Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation funds medical research on stem cells, especially paediatric cancer research such as stem-cell therapy for childhood leukaemia, and cancer stem-cell research, through research and clinical programmes run by qualified organisations, so work outside that area sits outside its stated focus.
- Its grants to organisations have run from $75,000 to $14,000,000, with a median of about $820,000, so size any request to a defined research or clinical programme rather than a small contribution.
- In the latest filing, 44% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded the year before, so an approach that builds on an existing relationship may help, though a new applicant is not excluded.
- No geographic focus is stated, so your location should not be assumed to rule you out, although the filings show grants mainly in Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania.
- The application method is unknown, so confirm the route to the foundation before sending anything.
Overview
Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation is a US private foundation based in Rockland, DE.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (nemours.mediaroom.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s primary mission is to encourage, promote and support medical research focused on stem cells. It typically funds research and clinical programmes undertaken by qualified organisations. Its grants include paediatric cancer research, particularly the use of stem-cell therapy in treating childhood leukaemia, as well as cancer stem-cell research. Its filed organisation grants went to children’s hospitals, cancer and stem-cell research organisations, a cancer society, a medical school and a university. This describes a research-focused funder that supports organisational research and clinical programmes.
Themes
- Stem cell research
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 44% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 9 grants to organisations were about $820,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 69% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 44% of grant dollars went to organisations Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $536k (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Nemoursalfred I Dupont Hospital For Children · Medical research and expansion of pediatric oncology and sickle cell disease treatment facilities.$8,000,0002023 tax year
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Supporting medical research and education$6,249,0002023 tax year
- American Cancer Society · Supporting medical research and education$2,314,6042023 tax year
- Christiana Care Health Services · Supporting medical research and education$821,1842023 tax year
- New York Stem Cell Foundation · Supporting medical research and education$250,0002023 tax year
- Ohio State University · Supporting medical research and education$247,6682023 tax year
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine · Supporting medical research and education$83,2802023 tax year
- Center for Translational Cancer Research at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center · Supporting medical research and education$75,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Mr Elmer Setting — Trustee
- Mr Owen Brett Jones — Trustee
- Mr Xavier J Decaire — Trustee
- Joanne Brice MD — Trustee
- William H Lunger Esq — Foundation Officer, Secretary & Treasurer
- William J Martin — President-Member
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $14,316,167 | $14,000,000 | $121,151,680 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $18,421,805 | $18,040,736 | $113,868,655 | Filing for 2023 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- (302) 893-9450
- Rockland, DE