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Muller Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$670k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
122
Grants FY2025
116
Organizations funded FY2024
29%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$135,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 127
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 29% of the organizations Muller Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $92k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

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HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureEnvironmentInternationalOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving112$610k21%
FY2024116$610k29%
FY2023127$847k57%
FY202273$974k55%
FY202170$836k100%
FY20181$805kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$969kCommunity Improvement$483kHealth$359kHuman Services$279kArts & Culture$255kYouth Development$247kInternational$247kReligion$208kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$483,00050%
Capo Boys Basketball Club$122,500534%
St Cyril of Jerusalem Church$74,2505n/a
The Basic Fund$62,00050%
Monarch High School Music Boosters$60,000511%
St Francis of Assisi$54,1004n/a
St Augustine Academy$54,10041%
Kusewera$52,000415%
Mount Saint Mary's University$50,00050%
Life Centers of Ventura County$46,60038%
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All grantees of Muller Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$483,00050%
Capo Boys Basketball Club$122,500534%
St Cyril of Jerusalem Church$74,2505n/a
The Basic Fund$62,00050%
Monarch High School Music Boosters$60,000511%
St Francis of Assisi$54,1004n/a
St Augustine Academy$54,10041%
Kusewera$52,000415%
Mount Saint Mary's University$50,00050%
Life Centers of Ventura County$46,60038%
International Rescue Committee INC$46,50050%
Yorba Linda Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation$44,000511%
Les Amies Inc$43,00057%
The Waldorf School of Orange County$42,50050%
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$42,00050%
The Hospitaller Foundation of Calif Inc$40,00012%
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association$38,00040%
Resurrection School Foundation$37,5004n/a
One Step A La Vez$36,50024%
Achievement Rewards For College Scientists Foundation Inc LA Chapter$35,00034%
Redwood High School Foundation$32,00051%
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc$30,00050%
San Francisco Symphony$30,00050%
Bellarmine College Preparatory$30,0005n/a
California Academy of Sciences$29,00050%
The Cdm Foundation$29,00033%
Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles$25,00020%
Loyola Marymount University$25,00040%
Pacific Legal Foundation$24,00040%
Watumull Family Childrens Fund$23,25018%
That Man May See Inc DBA All May See Foundation$23,00030%
Kershaw's Challenge$22,00020%
Mountainstar Family Relief Nursery$20,06020%
Marin General Hospital Foundation$20,00040%
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums$20,00040%
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Fund$20,0001n/a
Dominican University of California$20,00040%
The Turner Foundation - Since 1958$19,50040%
St Anastasia School$19,0003n/a
Zoe International$18,10010%
Higher Ground USA Inc$18,00040%
Los Angeles Conservancy$18,00040%
Louisville High School$17,5004n/a
Cartoon Art Museum of California$17,00041%
Rad Camp Inc$17,00041%
Sierra Club Foundation$16,50040%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$16,00040%
St Justin Martyr School$15,0003n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$15,00030%
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation$15,00030%
Living Desert The$15,00040%
World Central Kitchen Inc$14,50030%
Riseup Malawi Inc$14,2143n/a
Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry$14,10011%
Kcrw Foundation Inc$13,00030%
Corona Del Mar Lacrosse Booster Club$12,50043%
California Trout Inc$12,00030%
Blood Cancer United Inc$12,00030%
24th Street Theatre Company$12,00030%
Providence Health System - So California$11,55030%
Family Roots for Life Inc$11,0001n/a
American Heart Association Inc$11,00020%
The Gentle Barn Foundation$10,00030%
The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation$10,00020%
The People Concern$10,00020%
Oxfam-America Inc$10,00010%
The Surfrider Foundation$10,00030%
California Mathematics Council$10,00022%
Cdmhs Touchdown Club Inc$9,45032%
Friends of the Larkspur Library$9,00027%
Descanso Gardens Foundation$9,00030%
The Midnight Mission$9,00030%
Florence Crittenton Services of Orance County Inc$9,00030%
Chaminade College Preparatory$9,0003n/a
Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25$9,00031%
Baylor University$8,50010%
Archbishop Riordan High School$8,0002n/a
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council$8,00020%
Immaculate Heart Community$7,75030%
Eastwood Ranch Foundation$7,50020%
Andrea Grace Soter-Simonson Memorial Foundation$7,500120%
Patrick's Purpose Foundation$7,50031%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$7,50030%
St Francis Center of Redwood City$7,00010%
Casa of Los Angeles$7,00020%
The Jed Foundation$7,00010%
Daraja Education Fund$6,50020%
Marin Agricultural Land Trust$6,00010%
Responsible Sourcing Network$6,00012%
Sierra Canyon School$6,00020%
Russian Riverkeeper$6,00020%
Kure It Inc$5,80010%
Homeboy Industries$5,50020%
The Nature Conservancy of California$5,5001n/a
Union Rescue Mission$5,00010%
Marymount High School$5,0001n/a
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angel$5,00010%
All Seated in a Barn$5,00020%
Tender Life Maternity Home$5,00011%
Helphopelive Inc$5,00010%
Miles Jesu$5,0001n/a
ACLU Foundation of Southern California$5,00010%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$5,00010%
Arthritis National Research Foundation$5,00020%
Black Women for Wellness$5,00020%
Xavier College Preparatory High School$5,00010%
350org$5,00010%
Foothill Family Shelter Inc$5,00030%
American Rivers Inc$5,00010%
Arthritis Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Thomas Aquinas College$5,00010%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$5,00010%
West Orange Scholarship Fund$5,00021%
American Diabetes Association$5,00010%
Support Our Aging Religious Inc$5,00010%
Habitat for Humanity International Inc$5,00010%
Sonoma Country Day School$5,00010%
Sonoma State University$5,0001n/a
Pepperdine University$5,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$5,00010%
Covenant House California$5,00010%
The Breakthrough Institute$5,00010%
Groundswell Community Project$5,00012%
Resurrection School$5,0001n/a
Yosemite Foundation$5,00010%
Los Angeles Maryvale Guild$5,00011%
Social Service Auxiliary$5,00014%
Water Missions International$5,00010%
Operation Smile Inc$5,00010%
The Asher House$5,00020%
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art$5,00010%
Mammoth Lakes Foundation$5,00011%
Los Angeles Gender Center$5,0001n/a
Safe at Home Inc$5,00014%
Roman Archbishop of Los Angeles a Corporation Sole$5,0001n/a
Creekers Club$5,00011%
The Brigid Alliance Inc$4,50020%
Transition Projects Inc$4,00020%
Central Oregon Junior Golf Association$4,00031%
World Affairs Council of Northern California$4,00010%
Blanchet House of Hospitality$4,00020%
Orange County Bar Foundation$4,00020%
Planned Parenthood Southeast Inc$4,00020%
Rp One Foundation$4,00014%
Taras Chance$4,00020%
Outside In$4,00020%
Lilys Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary$4,00010%
Trout Unlimited Inc$3,00010%
Golden Heart Ranch$3,00010%
St Brendan Church$3,0001n/a
Los Alamitos Baseball Booster Club$3,00012%
Longer Tables$3,00012%
Crystal Cove Conservancy$3,00010%
Mission Viejo Nadadores Foundation$3,00010%
Colorado Professional Fire Fighters Foundation Inc$3,00011%
Miracles for Kids Inc$3,0001n/a
Last Chance for Animals$3,00010%
The Laguna Playhouse$3,00010%
Junipero Serra Catholic High School$2,76510%
Building Futures & Friends$2,7341n/a
Friends of Oasis$2,50010%
Unity Shoppe Inc$2,50010%
Palm Springs Art Museum$2,5001n/a
Prana Institute$2,500114%
Orange County Public Schools$2,5001n/a
Mariners Church$2,5001n/a
Crespi Carmelite High School$2,5001n/a
California Wildlife Officers Foundation$2,50011%
Japanese Garden Society of Oregon$2,50010%
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery$2,00010%
Assistance League of Fullerton$2,00010%
Father Kens Vineyard Inc$2,00011%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$2,00010%
Mountain Area Youth Organization$2,00010%
Global Genes$2,00010%
Ncga Foundation$2,00010%
Treepeople Inc$2,0001n/a
Bridge the Gap College Prep$2,00010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast$1,79010%
Bend Foursquare Church$1,6501n/a
Alexandria House$1,50010%
Transgender Law Center$1,5001n/a
Judaism by Choice Inc$1,50011%
Kidworks Community Development Corp$1,50010%
Ethan & Chocos Book Club$1,00011%
Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County$1,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$1,00010%
Marin Bocce Federation$1,0001n/a
Air Commando Association Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 53 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Muller Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 159 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSocial and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc: $483,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCapo Boys Basketball Club: $122,500 over 5y, 34% of budgetThe Basic Fund: $62,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMonarch High School Music Boosters: $60,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetSt Augustine Academy: $54,100 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetKusewera: $52,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetMount Saint Mary's University: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLife Centers of Ventura County: $46,600 over 3y, 8.4% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $46,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYorba Linda Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation: $44,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetLes Amies Inc: $43,000 over 5y, 7.1% of budgetThe Waldorf School of Orange County: $42,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetLos Angeles Regional Food Bank: $42,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hospitaller Foundation of Calif Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetLos Angeles Philharmonic Association: $38,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOne Step A La Vez: $36,500 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetAchievement Rewards For College Scientists Foundation Inc LA Chapter: $35,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetRedwood High School Foundation: $32,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetCatholic Charities of Los Angeles Inc: $30,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Symphony: $30,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Academy of Sciences: $29,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cdm Foundation: $29,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetCenter Theatre Group of Los Angeles: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLoyola Marymount University: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Legal Foundation: $24,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWatumull Family Childrens Fund: $23,250 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetThat Man May See Inc DBA All May See Foundation: $23,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetKershaw's Challenge: $22,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMountainstar Family Relief Nursery: $20,060 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMarin General Hospital Foundation: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCorporation of the Fine Arts Museums: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDominican University of California: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Turner Foundation - Since 1958: $19,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetZoe International: $18,100 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHigher Ground USA Inc: $18,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLos Angeles Conservancy: $18,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCartoon Art Museum of California: $17,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetRad Camp Inc: $17,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $16,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $16,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPulmonary Fibrosis Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLiving Desert The: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $14,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Clarita Valley Food Pantry: $14,100 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetKcrw Foundation Inc: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCorona Del Mar Lacrosse Booster Club: $12,500 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetCalifornia Trout Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 159.

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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.

Orange County Community FoundationCA28.4× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · California Community Foundation · Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Marin Community Foundation · Klm Foundation · Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Pasadena Community Foundation · Thomas & Dorothy Leavey 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.

Compare Muller Family Foundation with peer funders

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Find your warmest path to Muller Family 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.

About Muller Family Foundation

How much does Muller Family Foundation give?
Muller Family Foundation reported 122 grants totaling $670,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 127 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Muller Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (15%), Community Improvement (7%), Health (5%).
Who are Muller Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc ($483k), Capo Boys Basketball Club ($123k), St Cyril of Jerusalem Church ($74k).
Does Muller Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Muller Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Muller Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Orange County Community Foundation, The Ahmanson Foundation, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma.
Where is Muller Family Foundation based?
Muller Family Foundation is based in CA.

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 251 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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