Open Foundations · Texas

Moody Foundation

Galveston, Texas · EIN 741403105. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $121.3M across 372 grants in 2024, a median of $71K each.

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$121.3M
paid in 2024
372
grants paid
$71K
median grant
38%
to first-time recipients
$3.5B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
moodyforgapplication-process moodys
Address
2302 Post Office Street, Galveston, TX, 77550
Phone
4097971500
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Grant applications should be submitted at Moodyf.org. Moody Scholars program applicants should visit Moodyf.org for eligibility and application details.
Submission deadline
Applications accepted on ongoing basis. Must be received 11/30 of student's high school senior year.
Restrictions on awards
Grant awards must be expended in Texas. See website(s) above for details regarding eligibility and application instructions for grants and scholarships.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523159349100442. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

educationschooltexasearlygalvestonhealth

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 372 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of Texas at Austin Dept of Intercollegiate AthleticsTX$30,000,000Assistance supporting the mission & purpose of University of Texas at Austin.
2Rice UniversityTX$10,000,000Assistance with The Moody Center for Student Life and Opportunity
3Southern Methodist UniversityTX$10,000,000Assistance with funding for Moody School of Graduate & Advanced Studies.
4Moody GardensTX$7,000,000Assitance with Attraction and Site Improvements - Moody Gardens
5University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonTX$5,000,000General support
6Children's Medical Center FoundationTX$3,313,577General support
7Lubbock County Expo CenterTX$2,000,000Assistance with Lubbock County Expo Center Arena
8Galveston Island Day Schoolmoody Early Childhood CenterTX$1,966,666Assistance with Moody Early Childhood Center-the Next Steps
9Charles Butt FoundationTX$1,863,500Assistance with the TXRL Program
10Abilene Christian UniversityTX$1,800,000Assistance completing second and final phase of renovations to Moody Coliseum
11Galveston Independent School DistrictTX$1,349,791Assistance with the GISD For Kids/For Prep After & Summer School program
12Waco Family Medicine FoundationTX$1,250,000Assistance with expandng health care services for the underserved population in Waco Texas
13Avance IncTX$1,000,000Assistance with the Expansion of AVANCE's ParentChild Education Program
14Breakthrough Central TexasTX$1,000,000Assistance with scaling first-generation college student success
15Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX$1,000,000Assistance with the Educate Texas initiative

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020301$80.4M
2021278$73.8M
2022274$106.1M
2023268$90.2M
2024372$121.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Texas97%
New York1%
Massachusetts1%
District of Columbia1%
Minnesota1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Elizabeth MoodyTrustee/Sec/Treas/Sr VP/Grants/CCO · 2024
Frances a Moody-dahlbergTrustee/Chair/CEO/President · 2024
Ross R MoodyTrustee/Vice Chair · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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