The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family
The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family is a private foundation based in Edina, Minnesota. Its grants support organizations whose reported purposes include educational services, religious work, and community service.
The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family at a glance
In short: The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family gave $296K across 46 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Minnesota. 42% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $295,745
- -12.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 46
- +48.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,429
- -40.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $3,127,830
- +7.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 42% first-time grantees (19 of 45, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 6900 Cornelia Dr, Edina, MN 55435
Phone: (612) 632-3333
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hope Academy ($20K). Together the top 10 received $136K.
Grant Size Distribution
169 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 167 grants of 169 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Minnesota recipients received 75% of grant dollars, California recipients 11%, Arizona recipients 5%, Wisconsin recipients 3%, and Missouri recipients 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 46 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family open to new grantees?
42%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 19 of 45 grantees (42%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 56% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 74% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $198K (2021) to $337K (2024). In 2025 it made 46 grants totaling $296K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Academy Minneapolis, MN | Educational Services | $20,000 |
| Los Ranchos Elementary School PTA San Luis Obispo, CA | Educational Services | $20,000 |
| Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality St. Paul, MN | Religious | $20,000 |
| Christ Presbyterian Church Edina, MN | Religious | $15,000 |
| YMCA of the North Minneapolis, MN | Community Service | $10,500 |
| Every Meal Roseville, MN | Community Service | $10,100 |
| Community Church of the Verdes Rio Verde, AZ | Religious | $10,000 |
| Community Emergency Services Inc Minneapolis, MN | Community Service | $10,000 |
| Cross of Glory Hopkins, MN | Religious | $10,000 |
| Grace Hospice Minneapolis, MN | Community Service | $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 | $3,127,830 | $974,032 | $309,599 | $295,745 | 46 | $299,166 | $266,924 | $405,687 |
| 2024 | $2,921,072 | $585,703 | $347,697 | $337,236 | 31 | $338,646 | $96,956 | $344,364 |
| 2023 | $2,861,518 | $579,023 | $214,753 | $208,000 | 33 | $209,295 | $140,565 | $268,018 |
| 2022 | $2,449,696 | $13,133 | $325,155 | $319,750 | 30 | $320,950 | $10,250 | $252,186 |
| 2021 | $2,748,778 | $234,797 | $199,315 | $198,000 | 29 | $199,140 | $4,701 | $233,076 |
| 2020 | $2,837,442 | $208,056 | $242,955 | $241,700 | 29 | — | $7,906 | $231,694 |
| 2019 | $2,851,141 | $25,112 | $259,745 | $258,500 | 35 | — | $24,712 | $197,830 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family reported a distributable amount of $406K 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 include support for educational, religious, and community-service purposes. Grantees describe a range of activities: Hope Academy says it operates a K–12 school providing a classical Christian education in urban Minneapolis; Every Meal says it fights child hunger through community and school partnerships; and Suicide Awareness Voices of Education says it works to prevent suicide through education, lethal-means safety, advocacy, and support for suicide-loss survivors.
Other 2025 recipients describe work in character education and community-building (Youth Frontiers), Christian higher education (Westmont College), and restoring horses and people through a ministry (Reigning Grace Ranch).
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 46 grants totaling $295,745. Grant amounts ranged from $25 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000. Among the largest grants were $20,000 each to Hope Academy, Los Ranchos Elementary School PTA, and Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality; $15,000 to Christ Presbyterian Church; and $10,500 to YMCA of the North. Other identified 2025 awards included $10,100 to Every Meal and $10,000 each to Greater Twin Cities United Way, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, Youth Frontiers, and Westmont College.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Bruce W. Mooty and Ann Tracy Grogan Mooty as trustees.
The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann Tracy Grogan Mooty
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce W. Mooty
Trustee
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 The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family
How much does The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family give each year?
The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family gave $296K across 46 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $337K across 31 grants.
What is The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family's typical grant size?
The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,429, across 46 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family that year got $4K on average.
Where does The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family give grants?
The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family gives mostly in Minnesota: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (11%) and Arizona (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (14 grants), Edina, MN (4 grants), St. Paul, MN (4 grants) and Rio Verde, AZ (2 grants).
Does The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 46 grants with a stated purpose on The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Service" (24 grants), "Religious" (15 grants) and "Educational Services" (4 grants).
Who are The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family's largest grantees?
The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family's largest 2025 grantees include Hope Academy ($20,000), Los Ranchos Elementary School PTA ($20,000) and Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family?
The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $299K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $406K (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.
What does The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for educational, religious, and community-service purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family's EIN?
The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4896761. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Grace Upon Grace Mooty Family accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 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 June 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2023
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