Private foundation · EIN 13-6192221 · Seattle, Washington

Morna R Schwartz Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 67 grants paid, $45K total, median $500. 9% of grants stayed in Washington.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
67
$45K
Median grant
$500
Stays in WA
9%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.0M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 67 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Spruce St SchoolNew York, NYDonation$5,000
Planned Parenthood of NYCNew York, NYCharitable$3,000
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYCharitable$2,000
ThirteenNew York, NYDonation$2,000
Partners in HealthBoston, MADonation$2,000
Farm SanctuaryWatkins Glen, NYDonation$1,200
IslandwoodBainbridge Island, WACharitable$1,100
GreenpeaceWashington, DCDonation$1,000
Alley Cat AlliesBethesda, MDDonation$1,000
Danbury Animal WelfareBethel, CTDonation$1,000
Animal Welfare InstituteWashington, DCDonation$1,000
American Jewish World ServiceNew York, NYDonation$1,000
Carnegie HallNew York, NYDonation$1,000
Young CenterChicago, ILDonation$1,000
Manhattan Country SchoolNew York, NYDonation$1,000
WritopiaNew York, NYDonation$1,000
Bridgeport Recue MissionBridgeport, CTDonation$1,000
National Park FoundationWashington, DCDonation$1,000
Humane SocietyWashington, DCCharitable$1,000
Ps 198New York, NYCharitable$750
Calvary HospitalBronx, NYDonation$750
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYCharitable$600
Brooklyn Botanical GardensBrooklyn, NYDonation$550
NAACP Legal FundNew York, NYDonation$505
Nature ConservancyArlington, VADonation$500
Carter CenterAtlanta, GADonation$500
Family WorksAthens, OHDonation$500
Bethel Public LibraryBethel, CTDonation$500
Southern Center for Human RightsAtlanta, GADonation$500
WshuWestport, CTDonation$500
Connecticut Public RadioHartford, CTDonation$500
BedlamNew York, NYDonation$500
Hope HavenRock Valley, IADonation$500
Meadow RidgeRedding, CTDonation$500
PetaNorfolk, VADonation$500
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CADonation$500
Cornell Lab OrnithologyIthaca, NYDonation$500
WbezChicago, ILDonation$500
Friends of Big Bear ValleyFawnskin, CACharitable$500
Natun GauatamalaLaguna Beach, CACharitable$500
Plymouth HousePlymouth, NHCharitable$500
Doe FundNew York, NYCharitable$500
Roundabout Theater CompanyNew York, NYCharitable$500
Fistula FoundationSan Jose, CACharitable$500
Covenant Ballet TheatreBrooklyn, NYDonation$250
Alaska Raptor CenterSitka, AKDonation$250
New Jersey AudubonBernardsville, NJDonation$250
Bethel Volunteer Fire DepartmentBethel, CTDonation$250
PcrfLos Angeles, CACharitable$250
Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYCharitable$200
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYDonation$200
Seattle Public LibrarySeattle, WADonation$200
First BookWashington, DCDonation$200
WpknBridgeport, CTDonation$200
Hepzibah HouseNew York, NYCharitable$200
Whitney MuseumNew York, NYCharitable$156
Northwest Immigrant Rights ProjectSeattle, WADonation$150
GuggenheimNew York, NYDonation$150
Mountains to Sound Greenery TrustSeattle, WADonation$100
Books to PrisonersSeattle, WADonation$100

By state: New York 26 · Connecticut 8 · District of Columbia 5 · California 5 · Massachusetts 2 · Washington 6

About this foundation

Morna R Schwartz Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Seattle, Washington, administered in care of Michael Reid-Schwartz, tax-exempt since 1966. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Morna R Schwartz Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Morna R Schwartz Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $45K across 67 grants, a median of $500.

Where does Morna R Schwartz Foundation Inc give?

New York (26 grants), Connecticut (8 grants), District of Columbia (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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