Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Desmond Bevin
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/02/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Morningstar, Inc. [MORN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC., 225 WEST WACKER DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Int'l Business
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 7,896
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 06/30/2006 Common Stock 594 $ 2 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 06/30/2007 Common Stock 1,305 $ 2 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 06/30/2008 Common Stock 570 $ 2.77 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 12/01/2008 Common Stock 930 $ 2.77 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 06/30/2009 Common Stock 792 $ 10.98 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 12/31/2007 Common Stock 24,000 $ 2 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 12/01/2009 Common Stock 951 $ 10.98 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 03/17/2010 Common Stock 15,000 $ 14.13 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 05/01/2010 Common Stock 70,000 $ 14.13 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 05/01/2011 Common Stock 7,500 $ 14.13 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 05/01/2011 Common Stock 7,500 $ 14.13 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 05/01/2012 Common Stock 10,000 $ 10.95 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 05/01/2013 Common Stock 10,000 $ 8.57 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 12/01/2014 Common Stock 50,000 $ 14.96 (6) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Desmond Bevin
C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC.
225 WEST WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60606		       President, Int'l Business  

Signatures

/s/ Peter Olson, by power of attorney 05/02/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Immediately exercisable.
(2) The option vests and becomes exercisable over a period of four years in equal annual installments beginning on the initial vesting date of May 1, 2002.
(3) The option vests and becomes exercisable over a period of four years in equal annual installments beginning on the initial vesting date of May 1, 2003.
(4) The option vests and becomes exercisable over a period of four years in equal annual installments beginning on the initial vesting date of May 1, 2004.
(5) The option vests and becomes exercisable over a period of four years in equal annual installments beginning on the initial vesting date of May 1, 2005.
(6) The exercise price is determined by the daily indexing of the fair market value of the shares on the grant date ($14.70) against the 10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Rate on November 15, 2004, compounded annually. Therefore the exercise price is subject to change throughout the life of the option. On April, 30, 2005, the exercise price was $14.96.

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