Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Type: Private foundation · EIN: 94-3397785 · Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA 94304-1209 · Website
NTEE code: T20 · Applications: Preselected only — does not accept unsolicited applications
Total grants paid: $3,332,839,231.00 (2016–2024, all fiscal years on file). This total comes from the GetFunded foundation-years file (grants_paid), never from adding up the grants below.
Only 6449 of this foundation's grants on file were matched to a named recipient ($2,141,781,813.00); $1,191,057,418.00 across 3282 grants was not linked to a named recipient and is counted in the total above, not listed below. The 20 largest matched grants shown here total $187,050,346.00 — a subset of the total, not the total itself.
Foundation data: grants paid, latest complete year 2023 (2024 partial — included, each grant labelled by fiscal year). Each grant below shows its fiscal year plainly. 990-PF grant rows carry no recipient EIN — the recipient name shown is the organisation GetFunded matched the row to; matches can be wrong, so check the filing object ID against the source filing.
| Recipient | City / State | Amount | Fiscal year | Filing object ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | $22,500,000.00 | FY2021 | 202203149349100420 |
| Broad Institute Inc. | Cambridge, MA | $20,000,000.00 | FY2024 | 202503189349103305 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $16,257,615.00 | FY2023 | 202433189349101128 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $15,175,000.00 | FY2021 | 202203149349100420 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $12,833,915.00 | FY2020 | 202303549349100615 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000,000.00 | FY2024 | 202503189349103305 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $9,554,552.00 | FY2022 | 202323189349106572 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $8,250,000.00 | FY2024 | 202503189349103305 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $7,329,402.00 | FY2019 | 202013179349102841 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $7,000,000.00 | FY2023 | 202433189349101128 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $6,500,000.00 | FY2024 | 202503189349103305 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $6,484,192.00 | FY2019 | 202013179349102841 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $6,195,448.00 | FY2023 | 202433189349101128 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $6,150,000.00 | FY2021 | 202203149349100420 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc. | Washington, DC | $6,062,107.00 | FY2021 | 202203149349100420 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc. | Washington, DC | $5,908,115.00 | FY2020 | 202303549349100615 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $5,850,000.00 | FY2020 | 202303549349100615 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $5,000,000.00 | FY2020 | 202303549349100615 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000,000.00 | FY2021 | 202203149349100420 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000,000.00 | FY2023 | 202433189349101128 |
| Total of grants shown on this page (matched grants only) | $187,050,346.00 | |||
Grants paid by fiscal year
From the foundation-years file. "Not linked" grants are counted here and in the total above, but have no named recipient to list. "Basis" is which 990-PF line the grants-paid figure was read from — qualifying distributions or disbursements for charitable purposes; the two lines are not the same measure. Years after FY2024, where present, are totals only — the matched-grant files end at FY2024, so no named grants are shown for those years.
| Fiscal year | Grants paid | Basis | Grants on file | Linked | Not linked | Amount not linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $451,499,875.00 | qualifying_distributions | 920 | 616 | 304 | $142,343,432.00 |
| FY2023 | $457,892,978.00 | qualifying_distributions | 952 | 642 | 310 | $151,563,086.00 |
| FY2022 | $435,661,606.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1036 | 739 | 297 | $164,950,811.00 |
| FY2021 | $380,801,041.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1049 | 691 | 358 | $130,735,233.00 |
| FY2020 | $299,753,717.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1105 | 717 | 388 | $113,729,562.00 |
| FY2019 | $330,042,040.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1086 | 708 | 378 | $133,981,008.00 |
| FY2018 | $332,854,918.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1052 | 671 | 381 | $131,204,696.00 |
| FY2017 | $318,965,817.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1282 | 877 | 405 | $104,966,323.00 |
| FY2016 | $325,367,239.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1249 | 788 | 461 | $117,583,267.00 |
| All years on file | $3,332,839,231.00 | 9731 | 6449 | 3282 | $1,191,057,418.00 |
Sources
Foundation profile on GetFunded: https://getfunded.ai/funder/fef0f7f9-d2d6-4e25-96eb-fb8024eddd7b
Foundation data: GetFunded Open Foundation List (release data-2026-10-08), CC BY 4.0 — Open Funder Database contributors (GetFunded), from IRS e-file data. Built from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Also listed on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: EIN 94-3397785.
Each grant above names its filing object ID so it can be checked against the source filing. No purpose text is published with these grants (the source withholds it pending a privacy review).