The Moody Endowment
The Moody Endowment reported $69.5 million in revenue and $15.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.61 went to program services, $16.39 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $371,181 (Treasurer). Revenue rose 786% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $70MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.6% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.4% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $371,181 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.41% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 590.0 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 of 9 | 100.0% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Moody Endowment provides an endowment and makes grants to support and benefit the operating and infrastructure needs of The Transitional Learning Center at Galveston and the class of public charities having similar charitable purposes to such organization. Such purposes include conducting rehabilitation programs, providing transitional and independent living programs, providing social services and conducting sociological studies, performing research to promote the recovery and return to active lives of individuals who have suffered head injuries, providing treatment to persons suffering…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasurer Officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $0 | $324,468 | $46,713 | $371,181 |
| Board Secretary Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $53,416 | $14,133 | $67,549 |
| Dir.- President Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $36,442 | $0 | $36,442 |
| Chairman Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $5,000 | $22,500 | $0 | $27,500 |
| Dir. - V. Chair Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $22,500 | $0 | $22,500 |
| Director Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $22,500 | $0 | $22,500 |
| Director Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $22,500 | $0 | $22,500 |
| Director Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $22,500 | $0 | $22,500 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Moody Endowment (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $5,306 (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b9 · 3 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- 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 51
- Volunteers Part I, line 68
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Of every $100 The Moody Endowment spent in FY2025, $83.61 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of The Moody Endowment's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, The Moody Endowment reported that 83.6% of its $15.4 million in expenses went to program services, 16.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Moody Endowment pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Moody Endowment reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $371,181, for the role of Treasurer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Moody Endowment get its money?
Of $69.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Moody Endowment a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 76-0152743 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202621919349300147 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202541899349300424 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202431929349301183 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202321869349300222 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202211879349300531 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202101679349300835 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 76-0152743: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.