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Mother's Grace

Public charity · Grantmaker Scottsdale, AZ EIN: 27-3766797 Website

To support mothers and children who have endured life tragedies and are facing overwhelming life circumstances. We provide individual financial and other assistance to families, and also provide financial support and guidance to women who have overcome struggles and want to reach out and help others inflicted with similar circumstances.

Mother's Grace at a glance

In short: Mother's Grace gave $88K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $22K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$88,248
+45.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
-20.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$22,062
+81.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$14,124
Total assets
$1,085,957
+38.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
Arizona (85% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Mother's Grace

Who Mother's Grace funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

K2 Adventures Foundation: $53KK2 Adventures Foundation$53KHope Women's Center: $15KHope Women's Center$15KOthers under reporting threshold: $13KOthers under reportingthreshold$13KBilly's Place: $8KBilly's Place$8K

The largest 2024 recipient was K2 Adventures Foundation ($53K). Together the top 4 received $88K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 20 (85%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ScottsdalePhoenixGlendaleParadise ValleyPhx

How Mother's Grace gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+2%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K3 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2020) to $128K (2022). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $88K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
K2 Adventures Foundation Scottsdale, AZWhite Hat Project program$52,500
Hope Women's Center Phx, AZCancer program support$15,000
Others under reporting threshold —$13,248
Billy's Place Glendale, AZWinter Wonderland program$7,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$1,085,957$716,727$434,700$88,2484$29,491
2023$785,361$519,808$300,982$60,6675$37,018
2022$581,535$393,775$314,918$127,6544$8,428
2021$498,078$388,553$246,704$86,5324$1,328
2020$356,673$351,629$206,996$15,9953$78

About Mother's Grace

Based on IRS filings

Mother's Grace is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $88K. Net investment income was $29K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mother's Grace is led by Michelle Moore, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Michelle Moore

    President

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $25K (2020) → $25K (2024)

  • Angela Ducey

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Manisha Javia

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Earnhardt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rina Rai

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanu Blair

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Sawyer

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Martin

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Graham

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Miller

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Arthur

    Treasurer

    Treasurer From Mar → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Metzler

    Vice President

    Vice President From Apr → Director, 2021

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Jodi Mastro (2023) — Director
  • Former: Joo Cantor (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Thanmaya Blair (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Leanne Mariano (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Libby Murphy (2020) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Michelle Moore — President: $25KMichelle MoorePresident$25K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $25K, to Michelle Moore (President).

Frequently asked questions about Mother's Grace

How much does Mother's Grace give each year?

Mother's Grace gave $88K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $61K across 5 grants.

What is Mother's Grace's typical grant size?

Mother's Grace's median grant in 2024 was $14,124, and its average grant was $22,062, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Mother's Grace give grants?

Mother's Grace gives mostly in Arizona: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Mother's Grace give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Mother's Grace's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Mother's Grace?

Mother's Grace reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $717K.

What is Mother's Grace?

Mother's Grace is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2024.

What is Mother's Grace's EIN?

Mother's Grace's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3766797. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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