Colonel Robert H Morse Foundation FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)EIN 39-6092711

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$44K
Spent
$96K
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$44K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$191K
Expenses
$96K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$110K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$101K
FY2024$106K
FY2025$119K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1943.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 80% · $78K Operating & administrative 20% · $19K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

The filing lists no officers, directors or key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Chicago, IL.

Provided by the organization

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 13 grants · $93K · 2025–2025
Second Harvest FoodbankFY2025$20,000
CaritasFY2025$20,000
Beloit Meals on WheelsFY2025$20,000
Stateline Works of MercyFY2025$12,000
Messiah Lutheran Church Food PantryFY2025$5,000
Kandu Industries INCFY2025$5,000
All About BooksFY2025$4,000
Girls on the RunFY2025$2,000
Beloit Art CenterFY2025$2,000
Nature at the ConfluenceFY2025$1,000
Bluestem RoboticsFY2025$700
The Roy Chapman SocietyFY2025$500
Stateline Boys & Girls ClubFY2025$500

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$7K
Median grantPart XV$4K
Largest grantPart XV$20K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$44K
Investment income$44K
Money out
$96K
Grants paid$78K
Running costs$19K
Owns and owes
$1.4M
net assets
Cash and savings$2K
Total assets$1.4M
Liabilities$0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$44K
Total revenue$44K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$2K
Total assets$1.4M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$1.4M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $191K$119K$72K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $133K$106K$27K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $70K$101K−$31K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $75K$105K−$30K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $199K$110K$89K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $44K$96K−$52K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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