David and Katherine Moore Family
Rye Brook, NY · EIN 13-7103979. Reported 172 grants totalling $20.7M to 83 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. David and Katherine Moore Family did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $5,596,230. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David & Leni Moore Foundation II | Rye Brook, NY | $5,596,230 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richard and Barbara Moore Family Foundation | Rye Brook, NY | $5,591,908 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Timothy & Deborah Moore Family Foundation | Rye Brook, NY | $5,591,908 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $270,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting | Washington, DC | $240,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $195,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Rivers | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The River Network | Boulder, CO | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund | New York, NY | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Human Development Services of Westchester | Mamaroneck, NY | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bridge Fund of New York | New York, NY | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Program | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Management Sciences for Health | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rainforest Alliance | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City Harvest Nyc | New York, NY | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legal Services of the Hudson Valley | White Plains, NY | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| News Literacy Project | Bethesda, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clean Water Fund | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feeding Westchester | Elmsford, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meet International Inc | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighbors Link Network | Mt Kisco, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cotting School | Lexington, MA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Service Society of New York | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CUNY Foundation - Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lifting Up Westchester | White Plains, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester | White Plains, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Katonah Museum | Katonah, NY | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $41,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| El Centro Hispano | White Plains, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Services of Westchester | Purchase, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jacob Burns Film Center | Pleasantville, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston Healthcare for the Homeless | Boston, MA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Cottling School | Brooklyn, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adc Research Institute | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asian American Advancing Justice | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carver Center | Port Chester, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic | Elmsford, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sprout Nola | New Orleans, LA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open Door Foundation | Ossinging, NY | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute for Nonprofit News | Beverly Hills, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utec | Lowell, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westchester Community College Foundation | Valhalla, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food Bank for Nyc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Manhattanville College | Purchase, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partnership for the Homeless | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Radio Diaries | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Save the Sound | Larchmont, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Change Inc | Peaks Island, ME | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arch City Defenders | St Louis, MO | $14,070 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mnisota Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Service Care | Peaks Island, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ct Fund for the Environment | Mamaroneck, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends for Life Animal Shelter | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New School Center for Nyc Affairs | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| White Plains Hospital Foundation | White Plains, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wnycnew York Public Radio | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baruch College Fund | New York, NY | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Charles River Watershed Association | Weston, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Halsey House | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Arts and Humanities | Philadelphia, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beaver Country Day School | Chestnut Hill, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westchester Community Foundation | Hartsdale, NY | $5,119 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom Community Center | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metro Trans Umbrella Group | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Xprize Foundation | Culver City, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Victory Programs | Boston, MA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston College Lynch School of Education | Chestnut Hill, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College Possible | St Paul, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Immigrant Family Services Inc | Mattapan, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
64 of 83 (77%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 85%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting
WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND LAGUARDIA COLLEGE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE CAMPUS CONSORTIUM PROJECT. - ACLU Foundation
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AND FOR THE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROGRAM. - Planned Parenthood Federation of America
GENERAL SUPPORT(25,000), PPH GLOBAL(25,000), AND LOCAL AFFILIATES (25,000). - American Friends Service Committee
IMMIGRATION RIGHTS PROGRAM - Human Development Services of Westchester
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT ($35,000) AND FOR THE HOPE HOUSE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ($10,000) - Bridge Fund of New York
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK($20,000) AND WESTCHESTER ($20,000.)
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 99 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $758,500 | $12,500 |
| 2022 | 67 | $1,542,070 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $18.4M | $20,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
92% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from David and Katherine Moore Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 800 Westchester Ave N400, Rye Brook, NY, 10573. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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