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Private foundation (trust)EIN 521270464Est. 1982-12

THE MORNINGSTAR PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION

BETHESDA, MD 20814

Total Assets

$546.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$24.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

209

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$117K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$800–$5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$62.6M

Total Expenses

$32.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$33.2M

Distributable Amount

$24.7M

Min. Investment Return

$23.7M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

209 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $800 through median $50K to maximum $5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $24.5M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON
$7.1M
12 grants
CIVIC NATION WHEN WE ALL VOTE
$5.1M
2 grants
THE SARAH AND DANIEL RUEVEN FOUNDATION INC
$3.9M
18 grants
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$3.0M
4 grants
CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK
$2.5M
5 grants
FIDELITY CHARITABLE
$2.4M
1 grant
THE BAFRAYUNG FUND
$2.4M
5 grants
GATHER INC
$2.4M
14 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
83
grants
$10–50K
200
grants
$50–250K
158
grants
$250K–1M
56
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

District of Columbia
$27.2M
41% of total
New York
$17.6M
26% of total
Maryland
$11.7M
17% of total
California
$3.6M
5% of total
Ohio
$2.9M
4% of total
Virginia
$2.5M
4% of total
Massachusetts
$495K
1% of total
Arizona
$350K
1% of total
Georgia
$335K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$150K
0% of total

+7 more states

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