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Harry C Moores Foundation

Accepts applications Columbus, Ohio · EIN 316035344

Harry C Moores Foundation is a private foundation in Columbus, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.1 million in 161 grants; the typical grant was $12,000 and the largest $35,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $2.1 million the year before.

16% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$2.0 million151$36.1 million
2023$2.1 million162$40.0 million
2024$2.1 million161$45.3 million

How to apply

ContactMs Donna Hartley
100 South Third Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Phone or email(614) 227-8884
What to submitDetail is available through the grant application instructions which can be obtained upon request.
DeadlinesJune 1 for grants made in august/september
RestrictionsGrants are not made to individuals or private foundations.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harry C Moores Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio158$2.1 million
Kentucky1$13,000
Georgia1$10,000
Indiana1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 161 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mid-Ohio Food Collective
Columbus, OH
General operations$35,000
Meals on Wheels Under 60
Columbus, OH
General operations$30,000
National Church Residences Foundation
Columbus, OH
General operations$27,500
Salvation Army Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
General operations$26,500
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
General operations$25,000
Lifecare Alliance - Cancer Services
Columbus, OH
General operations$25,000
LSS Food Pantries
Columbus, OH
General operations$25,000
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Columbus, OH
General operations$25,000
Neighborhood Services Inc
Columbus, OH
General operations$25,000
Ohio Health Foundation
Columbus, OH
General operations$25,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
General operations$25,000
New Directions Career Center
Columbus, OH
General operations$21,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Cancer Support Community Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Central Ohio Youth for Christ
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Childhood League Center
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Childrens Hunger Alliance (Ecn)
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Childrens Hunger Alliance (WMP)
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Community Development for All People
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Community Kitchen
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Community Shelter Board
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Choices (Lutheran Social Services)
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Dress for Success Columbus
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Faith Mission
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Families Flourish
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Franklinton Rising
Hilliard, OH
General operations$20,000
Habitat for Humanity - Mid Ohio
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Heinzerling Community
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Home for Families
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Homeport
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Huckleberry House
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Goodwill Columbus
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Lifecare Alliance - Hivaids Nutritional Support
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Mount Carmel Health System Foundations
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
The Hardy Center
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
YMCA of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
YWCA Columbus
Columbus, OH
General operations$20,000
Cristo Rey Columbus High School
Columbus, OH
General operations$18,000
Local Matters
Columbus, OH
General operations$18,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harry C Moores Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 1 for grants made in august/september.

How much does Harry C Moores Foundation give?

$2.1 million in tax year 2024, across 161 grants, with a typical grant of $12,000.

Who runs Harry C Moores Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists David Fenner (Chair), Robert Wiseman (Secretary), James Bechtel (Treasurer) and Jim Flynn (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Harry C Moores Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, faith communities and education.

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