James D & Kay Y Moran Foundation
Dallas, TX · EIN 75-2303252. Reported 280 grants totalling $1,100,274 to 93 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. James D & Kay Y Moran Foundation 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 $2,350. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $910 and the largest $39,154. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Zoological Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $76,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $57,454 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Mark's Fund | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Hockaday School | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Trinity Episcopal School | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| CASA Del Herrero | Santa Barbara, CA | $39,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club Austin | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $32,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,920 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab | Dallas, TX | $26,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Austin Public Library | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Dell Children's Medical Foundation | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Food Bank Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Midwestern State University Foundation | Wichita Falls, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Temple Emanu-El | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Central Texas Food Bank | Austin, TX | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Central Texas | Austin, TX | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Food Allergy Fund | New York City, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood California Central Coast | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Southwestern Medical Foundation | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dallas CASA Inc | Dallas, TX | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Center for Vision Health | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Austin | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rawson Saunders School | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Medical Center Foundation | Dallas, TX | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jubilee Park and Community Center | Dallas, TX | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cate School | Carpinteria, CA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| St Paul's School | Concord, NH | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Baylor Oral Health Foundation | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission Scholars | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Family Place | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Nichols Hills Parks | Nichols Hills, OK | $9,780 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Storyteller Children's Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Texas Trees Foundation | Dallas, TX | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United to Learn | Dallas, TX | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Senior Source | Dallas, TX | $7,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| CASA Pacifica | Camarillo, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Children's Hospital & Research Center Foundation | Dallas, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Healing Hands Ministries Inc | Dallas, TX | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Highland Park Education Foundation | Dallas, TX | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Wichita Falls | Wichita Falls, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dignity Moves | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Educational Opportunities Inc | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Feed the Needy | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospice of Wichita Falls | Wichita Falls, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Millsaps College | Jackson, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montecito Trails Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pease Park | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Retina Foundation of the Southwest | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Channelkeeper | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Andrew's Episcopal School | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Katy Trail | Dallas, TX | $4,820 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hhm Health | Dallas, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vogel Alcove | Dallas, TX | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ability Connection | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Austin Street Center | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Dallas Services | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood North Texas | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prg Services | Grand Prairie, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Promise House Inc | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Bridge | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Angels Foster Care | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Channel Islands YMCA | Carpenteria, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Partners of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dallas Urban Debate Alliance | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Donorschoose | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fair Park First | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raices | San Antonio, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Storey Lane Independant Living | Ponder, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Nora Project | Highland Park, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas | Coppell, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dream Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Be Strong | Deerfield Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Callier Center for Communication Disorders | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City House | Plano, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Methodist Health System Foundation | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oak Cliff Works | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Simmons Family Gateway Resource | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social Good Fund - Barnraisers | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Stewpot | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
68 of 93 (73%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 83%, across 4 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.
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
FUND A GRADUATE STUDENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - CASA Del Herrero
PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO VISITNG PUBLIC AND PRESERVATION PROJECTS - Georgetown University
COLLEGE DEAN'S EXCELLENCE FUND - Transition House
SUPPORTING HOMELESS FAMILIES - Ut Southwestern Medical Center
JAMES D. AND KAY Y. MORAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND - Vanderbilt University
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 169 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 58 | $185,910 | $1,500 |
| 2021 | 59 | $224,980 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 59 | $233,410 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 51 | $215,900 | $4,000 |
| 2024 | 53 | $240,074 | $2,500 |
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
61% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. 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 $2,350. 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 Texas.
- 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 James D & Kay Y Moran Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: Po Box 600099, Dallas, TX, 75360. 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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