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The Moody Family Foundation

Accepts applications Bargersville, Indiana · EIN 816136617

The Moody Family Foundation is a private foundation in Bargersville, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $55,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $12,000. 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 $56,500 the year before.

9% 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$44,00010$1.0 million
2024$56,50011$1.1 million
2025$55,00011$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactTera Moody
5636 Beckwood Way, Bargersville, IN 46106
Phone or email(312) 802-4096
What to submitNo formal forms
DeadlinesNo submission deadlines
RestrictionsNo restrictions except organizations must be qualified 501(c)(3) organization

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Moody Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia3$13,500
Maryland2$12,500
Florida1$12,000
Illinois2$7,000
Tennessee1$5,000
Indiana1$3,000
South Carolina1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Apalachicola Riverkeeper
Apalachicola, FL
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$12,000
Alice Ferguson Foundation
Accokeek, MD
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$7,500
Potomac Riverkeeper Network
Washington, DC
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$7,500
Chicago Run
Chicago, IL
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$6,000
Anacostia Watershed Society
Bladensburg, MD
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$5,000
The Dollywood Foundation
Sevierville, TN
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$5,000
National Parks Conservation Association
Washington, DC
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$4,000
Hoosier Environmental Council
Indianapolis, IN
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$3,000
Defenders of Wildlife
Washington, DC
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$2,000
National Wild Turkey Federation
Edgefield, SC
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$2,000
Open Books
Chicago, IL
Support the general charitable operations of the organization$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Moody Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No submission deadlines.

How much does The Moody Family Foundation give?

$55,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Moody Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Ryan Moody (Trustee - As Required), Tera Moody (Custodial Trustee - As Required) and Katherine Moody (Trustee - As Required).

What does The Moody Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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