The Mooney Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Haymarket, VA EIN: 23-7733408
PhilanthropyAgriculturefishing and forestryHuman services

The Mooney Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Haymarket, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $430K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $12K.

The Mooney Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: The Mooney Charitable Trust gave $19K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$18,860
+10.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,287
+10.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,796
Total assets
$430,377
+10.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (39% 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 The Mooney Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Rise Above Poverty: $7KRise Above Poverty$7KHouse of Mercy: $6KHouse of Mercy$6KOpen Books Ltd: $6KOpen Books Ltd$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Rise Above Poverty ($7K). Together the top 3 received $19K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

HaymarketSyracuseChicagoWashingtonCazenoviaEast SyracuseGainesvilleIndianolaLos AlamitosManassasNew YorkPhiladelphiaSanta BarbaraRichmond

How The Mooney Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$5K$10K$15K$20K4 grants2019 6 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2022) to $19K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rise Above Poverty Syracuse, NYCharitable$7,440
House of Mercy Manassas, VACharitable$5,796
Open Books Ltd Chicago, ILCharitable$5,624
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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$430,377$16,095$22,413$18,8603$18,874$12,383$20,359
2024$389,284$16,143$20,232$17,0063$17,006$15,088$18,862
2023$361,051$5,595$19,987$17,3133$17,313$6,319$17,006
2022$319,725$-18,916$21,325$16,5444$16,544$5,320$17,317
2021$415,837$116,855$22,582$17,9543$17,954$116,209$16,544
2020$321,564$6,763$22,940$18,6406—$7,800$17,954
2019$337,740$12,286$21,896$17,6134—$11,090$18,640

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Mooney Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $20K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Mooney Charitable Trust is led by Katharine F. Mooney, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Katharine F. Mooney

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cailey Underhill

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine M. Underhill

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel F. Mooney

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maureen M. Louis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy J. Mooney

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John F. Mooney

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katharine M. Beech

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert N. Louis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane D. Mooney

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret G. Mooney

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Matthew Loucks (2019) — Trustee

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 Mooney Charitable Trust

How much does The Mooney Charitable Trust give each year?

The Mooney Charitable Trust gave $19K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 3 grants.

What is The Mooney Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

The Mooney Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $5,796, and its average grant was $6,287, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Mooney Charitable Trust give grants?

The Mooney Charitable Trust's top state is New York, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Virginia (31%) and Illinois (30%).

Does The Mooney Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Mooney Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (3 grants).

How large is The Mooney Charitable Trust?

The Mooney Charitable Trust reported $430K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (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 is The Mooney Charitable Trust?

The Mooney Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Haymarket, VA. It holds $430K in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Mooney Charitable Trust's EIN?

The Mooney Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7733408. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 19, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 8, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 7, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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