Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA · EIN 94-3397785 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 · Invitation only: no unsolicited applications
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation is a private foundation based in Palo Alto, CA (EIN 94-3397785). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $403M paid in 920 grants, with a median grant of $200K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $11.5B. It reports that it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · moore.org
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- Total grants paid
- $403M
- Grants reported
- 920
- Typical grant
- $200K
- Future commitments
- $85.9M
- Total assets
- $11.5B
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
Where Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/gordon-e-and-betty-i-moore-foundation-943397785
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | To support launch of the global geo-trees initiative for tropical forests, which will create a high-resolution carbon biomass verification system based on a worldwide network of forest research sites. | Tax year 20242024 | $8M |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (920 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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