Moore Philanthropy, and its collaborative partner and nonprofit, Moore Impact, is a Black-founded and women-led advisory firm, intermediary, and public charity dedicated to providing strategic philanthropic services to individuals, families, and institutions both in the U.S. and globally. We move money to communities often overlooked by philanthropy.
Mission & Vision
Our mission is to offer agile, expansive support to changemakers tackling the world’s significant challenges, with a vision deeply rooted in reversing underinvestment in communities of color, enhancing their influence, and fostering generational wealth.
Why We Exist
Despite the altruistic nature of philanthropy, the field has consistently overlooked funding leaders of color who have the most lived experience in the very problems the sector is trying to solve. In an industry that purports its commitment to serving the underserved, the lack of diverse leadership and low levels of funding towards nonprofit leaders of color are clear indicators of the sector’s shortcomings. We were founded because we are committed to changing this norm.
Unless more leaders who are intimately involved in navigating the challenges of systemic and structural racism are in positions of power, philanthropy will continue to perpetuate these inequities.
Our Hybrid Model
We are a hybrid organization, Moore Impact Inc., a nonprofit, and Moore Philanthropy, a for-profit, intentionally designed to tackle challenges from multiple angles and address the complex gaps in philanthropy.
This structure allows us to offer three core services: Philanthropic Advisory, Fiscal Sponsorship, and, Donor-Advised Funds, ensuring we remain responsive and agile to the diverse needs of our partners.
By combining a fee-for-service model with the flexibility to accept grants, we support grassroots movements and take on projects that institutional philanthropy often avoids, absorbing risk and stepping in where others retreat.
This approach is grounded in the long-standing trust we’ve built with community leaders and donors.
We know the leaders and organizations best positioned to create change because we have decades of partnerships with them. Similarly, we understand how donors think and can help them achieve their goals while moving resources where they are needed most, bridging the gap between funders and changemakers and overcoming the limitations that often hinder impactful work.
For us, philanthropy does not start with the decision to make a gift – it starts when you consider how a gift should be made and whether principles of equity and inclusion guide your giving.
We invite you to learn more about our company and how our approach towards philanthropy will help deepen your knowledge about how to leverage your gift to support mission-aligned investments.