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Private foundation (trust)EIN 943397785Est. 2001-09

GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION

PALO ALTO, CA 94304

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Total Assets

$11.5B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$403.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

920

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$438K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$50–$20M

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$2.8M

In addition to its grantmaking, the foundation engages directly in activities to further its charitable purposes. Direct charitable expenses include the following activities: * convening groups of experts, other foundations, and grantees to discuss and disseminate information about policy, research and trends * providing technical assistance to grantees and other partners involved in our programmatic activities * conducting research to inform and advance the areas we fund

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.7B

Total Expenses

$483.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$451.5M

Distributable Amount

$458.0M

Min. Investment Return

$458.8M

Undistributed Income

$91.8M

Payout rate 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

920 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $200K to maximum $20M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

500 grants

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$33.1M
45 grants
BROAD INSTITUTE INC
$20M
1 grant
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
$16.4M
5 grants
MAKEWAY FOUNDATION
$14.1M
5 grants
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
$13.5M
16 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$13.0M
5 grants
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$10.1M
2 grants
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
$8.9M
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K—
$10–50K—
$50–250K
113
grants
$250K–1M
298
grants
$1–5M
83
grants
$5M+
6
grants

Geographic Focus

41 states

California
$115.6M
32% of total
District of Columbia
$50.6M
14% of total
Massachusetts
$41.9M
12% of total
New York
$32.6M
9% of total
BC
$24.6M
7% of total
Virginia
$15.5M
4% of total
ON
$12.3M
3% of total
Colorado
$7.1M
2% of total
New Jersey
$6.8M
2% of total
Illinois
$5.8M
2% of total

+31 more states

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