Apple Valley, MN

Mary Moon Foundation Inc

EIN 45-2904350

Health & Wellness Maternal, Child & Reproductive Health Children & youth Patients & families

Mission

To help hospitalized children "feel over the moon" by providing pediatric hospitals and hospice programs with arts, entertainment, and comfort items that improve quality of life for critically ill children and their families.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Mary Moon Foundation Inc

Mary Moon Foundation was founded by Peter and Christine O'Keefe in memory of their daughter Mary Jacqueline “Moon” O’Keefe and operates as a 501(c)(3) public charity based in Apple Valley, Minnesota. The foundation raises funds through annual events, merchandise sales and community fundraising to supply arts-and-crafts, toys, games, movies and other comfort/educational items to pediatric hospital patients and children in hospice care. Primary beneficiaries in recent years have included the University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital and Crescent Cove Hospice & Respite Care for Kids, and the organization continues to file annual Form 990-EZ returns and report donations and grant activity.

Notable achievements

Sustained annual fundraising and grantmaking

The foundation has run recurring fundraising events and merchandise drives that produced nearly $28k in revenue in 2023 and approximately $40k in 2024, enabling continued grants and in-kind support to pediatric care partners.

Targeted support to pediatric partners

Consistent financial and in-kind support has been directed to the University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital and Crescent Cove Hospice & Respite Care for Kids to provide comfort and activity supplies for hospitalized and hospice children.

Maintained recognized tax-exempt status

Mary Moon Foundation has been recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (effective 2013) and has filed annual Form 990-EZ returns in recent years, demonstrating ongoing compliance with federal reporting requirements.

At a glance

Total assets: $69K
Annual revenue: $40K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 45-2904350
Location: Apple Valley, MN
Website: www.marymoonfoundation.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Listed in public nonprofit databases and local nonprofit directories as a registered 501(c)(3) charity serving children and families in Minnesota.

Featured on regional nonprofit fundraising platforms (state-level giving portals) that list the organization's mission, EIN and donation options.

Positive local media/community mentions documenting the foundation’s mission and events in the Apple Valley / Twin Cities area.

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