Thomas J. Moran (TJM) Family Foundation
Grant Recipients
TJMFF Grant Recipients by year
20258 grants$160,000 total
In 2025 the TJM Family Foundation (TJMFF) selection committee and Board of Directors awarded grants to the charitable organizations listed below. The grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, and supported 8 organizations in Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas.
| Organization | Amount |
|---|---|
| Blood Cancer United (BCU) | $50,000 |
| Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship | $5,000 |
| Emerge Center | $5,000 |
| First Tee of Greater Austin | $5,000 |
| Live Like MB FoundationIn Honor of Mary Barrett Stevens | $25,000 |
| LSU FoundationChuck Perrodin Endowment | $30,000 |
| Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | $25,000 |
| WARD'S Foundation | $15,000 |
202410 grants$227,500 total
In 2024 the TJM Family Foundation (TJMFF) selection committee and Board of Directors awarded grants to the charitable organizations listed below. The grants ranged from $2,500 to $50,000, and supported 10 organizations in Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas.
| Organization | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dream a Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship | $50,000 |
| Emerge Center | $5,000 |
| First Tee of Greater Austin | $5,000 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) | $50,000 |
| LSU FoundationChuck Perrodin Endowment | $10,000 |
| Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | $10,000 |
| Pat's Coats for Kids | $2,500 |
| WARD'S Foundation | $15,000 |
| Wings of Hope – Family Crisis Services | $30,000 |
| Wheeling for Healing | $50,000 |
20237 grants$97,500 total
In 2023 the Thomas J. Moran Family Foundation (TJMFF) selection committee and Board of Directors awarded grants to the charitable organizations listed below. The grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $25,000 and benefited various charities located in Louisiana, Texas and North Carolina.
| Organization | Amount |
|---|---|
| CAMO RESCUE | $25,000 |
| Emerge Center | $5,000 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) | $25,000 |
| Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | $10,000 |
| MOMS WITH CANCER | $5,000 |
| Pat's Coats for Kids | $2,500 |
| WARD'S Foundation | $25,000 |
20229 grants$191,250 total
In 2022 the Thomas J. Moran Family Foundation (TJMFF) selection committee and Board of Directors awarded grants to the charitable organizations listed below. The grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $75,000 and benefited various charities located in Louisiana, Texas and North Carolina.
| Organization | Amount |
|---|---|
| ARC Austin | $5,000 |
| Emerge Center | $15,000 |
| Helping Hand | $25,000 |
| HOPE Ministries | $5,000 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) | $15,000 |
| Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | $38,750 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Children's Developmental Center at McMains | $10,000 |
| Pat's Coats for Kids | $2,500 |
| WARD'S Foundation | $75,000 |
20219 grants$236,000 total
This year the selection committee donated approximately $200,000 to selected charities in Baton Rouge, LA, as well as $30,000 to The Arc of the Capital Area in Austin, TX and $10,000 to support a campaign for LLS's Woman of the Year in Charlotte, NC.
| Organization | Amount |
|---|---|
| Arc of the Capital Area | $30,000 |
| Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center | $50,000 |
| Emerge School | $16,000 |
| GaitWay Therapeutic Horsemanship | $20,000 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) | $10,000 |
| Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | $20,000 |
| McMains Children's Developmental Center | $60,000 |
| Pat's Coats for Kids | $10,000 |
| St. Lillian Academy | $20,000 |
202011 grants$215,125 total
In response to the disruption caused by COVID 19 Pandemic in communities all across the U.S., the TJM Family Foundation decided to support initiatives that provided meals to children in need and health care workers in Baton Rouge, LA. The Foundation also purchased gift cards from the Keep BR Serving program for Mary Bird Perkins - Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center's staff to show gratitude for the increased hours and risk they endured during the pandemic.
| Organization | Amount |
|---|---|
| ARC of the Capital Area | $5,689.25 |
| Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF) | $25,000 |
| CAMO Rescue | $24,350 |
| Emerge Foundation | $10,000 |
| First Tee of Greater Austin | $7,500 |
| HOPE Ministries | $16,460.75 |
| Keep BR Serving, Baton Rouge | $25,000 |
| Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center | $46,125 |
| Merakey Foundation | $20,000 |
| Start-up Kid's Club | $25,000 |
| St. Lillian Academy | $10,000 |
20189 grants$220,000 total
All the charitable organizations that received grants in the second year of giving by the TJM Family Foundation are listed below. A total of $170,000 was donated to organizations based in Louisiana and $50,000 was awarded to charities in Texas where the selection committee members reside.
| Organization | Amount |
|---|---|
| Arc of Greater Austin | $10,000 |
| Brave Heart, Children in Need | $30,000 |
| Dose of the Coast | $10,000 |
| Helping Hand Home | $20,000 |
| Manners of the Heart | $30,000 |
| RBI Austin | $20,000 |
| St. Lillian Academy | $30,000 |
| Three O'Clock Project | $35,000 |
| Volunteers of America (VOA) - Veterans Services, LA Chapter | $35,000 |
20177 grants$250,000 total
2017 was the first year of giving for the TJM Family Foundation and the board selected several Baton Rouge charities to receive financial support. A total of $220,000 was donated to the Baton Rouge nonprofit organizations, including several causes that T.J. supported during his life. The selection committee also donated $30,000 to charities based in their own communities.
| Organization | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Louisiana Chapter | $25,000 |
| Gateway Transition Center | $110,000 |
| GaitWay Therapeutic Horsemanship | $60,000 |
| Families Forward, Charlotte | $2,500 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Louisiana Chapter | $25,000 |
| Kids with PossAbilities | $12,500 |
| Lonestar Justice Alliance | $15,000 |
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