Moone Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker La Quinta, CA EIN: 94-3337859

Moone Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in La Quinta, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $418K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $27K. Net investment income was $38K.

Moone Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Moone Family Foundation gave $27K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,600
+88.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,320
+88.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,700
Total assets
$417,855
-8.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (75% 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 Moone Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Barbara and Steve Wilson Educational Fund Inc: $20KBarbara and Steve WilsonEducational Fund Inc$20KTunnel to Towers Foundation: $3KTunnel to Towers Foundation$3KJudicial Watch Inc: $3KJudicial Watch Inc$3KDesert Scholarship Foundation: $500Desert Scholarship Foundation$500St Jude: $400St Jude$400

The largest 2025 recipient was Barbara and Steve Wilson Educational Fund Inc ($20K). Together the top 5 received $27K.

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants across all recorded years

64<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 64 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

Kansas CityMemphisStaten IslandLa QuintaMidvaleWashingtonMerrimanNew YorkCincinattiMissionWest HollywoodArlingtonBeachwoodBostonGladstoneLyndhurstMiamiMission HillsNapaOlathe

How Moone Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 113% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$10K$20K$30K16 grants2021 20 grants2022 18 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2024) to $27K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $27K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Barbara and Steve Wilson Educational Fund Inc Miami, FLGeneral Operations$20,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NYGeneral Operations$3,000
Judicial Watch Inc Washington, DCGeneral Operations$2,700
Desert Scholarship Foundation La Quinta, CAGeneral Operations$500
St Jude Memphis, TNGeneral Operations$400
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$417,855$48,761$37,928$26,6005$26,625$37,753$23,534
2024$455,595$15,667$24,608$14,1005$14,100$21,204$20,647
2023$464,536$42,891$25,791$18,74018$18,740$42,891$17,447
2022$447,436$68,262$32,384$22,58020$22,580$60,203$18,968
2021$411,690$141,447$25,011$17,44016—$133,906$15,922

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Moone Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Moone Family Foundation is led by E. Michael Moone, President on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • E. Michael Moone

    President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Moone Family Foundation

How much does Moone Family Foundation give each year?

Moone Family Foundation gave $27K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 5 grants.

What is Moone Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Moone Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,700, and its average grant was $5,320, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Moone Family Foundation give grants?

Moone Family Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (11%) and District of Columbia (10%).

Does Moone Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Moone Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Moone Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Moone Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Barbara and Steve Wilson Educational Fund Inc ($20,000), Tunnel to Towers Foundation ($3,000) and Judicial Watch Inc ($2,700), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Moone Family Foundation?

Moone Family Foundation reported $418K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Moone Family Foundation's EIN?

Moone Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3337859. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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