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Est Lydia Morris Decd Tw F 13689

Grantmaking foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 23-6210940

Total giving
$290KTax year 2025
Total assets
$6.6MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION WAS CREATED PURSUANT TO THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF LYDIA T. MORRIS AND EXISTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE MORRIS ARBORETUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH IS A HISTORIC GARDEN AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANTS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT INTEGRATE SCIENCE, ART, AND THE HUMANITIES. MORRIS ARBORETUM IS THE OFFICIAL ARBORETUM OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND PROVIDES RESEARCH AND OUTREACH SERVICES TO STATE AGENCIES, COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, AND TO THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND BEYOND.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$310K2020
$340K2021
$170K2022
$140K2023
$290K2024
$290K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Trustees of the University of Pennsylania$170K2022

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.