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Rocking Moon Foundation Inc

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.

$1.5M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
20
Grants FY2025
24
Organizations funded FY2024
4%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$40,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$753,416
Organizations funded a year
22 to 39
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$15M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 4% of the organizations Rocking Moon Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Civil RightsHuman ServicesHealthInternationalRecreation & SportsEducationOther
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 arriving19$1.5M16%
FY202424$795k4%
FY202326$887k12%
FY202235$1.4M29%
FY202128$1.4M11%
FY202039$1.7M54%
FY201922$1.1Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Housing & Shelter$1.6MHealth$1.3MCrime & Legal$1.2MCivil Rights$1.2MYouth Development$1.1MHuman Services$609kEducation$560kPhilanthropy$427kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
IL
NY
MA
OR
PA
CA
MD
AZ
DC
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Homeworthy$1,303,76473%
Ali Forney Center Inc$754,67671%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$470,56170%
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$460,32177%
Open City Advocates$370,000711%
Tree Street Youth Inc$362,39575%
OUT Maine$356,935716%
Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center Inc$353,23761%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$323,37870%
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network$315,00051%
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All grantees of Rocking Moon Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Homeworthy$1,303,76473%
Ali Forney Center Inc$754,67671%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$470,56170%
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$460,32177%
Open City Advocates$370,000711%
Tree Street Youth Inc$362,39575%
OUT Maine$356,935716%
Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center Inc$353,23761%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$323,37870%
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network$315,00051%
Bailey House Inc$290,00041%
American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation$284,84654%
Bright Beginnings Inc$244,90761%
Area Interfaith Outreach$201,00974%
Oxfam-America Inc$175,00030%
Island Institute$170,00031%
Trekkers Inc$151,13656%
Children's National$149,626210%
The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation Inc$125,179623%
The Reconciliation Center Inc$110,00032%
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc$100,86641%
Trevor Project Inc$100,00030%
The Level Up Project$95,000220%
New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project$90,00041%
Prosperityme$85,46361%
Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center$85,00054%
Integratenyc Inc$83,000510%
Hand in Hand Mano en Mano$80,32961%
Advocates for Youth$60,00011%
Nopi Inc$50,0001n/a
Preble Street$45,00020%
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice$40,48940%
The Audre Lorde Project Inc$40,00031%
Spark Reproductive Justice Now$40,00041%
Maldef - Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund$30,00020%
New Beginnings$25,00011%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$25,00010%
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$25,00010%
Transgender Law Center$25,00010%
Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition$20,00023%
Centro Por la Justicia$20,00011%
Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism$20,00010%
Alliance for Global Justice Corp$20,00010%
National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc$20,00010%
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc$15,0001n/a
Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox Co$11,00020%
Drama Club Inc$10,00011%
New Mainers Public Health Initiative$10,00011%
Advocates for Trans Equality Education Fund$10,00010%
Full Plates Full Potential$10,00011%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine$10,00010%
The Afiya Center$10,00010%
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum$10,00010%
Southerners on New Ground Inc$10,00010%
Maine-Wabanaki Reach$5,00012%
Resources for Organizing and Social Change$5,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($337k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rocking Moon Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHomeworthy: $1,303,764 over 7y, 3.4% of budgetAli Forney Center Inc: $754,676 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $470,561 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetImmigrant Legal Advocacy Project: $460,321 over 7y, 6.7% of budgetOpen City Advocates: $370,000 over 7y, 11% of budgetTree Street Youth Inc: $362,395 over 7y, 5.3% of budgetOUT Maine: $356,935 over 7y, 16% of budgetLesbian and Gay Community Services Center Inc: $353,237 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $323,378 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network: $315,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetBailey House Inc: $290,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation: $284,846 over 5y, 4.1% of budgetBright Beginnings Inc: $244,907 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetArea Interfaith Outreach: $201,009 over 7y, 4.1% of budgetOxfam-America Inc: $175,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIsland Institute: $170,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetTrekkers Inc: $151,136 over 5y, 6.4% of budgetChildren's National: $149,626 over 2y, 10% of budgetThe Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation Inc: $125,179 over 6y, 23% of budgetThe Reconciliation Center Inc: $110,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetTransgender Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc: $100,866 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Level Up Project: $95,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetNew York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project: $90,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetProsperityme: $85,463 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetGreater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center: $85,000 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetIntegratenyc Inc: $83,000 over 5y, 10% of budgetHand in Hand Mano en Mano: $80,329 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetAdvocates for Youth: $60,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPreble Street: $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice: $40,489 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Audre Lorde Project Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSpark Reproductive Justice Now: $40,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetMaldef - Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNew Beginnings: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTransgender Law Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaine Immigrants' Rights Coalition: $20,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetCentro Por la Justicia: $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetUrgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlliance for Global Justice Corp: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNational Domestic Workers Alliance Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPope Memorial Humane Society of Knox Co: $11,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDrama Club Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNew Mainers Public Health Initiative: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetAdvocates for Trans Equality Education Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFull Plates Full Potential: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% 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 53.

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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.

Maine Community Found…Elmina B Sewall Found…John T Gorman Foundat…Onion FoundationWellspring Philanthro…Good Shepherd Food Ba…Maine Health Access F…Bangor Savings Bank F…Amalgamated Charitabl…The Ford FoundationFisher Charitable Fou…Tides Foundation
Maine Community Foundation IncME40.5× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · John T Gorman Foundation · Onion Foundation · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · Good Shepherd Food Bank · Maine Health Access Foundation Inc · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · The Ford Foundation · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Tides Foundation

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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About Rocking Moon Foundation Inc

How much does Rocking Moon Foundation Inc give?
Rocking Moon Foundation Inc reported 20 grants totaling $1,533,120 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 39 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Rocking Moon Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (18%), Health (15%), Crime & Legal (14%).
Who are Rocking Moon Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Homeworthy ($1.3M), Ali Forney Center Inc ($755k), American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ($471k).
Does Rocking Moon Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 4% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rocking Moon Foundation Inc 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 Rocking Moon Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Maine Community Foundation Inc, Elmina B Sewall Foundation, John T Gorman Foundation.
Where is Rocking Moon Foundation Inc based?
Rocking Moon Foundation Inc is based in ME.

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 65 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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The camps
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