OUR MOTTO
Tuko Pamoja:
We Are Together
OUR FOCUS AREAS
Education
Programs designed to give disadvantaged learners a step up are preferred.
Equality
Organizations that are actively working
to provide a better standard of living by addressing safety, food, medical care, housing, and equitable support.
Environment
Environmental initiatives that focus on bringing people together to determine best practices and mitigate harm.
Our Mission
The KARIS Foundation is a private family philanthropic organization established by Martha and David Moore in December 2009. Other board members include son Andrew Moore and his wife LeAnna Hunton Moore; daughter Emily Pierson and her husband William Pierson; and daughter Clara Moore.
KARIS supports 501 (c)(3) organizations whose purposes include at least one of the following: support of educational initiatives, sustainable environmental practices, or programming dedicated to the equitable treatment of others.
The existence of the KARIS Foundation is predicated on the strongly held belief of the family that “to whom much is given, much is expected.” The family is committed to support designated charities in meaningful ways both financially and as volunteers.
Meet the Team
Martha & David Moore
FoundeRS
LeAnna & Andrew Moore
Board Members
Emily & William Pierson
Board Members
Clara
Moore
Board Member
Supported organizations
Past Giving
Americares
The Wild Animal Sanctuary
Humane Society of Boulder Valley
Centerstone Behavioral Health of Indiana
Central Lydia Archeological Dig
Conservation Colorado
Colorado Wildlife Federation
Farm Church
Habitat for Humanity, Indiana
Lighthouse Writer’s Workshop
NEAR – Indianapolis
Rocky Mountain Wild
Save the Elephants: Elephants & Bees Project
826 Valencia
Women’s Bean Project, Denver
Currently Supporting
Bicycles for Humanity Colorado
Colorado 14er’s Initiative
Defenders of Wildlife
Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Growing Gardens, Cultiva Youth Program, Boulder
Middle Way House, Women’s Crisis Prevention Center
Sun Valley Youth Center, Denver
Wildlife Conservation Network
World Monuments Fund
Education
Programs designed to give disadvantaged learners a step up are preferred.
As a retired teacher, Martha is acutely aware of the inequities that exist in educational situations and systems. It is a unified passion of the family to actively support organizations that are endeavoring to educate children and adults, particularly in the areas of literacy, early learning, and real life experiences – organizations that nourish learners and value their potential.
Equality
KARIS supports organizations that are hands on, actively working to provide a better standard of living by addressing safety, food, medical care, housing, and equitable support for those who need it.
Emily, LeAnna and Clara have all been actively involved in volunteering for organizations that work to protect women’s rights, and help women in crisis. They have marched in Washington DC and written to Congress persons about many issues relating to equitable and safe treatment of women. The family also shares a mutual concern about the increase in dangerous street drugs and how these drugs negatively impact the mentally ill and homeless populations, as well as other addicted individuals. Food insecurity and affordable housing are related issues that must be addressed in tandem.
Environment
KARIS favors supporting environmental initiatives that focus on bringing people together to determine best practices and mitigate harm.
The Moores are active outdoor enthusiasts. Time spent in nature and a mutual respect for the wildlife and people who coexist in this world are paramount to the decisions KARIS makes to support sustainable, viable environmental practices. Clara has spent extensive time in Africa working on wildlife protection, and at the same time educating local farmers about practices to mitigate crop damage caused by animals. Andrew serves on the board of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, which endeavors to bring all parties to the table to mediate wildlife conflicts and construct solutions to environmental challenges in the American west. Will has a strong passion for disaster relief, especially in places directly impacted by global warming.
Let’s Work Together
CONTACT US
Say Hello!
Have questions? Want to work together or to stay in touch? Send us a message via the contact form or to the email below. We’d love to hear from you.