The Nancy Wood Moorman Foundation concentrates mid-sized, unrestricted grants on a mix of local faith-based education and social-service organizations, cultural institutions, and a small slice of biomedical research. Giving favors general purpose support rather than project-specific funding, and the foundation supports both San Antonio-based groups (schools, parish, homelessness services, zoo) and select national cultural institutions.
Relatively concentrated portfolio with a few large, general-purpose grants rather than many small awards; repeats support to cultural institutions and a mix of local faith-based and community service organizations.
The Nancy Wood Moorman Foundation’s largest recent grant in the record is $110,000 to Incarnate Word High School for general purpose support, which fits a broader pattern of unrestricted funding across education, social services, and civic institutions. The foundation’s recent grants show repeated support for San Antonio organizations serving Catholic education, homelessness response, parish life, cultural amenities, and biomedical research, with several recipients appearing more than once across the 2023 and 2025 grant years. General-purpose grants also reach beyond one local sector: the foundation funded the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC and Texas Biomedical Research in San Antonio, indicating a mix of community-rooted and national-interest philanthropy. Within San Antonio, the foundation’s support touches schools, housing-focused nonprofits, a zoo, botanical and river organizations, and faith-based institutions. The recurring use of general purpose language suggests the foundation gives flexibility to recipient organizations rather than tying most awards to narrowly defined projects.
In Catholic secondary education, the foundation gave $110,000 to Incarnate Word High School for general purpose support. Faith-based service organizations also appear prominently: Housing First Community Coalition received $50,000 and $25,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2025, while Hope House Ministries received $50,000, $25,000, and $20,000 across the recent record, all for general purpose support. Cultural and civic institutions are another clear theme. The National Museum of Women in the Arts received $30,150 and $30,000 in 2023 and $40,248 in 2025, and San Antonio Zoo received $30,000 in 2025. Biomedical research is present as well, with Texas Biomedical Research receiving $30,000 and $11,150 in 2023.
Typical awards cluster in the low-thousands to low-five-figures, with a p25 of $1,000, median of $3,000, and p75 of $10,000. The recent record also includes larger outliers, but the central tendency is modest relative to the foundation’s annual giving of $1,029,998. The same organizations can appear in multiple years: Housing First Community Coalition, Hope House Ministries, St Mary’s School of Law, St Anthony of Padua, Hemisfair Conservancy, and San Antonio River Foundation all show repeated support across 2023 and 2025. The grants are framed overwhelmingly as general purpose or general operating support. No application process is indicated in the provided data.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: Incarnate Word High School, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Hope House Ministries, Housing First Community Coalition, Texas Biomedical Research
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Texas, with 85% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. San Antonio is the core destination for support, including schools, faith-based service groups, and civic or cultural institutions. The foundation also gives outside Texas when a national institution fits its priorities: Washington, DC appears in the record through the National Museum of Women in the Arts. New Mexico is the top state by grant count overall, although the recipient list provided here does not name specific New Mexico organizations.
The recent grants show support for Catholic secondary education, faith-based social services and homelessness response, arts and cultural institutions, and biomedical research. Examples in the record include Incarnate Word High School, Housing First Community Coalition, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and Texas Biomedical Research, all funded for general purpose support.
Yes. The grant descriptions in the recent record are overwhelmingly labeled general purpose or general purpose public charity. That pattern appears across major awards such as $110,000 to Incarnate Word High School and multiple repeat gifts to service and cultural organizations.
The foundation is local in scope, and 85% of grants go to recipients in Texas. Most named grantees are in San Antonio, though the record also includes a Washington, DC recipient, the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Yes. Several organizations appear in more than one year of the recent record, including Housing First Community Coalition, Hope House Ministries, St Mary’s School of Law, St Anthony of Padua, Hemisfair Conservancy, and San Antonio River Foundation. The repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts.
The foundation’s typical grant size is small to mid-sized: p25 is $1,000, median is $3,000, and p75 is $10,000. The recent record also shows larger awards, but most grants fall within that lower range.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ART | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,248 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SAN ANTONIO ZOO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ST MARY'S SCHOOL OF LAW | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| HOUSING FIRST COMMUNITY COALITION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| HEMISFAIR CONSERVANCY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| HOUSING FIRST COMMUNITY COALITION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| HOPE HOUSE MINISTRIES | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ST ANTHONY OF PADUA | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SAN ANTONIO RIVER FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ST ANTHONY OF PADUA | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SAN ANTONIO RIVER FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| HOPE HOUSE MINISTRIES | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ST MARY'S SCHOOL OF LAW | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| GODS WAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| THE MCNAY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,400 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| KINETIC KIDS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| UVALDE CISD MOVING FORWARD | UVALDE, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| KINETIC KIDS | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| REMEMBER THE ALAMO FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ART | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| THE MCNAY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| REDEEMERS PRAISE CHURCH | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| REDEEMERS PRAISE CHURCH | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ST ANDREWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| INNER CITY DEVELOPMENT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| THE BATTERY CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| INNER CITY DEVELOPMENT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| THE BATTERY CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SNIPSA | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ST ANDREWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| MIND SCIENCE FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ALAMO HEIGHTS SCHOOL FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ALAMO HEIGHTS SCHOOL FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SATX DEVELOPMENT | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| INTERNATIONAL LIVER TRANSPLANTATION | MULLICA HILL, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
| THE CHARITY BALL | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY |
SAN ANTONIO ZOO
$30,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
ST MARY'S SCHOOL OF LAW
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
HOUSING FIRST COMMUNITY COALITION
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
HOUSING FIRST COMMUNITY COALITION
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
HOPE HOUSE MINISTRIES
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
ST ANTHONY OF PADUA
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
ST ANTHONY OF PADUA
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
HOPE HOUSE MINISTRIES
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
ST MARY'S SCHOOL OF LAW
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
GODS WAY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
$6,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
THE MCNAY
$6,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
$5,400GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
UVALDE CISD MOVING FORWARD
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
THE MCNAY
$3,500GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
REDEEMERS PRAISE CHURCH
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
REDEEMERS PRAISE CHURCH
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
ST ANDREWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
INNER CITY DEVELOPMENT
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
INNER CITY DEVELOPMENT
$2,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
SNIPSA
$2,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
$2,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
ST ANDREWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$1,500GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
MIND SCIENCE FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
SATX DEVELOPMENT
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
INTERNATIONAL LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY
THE CHARITY BALL
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE PUBLIC CHARITY