Claude Moore Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 52-1558571 · since 1988claudemoorefoundation.org·Loudoun County, Virginia·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$8.2M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

Open to applications

A mix of rolling and fixed deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Claude Moore Charitable Foundation gives priority to work in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with particular focus on Loudoun County, so fit is strongest for organisations working there.
Its themes are education, health and human services, including the Claude Moore Scholars Program, which helps local school systems set up healthcare education for high-school students connecting education with workforce needs.
For its non-profit grant programme, organisations are selected and invited annually to apply for funding for the following year, so this route is relationship-led rather than a general open call.
For the Scholars Program, school administrators and guidance counsellors can contact the Foundation directly to learn about collaboration, with applications invited annually in mid-winter.
No grant range is stated, so use the Foundation's annual giving of $8,176,369 paid as a sense of its overall scale rather than as a guide to typical award size, and bear in mind its stated principle of providing 'a leg up, not a handout' when framing any approach.

Overview

Claude Moore Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Fairfax, 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 directs financial and consultative resources to non-profit organisations working to improve the lives of people in under-resourced conditions in Virginia, with a particular focus on Loudoun County. Its grants support education, health and human services, and it seeks to advance academic competence and leadership among under-resourced populations. The Foundation makes invitational grants to non-profits and discretionary grants for projects and programmes that further its mission. Through the Claude Moore Scholars Program, it supports local school systems in establishing healthcare education for high-school students, connecting education with workforce needs. Its giving is guided by the principle of providing a leg up rather than a handout.

Themes

Education
Health
Human services

Geographic Focus

Priority: Commonwealth of Virginia; Loudoun County.

How to apply

For the non-profit grant programme, selected organisations whose work supports the Foundation’s mission and vision are invited annually to apply for funding for the following year.

Deadlines: Applications for the Claude Moore Scholars Program are invited annually in mid-winter.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

The Foundation seeks to provide a leg up, not a handout, in its giving decisions.
School administrators and guidance counsellors can contact the Foundation to learn about collaboration through the Claude Moore Scholars Program.

Officers and directors

Charles Yudd — Trustee
Lucius Bracey — Trustee
Randolph A Sutliff — Trustee
Guy Gravett — Trustee
J Hamilton Lambert — Trustee / Executive Director
Peter Arntson — Trustee
Karen Schaufeld — Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$16,803,189	$9,464,549	$205,761,462	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$14,483,251	$7,353,996	$227,664,174	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$15,225,672	$8,176,369	$233,330,019	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.