About Moodys Foundation
THE MOODYS FOUNDATION is based in New York, NY. It reported $14,597,247 in annual grants and $18,837,164 in total assets on its latest 990, filed for 2025. The available record shows a concentrated pattern of education-oriented grantmaking, with a typical grant size of $4,707,170 at the 25th percentile, $4,878,438 at the median, and $5,030,673 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants indicate that the foundation directs substantial support to a small set of named recipients. The largest listed grants are $5,182,908 to STATEMENT 8 in 2023, $4,878,438 to STATEMENT 8 in 2024, and $4,535,901 to Statement 9 in 2025, all in New York, NY. The record also suggests repeat support for similarly named education organizations, consistent with a narrow grant portfolio rather than broad distributed funding. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its documented giving is local, and 100% of grants in the available data went to recipients in New York.
What Moodys Foundation Funds
Recent grantmaking spans education, early learning, postsecondary success, and education capacity building. The active grant programs also reference early childhood education, early literacy, rural education, student success, and college access. Notable grants include $5,182,908 to STATEMENT 8 in 2023 and $4,878,438 to STATEMENT 8 in 2024, both for education, as well as $4,535,901 to Statement 9 in 2025. Program descriptions show that THE MOODYS FOUNDATION has supported both open RFP processes and invitation-only cycles, with some education funding directed to rural Texas communities.
How Moodys Foundation Gives
THE MOODYS FOUNDATION gives in large, concentrated grants rather than small awards. Its typical grant size is $4,707,170 at the 25th percentile, $4,878,438 at the median, and $5,030,673 at the 75th percentile. The record points to repeat support for institutional education organizations, with a narrow recipient set and multi-year relationships. It accepts unsolicited inquiries through some general grantmaking and scholarship programs, while the Education M-Pact Fund uses an open RFP in some cycles and invitation-only processes in others. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.