GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION

501(c)(3)EIN: 94-3397785
Foundation Details

Founded

-

Address

1661 PAGE MILL ROAD

PALO ALTO, CA, 94304

Phone

(650) 213-3000

Most Recent Filing

2023

Financials

Total Giving

$457,892,978

Total Assets

$8,766,258,805

Total Revenue

$371,750,377

Total Expenses

$485,577,761

Grant Stats

Giving Rate

5.4%

Grant Range

$50 - $10,750,000

Grants Awarded

876

Median Amount

$335,889

Leadership

GORDON E MOORE

TRUSTEE - UNTIL 3/23

1 hrs/week

ROSINA BIERBAUM

TRUSTEE

1 hrs/week

JOHN DABIRI

TRUSTEE

1 hrs/week

KENNETH MOORE

TRUSTEE & CHAIR

2 hrs/week

JOHN HENNESSY

TRUSTEE & VICE CHAIR

1 hrs/week

KATHLEEN JUSTICE-MOORE

TRUSTEE

1 hrs/week

HILARY KRANE

TRUSTEE

1 hrs/week

JONATHAN LEVIN

TRUSTEE

1 hrs/week

KRISTEN MOORE

TRUSTEE

1 hrs/week

STEVEN MOORE

TRUSTEE

1 hrs/week

Grant Programs

IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$7,232 on average
562recipients

Last awarded in 2023

General Purpose
TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING NEW TOOLS, METHODS...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$162,218 on average
41recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationScientific Research
IN SUPPORT OF ELUCIDATING HOW SYMBIOTIC...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$232,848 on average
20recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchBiology ResearchScience Research+1
TO SUPPORT NEW CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$399,691 on average
18recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationScientific Research
TO SUPPORT 2023 MEMBERSHIP.
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$26,645 on average
13recipients

Last awarded in 2023

General Purpose
IN SUPPORT OF THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$302,464 on average
10recipients

Last awarded in 2022

ScienceResearchScience Research+1
IN SUPPORT OF THE ANNUAL FUND.
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$4,600 on average
6recipients

Last awarded in 2023

General Purpose
IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH DEVELOPING PRECIS...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$456,311 on average
6recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Scientific ResearchParticle PhysicsPhysics Research
IN SUPPORT OF 2023 MEMBERSHIP.
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$20,500 on average
5recipients

Last awarded in 2023

General Purpose
TO SUPPORT A DONOR ADVISED FUND, REQUEST...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$257,902 on average
4recipients

Last awarded in 2023

General Purpose
IN SUPPORT OF HABITAT PROTECTION.
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$753,437 on average
4recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationAnimal Welfare
IN SUPPORT OF ECOSYSTEM-BASED FISHERIES...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$234,144 on average
4recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationMarine Life
To support a donor advised fund, request...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$62,913 on average
4recipients

Last awarded in 2020

General Purpose
TO SUPPORT THE EURASIAN CONSERVATION FUN...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$174,720 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationAnimal WelfareWildlife Conservation
TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS PR...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$1,163,186 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationSustainable Agriculture
To expand the Loreto Regional Conservati...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$122,375 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationWildlife ConservationInternational Aid
IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH TO DEVELOP NOVEL...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$233,995 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2023

ResearchScienceScience Research+1
IN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING NEW RESOURCES F...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$178,701 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Aquatic Research
TO SUPPORT LOCAL CONSTITUENCIES TO SECUR...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$146,038 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Environmental ConservationOcean ProtectionMarine Conservation
To support integration of environmental...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$827,267 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental ConservationInternational Aid
To implement the finance collaboration f...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$1,435,375 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental ConservationFinancial Markets
To implement the agriculture collaborati...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$1,541,711 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental Conservation
In support of the collaborative project...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$56,250 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Scientific ResearchBiologyGenetics Research
In support of the collaborative project...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$56,250 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Scientific ResearchCellular Biology
In support of the collaborative project...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$56,250 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Scientific ResearchMedical Research
In support of the collaborative project...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$56,250 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2020

ResearchScience
In support of the collaborative project...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$56,250 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Scientific ResearchMedical Research
In support of COVID-19 relief response g...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$41,667 on average
3recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Homeless ServicesDisaster Relief
TO SUPPORT TROPICAL FOREST ALLIANCE IN T...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$1,237,900 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationDeforestation
TO SUPPORT THE PROTECTION OF THE WESTERN...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$242,781 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationWater Conservation
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRA...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$175,145 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

ScienceTechnologyResearch
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, EXPANSION, A...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$500,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationFisheries
To support the construction of CHIME out...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$2,109,422 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

ScienceResearchScience Education
TO SUPPORT INUIT-LED HABITAT PROTECTION...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$758,100 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationIndigenous Rights
TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO MOBILIZE THE GLOBA...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$497,917 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Global HealthPolicy
To support civic science engagement thro...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$583,333 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Arts & CultureYouth EducationScience Education+1
TO SUPPORT A PLANNING PROCESS FOR HOW TO...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$187,095 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental Conservation
TO STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONS...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$2,677,590 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental Conservation
TO STALL THE ADVANCE OF ILLEGAL GOLD MIN...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$800,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationBiodiversity
TO SECURE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SAF...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$162,493 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationInternational Aid
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE THIRTY METER...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$7,875,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchScience ResearchAstronomy
TO INCREASE PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF FISHE...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$500,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationGovernment Transparency
TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF EASTERN TROP...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$874,500 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Marine ConservationOceanography
TO ADVANCE HABITAT PROTECTION.
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$410,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationHabitat PreservationHabitat Protection
IN SUPPORT OF USING HIGH-THROUGHPUT EXPE...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$623,714 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationScientific Research
IN SUPPORT OF THE STEM FUNDERS NETWORK M...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$10,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Youth EducationSTEM
In support of the School of Public Polic...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$17,500 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Youth EducationGeneral PurposeEducation+1
IN SUPPORT OF THE INTEGRATION OF TRACKIN...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$207,566 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental Conservation
IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTON-...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$371,388 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Science ResearchGeneral PurposeScience+1
IN SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AIMED...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$320,143 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchPhysics ResearchTechnology
IN SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AIMED...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$320,143 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchPhysics Research
IN SUPPORT OF SCIENCE POLICY.
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$4,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

SciencePublic PolicyGeneral Purpose
IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH TO PROVIDE THEORE...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$827,113 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchBiology
IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH TO DEVELOP INTEGR...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$311,556 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchTechnology Development
In support of research to develop an Arc...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$460,208 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ResearchClimate Change
IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH TO DEVELOP A NEW...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$1,255,933 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

ResearchScientific Research
IN SUPPORT OF HARNESSING THE COLLECTIVE...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$379,750 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationScientific Research
IN SUPPORT OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH TO E...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$397,518 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific Research
IN SUPPORT OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AIME...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$423,981 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchPhysics
IN SUPPORT OF CANADA'S SUSTAINABLE FISHE...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$323,250 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationMarine Conservation
IN SUPPORT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA HABITAT P...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$254,713 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationWildlife Conservation
IN SUPPORT OF A NEW EXPERIMENTAL APPROAC...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$399,940 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchPhysics Research
In support of a community-driven analysi...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$178,999 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Animal WelfareEnvironmental ConservationWildlife Conservation
TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCOUNT...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$167,295 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Environmental ConservationFisheries ManagementFisheries
TO SUPPORT AN INTEGRATED STRATEGY FOR EN...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$540,667 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Environmental ConservationInternational AidSustainable Development
TO SECURE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SAF...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$315,226 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Environmental ConservationMarine SafetyMarine Conservation
TO DEVELOP A NOVEL GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DE...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$832,857 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Scientific ResearchPhysics Research
TO ADVANCE THE UPTAKE OF CO-PRODUCTION O...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$860,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Environmental ResearchKnowledge Sharing
IN SUPPORT OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS WORK T...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$503,283 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Physics ResearchScientific Research
IN SUPPORT OF THE BROWN MEDICAL ANNUAL F...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$200 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

General PurposeMedical Research
IN SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BY DR....
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$447,500 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Scientific ResearchEducationScience Research
IN SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BY DR....
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$412,500 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

ResearchScienceScientific Research+1
IN SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BY DR....
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$365,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Scientific ResearchMaterials Science
IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH TO PRODUCE REFLEC...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$350,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

ResearchTechnologyPhysics Research+1
IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT T...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$225,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Medical ResearchScienceScientific Research
IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT F...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$346,779 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Environmental ResearchScientific Research
IN SUPPORT OF OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATION FE...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$3,300 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

General Purpose
IN SUPPORT OF INNOVATIVE EXPERIMENTS THA...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$488,819 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

Science ResearchPhysicsScientific Research
IN SUPPORT OF FELLOWSHIPS.
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$4,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2022

General Purpose
To support the protection of freshwater...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$50,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental ConservationInternational Aid
To support the protection of freshwater...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$50,559 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental ConservationEcosystems
To support the implementation of innovat...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$600,000 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental ConservationInternational Aid
To support British Columbia habitat prot...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$600,290 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental Conservation
To secure financial sustainability for 2...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$53,500 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental Conservation
To improve consolidation conditions for...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$449,531 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental ConservationIndigenous Rights
To establish a pilot frontline laborator...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$820,846 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental ConservationWildlife Conservation
In support of the collaborative project...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$56,250 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Scientific Research
In support of research to gain a deeper...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$294,630 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Medical ResearchScientific Research
In support of ocean conservation storyte...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$57,641 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Environmental ConservationStorytelling
In support of diversity, equity and incl...
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
$12,500 on average
2recipients

Last awarded in 2020

Diversity & InclusionEquity
TO WORK WITH FISHERIES MANAGERS AND MARK...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$325,000 on average
1recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental Conservation
TO USE TRAPPED ULTRACOLD ATOMS TO EXPERI...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$425,000 on average
1recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchPhysics Research
TO USE QUANTUM SENSING TO MEASURE THE EL...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$500,000 on average
1recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific Research
TO USE POWERFUL LASERS TO EXPLORE THE PO...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$445,253 on average
1recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchQuantum Physics
TO UPHOLD AND IMPROVE THE LEGAL FRAMEWOR...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$653,000 on average
1recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationIndigenous Rights
TO UPDATE AND DEPLOY UN BIODIVERSITY LAB...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$1,977,114 on average
1recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Environmental ConservationBiodiversity
TO UNDERSTAND THE RESISTIVE SWITCHING ME...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$466,000 on average
1recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchTechnology
TO UNDERSTAND THE EMERGENCE OF UNCONVENT...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$353,505 on average
1recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Scientific ResearchChemistry
TO UNDERSTAND RULES THAT GOVERN GROWTH O...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$236,000 on average
1recipients

Last awarded in 2023

ResearchScience
TO TEST THE USE CASE OF STABLE ISOTOPE R...
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
$955,945 on average
1recipients

Last awarded in 2023

Animal ShelterResearch