
John C Morris
Treasurer
Leadership
FR
Frederick Rutberg
Director
LM
Lucy E Morris
Director
JM
John M Morris
Director
WL
Wendy Linscott
Director
KM
Katherine M Morris
President
Leadership
JM
John C Morris
Treasurer
Leadership
FR
Frederick Rutberg
Director
WL
Wendy Linscott
Director
JM
John M Morris
Director
LM
Lucy E Morris
Director
KM
Katherine M Morris
President
Leadership
JM
John C Morris
Treasurer
Leadership
LM
Lucy E Morris
Director
WL
Wendy Linscott
Director
JM
John M Morris
Director
KM
Katherine M Morris
President
Leadership
JM
John C Morris
Treasurer
Leadership
PD
Phil Deely
Director
JM
John M Morris
Director
WL
Wendy Linscott
Director
KM
Katherine M Morris
President
Leadership
JM
John C Morris
Treasurer
Leadership
PD
Phil Deely
Director
JM
John M Morris
Director
WL
Wendy Linscott
Director
KM
Katherine M Morris
President
Leadership
JM
John C Morris
Treasurer
Leadership
PD
Phil Deely
Director
JM
John M Morris
Director
WL
Wendy Linscott
Director
Grants Awarded (165 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Moca | North Adams, MA | $240,000 | SUPPORT OF THE ARTS | 2016 |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | $115,000 | SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION | 2020 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $105,000 | SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION | 2020 |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | $100,000 | SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $100,000 | TO PRODUCE AND BROADCAST PROGRAMS OF INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY AND CULTURAL MERIT THAT RECOGNIZE VIEWERS AND... | 2022 |
| Dartmouth College Fund | Hanover, NH | $100,000 | SUPPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Brooklyn Fire Deparment | Brooklyn, IN | $86,000 | TO PROVIDE FIRE FIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES | 2022 |
| Mass Moca | North Adams, MA | $75,000 | SUPPORT OF THE ARTS | 2018 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $70,000 | SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Mystic Seaport Museum | Mystic, CT | $55,000 | TO CREATE A BROAD, PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF AMERICA AND THE SEA. | 2024 |
| The Mount Holyoke Fund | South Hadley, MA | $50,500 | SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION | 2016 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $50,000 | SUPPORT OF THE ARTS | 2020 |
| Church of the Heavenly Rest | New York, NY | $50,000 | SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES | 2023 |
| Church of the Heavenly Rest | New York, NY | $50,000 | SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES | 2024 |
| Mass Moca | North Adams, MA | $50,000 | SUPPORT OF THE ARTS | 2024 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $48,350 | SUPPORT OF THE ARTS | 2022 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $48,000 | SUPPORT OF THE ARTS | 2018 |
| The Trustees of the Reservation | Boston, MA | $43,000 | TO PROTECT THE DISTINCT CHARACTER OF NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITIES. | 2020 |
| Stone Ridge School | Bethesda, MD | $40,000 | TO INPSIRE YOUNG WOMEN TO LEAD AND SERVE LIVES OF PURPOSE THAT INTEGRATE FAITH, INTELLECT, COMMUNITY, SOCIAL ACTION,... | 2018 |
| Mass Moca | North Adams, MA | $40,000 | SUPPORT OF THE ARTS | 2017 |
| Us Wrestling Foundation | Short Hills, NJ | $35,954 | SUPPORT FOR ATHLETICS | 2023 |
| Taft School | Warertown, CT | $35,561 | EDUCATION SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Us Wrestling Foundation | Short Hills, NJ | $32,338 | SUPPORT FOR ATHLETICS | 2024 |
| Church of the Heavenly Rest | New York, NY | $31,000 | SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES | 2018 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $30,000 | SUPPORT OF THE ARTS | 2016 |