Rocking Moon Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a charity should not send it an application it has not been invited to make.
- Its typical grants, where about 8 in 10 fall, are between $10,000 and $77,000, and half of its 89 grants to organisations are $25,000 or less, so a request near $25,000 sits at the centre of its pattern; its largest grant is about $100,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location is not a stated bar, and organisations whose work matches its recorded areas (civil liberties, youth justice, LGBTQ+ projects, immigrant-led organisations, food assistance and services for young people) are the ones to consider.
- The filing shows 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so the foundation looks relationship-led and a new applicant should expect a difficult first approach, though being new to it is not in itself a reason to hold back.
Overview
Rocking Moon Foundation is a US private foundation based in Yarmouth, ME.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s recorded grants support a varied group of charitable organisations. Their stated purposes include general operating support, programme support and capacity building, alongside support for civil liberties and youth justice work, LGBTQ+ projects, immigrant-led organisations, food assistance and services for young people. Recipients include community organisations, legal advocacy groups, youth-serving nonprofits, food-assistance providers and health charities. Separately, the foundation provides office space at free or significantly discounted rent to small nonprofit entities, helping them more easily facilitate their tax-exempt charitable missions.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maine, New York and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 89 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations Rocking Moon Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 25 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $23,378 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Ali Forney Center · General Operating Support - Multi Year (Year 3 of 3)$101,7912024 tax year
- Knox County Homeless Coalition · d/b/a Homeworthy. Program Support-The Landing Place$100,3482024 tax year
- Children's National Medical Center · Capacity Building Support for Gender & Autism Program (Year 3 of 3)$77,3062024 tax year
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · Program Support - LGBT Project$60,1732024 tax year
- Open City Advocates · General Operating Support - Multi Year (Year 3 of 3)$60,0002024 tax year
- Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community Center · General Operating Support$51,1262024 tax year
- Level Up Project · General Operating Support for TENT$45,0002024 tax year
- Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project · General Operating Support$30,3212024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert J Higdon — Treasurer
- William J Higdon-Sudow — President
- Sarah Higdon-Sudow — Trustee
- Ellen L Sudow — Trustee
- Matthew Jaffe — Trustee
- Joseph R Higdon — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,703,422 | $1,430,320 | $10,996,386 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,223,088 | $906,520 | $11,211,682 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,186,219 | $804,565 | $15,720,550 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Yarmouth, ME
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Yarmouth, ME