The Moody Foundation
The Moody Foundation is a Galveston, Texas family foundation that funds charitable projects and scholarships across Texas, with a strong focus on education and community initiatives. The website includes information on grants, foundation-initiated projects, scholarship programs, trustees and staff, and recent press releases.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Texas-based nonprofit, school district, or university with programs in education, youth development, community services, scholarships, or capacity-building that can receive and expend funds in Texas and submit an online inquiry.
Good Fit
- • Project or operating need located in Texas and funds to be spent in-state.
- • Clear education, scholarship, youth-development, or community services focus.
- • Capacity to manage a range of grant sizes (from small program support to multi-million capital gifts).
- • Ability to submit an inquiry/LOI via the foundation's online Grants Portal and meet the 'one inquiry per organization' rule.
- • Willingness to wait for an extended decision timeline (process may take up to six months).
Geography
Giving is overwhelmingly state-focused: nearly all dollars (about 98%) were awarded in Texas in the latest year, with only a few small out-of-state grants across other states.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded hundreds of distinct recipients in the latest year (346), ranging from major universities and medical centers to small local community groups, showing a broad institutional and mission spread.
New Applicants
Observed behavior shows many new entrants (276 new recipients in the latest year) and a public online inquiry/LOI process, indicating unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
