About Us

The Foundation

Matt taught us to be grateful and the With Gratitude Matt Foundation is keeping Matt’s lessons alive. We are a 501(c)3 foundation dedicated to making an impact on the lives of young people who embody the character, courage and gratitude that Matt shared with those around him and who practice gratitude despite the challenges in their lives. The foundation will also help fund the With Gratitude, Matt podcast which is proudly now hosted by Matt’s brother Bill.

Matt’s light, strength, and giving heart will live on in the benefactors of the With Gratitude Matt Foundation.

Our Values

GRATITUDE: finding the courage to be grateful despite life’s obstacles
CONNECTIONS: learning from others and their journeys
COMMUNITY: coming together in larger numbers to support each other and our families with faith and hope
CLEAR FUTURE: creating a better path with fewer obstacles to joy, health, and love

Leadership

Board of Directors

Mary Moran
Bill Moran
Moira Veech
Brian Beitz
Brion Moran
Robert Prangley

Founding Sponsor

We are fortunate to have the support of DayMark Wealth Partners as our founding sponsor. They are longtime friends of the podcast and an ongoing supporter of our work.

DayMark serves multigenerational families and successful individuals to better define their financial goals and build a path for their financial future. For more information, visit daymarkwealthpartners.com.

Charities We Have Supported

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Our funds have supported clinical experts collaborating with researchers to offer adult and pediatric patients with the most advanced treatments available.
St. Xavier High School: With our initial fundraiser, contributions were made to Matt’s Jesuit Alma Mater supporting students in being “Men for Others.”

My goal is to share some of my experience so others can draw strength from what I have witnessed.

Taking time to Be Present – some great advice that I also received years ago as well. Put your trust in the Lord always!

Matt wanted to share the power of gratitude with others. The podcast continues to do the work he started of shining light on stories of people overcoming obstacles, finding life lessons and a stronger faith.

Thanks for continuing to help clarify what is important and how to stay focused on that.

"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out."

One day, Matt was approached by a stranger who asked “how are you doing?” Even though Matt was in noticable pain and could barely walk while on his way to treatment, Matt energetically responded “Fantastic!” Matt believed life is a gift, no matter how powerful the storm. He was always positive and grateful.

Matt made a lasting impression on each person he met. Matt believed in being present with others and that is why he made a difference, one person at a time. We can also make that same choice every day to have a positive effect on every person or situation.

“Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul. And those things are going to carry on forever.”

Jim Valvano