Moore Dry Dock Foundation
Walnut Creek, CA · EIN 94-1681456. Reported 137 grants totalling $187,548 to 81 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. Moore Dry Dock 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 $800. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $1,350; the smallest was $25 and the largest $17,200. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Armstrong School | Belmont, CA | $30,700 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Society of California Pioneers | San Francisco, CA | $13,900 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Walnut Creek Library Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | $13,525 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Diablo Regional Arts Association | Walnut Creek, CA | $12,750 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| UCLA School of Arts and Architeure | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Walnut Creek Liabrary Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego Habitat for Humanity | San Diego, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture | Pasadena, CA | $7,350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Opera Parallele | San Francisco, CA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Walnut Creek Masters Swimming Association | Danville, CA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Society of Ca Pioneers | San Francisco, CA | $4,450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rancho Murieta Community Church | Rancho Murieta, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Muttville San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Walnut Creek Education Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | $2,820 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sf University High School | San Francisco, CA | $2,589 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Katherine Delmar Burke School | San Francisco, CA | $2,409 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $2,350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Educational Foundation of Orinda | Orinda, CA | $2,300 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Miramonte High School Parents Club | Orinda, CA | $2,300 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Colorado Mountain College Foundation | Glenwood Springs, CO | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northgate Hs Pfa | Walnut Creek, CA | $2,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Faith Episcopal Church | Shingle Springs, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kdnk Public Radio | Carbondale, CO | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| UC Davis Field Hockey Development Fund | Davis, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UC San Diego Foundation | La Jolla, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Point Reyes National Seashore Association | Point Reyes Station, CA | $1,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Muttville | San Francisco, CA | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $1,270 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Miramonte High School Boosters Club | Orinda, CA | $1,150 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alzeimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cal Trout | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gardens of Golden Gate Park | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Village Connect | Golden Valley, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| House Ear Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Language Programs | Orem, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Ms Society | Lafayette, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohsu Foundation | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sptdfdh Development Fund | Davis, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Paul's School | Concord, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Research Center | Davis, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Empowerment Program | Carbondale, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marin Agricultural Land Trust | Point Reyes Station, CA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Symphony | San Francisco, CA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arts Center at Willits | Basalt, CO | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ruth Bancroft Gardens | Walnut Creek, CA | $675 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Foothill Middle School Pfa | Walnut Creek, CA | $650 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | $550 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Save Mt Diablo | Walnut Creek, CA | $520 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amnesty International USA | Oakland, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carbondale Arts | Carbondale, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Theater Association of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Golden Gate National Park Convservancy | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior League of Sf | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northgate High School Pfa | Walnut Creek, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Cancer League | Oakland, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valley Meals & More | Glenwood Springs, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jackson, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Theater Association of Sf | San Francisco, CA | $350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| John Muir Land Trust | Martinez, CA | $350 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gateway Center | Pacific Grove, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Golden Oldies Cat Rescue | Monterey, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Itn Monterey County | Salinas, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paws | Lynnwood, WA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $275 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carmel Youth Center | Carmel, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties | Concord, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kpfa Public Radio | Berkeley, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Pacific Grove, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northern District Historical Society | San Francisco, CA | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State Parks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Monument Crisis Center | Pleasant Hill, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano Counties | Concord, CA | $65 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cancer Support Community | Walnut Creek, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regional Parks Foundation | Castro Valley, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Save Mount Diablo | Walnut Creek, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| AARP Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
29 of 81 (36%) 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 48%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 65 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 | 25 | $40,465 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 32 | $44,590 | $975 |
| 2022 | 27 | $35,643 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $28,000 | $800 |
| 2024 | 22 | $38,850 | $300 |
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 California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
Get funders for your state and cause by email
We email you funders that gave to organizations in your state and cause, up to five at a time each week and never the same one twice, from their own IRS filings. Free. The weekly email has not started yet.
Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We never sell or share your address. To match on your organization and typical grant size too, keep a private profile.
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 $800. 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 California.
- 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.
Related guides
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Moore Dry Dock 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: 505 Persimmon Road, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. 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.
EIN 94-1681456 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.