Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation



The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation was established last September 2000. Their primary focus is to advance environmental conservation, scientific research, and patient care throughout the world and in San Francisco Bay Area.


The vision of the foundation is creating positive outcomes for future generations. They uphold a set of core values that directs their work; impact, integrity, disciplined approach, and collaboration.


The foundation carries out its work through awarding initiatives and program grants to individuals, organizations, and partners to make positive changes in the world.

Web Address

www.moore.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @MooreFound

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Moore Foundation


Charities Supporting Water Accessibility
Foundation: Moore Foundation

There are numerous charity organiztions that focus on solving water accessibility problems around the world, but somehow charity may not just be a solution to these problems According to the...more

Catalytic Philanthropy Versus Charity
Foundation: Moore Foundation

Tensions between countries over water resources have increased in the recent years as both populations and economies grew. There are thousanfs of charity organizations today that are dedicated to...more

Four Foundations to team up for a new National Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
Foundation: Moore Foundation, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, John A. Hartford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

In order to support the National Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Gordon and Betty...more

Council on Foundations Names New CEO
Foundation: Moore Foundation, Coca-Cola Foundation, Walton Family Foundation

The Council on Foundations was very pleased to announce that it has already appointed a new president and CEO in the name of Vikki Spruill. Spurill will officially start assuming office on July 1,...more

Government deal with charitable group scuttled after Enbridge pressure
Foundation: Moore Foundation

The federal Fisheries Department said last September it would no longer use an $8.3-million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a US-based environmental trust. The foundation donated...more

Senators Speaks on Funding for Canadian Environmental Groups
Foundation: Moore Foundation

Toronto Sun relates that the Senate has begun examining the issue of billionaire American foundations' funding of environmental activists in Canada. For a series of Senate speeches, six...more

Philanthropic Come Back
Foundation: Moore Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Cricket Island Foundation

Palo Alto Online features some foundations that have bounced back after the meltdown it experienced with economic recession. Silicon Valley Community Foundation is one of the foundations that lost...more

Claude Moore Foundation Awards Loundoun Charities
Foundation: Moore Foundation, Claude Moore Charitable Foundation

The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation awards grants to Loudoun charities totaling almost $1 million for 2012. The recipients of the awards are: Loudon Youth Inc., Inova Nursing Scholarships, Arc...more

Three West Coast Universities Receive Grants
Foundation: Moore Foundation

The University of California in Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, and University of Washington in Seattle were awarded with grants totaling $6 million by the Gordon and Betty Moore...more

The EarnBenefits Online Program
Foundation: Connecticut Community Foundation, Fairfield County Community Foundation, Moore Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

One of the ten community partners selected to introduce the new state program of connecticut, EarnBenefits Online, is the Family & Children's Agency. The new state program is designed to help...more

Illustrative Grants from Moore Foundation



Environmental Defense-$1,891,251

Tides Canada Foundation-$1,241,635

Renewable Resources Coalition-$1,409,100

Fundacao Bioma-$251,519

Rutgers University Foundation-$1,347,416

Amazon Conservation Team-$2,278,865

Ecotrust-$969,617

Tides Center, Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea-$710,262

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution-$927,412

Fundacao Djalma Batista-$3,471,059



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