The Molina Foundation
The Molina Foundation reported $3.8 million in revenue and $3.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.69 went to program services, $4.59 to management and general costs and $0.72 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $146,721 (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 18% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $3.5MFor context, the median across 54 covered social science charities: $84.80 programs, $13.80 management, $1.40 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $3.8MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.7% | 81.3% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.6% | 13.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.6% | 81.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $146,721 | $467,896 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.14% | 2.13% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 67.2 | 16.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 96.5% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseBook buddies literacy programto identify and distribute hundreds of thousands of books through schools, libraries, community based organizations, hospitals and health care facilities. These books are distributed where cohorts of children and adults have been identified at high risk for low literacy, primarily due to poverty or prevalence of english as a second language
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,721 | $0 | $0 | $146,721 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Molina Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $151K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 54
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to The Molina Foundation totaling $425K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Molina Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, The Molina Foundation reported that 94.7% of its $3.5 million in expenses went to program services, 4.6% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Molina Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Molina Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $146,721, for the role of DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Molina Foundation get its money?
Of $3.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 92.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Molina Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-1479392 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612099349301126 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532539349302303 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432659349300203 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333009349302018 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232459349300628 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122369349301617 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022309349301337 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-1479392: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.