Private foundation · Mount Pleasant, SC

The David & Mildred Morse Charitable

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Typical grant size
$5K – $10K – $25K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
25
Repeat grantees
13
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNone
ContactBenjamin P Fishburne III · 2027018988
MaterialsNo form required
RestrictionsNo

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Benjamin P Fishburne III
Trustee
Joan Straus
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/6/22)
John J Hyland
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
0.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
100
Total grants awarded
$5.0M
Total amount
$50K
Average grant
$1.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2018
$3.5M
11 grants
2017
$304K
16 grants
2016
$312K
17 grants
2015
$396K
19 grants
2014
$267K
15 grants
2013
$268K
22 grants

Top recipients

6 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$1.1M
6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$988K
Regis High School
6 grants · NY
$883K
6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$443K
6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$370K
Dominican Academy
6 grants · NY
$165K
6 grants · CT · ✓ Exact match
$160K
3 grants · CT · ≈ likely match
$150K
Andrew K Dwyer Foundation
6 grants · NY
$145K
5 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$115K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Salve Regina University
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2018
$1.0M
Regis High School
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2018
$800K
Alzheimers Drug Discovery
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2018
$660K
Straus Historical Society
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2018
$400K
Promise Project
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2018
$200K
Dominican Academy
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2018
$100K
Hotchkiss School
UNRESTRICTED
CT · TY 2018
$100K
Andrew K Dwyer Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2018
$100K
Citizens Committee for New York City
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2018
$75K
Temple Emanuel
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2018
$30K
Leo Baeck Institute New York
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2018
$25K
Alzheimers Drug Discovery
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$100K
Promise Project
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$50K
Sst Hilda's and St Hugh's School
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$25K
Salve Regina University
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2017
$25K
Brooklyn Jesuit Prep
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$20K
The East Harlem School
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$10K
Dominican Academy
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$10K
Jack & Jill Children's Center
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2017
$10K
Regis High School
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$10K
De LA Salle Academy
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$10K
Hotchkiss School
UNRESTRICTED
CT · TY 2017
$10K
Straus Historical Society
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$10K
Bubba Fund Inc
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$5K
Andrew K Dwyer Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$5K
Rippowam Cisqua School
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$3K
Temple Emanuel
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2017
$1K
Alzheimers Drug Discovery
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$100K
Promise Project
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$50K
Salve Regina University
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2016
$30K
Asheville Symphony Society
UNRESTRICTED
NC · TY 2016
$25K
Brooklyn Jesuit Prep
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$20K
Jack & Jill Children's Center
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2016
$20K
Hotchkiss School
UNRESTRICTED
CT · TY 2016
$10K
Straus Historical Society
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$10K
Dominican Academy
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$10K
Regis High School
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$10K
The East Harlem School
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$10K
Andrew K Dwyer Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$5K
NYU Hospitals Center
UNRESTRICTEDUNRESTICTEDUNRESTICTED
NY · TY 2016
$5K
Mount Sinai Health System
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$3K
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$3K
Anti-defamation League
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$1K
Temple Emanuel
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2016
$1K
Yale University
UNRESTRICTED
CT · TY 2015
$50K
Alzheimers Drug Discovery
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2015
$50K
Regis High School
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2015
$38K
Salve Regina University
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2015
$35K
Brooklyn Jesuit Prep
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2015
$30K
Andrew K Dwyer Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2015
$25K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.