About Moran Family Foundation
The Moran Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Washington, DC–area organizations that provide direct services and education for underserved youth and adults. They make a small number of large, general operating grants to local providers of homelessness and basic needs services as well as single-sex and out-of-school academic programs for girls and low-income students. Their support appears flexible (general operating) and relationship-driven, with repeat funding to at least one education provider.
Focus Areas
Faith-based/faith-adjacent DC-area homeless and basic needs services (So Others Might Eat)Single-sex girls' education in the DC metro area (Washington School for Girls)Out-of-school academic enrichment and college-preparation for low-income middle and high school students (Higher Achievement)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar giving: few large general operating grants, local/regional focus, and demonstrated repeat support to core grantees rather than many small awards.
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted / flexible fundingcore/operational expense coverage
About Moran Family Foundation
Moran Family Foundation’s recent giving is defined by large general operating support for Washington, DC–area nonprofits serving at-risk children, families, and youth affected by poverty. The biggest recent grant in the data is $750,000 to SOME in Washington, DC for general operating support, and the foundation also backed Washington School for Girls with a $362,874 general operating grant in 2025. Those awards sit alongside a smaller set of local grants, suggesting a relationship-based pattern rather than broad transactional funding. The foundation’s grantmaking centers on community-based organizations that support healthy child development, family strengthening, and youth empowerment. Recent recipients include providers in education, homelessness services, and youth development, all within the Washington metro area. Support is often unrestricted, which points to an emphasis on organizational stability and core expenses. Repeat funding appears in the record as well. Washington School for Girls received more than one grant, including a $123,965 award in 2024, showing that the foundation can sustain a grantee across years when it aligns with its priorities.
What Moran Family Foundation Funds
Education is a clear lane in the portfolio. Washington School for Girls received $362,874 in 2025 for general operating support, and the same school also received $123,965 in 2024, indicating ongoing backing for a single-sex education model in Washington, DC. The foundation also funds youth enrichment and college-preparation work. Higher Achievement received $190,413 in 2025 for general operating support and $50,000 in 2024, tying the foundation to out-of-school academic support for middle and high school students. Basic-needs and housing-related services appear in the grants list as well. Doorways in Arlington, VA received $25,000 in 2025 for general operating support. Smaller awards to Girls on the Run of Nova and two Catholic academies show a mix of youth-development and school-based support within the same regional footprint.
How Moran Family Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is uneven, with a p25 of $4,750, a median of $37,500, and a p75 of $173,801. That spread matches a portfolio that includes both smaller awards and much larger operating grants. The foundation appears relationship-driven: Washington School for Girls and Higher Achievement both received more than one grant in the recent record, including awards across 2024 and 2025. Its structure looks like private family foundation grantmaking, and the program descriptions show support for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) community-based organizations. The active grant programs also note that it does not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$912K
Total Assets
$13.2M
Total Revenue
$5.8M
Total Expenses
$1.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $174K, with a median of $38K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$38K
75th Percentile
$174K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 33% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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