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Ernest George Mueller and Francis Joy Mueller Foundation at a glance

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Ernest George Mueller and Francis Joy Mueller Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$36k
Granted FY2023
3
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Health$363kHuman Services$137kEducation$116kArts & Culture$115kAnimals$102kInternational$70kPublic Safety & Disaster$30kEmployment$29kOther$0
02FY2023 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$11,902
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Autism Society of America Nassau Suffolk Chapter$11,902
The De La Salle School$11,902
Matinecock Masonic Historial Society$11,902
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–21, $152k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS OF AMERICA: $7k → 8%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS OF AMERICA: $6k → 8%Long Island Cares: $15k → 7%Freedom Service Dogs Inc: $5k → 8%Matinecock Masonic Historical Society: $65k → 6%Freedom Service Dogs Inc: $5k → 8%Matinecock Masonic Historical Society: $42k → 6%Matinecock Masonic Historical Society: $4k → 6%Matinecock Masonic Historical Society: $3k → 6%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
RI
CA
CO
TN
LA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$884k · 23 repeat orgs$153k to everyone else

23 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2023, 22 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
15

Total granted

$884k
$130k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+78%
+140%

Still filing today

43%
27%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’23
HealthAnimalsHuman ServicesArts & CultureInternationalEmploymentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CH
    CHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND
    5× · 2017–2021 · $70k · revenue +120%
  • TC
    THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
    3× · 2019–2021 · $61k · revenue +59%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $50k · revenue +78%

Funded once

  • TS
    THE SALGI ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue +140%
  • AS
    Autism Society - NassauSuffolk ASA
    one grant, 2021 · $20k
  • PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue +102%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Happy Tails Dog Rescue Inc

The Organization's mission is to rescue dogs from high-kill animal shelters and place them in loving forever homes. All dogs rescued are given necessary medical care prior to adoption, including required vaccinations. Dogs are placed in…

Animals
2
Project 2 Heal

The mission is to increase the availability of service dogs for veterans, children with special needs, and adults with disabilities. We breed, nurture, donate, and in some cases, train Labrador Retriever puppies to ensure they become…

Animals
3
Kind Keeper Inc

Our mission is to save the lives of homeless pets, promote kindness to animals, and advance the highest standards in animal welfare. Our goal is to create an environment in which all rescued animals are given or found a permanent loving…

Animals
4
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…

Animals
5
Korean K9 Rescue Inc

Korean k9 rescue inc is a non-profit no-kill 501c3 dog rescue organization that saves dogs from the mea trade puppy mills and high-kill shelters in south korea. due to the stigma associated with mixed breed and dog meat farm dogs most dogs…

Animals
6
Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center Inc

Little shelter animal adoption center, one of long island's oldest no-kill shelters,is dedicated to saving all companion animals whose lives are in jeopardy. throughrescue from kill facilities, rehabilitation of sick and un-socialized…

Animals
7
Positive Tails Inc

Our Mission and VisionMission:Positive Tails is a non-profit organization founded in 2013, working in conjunction with VERG and other partner hospitals.Our mission is to improve both animal and community welfare in New York City, in three…

Animals
8
Zions Mission Animal Rescue Inc

Zions Mission Animal Rescue is a NYC based 501c3 non-profit animal rescue specializing in dogs. Our mission is to rescue rehabilitate train and find loving homes for as many abused abandoned neglected and unwanted animals as possible. We…

Animals
9
Companions for Heroes

To champion public awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and challenges confronting our countrys heroes and rally support for shelter animal adoption by connecting heroes and companions.

Human Services
10
Pet Animal Welfare Society of Connecticut Inc

Pet animal welfare society of ct (paws), established in 1962, is a no-kill animal rescue shelter dedicated to the rescue and adoption of our community's homeless and abused dogs and cats. paws efforts are focused on three critical needs:…

Animals
11
Dogs in Danger Rescue Inc D/B/a East Coast Adoption Agency

A small rescue group operating in the new york area that only rescues dogs from high kill shelters and southern rescues. this means a majority of dogs admitted there are euthanized due to lack of space. we very rarely take in owner…

Animals
12
Pup Pals Inc

Pup Pals Inc. is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes by preventing the cruelty to animals. Specifically, Pup Pals works with animal rescues, no-kill shelters, and fosters to help dogs get adopted faster by producting…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Project K9 Hero; the most unlike its peers is Long Island Cat Kitten Solution Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 40 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/17
Grantees still filing
14/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The De La Salle School: $111,902 · OtherThe De La Salle SchoolMATINECOCK MASONIC HISTORICAL SOCIE: $102,000 · OtherMATINECOCK MASONIC HISTORICAL SOCIEWinthrop Hosp Cancer Center for Kid: $62,500 · OtherWinthrop Hosp Cancer Center for KidST JUDES CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPIT: $62,500 · OtherST JUDES CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITNYU WINTHROP HOSPITAL: $50,000 · OtherNYU WINTHROP HOSPITALHEMPSTEAD BAY POWER SQUADRON INC: $30,000 · OtherAutism Society - NassauSuffolk ASA: $20,000 · Other+19 more: $135,304 · Other+19 moreMATINECOCK MASONIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $114,000 · Human ServicesMATINECOCK MASON…FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $23,000 · Human ServicesFREEDOM SERVICE …Long Island Cares Inc: $15,000 · Human ServicesLong Island Care…THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $61,000 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S H…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $50,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN…THE SALGI ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $20,000 · HealthTHE SALGI ESOPHA…PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthPARKINSON'S FOUN…CHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND: $70,000 · InternationalPAWS OF WAR INC: $21,000 · AnimalsVESTED INTEREST IN K9S INC: $14,000 · AnimalsPROJECT K9 HERO: $14,000 · AnimalsGive Me Shelter Project Inc: $11,000 · AnimalsLet's Work for Good Inc: $28,500 · EmploymentTheodore Roosevelt Association: $2,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$574,206Human Services$152,000Health$151,000International$70,000Animals$60,000Employment$28,500Arts & Culture$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMATINECOCK MASONIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $114,000 over 2y, 64% of budgetCHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND: $70,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $61,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLet's Work for Good Inc: $28,500 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $23,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPAWS OF WAR INC: $21,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLong Island Cares Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVESTED INTEREST IN K9S INC: $14,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPROJECT K9 HERO: $14,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA NASSAU-SU: $11,902 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetGive Me Shelter Project Inc: $11,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetLONG ISLAND CAT KITTEN SOLUTION INC: $4,500 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetTheodore Roosevelt Association: $2,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds MATINECOCK MASONIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA ↗
  • Who funds NYU WINTHROP HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds Let's Work for Good Inc ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC ↗
  • Who funds PAWS OF WAR INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SALGI ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Long Island Cares Inc ↗
  • Who funds VESTED INTEREST IN K9S INC ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT K9 HERO ↗
  • Who funds AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA NASSAU-SU ↗
  • Who funds Give Me Shelter Project Inc ↗
  • Who funds LONG ISLAND CAT KITTEN SOLUTION INC ↗
  • Who funds Theodore Roosevelt Association ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Paypal Charitable Giv…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Paypal Charitable Giving FundDC9.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Ernest George Mueller and Francis Joy Mueller Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ernest George Mueller and Francis Joy Mueller Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Ernest George Mueller and Francis Joy Mueller Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Ernest George Mueller and Francis Joy Mueller Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 40 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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