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Moss Adams Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.0M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
64
Grants FY2025
77
Organizations funded FY2024
62%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$390,783
Organizations funded a year
45 to 91
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 62% of the organizations Moss Adams Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 53% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $325k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesInternationalYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving61$620k62%
FY202477$615k62%
FY202381$520k59%
FY202253$517k55%
FY202191$559k57%
FY202045$461k11%
FY201948$637k31%
FY201852$508k52%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$3.6MPhilanthropy$3.4MYouth Development$314kPublic Safety & Disaster$181kCivil Rights$154kEnvironment$143kMembership Benefit$126kInternational$63kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
MT
IL
WI
MI
NY
OR
NV
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
California State University Fresno Alumni Association Incorporated$442,995418%
Corporation of Gonzaga University$151,64090%
The Phd Project Association$150,00052%
University of Oregon Foundation$119,40340%
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College$99,95090%
University of Washington$95,5039n/a
Whitworth University$90,46390%
University of California Santa Barbara$87,5006n/a
Washington State University$75,8585n/a
Foundation for Western Washington University and Alumni$64,88530%
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All grantees of Moss Adams Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
California State University Fresno Alumni Association Incorporated$442,995418%
Corporation of Gonzaga University$151,64090%
The Phd Project Association$150,00052%
University of Oregon Foundation$119,40340%
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College$99,95090%
University of Washington$95,5039n/a
Whitworth University$90,46390%
University of California Santa Barbara$87,5006n/a
Washington State University$75,8585n/a
Foundation for Western Washington University and Alumni$64,88530%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$60,00020%
Oregon State University Foundation$55,00040%
Junior Achievement of Washington$52,50031%
Xerces Society Inc$50,00010%
Brigham Young University$44,7556n/a
University of New Mexico Foundation Inc$36,99630%
Wild Farm Alliance$35,00013%
California State University San Marcos Corporation$33,80020%
The University of Montana Foundation$30,02520%
University of Idaho Foundation Inc$25,0212n/a
Junior Achievement USA$25,00010%
Seattle Pacific University$22,30040%
Accounting Career Awareness Program$21,000215%
Comp-U-Dopt Inc$15,00010%
Everybody Solar$15,0001n/a
California State University San Marcos Foundation$14,01010%
Texas Tech Foundation Inc$12,50030%
California State University Fresno Foundation$12,50010%
University of Portland$12,00060%
Pacific Lutheran University$11,90040%
University of San Diego$11,25040%
The Oscpa Educational Foundation$10,50041%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$10,00010%
McKenzie River Trust$10,00010%
Cocoon House$10,00010%
Minds Matter Colorado Inc$10,00011%
Chapman University$10,00020%
10000 Degrees$10,00010%
Los Angeles Food Bank$10,0001n/a
The Lucstrong Foundation$10,0001n/a
Food Lifeline$10,00010%
North Helpline$10,00010%
Technology Access Foundation$10,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$10,00010%
Shasta County Chemical People$10,00012%
Empower Youth Network$10,00011%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$10,00010%
A Continuous Charity$10,00010%
Polaris Project$10,00010%
Multnomah University$9,00020%
National Forest Foundation$8,12010%
National Association of Black Accountants Inc$8,00011%
Montana State University Foundation Inc$6,00030%
Washington State University Foundation$5,9151n/a
George Fox University$4,75050%
University of the Pacific$4,25030%
Point Loma Nazarene University$4,02630%
Portland State University Foundation$4,00010%
Southern Oregon University Foundation$4,00020%
Carroll College$4,00010%
Carnegie Mellon University$3,00020%
Eastern Washington University Foundation$2,75010%
Linfield University$2,58540%
Opportunity Village$2,50010%
Safe House Inc$2,50010%
Loyola Marymount University$2,50010%
University of Washington Foundation$2,49610%
Idaho State University$2,0252n/a
Idaho State University Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting$2,00023%
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida Inc$1,50010%
Seattle University$1,29030%
The Howard University$1,06010%
University of North Texas Foundation Inc$1,01010%
Woodbury University$1,00010%
Kansas State University$8752n/a
The Kansas University Endowment Association$50010%
University of Colorado Foundation$50010%
Kansas State University Foundation$50010%
Spokane Colleges Foundation$50010%
Utah Valley University$5001n/a
Trinity Christian College Association$46010%
Northwestern University$35010%
Indiana University School of Medicine$3501n/a
Loyola University of Chicago$35010%
Lane Community College Foundation$24010%
Central Washington University Foundation$24020%
Northwest Nazarene University Inc$20010%
Los Rios Colleges Foundation$10010%
Chairslayers Foundation$10010%
Sonoma State University$1001n/a
Whittier College$7520%
Saint Mary's College of California$5010%
Mound Farm Holdings Inc$5010%
Golden Gate University$2510%
University of Denver$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 207 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Moss Adams Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCalifornia State University Fresno Alumni Association Incorporated: $442,995 over 4y, 18% of budgetCorporation of Gonzaga University: $151,640 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Phd Project Association: $150,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetUniversity of Oregon Foundation: $119,403 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPresident-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College: $99,950 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWhitworth University: $90,463 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Western Washington University and Alumni: $64,885 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOregon State University Foundation: $55,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Washington: $52,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetXerces Society Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of New Mexico Foundation Inc: $36,996 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWild Farm Alliance: $35,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetCalifornia State University San Marcos Corporation: $33,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Montana Foundation: $30,025 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement USA: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSeattle Pacific University: $22,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAccounting Career Awareness Program: $21,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetComp-U-Dopt Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia State University San Marcos Foundation: $14,010 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTexas Tech Foundation Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia State University Fresno Foundation: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Portland: $12,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Lutheran University: $11,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of San Diego: $11,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Oscpa Educational Foundation: $10,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMcKenzie River Trust: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCocoon House: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMinds Matter Colorado Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetChapman University: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budget10000 Degrees: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFood Lifeline: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Helpline: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTechnology Access Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShasta County Chemical People: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetEmpower Youth Network: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA Continuous Charity: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPolaris Project: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMultnomah University: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Forest Foundation: $8,120 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Association of Black Accountants Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMontana State University Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGeorge Fox University: $4,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of the Pacific: $4,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPoint Loma Nazarene University: $4,026 over 3y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 82.

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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.

Credit Unions in the State of WashingtonWA21.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Credit Unions in the State of Washington · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Ernst & Young Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · The Northrop Grumman Foundation · Pemco Foundation Inc · United Way Worldwide · Deloitte Foundation · Kpmg US Foundation Inc

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.

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Find your warmest path to Moss Adams Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Moss Adams Foundation

How much does Moss Adams Foundation give?
Moss Adams Foundation reported 64 grants totaling $1,030,442 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 45 and 91 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Moss Adams Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (42%), Philanthropy (40%), Youth Development (4%).
Who are Moss Adams Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: California State University Fresno Alumni Association Incorporated ($443k), Corporation of Gonzaga University ($152k), The Phd Project Association ($150k).
Does Moss Adams Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 62% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Moss Adams Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Moss Adams Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Credit Unions in the State of Washington, Enterprise Holdings Foundation, Ibm International Foundation.
Where is Moss Adams Foundation based?
Moss Adams Foundation is based in WA.

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 314 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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