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James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation

Accepts applications Atlanta, Georgia · EIN 586033190

James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation is a private foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $512,550 in 44 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $677,575 the year before.

7% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$415,00043$11.7 million
2024$677,57546$12.5 million
2025$512,55044$14.1 million

How to apply

ContactJames Starr Moore Foundation
2675 Paces Ferry Rd SE Ste 150, Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone or email(404) 233-0560
What to submitForm of application: grant request letter required application materials: 501(c)(3) letter
DeadlinesSeptember 30th

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia28$273,050
New York5$98,000
Florida1$60,000
Massachusetts5$35,500
Colorado1$25,000
Vermont1$10,000
Maine1$5,000
Virginia1$5,000
Illinois1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 44 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
New York, NY
General operations$75,000
Planned Parenthood S E & N Florida
West Palm Beach, FL
General operations$60,000
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$50,500
Visiting Nurse Health System Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$35,000
Compassion & Choices of Colorado
Denver, CO
General operations$25,000
Piedmont Healthcare Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$25,000
Cooperation for Assistance & Relief (Care)
Atlanta, GA
General operations$20,000
Grady Healthcare Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General operations$20,000
Health Imperatives Inc
Brockton, MA
General operations$20,000
Meals on Wheels Atl
Atlanta, GA
General operations$20,000
Meher Fund Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$20,000
Planned Parenthood Southeast Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$15,300
Cambodian Childs Dream Organization
New York, NY
General operations$12,000
International Rescue Committee Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$11,000
Craft Emergency Relief Fund
Montpelier, VT
General operations$10,000
Midtown Assistance Center Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$10,000
Pallative & Supportive Care of Natucket
Nantucket, MA
General operations$7,500
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Atlanta, GA
General operations$6,000
Emmaus House
Atlanta, GA
General operations$5,000
Feminist Womens Health Center Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$5,000
Fos Feminista
New York, NY
General operations$5,000
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
General operations$5,000
Hospice of Southern Maine
Scarborough, ME
General operations$5,000
Meridian Education Resource Group Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$5,000
Ms Foundation for Women
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$5,000
North Bennet Street School
Boston, MA
General operations$5,000
One Hundred Miles Inc
Brunswick, GA
General operations$5,000
Project Open Hand-Atlanta Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$5,000
Shepherd Center Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General operations$5,000
A Safe Place
Nantucket, MA
General operations$2,000
Actors Express Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$1,000
Aid Atlanta Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$1,000
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
General operations$1,000
Animal Rescue Foundation of Baldwin County
Milledgeville, GA
General operations$1,000
Arcs Foundation
Lagrange, GA
General operations$1,000
Artsatl Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$1,000
Atlanta Fulton County Public Library Fnd
Atlanta, GA
General operations$1,000
Corning Museum of Glass
Corning, NY
General operations$1,000
Nantucket Tipping Point
Nantucket, MA
General operations$1,000
Park Pride Atlanta Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: September 30th.

How much does James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation give?

$512,550 in tax year 2025, across 44 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Starr Moore (Chairperson/Trustee), Frances G Rogers (Secretary/Treasurer) and Rick Flinn (Trustee).

What does James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, arts and culture and human services.

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