Wanda and James M Moran Jr Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 82-2212237 · since 2017·District of Columbia, Florida, North Carolina·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$5.7M
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$25,000 to $500k
Grant range
From grants in the 990-PF filings
$150k
Typical grant (median)
25 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 filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, and it gives no further application steps, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
  • If your organisation is a public charity working in food relief, housing, youth and family services, education, health, conservation, animal welfare or the arts, your work fits its recipient areas, and its grants have centred on disaster relief, food assistance, foster youth support and affordable housing.
  • Most of its grants fall between $25,000 and $500,000, and half of its grants are $200,000 or less, so a request in that region would sit within its usual range, though its largest single grant was $1,000,000.
  • Repeat giving is strong, with 93% of grant dollars to organisations going to ones it had already funded in earlier filings, so new organisations face a closed circle.
  • Its geographic focus is not stated, so do not assume a location rules you out; its grants have mainly gone to Florida, North Carolina and District of Columbia.

Overview

Wanda and James M Moran Jr Foundation is a US private foundation based in Deerfield Beach, FL.

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 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation’s recorded grants support disaster response, including food distribution and community recovery, as well as feeding people in need. It also supports academic guidance for foster youth and family-oriented communities for foster children. Its grants address housing and wrap-around services for people and families in need, and efforts to help people move out of homelessness. Other purposes include school and teacher support, health-care facilities, wildlife conservation, animal services, community arts, junior golf and transport solutions for working people. Its recipients are public charities working in food relief, housing, youth and family services, education, health, conservation, animal welfare and the arts.

Themes

From its grants, not stated by the foundation:

  • Disaster relief
  • Food assistance
  • Foster youth support
  • Affordable housing

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, North Carolina and District of Columbia.

How to apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 93% 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 70 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.

Where grants go

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

Grant dollars by state

Florida72%
North Carolina15%
District of Columbia11%
Hawaii2%
Virginia<1%
New York<1%
  • The largest single recipient received 13% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations Wanda and James M Moran Jr Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
  • 19% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

25 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $150k

How much do they typically give?

Share of 25 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$25k–$50k12%
$50k–$100k12%
$100k–$250k32%
$250k–$500k28%
$500k–$1M16%

Median $150k (tax year 2024)

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

  • World Central Kitchen · Assistance in responding to various disasters with the distribution of nourishing food and fresh meals
    $800,0002024 tax year
  • Holy Cross Hospital · Assist with the purchase of ct scanner for emergency department and renovation of room to house it.
    $700,0002024 tax year
  • Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation · Advocacy for the conservation and protection of the florida wildlife corridor
    $500,0002024 tax year
  • Best Foot Forward Foundation · Empowering foster youth to maximize their potential through academic support and guidance
    $500,0002024 tax year
  • SOS Children's Villages - Florida · Serving foster children by providing a family-oriented community
    $400,0002024 tax year
  • Education Foundation of Palm Beach County · Brick by brick, mind by mind capital campaign. general support in serving the needs of students, teachers and schools.
    $300,0002024 tax year
  • Lord's Place · Providing housing and wrap around services for individuals and families in need
    $250,0002024 tax year
  • Bounty & Soul · Support of mission - "together, we connect, share, and celebrate nutritious food, education, and community"
    $250,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

  • Thomas K Blanton — Director / Secretary / Treasurer
  • Wanda Moran — Director / Vice-President
  • James M Moran Jr — Director / President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$4,700,061$4,700,000$4,933,229Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$5,417,561$5,412,500$8,140,956Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$5,740,925$5,735,000$7,635,429Filing 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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Contact

  • Deerfield Beach, FL