Moore Charitable Foundation

Moore Charitable Foundation

Louis Bacon created the Moore Charitable Foundation in 1992. The foundation operates as the primary philanthropic vehicle tied to his hedge fund career at Moore Capital Management. Gabrielle Sacconaghi Bacon serves as co-chair. The foundation allocates capital across land conservation, water quality initiatives, and marine protection. It holds direct ownership of multiple properties including the 172,000-acre Trinchera Blanca Ranch in Colorado, the 11,000-acre Orton Plantation in North Carolina, and Robins Island in New York. Additional holdings include Tercio Ranch and Red River Ranch. Geographic reach centers on the United States with supplemental activity in the Bahamas through the Moore Bahamas Foundation. Grantmaking supports groups such as Riverkeeper and the Waterkeeper Alliance. The foundation reports $498 million in assets. It maintains affiliate entities including the Trinchera Blanca Foundation and the Orton Foundation. No additional offices are disclosed. Louis Bacon also serves on boards including Columbia Business School and Middlebury College. The foundation structure separates grantmaking from Moore Capital Management operations while sharing leadership and administrative resources through Ann Colley.