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Harry S Moss Foundation

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 756036333

Harry S Moss Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $604,750 in 57 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 $497,410 the year before.

9% of its 2024 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
2022$480,66056$10.2 million
2023$497,41054$13.3 million
2024$604,75057$14.7 million

How to apply

ContactFrank S Ryburn
134 Riveredge Dr, Dallas, TX 75207
Phone or email(214) 754-2984
What to submitNo formal format-should include information about organization, purpose & activities.
DeadlinesNo deadline
RestrictionsNo formal restrictions-dallas, tx & surrounding areas preferred.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harry S Moss Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas56$589,750
New York1$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 57 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
North Texas Food Bank
Plano, TX
General support$20,000
North Texas Public Broadcastingkerakdtn
Dallas, TX
General support$20,000
Austin Street Center
Dallas, TX
General support$15,000
Family Gateway
Dallas, TX
General support$15,000
Lumin Educationneighbors United for Quality
Dallas, TX
General support$15,000
Nexus Inc
Dallas, TX
General support$15,000
Our Friends Place
Dallas, TX
General support$15,000
Upchieve
New York, NY
General support$15,000
Uplift Education
Dallas, TX
General support$15,000
Literacy Achieves
Dallas, TX
General support$11,250
Ability Connection
Irving, TX
General support$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Irving, TX
General support$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Inc
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Cafe Momentum
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Center for Brain Health - Ut Dallas
Richardson, TX
General support$10,000
Childcaregroup
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Children's Medical Center
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Society
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Dallas Casa
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Dallas Children's Theater
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Dallas County Heritage Society
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Dallas Life
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Dallas Opera
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Dallas Theater Center
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Dallas Zoological Society
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Educational Opportunities Inc
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Friends of the Katy Trail
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Genesis Women's Shelter
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Girls Inc of Metropolitan Dallas
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Hope Cottage Foundation
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Hope Supply Co
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Interfaith Family Services
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Jubilee Park and Community Center
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Momentous Institute & School
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Nasher Sculpture Center
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Ntarupt
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Perot Museum of Nature & Science
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Planned Parenthood
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000
Preservation Dallas
Dallas, TX
General support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harry S Moss Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Harry S Moss Foundation give?

$604,750 in tax year 2024, across 57 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Harry S Moss Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Frank S Ryburn (President) and Mary Jane Ryburn (VP, Sec'y, Treas).

What does Harry S Moss Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and youth programs.

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