The 2026-27 school year marks the 10th year of the MPS Moore Love philanthropic initiative, which focuses on engaging the MPS community to unite as one fundraising powerhouse and provide funding to local nonprofits that support MPS students and families.

The set MPS fundraising month is February, but students begin their activities for their intra-district competition almost as soon as school starts in August. 

Superintendent Leadership Academy (SLA) students from Moore, Westmoore and Southmoore High Schools selected the 2026-27 nonprofits to receive grants in July 2026, after hearing presentations during Pitch Day. SLA students drive fundraising efforts for their high schools and assist junior high and elementary schools with fundraising ideas.

The Moore Love 2026-27 nonprofit beneficiaries are:

- Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma: MPS has previously worked with the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank to provide food in backpacks for approximately 700 MPS elementary students without enough food at home to sustain them over the weekend. MPS also has food pantries at many junior highs and high schools for older students. 

- Moore Fire Department: The Moore Fire Department's Santa Express is a nonprofit organization that uses 100% of donations and contributions to provide needed gifts to underprivileged children in our community during the Christmas season. Firefighters buy toys for kids, bag them up, and send them off on a Moore fire truck.

- Moore Faith Medical Clinic: They started their health and medical clinic and pharmacy nonprofit in 2015 to address the fact that one in four Oklahomans goes without medical care. Many times, those without medical care and poor health get into situations that compound, including missed work, job loss, bankruptcy, homelessness, and more. Moore Faith Medical Clinic volunteers have served patients and provided more than 80,000 hours of support to community members in need.

- OKC Relief Center: Their mission is to compassionately serve the greater Oklahoma City community by providing essential resources— including food, hygiene items, and clothing— to individuals and families from infancy through adulthood, while honoring the dignity and worth of every individual. The OKC Relief Center provides food assistance, clothing support, toiletries, household Items, encouragement, care, and a safe, welcoming space where families are met with compassion and support.

Funds that selected nonprofits receive in spring 2027 will help them sustain selected programs or develop new initiatives, with services returning to the Moore community and reaching MPS families.

MPS is the fourth-largest Oklahoma public school district (FY27), serving 23,000 students across 35 school sites and employing approximately 3,000 employees. 

The online application form to receive a Moore Love funding grant is open from May 1-31 each spring. It will be available on this webpage.