The Moran Family Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 20-0500658 · since 2004moranfamilyfoundation.org·Alexandria, Arlington County, District of Columbia, Fairfax County·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$585k

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$2,000 to $365k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$14,000

Typical grant (median)

6 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 funds innovative programmes that support the healthy development of at-risk children and families affected by poverty, mainly through community-based organisations, and grants only go to organisations tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3); individuals are not funded.
Because it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, an existing contact or introduction is likely to matter more than a cold proposal, and in the filing 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in an earlier filing.
Half of its grants to organisations were $25,000 or less and its median grant was $25,000, so a request of about that size is the most sensible starting point.
Its typical grant band runs from $2,000 to $365,000, but its largest grant was $750,000, so that band is not a ceiling.

Overview

The Moran Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Mclean, VA.

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 innovative programs that promote the healthy development of at-risk children and at-risk families whose lives are impacted by the challenges of poverty. It invests in community-based organisations that work to empower at-risk youth and their families, enhancing each child's opportunity to achieve full potential. Through supporting children and families' growth and development, it seeks to strengthen its community. Grants are limited to organisations tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its stated grantmaking geography is the District of Columbia and the counties of Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax in Northern Virginia.

Themes

Child development
At-risk families
Youth empowerment

Geographic Focus

District of Columbia; Alexandria; Arlington; Fairfax.

What They Don't Fund

Individuals

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 10 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The foundation invests in community-based organisations that work to empower at-risk youth and their families.

Where grants go

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

Grant dollars by state

District of Columbia82%

Virginia18%

The largest single recipient received 49% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 95% of grant dollars went to organisations The Moran Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.

Grants

6 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $14,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 6 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k33%

$2.5k–$5k17%

$5k–$10k0%

$10k–$25k0%

$25k–$50k17%

$50k–$100k0%

$100k–$250k17%

$250k–$500k17%

Median $14,000 (tax year 2024)

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

Washington School for Girls · General operating
$362,8742024 tax year
Higher Achievement · General operating
$190,4132024 tax year
Doorways · General operating
$25,0002024 tax year
Girls On The Run Of Nova · General operating
$3,0002024 tax year
Saint Francis Xavier Academy · General operating
$2,0002024 tax year
Saint Thomas More Catholic Academy · General operating
$2,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Patrick Michael Moran — Secretary
Katherine Pinho — Executive Director / Treasurer
Suzanne S Moran — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$167,469	$0	$14,635,230	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$1,114,131	$933,965	$19,031,800	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$807,813	$585,287	$23,213,152	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.