WILLIAM S MORRIS III FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
WILLIAM S MORRIS III FAMILY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 39-3255147)
Tax period
2025-07-16 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-24
IRS object ID
202601149349100310
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-04-24T05:35:26-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN581445060PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Shivers Trading & Operating CompanyBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1725 Broad StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityAugustaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30903ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-07-16TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN393255147EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WILLIAM S MORRIS III FAMILY FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWILLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7068233236PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 936AddressLine1Txt
CityAUGUSTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30903ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCRAIG S MITCHELLPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7068233236PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-13SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTERRY K HOUSE JRPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00849447PTIN
Phone7068233356PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$30,555,865FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$30,000,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$555,865InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$555,865InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$30,555,865TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$555,865TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$0AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$0OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$0TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$0DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
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Excess Revenue Over Expenses$30,555,865ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$555,865NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

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Cash BOY$0CashBOYAmt
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Land Bldg Investments EOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$0OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land EOY$0LandEOYAmt
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Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
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Total Assets EOYFMV$30,555,865TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$0OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$0OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
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Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$30,555,865TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Revenue Over Expenses$30,555,865ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$30,555,865SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$30,555,865TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$7,727InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$7,727SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
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Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$7,727ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Total Payments And Credits$7,727TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateGAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7068233236PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 936AddressLine1Txt
CityAUGUSTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30903ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

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WILLIAM S MORRIS III
PO BOX 936AUGUSTAGA30903DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
CRAIG S MITCHELL
PO BOX 936AUGUSTAGA30903PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
TERRY K HOUSE JR
PO BOX 936AUGUSTAGA30903SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1NONE - INITIAL YEARDescription1Txt
Expenses1$0Expenses1Amt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

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Description1NONE - INTIAL YEARDescription1Txt
Expenses1$0Expenses1Amt
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$30,268,116AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$0AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$30,268,116TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$30,268,116AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$454,022CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$29,814,094NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$682,048MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$682,048MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$7,727TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$7,727TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$674,321DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$674,321DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$674,321DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

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Expenses And Contributions$0ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$0QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$674,321DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Qualifying Distributions$0QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
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Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
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Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$0ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$0ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$0ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$0ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerWILLIAM S MORRIS IIIContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$555,865RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$555,865RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$555,865TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number3LineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementFUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO 501(c)3 ORGANIZATIONSRelationshipStatementTxt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonWILLIAM S MORRIS IIIContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13209 WHEELER ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityAUGUSTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30909ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$30,000,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart VI-A 10 Substantial ContributorFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Medium ExplanationWilliam S. Morris IIIWilliam S. Morris IIIWilliam S. Morris IIIMediumExplanationTxt

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