The Thomas F and Susan P Moran Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on youth-focused education and development, privileging private school financial aid/curriculum and community recreation programs. Grants are targeted and sizeable, often awarded repeatedly to a small set of organizations that deliver scholarships, school program support, and youth services; the foundation also makes occasional gifts to specialized medical research for rare pediatric disease.
A repeated $300,000 grant to Robert Louis Stevenson School for student curriculum and financial aid is the clearest marker of how the Thomas F and Susan P Moran Family Foundation gives: large, restricted awards that stay with a small set of education-related organizations over multiple years. The foundation’s recent record centers on private school tuition assistance and curriculum support, youth recreation through a YMCA, scholarships tied to golf caddies, and occasional medical research support for cystinosis. Its grants are substantial relative to its annual giving, and the pattern suggests a focused, relationship-based approach rather than broad dispersal. The school grant appears three years in a row, with identical purpose language, which points to continuity in support. A second recurring recipient, McGaw YMCA, receives six-figure awards for program and facility support. The foundation also backs scholarship pathways for students through the Evans Scholars Foundation and funds Cystinosis Research Network for program and research support. Across those recipients, the common thread is targeted support for youth development, education access, and specialized research.
Education support is the foundation’s core theme. Robert Louis Stevenson School received $300,000 in 2025 for student curriculum and financial aid, following the same purpose and amount in 2024 and 2023. That repeated award underscores a sustained commitment to private independent K–12 schooling. Youth recreation and community programming are another clear area. McGaw YMCA in Evanston received $132,000 in 2023, $120,000 in 2024, and $117,192 in 2025 for program and facility support, showing ongoing backing for local youth-oriented infrastructure. Scholarship funding appears in the form of a $100,000 grant to Evans Scholars Foundation for scholarships for golf caddies. The foundation also made a $100,000 grant to Cystinosis Research Network for program and research support, adding a rare pediatric disease research component to its portfolio.
The foundation’s recent grants cluster around large, restricted awards. The typical grant size is $112,894 at the 25th percentile, $126,000 at the median, and $300,000 at the 75th percentile, showing a distribution that includes both mid-six-figure commitments and a smaller set of lower awards. The largest recent grants are repeated rather than one-off, especially for the school award. The pattern suggests ongoing relationships with a limited number of recipients rather than many small grants. Several organizations appear in consecutive years with similar purposes, and the foundation does not fund individuals. Its structure also excludes program-related investments.
$110K
$4.6M
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$128K
Most grants fall between $113K and $300K, with a median of $126K.
25th Percentile
$113K
Median
$126K
75th Percentile
$300K
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Highly concentrated - a small number of large, repeat grants to a few core organizations. Mix of multi-grant support to primary grantees and isolated one-off gifts to niche causes; grants favor programmatic and financial-aid support over many small, diversified awards.
Notable grantees: Robert Louis Stevenson School, McGaw YMCA, Cystinosis Research Network, Evans Scholars Foundation
Giving is strongly concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 62% of grants and is the foundation’s top state by grant count. Recent Illinois recipients include McGaw YMCA in Evanston, Evans Scholars Foundation in Glenview, and Cystinosis Research Network in Lake Forest. The foundation’s only out-of-state recent recipient in the list is Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California. All recent grants shown are domestic U.S. awards.
It most often supports educational institutions and youth-serving organizations. Recent grants include repeated support for a private school’s student curriculum and financial aid, YMCA program and facility support, scholarships for golf caddies, and program and research support for a rare pediatric disease network.
Yes. Robert Louis Stevenson School received $300,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for student curriculum and financial aid. McGaw YMCA also received consecutive awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for program and facility support.
The grant-size profile is fairly large: p25 is $112,894, the median is $126,000, and p75 is $300,000. That distribution shows many awards in the low-to-mid six figures, with some grants reaching $300,000.
Illinois is the main giving state, accounting for 62% of grants and the highest grant count. Recent Illinois recipients include organizations in Evanston, Glenview, and Lake Forest.
Yes. One recent grant provided $100,000 to Evans Scholars Foundation for scholarships for golf caddies. The foundation also supports financial aid at Robert Louis Stevenson School through repeated $300,000 grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $110,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM AND FACILITY SUPPORT |
| ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SCHOOL | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $300,000 | 2025 | STUDENT CIRRICULUM AND FINANCIAL AID |
| MCGAW YMCA | EVANSTON, IL | $117,192 | 2025 | PROGRAM AND FACILITY SUPPORT |
| CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK | LAKE FOREST, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM AND RESEARCH SUPPORT |
| ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SCHOOL | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $300,000 | 2024 | STUDENT CIRRICULUM AND FINANCIAL AID |
| MCGAW YMCA | EVANSTON, IL | $120,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM AND FACILITY SUPPORT |
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $100,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GOLF CADDIES |
| ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SCHOOL | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $300,000 | 2023 | STUDENT CIRRICULUM AND FINANCIAL AID |
| MCGAW YMCA | EVANSTON, IL | $132,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM AND FACILITY SUPPORT |
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$110,000PROGRAM AND FACILITY SUPPORT
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SCHOOL
$300,000STUDENT CIRRICULUM AND FINANCIAL AID
CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK
$100,000PROGRAM AND RESEARCH SUPPORT
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SCHOOL
$300,000STUDENT CIRRICULUM AND FINANCIAL AID
PROGRAM AND FACILITY SUPPORT
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$100,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GOLF CADDIES
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SCHOOL
$300,000STUDENT CIRRICULUM AND FINANCIAL AID