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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8090599

Ardon & Iris Moore Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Worth, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $702,730 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $702,730

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $12,838,571
  • Tax year 2023

    $568,550

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $11,732,784
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $11,687,817
  • Tax year 2021

    $848,233

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $11,831,808
  • Tax year 2020

    $833,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,214,330
  • Tax year 2019

    $293,300

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,670,252
  • Tax year 2018

    $358,998

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $9,240,718

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Schwab DafSan Francisco, CA

    General purposes

    $425,000
  2. Fort Worth Garden ClubFort Worth, TX

    Blooming beds

    $100,000
  3. Cooks Children HospitalFort Worth, TX

    General purposes

    $50,000
  4. Tscra Disaster Relief FundFort Worth, TX

    Texas and southwestern cattle raisers association disaster relief

    $50,000
  5. Cornerstone Assistance NetworkFort Worth, TX

    General purposes

    $45,730
  6. One Safe PlaceFort Worth, TX

    Contribution to the safe city party benefiting one safe place

    $10,000
  7. Stanford University - GSBStanford, CA

    2023 leadership circle contribution

    $10,000
  8. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    General purposes

    $5,000
  9. Exchange Club - Goodfellow FundFort Worth, TX

    2023 charitable contribution to goodfellows via exchange club

    $2,000
  10. UT FoundationAustin, TX

    Annual contribution - chancellor's council exec committee

    $2,000
  11. Texas Wildlife Association FoundationNew Braunfels, TX

    Twaf - james green initiative

    $1,000
  12. Tourette Association of America IncBayside, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  13. Reef Renewal Foundation InternationalFort Worth, TX

    Bonaire donation program

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment1 grant $100,00051% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $50,00025% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $45,73023% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $435,000
  2. Texas10 grants $266,730
  3. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ardon MoorePRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ardon Tucker MooreDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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