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Recent Awarded Grants

2024-25 Grants

The Morris Educational Foundation funds projects in the Morris School District that create new models for learning, enrich the curriculum, promote self-esteem, enhance and expand enrichment opportunities, and help teachers grow professionally. Our goal is to ensure the highest level of educational innovation supporting students and staff in all 10 schools in a partnership of lifelong learning.

$124,225 in grants for Morris School District students and staff were approved during the 2024-2025 school year:

Initiatives for Students, Teachers & Schools

Please click the grant titles below in blue to view more about its impact.

  • Two 3D printers and beginning supplies for the Morristown High School Integrated STEM course.

  • Advanced mirrorless camera setups for fast action sports/event photography in the Morristown High School photography program.

  • Chemistry Equipment – $5,000
    Chemistry Equipment – $5,000

    Support for cutting-edge materials to enhance chemistry education at Morristown High School.

  • A specialized machine that custom-cuts and laminates durable covers to extend the life of each book, preserving the diverse collections of our heavily used elementary libraries.

  • A grant for each of the 10 Morris School District schools to support cultural arts programming.

  • Finding Your Strength in Parenting - $3,000

    A workshop to help parents of elementary-aged students in all seven of our K-5 schools understand how to build and strengthen their relationships with their children.

  • Geriatric Sensory Impairment Kit –- $1,400

    Featuring simulators for hearing loss, arthritis, and tremors, these kits help students explore the effects of aging on individuals, families, and the healthcare system.

  • Lenses for Morristown High School Broadcasting - $3,750

    Three new lenses for DSLR cameras to allow for expanded student creativity.

  • MEF Student Club Advisor - $1,200

    Support for a Morristown High School staff advisor.

  • Mu Alpha Theta – $215

    Custom tablecloth for use at math club events.

  • State-of-the-art computers for use in the Morristown High School Music and Theater programs.

  • Navigating the Digital Age: Empowering Teens for Healthy Online Lives – $2,250

    A student workshop with Lauren Muriello, LPC, for Frelinghuysen Middle School 7th and 8th graders to discuss being a teen in the social media age.