Blanche Davis Moore Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your organisation runs programmes for children aged 18 and under in the Coastal Bend, especially in Nueces, Kleberg, Jim Wells or San Patricio counties, your work fits its stated focus; applications are restricted to programmes for children in the Coastal Bend, so organisations working elsewhere should not apply.
- Half of its 141 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less and its typical grants fall between $2,500 and $12,500, so a request around $5,000 is a sensible starting point, though its largest grant was $25,000.
- In the latest filing, 88% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded before, so the foundation appears to be relationship-led and you should check its past giving before you ask.
- Send the standard Grant Application form to its office by July 15 each year, not to board members, because lobbying them may lead to rejection.
- The foundation does not fund individuals, operating deficits, political or lobbying activity, private schools, endowments or governments, and it will not consider a previous grant recipient that has not filed all its status reports on time.
Overview
Blanche Davis Moore Foundation is a US private foundation based in Corpus Christi, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation supports initiatives for children aged 18 and under through exempt organisations or programmes within exempt organisations. Its funding priorities are centred on the Texas counties of Nueces, Kleberg, Jim Wells and San Patricio, and applications are restricted to organisations providing programmes for children in the Coastal Bend. Applicants must be IRS-recognised tax-exempt public charities. In its mission, the Foundation says supported organisations or programmes should, as its directors deem appropriate, operate consistently with historic Judea-Christian principles, its positions on private property and free enterprise, and minimising government's role in individual affairs. Grant funds are restricted to the charitable purposes specified in the application. The Foundation prefers not to fund governments or other tax-supported entities, apart from certain local colleges and universities.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Youth outreach
- Youth education
Geographic Focus
Coastal Bend Texas area. Priority: Nueces; Kleberg; Jim Wells; San Patricio.
What They Don't Fund
- Political expenditures or for lobbying activities
- Individuals for scholarships or other direct grants to individuals
- Grants to pay for operating deficits
- Applications that might require special permission from the IRS to treat the Foundation's grant as an unusual grant
- Any previous grant recipient that has not timely filed with the Foundation all status reports for all previous grants
How to apply
Applicants submit the Foundation's standard Grant Application form to its office, not to individual board members.
Deadlines: Applications must be submitted by July 15 each year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 88% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 141 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The directors consider whether an organisation or programme operates consistently with historic Judea-Christian principles and the Foundation's stated positions on property, free enterprise and government's role.
- It prefers not to fund federal, state or municipal governments or other tax-supported entities, except for qualifying local colleges or universities.
- It prefers not to fund private schools or to establish or fund endowments.
- Applicants must not lobby individual board members; lobbying may result in rejection.
- Recipients must file a final Grant Status Report and interim annual reports for ongoing grants.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 88% of grant dollars went to organisations Blanche Davis Moore 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 50 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $7,500 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Youth Odyssey · Youth outreach$25,0002025 tax year
- Tennis Success · Youth outreach$20,0002025 tax year
- Foster Angels of South Texas Foundation · Youth childcare$15,0002025 tax year
- Stillwater Camp · Youth outreach$15,0002025 tax year
- Associated Builders and Contractors Merit Shop · Youth education$15,0002025 tax year
- New Life Refuge Ministries · Youth outreach$15,0002025 tax year
- Del Mar College Foundation · Youth education$12,5002025 tax year
- LEAD First · Youth outreach$12,5002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Christopher B Leach — Director
- Amy Byars — Director
- Robyn Abernathy — Director
- Chelsea J Knight — Director
- Paul Davis — Director
- Gary J Leach — President and Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $635,657 | $293,650 | $8,655,178 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $593,868 | $250,031 | $9,160,396 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $756,423 | $382,506 | $10,263,108 | Filing for 2025 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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Applying to Blanche Davis Moore Foundation?
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Contact
- (361) 814-6700
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- garyl@moorefoundationcc.com
- Corpus Christi, TX
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Applying to Blanche Davis Moore Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (361) 814-6700
- office@moorefoundationcc.com
- garyl@moorefoundationcc.com
- Corpus Christi, TX
- moorefoundationcc.com