Moon Foundation
Moon Foundation is a private foundation, based in Redding, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $34K. Net investment income was $23K.
Moon Foundation at a glance
In short: Moon Foundation gave $34K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $33,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,750
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,750
- Total assets
- $1,610,450
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Moon Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was SKPC ($24K).
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Moon Foundation gives
- Giving grew 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2022) to $41K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $34K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SKPC Sacramento, CA | Scholarships Senior Luncheon | $23,500 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,610,450 | $30,653 | $41,258 | $33,500 | 2 | $33,500 | $22,820 | $34,479 |
| 2024 | $1,621,222 | $35,697 | $40,742 | $33,500 | 3 | $33,500 | $35,697 | $35,538 |
| 2023 | $1,627,148 | $32,799 | $48,304 | $35,500 | 3 | $35,500 | $33,490 | $38,520 |
| 2022 | $1,644,036 | $438,389 | $33,759 | $27,000 | 3 | $27,000 | $438,389 | $38,591 |
| 2021 | $1,239,404 | $14,066 | $47,985 | $41,000 | 6 | $41,000 | $14,066 | $25,612 |
| 2020 | $1,273,290 | $11,691 | $42,428 | $35,500 | 4 | — | $11,691 | $41,358 |
| 2019 | $1,304,483 | $16,350 | $44,741 | $37,900 | 6 | — | $15,979 | $38,377 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Moon Foundation reported a distributable amount of $34K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Moon Foundation is led by Chae Moon, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chae Moon
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sun Moon
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Moon Foundation
How much does Moon Foundation give each year?
Moon Foundation gave $34K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $34K across 3 grants.
How large is Moon Foundation?
Moon Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $34K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $34K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Moon Foundation operate?
Moon Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Moon Foundation's EIN?
Moon Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3346588. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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