Dorothy D and Joseph A Moller Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation that has not been invited should not send one.
- Its typical grant band is about $32,000 to $2,650,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 73 grants to organisations in that range and a median of about $77,500, so a modest request fits its usual practice, although its largest grant was about $2,850,000.
- In its latest filing, 99% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it works mainly as a repeat funder and a new applicant should expect to approach it through an existing relationship.
- No geographic focus is stated, so the area you work in is not a barrier on the foundation's own terms.
- The filing gives no application dates, so the practical step is to build a relationship with the foundation before any invitation is likely.
Overview
Dorothy D and Joseph A Moller Foundation is a US private foundation based in Hillsdale, MI.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s recorded grants are described as general support. Recipients include a college, a military graduates’ association, a library foundation, a memorial museum, animal welfare and nature-conservation organisations, legal and policy bodies, and a church. The filings show repeat support among recipient organisations. They do not state a field of interest, applicant eligibility requirements or a geographic preference. Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations rather than unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Colorado, Oklahoma, Michigan and Arizona.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% 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 73 grants to organisations were about $77,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 27% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Dorothy D and Joseph A Moller Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 25 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $81,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Daystar Foundation and Library · General support$2,871,0002024 tax year
- Association Of Graduates Usafa · General support$2,871,0002024 tax year
- Hillsdale College · General support$2,871,0002024 tax year
- 390th Memorial Museum Foundation · General support$567,0002024 tax year
- Arizona Humane Society · General support$162,0002024 tax year
- Arizona Animal Welfare League and SPCA · General support$162,0002024 tax year
- Humane Society of Southern Arizona · General support$162,0002024 tax year
- Arizona Center for Nature Conservation · General support$162,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Hillsdale College Independence FDN — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $12,133,036 | $10,320,000 | $195,976,836 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $11,074,715 | $9,753,300 | $215,042,141 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $12,361,793 | $10,855,950 | $223,101,067 | 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.
Sources
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- Hillsdale, MI