Moose Charitable Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cockeysville, MD EIN: 81-4763704

Moose Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Cockeysville, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $497K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $70K. Net investment income was $66K.

Moose Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Moose Charitable Foundation Inc gave $70K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $70K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$70,000
+12.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$70,000
+12.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$70,000
Total assets
$496,712
+0.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (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 Moose Charitable Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Gerstell Academy: $70KGerstell Academy$70K

The largest 2025 recipient was Gerstell Academy ($70K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Finksburg

How Moose Charitable Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 101% 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$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2021) to $78K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $70K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gerstell Academy Finksburg, MDUnrestricted$70,000
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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$496,712$72,563$76,176$70,0001$70,000$66,387$69,374
2024$496,359$69,029$68,303$62,0001$62,000$63,057$66,717
2023$495,633$86,119$66,498$60,3981$60,398$80,570$61,810
2022$476,012$475,549$81,080$78,0001$78,000$48,318$60,869
2021$81,543$42,649$37,968$35,1111$35,111$39,792$77,529
2020$76,862$499,455$53,499$48,4971—$24,902$42,711

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Moose Charitable Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $69K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Moose Charitable Foundation Inc is led by Alexander F. Smith, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alexander F. Smith

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederick G. Smith

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Venice Paterakis Smith

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Moose Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Moose Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

Moose Charitable Foundation Inc gave $70K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $62K across 1 grant.

How large is Moose Charitable Foundation Inc?

Moose Charitable Foundation Inc reported $497K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $70K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $69K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Moose Charitable Foundation Inc operate?

Moose Charitable Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Moose Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?

Moose Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4763704. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 31, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)

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