The Countess Moira Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 11-3551993 · since 2000countessmoirafdn.org·International·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$2M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$50,000 to $240k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$95,000

Typical grant (median)

18 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The foundation gives only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal; approach it only through an existing relationship.
If you have that link and your work supports youth well-being, the fit is strong, since that is the foundation's stated theme and its trustee-proposed grants aim at aiding children's well-being.
Ask for an amount in the typical band of $50,000 to $240,000, where about 8 in 10 grants fall, with a median of $90,000; the largest grant was $250,000, so the band is not a ceiling.
Send materials by email, as PDFs to the appropriate trustee, and note that 96% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups the foundation had already funded, so it is largely relationship-led.
The filing gives its geographic focus as world.

Overview

The Countess Moira Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Remsenburg, NY.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation supports charitable organisations that focus on the betterment of youth. Its founder describes its annual grants, as proposed by the trustees, as focused on aiding the well-being of children, either individually or collectively. The foundation operates through the volunteer efforts of its trustees as a family foundation. It gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. For organisations with which it has a relationship, email is preferred; grant-related materials, including proposals and acknowledgement letters, should be sent electronically as PDFs to the appropriate trustee.

Themes

Youth well-being

Geographic Focus

World.

How to apply

For organisations with which it has a relationship, email is preferred; grant-related materials, including proposals and acknowledgement letters, should be sent electronically as PDFs to the appropriate trustee.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% 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 53 grants to organisations were $90,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

Its annual trustee-proposed grants focus on aiding the well-being of children, individually or collectively.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

New York86%

District of Columbia6%

Rhode Island3%

New Jersey2%

Connecticut2%

Vermont<1%

The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations The Countess Moira Charitable 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

18 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $95,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 18 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$10k–$25k6%

$25k–$50k6%

$50k–$100k39%

$100k–$250k39%

$250k–$500k11%

Median $95,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Retreat Inc · Counselor salaries and bridge programs (bridge).
$250,0002024 tax year
East End Hospice · Countess moira charitable foundation endowed fund.
$250,0002024 tax year
Family Center · $75k general-purpose; $100k idea project; $25k concrete needs.
$200,0002024 tax year
914 Cares · Support for approximately 325 babies through the baby bank.
$196,6252024 tax year
New York Hall of Science · Youth education, science career ladder initiative, and stem learning.
$150,0002024 tax year
Delivering Good · General support
$150,0002024 tax year
New York Common Pantry · Food programs support.
$125,0002024 tax year
Fiver Childrens Foundation Inc · General support
$100,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Matthew M Gray — Trustee
Marc E Garlasco — Trustee
Kathleen M Gray — Trustee
Donna M Fitzgerald — Trustee
Brendan T Gray — Trustee
Taylor T Gray — Trustee, Treasurer, Vice-President
Peter G Gray — Trustee, Secretary, Vice-President
Michele J Le Moal-Gray — Trustee, Chairperson
Carolyn B Gray — Trustee, President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$2,280,460	$1,994,960	$33,759,939	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$1,903,175	$1,606,960	$35,724,835	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$2,425,003	$2,010,225	$36,528,376	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.