Moscoe Family Foundation
Moscoe Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. It reported 13 grants totaling $130,644 in 2025, with recipients including Minnesota and Colorado organizations.
Moscoe Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Moscoe Family Foundation gave $131K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Minnesota. 46% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $130,644
- +35.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -18.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,050
- +66.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,600
- Total assets
- $1,462,022
- +8.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 46% first-time grantees (6 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Moscoe Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s 2024 filing says to apply in writing, stating the purpose of the organization and the intended use of the funds. It lists no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Thomas Moscoe
Mailing address: 10900 Wayzata Boulevard 600, Minnetonka, MN 55305
Phone: (952) 829-7850
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Moscoe Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federation ($50K). Together the top 10 received $130K.
Grant Size Distribution
63 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 63 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The reported 2025 distribution of grant dollars was 86% to Minnesota, 11% to Colorado, 2% to Texas, 1% to recipients with an unspecified state, and less than 1% to Washington.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Moscoe Family Foundation open to new grantees?
46%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 13 grantees (46%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 46% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 200% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2021) to $135K (2022). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $131K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation Minneapolis, MN | General | $50,000 |
| Temple Israel Funds Minneapolis, MN | General | $28,019 |
| Herzl Camp Golden Valley, MN | General | $25,000 |
| Aspen Theatre Aspen, CO | General | $10,000 |
| Best Buddies Edina, MN | General | $5,145 |
| Aspen Hope Center Basalt, CO | General | $5,000 |
| Sholom Foundation St Louis Park, MN | General | $3,600 |
| Middle East (ME24) | General | $1,030 |
| Texas Cowboys Austin, TX | General | $1,000 |
| Human Trafficing Austin, TX | General | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,462,022 | $249,081 | $131,682 | $130,644 | 13 | $130,644 | $49,081 | $65,382 |
| 2024 | $1,344,623 | $536,301 | $96,840 | $96,605 | 16 | $96,605 | $36,301 | $45,924 |
| 2023 | $905,162 | $366,900 | $101,846 | $101,809 | 11 | $101,809 | $16,900 | $31,920 |
| 2022 | $640,108 | $302,661 | $134,904 | $134,882 | 12 | $134,882 | $2,661 | $22,026 |
| 2021 | $472,351 | $250,535 | $65,916 | $65,892 | 11 | $65,912 | $535 | $14,751 |
| 2020 | $287,732 | $250,294 | $114,995 | $114,995 | 6 | — | $294 | $5,534 |
| 2019 | $152,433 | $100,039 | $111,320 | $111,320 | 11 | — | $39 | $4,778 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Moscoe Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $65K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations whose own missions address areas such as emotional-crisis care and mental-health stigma reduction, services and facilities for older adults, family and individual support, and early-childhood care and education. For example, Aspen Hope Center describes its mission as providing care to people in emotional crisis and working to decrease mental-illness stigma. Sholom Foundation says it raises funds to support Sholom services and facilities and promote excellence in care.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $130,644 through 13 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $24 to $50,000, with a median of $3,600. Its largest reported grants were $50,000 to Jewish Federation and $28,019 to Temple Israel Funds, both in Minneapolis; $25,000 to Herzl Camp in Golden Valley; and $10,000 to Aspen Theatre in Aspen.
Other 2025 grants included $5,145 to Best Buddies, $5,000 to Aspen Hope Center, $3,600 to Sholom Foundation, $1,030 to Middle East (ME24), $1,000 each to Texas Cowboys and Human Trafficing, $726 to Jewish Family and Children's Service, $100 to Fife High School, and $24 to Infant Welfare Society of Evanston.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Thomas Moscoe as president and Cathy Broms as secretary/treasurer.
Moscoe Family Foundation is led by Thomas Moscoe, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Moscoe
President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Broms
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/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 Moscoe Family Foundation
How much does Moscoe Family Foundation give each year?
Moscoe Family Foundation gave $131K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $97K across 16 grants.
What is Moscoe Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Moscoe Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,600, and its average grant was $10,050, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Moscoe Family Foundation that year got $6K on average.
Where does Moscoe Family Foundation give grants?
Moscoe Family Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Colorado (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (2 grants), Golden Valley, MN (2 grants) and Austin, TX (2 grants).
Does Moscoe Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Moscoe Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Moscoe Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Moscoe Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Federation ($50,000), Temple Israel Funds ($28,019) and Herzl Camp ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 79% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Moscoe Family Foundation?
Moscoe Family Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $131K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $65K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Moscoe Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Moscoe Family Foundation?
The foundation’s 2024 filing says to apply in writing, stating the purpose of the organization and the intended use of the funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Moscoe Family Foundation's EIN?
Moscoe Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1866626. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 February 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Moscoe Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/moscoe-family-foundation-morg_84dce9e7ad47409da2db1f1c937d164b
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