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Don Bennett Moon Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$252k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$120k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$1.8MYouth Development$679kArts & Culture$554kRecreation & Sports$141kPublic Benefit$125kFood & Nutrition$108kCivil Rights$105kInternational$91kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $58k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $74k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $120k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
University of Arizona Foundation$120,000
The Hazeltine Theatre$20,000
La Paz County Fair Association$19,586
The Launch Pad$12,500
Patronato San Xavier$11,660
Imago Dei Middle School$10,000
Prescott Meals on Wheels$6,000
Kiwanis Club Charitable Foundation$5,000
Freedom of the Press Foundation$5,000
Coalition for Compassion and Justic$5,000
Miami AZ Downtown Economic Resurgen$5,000
Prescott Farmers Market Inc$5,000
Grand Canyon Trust$5,000
Prescott Unified School Foundation$5,000
Arizona Justice Project$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $61k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 34% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Freedom of the Press Foundation: $10k → 10%Freedom of the Press Foundation: $10k → 10%Freedom of the Press Foundation: $5k → 10%Freedom of the Press Foundation: $5k → 10%Freedom of the Press Foundation: $5k → 10%Freedom of the Press Foundation: $5k → 10%Colorado River Regional Crisis Services: $5k → 20%Prescott Meals on Wheels: $6k → 14%Prescott Meals on Wheels: $5k → 14%Prescott Meals on Wheels: $3k → 14%Prescott Meals on Wheels: $3k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NY
MA
SD
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
DC
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 28% of Don Bennett Moon Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 84% of the giving stays in AZ; by stated purpose, 59%.

Don Bennett Moon Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.2M · 21 repeat orgs$641k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
47

Total granted

$3.2M
$599k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+32%

Still filing today

62%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $42k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationCivil RightsHuman ServicesPublic BenefitHealthPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • University of Arizona Foundation
    8× · 2017–2024 · $1.3M · revenue +109%
  • TL
    The Launch Pad Teen Center
    7× · 2018–2024 · $594k · revenue +134% · 95% of their budget
  • PS
    PATRONATO SAN XAVIER
    4× · 2018–2024 · $268k · revenue +62% · 26% of their budget

Funded once

  • CF
    CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGYgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $75k · revenue +82%
  • KB
    KINO BORDER INITIATIVE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $60k · revenue +29%
  • IF
    INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECHgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue +41%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Aclu Foundation of Arizona

The mission of the aclu foundation of arizona is to defend and preserve, through litigation and public education, individual rights and freedoms guaranteed to all by the constitution and the laws of the united states and arizona.

Civil Rights
2
Arizona Community Foundation

To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.

Philanthropy
3
Arizona Latin-American Medical Association
Unclassified
4
American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona

The american civil liberties union of arizona is the state's premier guardian of liberty working through the arizona legislature and communities statewide to defend and preserve individual rights and freedoms guaranteed to all by the…

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5
Solutions for an Independent Arizona

Organization mission solutions for an independent arizona envisions an arizona addresses its most pressing issues. independent arizona will identify, unite, and engage voters who want to elect people who will find common ground to serve…

Civil Rights
6
Education Forward Arizona

To advocate for and act on education improvements that advance the quality of life for all arizonans.

—
7
Center for the Future of Arizona

Bringing arizonans together to create a stronger and brighter future for our state.

Community Improvement
8
Arizona Freedom Foundation

The Foundation's mission is to foster independent journalism and provide the general public with access to news, research and information not covered by traditional corporate media outlets. To that end, the Foundation operates AZ Free News…

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9
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
10
Lodestar Charitable Foundation

To perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of the arizona community foundation, an az nonprofit corporation, so long as the arizona community foundation, inc. remains a qualified organization.

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11
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

We inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the sonoran desert.

Arts & Culture
12
Arizona Wins

Az wins is a coalition of organizations dedicated to achieving public policies that benefit working arizona families and advancing an inclusive, engaged, just and equitable state for all arizonans. in 2024 az wins substantially reduced its…

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Arizona Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Animal Relief Fund Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 74 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
24/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Arizona Foundation: $1,319,000 · EducationUniversity of Arizona FoundationLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $263,250 · EducationLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY+6 more: $63,000 · EducationPATRONATO SAN XAVIER: $268,116 · OtherPATRONATO SAN XAVIERLa Paz Youth Livestock Association Inc: $65,134 · OtherLa Paz Youth Livestock Associ…KINO BORDER INITIATIVE INC: $60,000 · OtherKINO BORDER INITIATIVE INCMeals to Essential 1st Respoonders: $41,484 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $41,000 · OtherFREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION: $40,000 · OtherPRESCOTT FARMERS MARKET INC: $43,500 · OtherCOALITION FOR COMPASSION & JUSTICE: $35,000 · Other+49 more: $424,263 · Other+49 moreThe Launch Pad Teen Center: $594,250 · Youth DevelopmentThe Launch Pad Te…SHARLOT HALL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AZ: $253,250 · Arts & CultureCENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY: $75,000 · Civil RightsWOODHULL FREEDOM FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Civil RightsARIZONA CENTER FOR LAW IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: $5,000 · Civil RightsGrand Canyon Institute: $5,000 · Civil RightsLA PAZ COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION INC: $126,256 · Recreation & SportsINSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH: $50,000 · Public BenefitCENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY: $30,000 · Public Benefit
Education$1,645,250Other$1,018,497Youth Development$594,250Arts & Culture$253,250Civil Rights$135,000Recreation & Sports$126,256Public Benefit$80,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $1,319,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetThe Launch Pad Teen Center: $594,250 over 7y, 95% of budgetPATRONATO SAN XAVIER: $268,116 over 4y, 26% of budgetLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $263,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSHARLOT HALL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AZ: $253,250 over 2y, 14% of budgetLA PAZ COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION INC: $126,256 over 6y, 3.8% of budgetCENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY: $75,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetKINO BORDER INITIATIVE INC: $60,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH: $50,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetWOODHULL FREEDOM FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetPRESCOTT FARMERS MARKET INC: $43,500 over 7y, 6.5% of budgetFREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCOALITION FOR COMPASSION & JUSTICE: $35,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetCENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY: $30,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetARIZONA JUSTICE PROJECT: $30,000 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetTHE GRAND CANYON TRUST INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPOMONA COLLEGE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIMAGO DEI MIDDLE SCHOOL: $20,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPRESCOTT MEALS ON WHEELS: $16,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCamp Colley Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetTHE SONORAN INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREDERICK & FRANCES SOMMER FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 52% of budgetPRESCOTT COLLEGE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYAVAPAI COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO DENVER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARIZONA CENTER FOR LAW IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGrand Canyon Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetSCHOLARSHIPSA Z: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCHINO VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAZ IMPACT FOR GOOD: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL RELIEF FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds University of Arizona Foundation ↗
  • Who funds The Launch Pad Teen Center ↗
  • Who funds PATRONATO SAN XAVIER ↗
  • Who funds LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds SHARLOT HALL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AZ ↗
  • Who funds LA PAZ COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY ↗
  • Who funds KINO BORDER INITIATIVE INC ↗
  • Who funds INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH ↗
  • Who funds WOODHULL FREEDOM FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PRESCOTT FARMERS MARKET INC ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COALITION FOR COMPASSION & JUSTICE ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY ↗
  • Who funds ARIZONA JUSTICE PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds THE GRAND CANYON TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds POMONA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds IMAGO DEI MIDDLE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds PRESCOTT MEALS ON WHEELS ↗
  • Who funds Camp Colley Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE SONORAN INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds BREAKTHROUGH T1D ↗
  • Who funds FREDERICK & FRANCES SOMMER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PRESCOTT COLLEGE INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Arizona Community Fou…Frankel Family Founda…Margaret T Morris Fou…Community Foundation …Yavapai Community Hos…The Joe Kalt and Judy…Perry and Sandy Massi…United Way of Yavapai…Jw Kieckhefer Foundat…Miter Charitable Foun…Burton Family Foundat…St Mary's Food Bank A…
Arizona Community FoundationAZ34.6× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · Frankel Family Foundation · Margaret T Morris Foundation · Community Foundation for Southern Arizona · Yavapai Community Hospital Association Dba Yavapai Regional Medical Center · The Joe Kalt and Judy Gans Family Foundation Inc · Perry and Sandy Massie Foundation · United Way of Yavapai County Inc · Jw Kieckhefer Foundation · Miter Charitable Foundation · Burton Family Foundation · St Mary's Food Bank Alliance

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Don Bennett Moon Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Don Bennett Moon Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 74 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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