Moose Charities will support, assist, and operate charitable activities and endeavors of Moose, and any related foundation, trust fund, or charitable subsidiary.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $341K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $5.0M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.3M
Spent
$12.9M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$13.3M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$13.3M
FY2022$15.5M
FY2023$19.8M
FY2024$19.0M
FY2025$23.2M
Expenses
$12.9M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$12.9M
FY2022$14.9M
FY2023$21.5M
FY2024$18.3M
FY2025$25.0M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending April 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $11.7M Management & general 1% · $88K Fundraising 8% · $1.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$95,480Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Amundsen’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Pamela Amundsen$111,129$107,395$101,476$99,573$95,480

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Raises funds to support Moosehaven, a retirement community providing comprehensive care, housing, and medical services for eligible Moose members and their spouses.

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3 programs · $11.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide additional funding for Mooseheart Child City and School, Inc. Mooseheart provides full care for children in need, including education, vocational training, home life, religious instruction, and social activities.

$6.2Mprogram expense
02

Provide additional funding for Moose Foundation, Inc. Moose Foundation operates exlusively for the benefit of Mooseheart Child City and School, Inc., Moosehaven Inc., and Moose Charities, Inc., and to support and carry out the purposes of Moosehaven, Mooseheart, and Moose Charities.

$5.0Mprogram expense
03

Provide additional funding for Moosehaven, Inc. Moosehaven is a retirement community that is available to qualified Moose members and their spouses who have a need to go there for their retirement years.

$287Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 24 grants · $85.6M · 2020–2024
Moose Foundation INCIL · FY2024$9,285,259
Moosehaven INCFL · FY2024$6,813,293
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Moosehaven INCFL · FY2023$6,175,834
Moose Foundation INCIL · FY2023$6,120,936
Safe Surfin FoundationVA · FY2023$450,033
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,474
Moose Foundation INCIL · FY2022$7,596,411
Moosehaven INCFL · FY2022$6,040,998
Safe Surfin FoundationVA · FY2022$412,385
Unitemized GrantFY2022$45,226
Moose Foundation INCIL · FY2021$5,747,477
Moosehaven INCFL · FY2021$905,788
Safe Surfin FoundationVA · FY2021$273,404
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$389K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Money outPt IX
$12.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.7M
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$671K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$389K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Gains on assetsLn 7$296K
Total revenueLn 12$13.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$671K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$671K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.0M
Other assetsLn 15$92K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 686
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$272K$671K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.9M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$11.7M$11.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$11K$97K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$215K$21K$193K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$1K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$9K$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$2K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$59K$12K$47K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$2K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$2K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$1K$4K
TravelLn 17$55K$45K$2K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$37K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$451K$0$0$451K
All other expensesLn 24e$112K$24K$88K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.9M$11.7M$88K$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $23.2M$25.0M−$1.8M$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $19.0M$18.3M$724K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $19.8M$21.5M−$1.7M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.5M$14.9M$656K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $13.3M$12.9M$430K$4.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,305,468 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,401,402$12,784,805
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $272,033$389,025
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $89,478$131,638
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,762,913$13,305,468
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,100,819$11,682,004
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $429,862$444,840
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $827,994$748,465
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,358,675$12,875,309
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $404,238$430,159
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,305,468 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,158,384
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,626,421
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,784,805
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $92,762$92,762
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $296,263$296,263
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $162,124$162,124
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$30,486 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$30,486
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$30,486 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $551,149$13,305,468
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,875,309 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,660,123$11,660,123
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $21,881$21,881
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $10,807 · Fundraising $97,264$108,071
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $21,479 · Fundraising $193,310$214,789
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $1,079 · Fundraising $9,613$10,692
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $8,772 · Fundraising $78,949$87,721
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,357 · Fundraising $21,210$23,567
IX-11a Management feesManagement $11,802 · Fundraising $47,207$59,009
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,430 · Fundraising $13,770$16,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,957 · Fundraising $11,092$13,049
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,009 · Fundraising $4,038$5,047
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,996 · Management $1,931 · Fundraising $7,723$54,650
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $37,425$37,425
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $450,651$450,651
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $23,940 · Fundraising $88,494$112,434
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,727,000 · Management $87,563 · Fundraising $1,060,746$12,875,309
Part X · Balance sheet $5,844,965 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $272,051$670,993
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $47,458$47,383
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54$4
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,890,775$5,035,005
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $440,520$91,580
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,650,858$5,844,965
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $134,386$164,631
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $916,132$895,328
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,050,518$1,059,959
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,267,840$4,406,832
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $332,500$378,174
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,600,340$4,785,006
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,650,858$5,844,965
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,785,006 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,305,468
XI-2 Total expenses$12,875,309
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$430,159
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,600,340
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$754,507
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,785,006

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