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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-0647807

Margaret E Mooney Foundation

A private foundation in Tucson, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $1.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Tucson Foundations Co Linda Lohse
2440 E Broadway
Tucson, AZ 857186008
(520) 791-3939
Form and materials
Applications should include a copy of the IRS determination letter, a brief description of the organization's activities, along with a copy of the current budget. The foundation does not require the completion of a specific form.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
There are no specific restrictions, but the foundation gives preference to charities located in southern arizona.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,658,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $33,911,959

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,666,749

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $33,059,492

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,654,136

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $32,089,037

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,924,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $31,058,063

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,827,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $28,774,215

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,809,888

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $27,241,281

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,863,050

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $26,197,588

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,391,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $24,301,127

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. El Rio Health Center FoundationTucson, AZ

    Health facility capital funds

    $500,000
  2. University of Arizona FoundationTucson, AZ

    Azpm - building bridges campaign

    $500,000
  3. Literacy ConnectsTucson, AZ

    Endowment

    $250,000
  4. Children's Museum TucsonTucson, AZ

    Capital campaign

    $230,000
  5. United Way of Tucson and So AzTucson, AZ

    C2C partnership - cradle to career

    $175,000
  6. Arizona Theater CompanyTucson, AZ

    General operating - unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  7. Arizona Opera CompanyPhoenix, AZ

    General operating - unrestricted gift

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $750,00060% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $500,00040% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona7 grants $1,658,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Linda LohsePRESIDENT Hours 16Pay $50,467
  • Patricia LohseVICE PRESIDENT Hours 16Pay $54,031
  • Robert LohseSECR. TREAS. Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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