About Wayne & Jo Ann Moore Charitable Foundation
Wayne & Jo Ann Moore Charitable Foundation shows a clear preference for operating support, with recent awards repeatedly covering expenses rather than project-only work. The foundation’s largest recent grants include $230,000 to West Texas Food Bank for operating expenses and $155,000 to Senior Life Midland for operating expenses, alongside other sizeable awards to local institutions in Midland and across Texas. That pattern points to a funder that supports organizational stability as much as program delivery.
Its portfolio reaches education, scholarships, arts, health and human services, and community development, with grants to nonprofits and educational institutions. In the recent grants list, Bynum School received $144,000 for operating expenses, Mission Agape received $142,000 for operating expenses, and Manor Park Inc received $100,000 for operating expenses. Several other awards to Texas organizations follow the same operating-support model, including support for community-serving charities, schools, and health-related institutions.
The foundation also funds individuals through scholarships, and its active grant programs accept quarterly applications through an online portal. The combination of recurring operating support, scholarship funding, and board-reviewed quarterly grants defines how it deploys its resources.
What Wayne & Jo Ann Moore Charitable Foundation Funds
In human services, the foundation made a $230,000 operating grant to West Texas Food Bank and a $142,000 operating grant to Mission Agape, both of which indicate support for organizations meeting basic community needs.
Education is another visible area. Recent grants include $144,000 to Bynum School for operating expenses and $80,000 to Texas Christian University for operating expenses. The active grant programs also note that educational grants may be made to institutions of higher education.
Community-serving organizations appear regularly as well. The foundation gave $90,000 to Safe Place of the Permian Basin for operating expenses, $75,000 to YMCA of Midland for operational expense, and $60,000 to Basin Dream Center for Orphans for operating expenses. Arts and scholarship support are included in the foundation’s stated focus areas, along with health and community development.
How Wayne & Jo Ann Moore Charitable Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits in a fairly narrow band: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The recent grants table shows that the foundation also makes much larger operating awards, so the distribution includes both routine mid-sized grants and a smaller set of major commitments.
Recipients appear across multiple years, which suggests repeat support rather than one-time giving. Several organizations recur in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including West Texas Food Bank, Senior Life Midland, and Spectrum of Solutions. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not make program-related investments. Grants are accepted quarterly through an online portal, with unsolicited applications allowed.
