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Michael Moore Family Foundation

Accepts applications Lake Forest, Illinois · EIN 311815795

Michael Moore Family Foundation is a private foundation in Lake Forest, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,500 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $6,250 and the largest $10,000. 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 $23,000 the year before.

0% 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$14,0004$127,064
2024$23,0004$118,611
2025$12,5002$118,769

How to apply

ContactMichael P Moore
145 E Westminster, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone or email(847) 456-8632
What to submitWritten requests only

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Michael Moore Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$10,000
Tennessee1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Misericordia Heart of Mercy
Chicago, IL
General purpose$10,000
St Judes Hospital
Memphis, TN
General purpose$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Michael Moore Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Michael Moore Family Foundation give?

$12,500 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $6,250.

Who runs Michael Moore Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Michael P Moore (Director), Sarah K Moore (Director) and Melissa L Moore (Director).

What does Michael Moore Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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