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Mussafer Family 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.

$2.9M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
57
Grants FY2024
42
Organizations funded FY2023
43%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,210
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,010,000
Organizations funded a year
15 to 42
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$57M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 43% of the organizations Mussafer Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $249k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
HealthEducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentOther
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
FY2024still arriving55$2.0M44%
FY202342$2.0M43%
FY202234$2.1M47%
FY202134$2.2M68%
FY202015$883kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$6.8MPhilanthropy$2.0MEmployment$600kYouth Development$487kEnvironment$193kHealth$159kArts & Culture$84kRecreation & Sports$68kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
MA
WY
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
VA
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA
AL
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 79 grantees
All grantees of Mussafer Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$4,020,00040%
City Year Inc$2,260,00050%
Year Up Inc$600,00050%
Duke University$200,00020%
Jackson Hole Land Trust$172,00051%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc$125,00050%
Steppingstone Foundation Inc$110,00040%
United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc$100,00040%
Museum of Fine Arts$48,00040%
Youth Improving Non-Profits for Children$45,00031%
Unite the World With Africa Foundation Inc$40,00025%
Ripples of Hope Inc$36,00037%
Share Our Strength$30,00020%
Scholar Athletes Inc$25,00011%
Reach Out and Read Inc$25,00050%
Friends of the Public Garden Inc$20,00020%
Catholic Schools Foundation Inc$20,00020%
New England Aquarium Corporation$15,00010%
Perkins School for the Blind$15,00030%
Ron Burton Training Village Inc$14,00020%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$12,50040%
More Than Words Inc$12,50050%
Noble and Greenough School$11,00010%
Massachusetts Project 351 Inc$10,00011%
Robin Hood Foundation$10,00010%
Meadowbrook School of Weston Incorporated$10,00030%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$10,0001n/a
Beacon Academy Inc$10,00011%
Community Center for the Arts$10,00010%
Montgomery Area Non-Traditional Equestri$10,00014%
Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc$10,00010%
Morry's Camp Inc$10,00010%
Sears House Association Inc$10,00027%
Jackson Hole Childrens Museum Inc$10,00010%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$10,00010%
Equal Justice Initiative$9,50030%
Gates Philanthropy Partners$8,07530%
The Doug Coombs Foundation$7,50530%
Grand Teton National Park Foundation$7,50010%
Girls on the Run Greater Boston$7,00020%
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc$6,00020%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$5,50030%
Italian Home for Children Inc$5,14910%
826 Boston Inc$5,09940%
Shooting Touch Inc$5,00011%
Green Oceans$5,00010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$5,00030%
Courageous Parents Networkinc$5,00011%
Rare Village Foundation$5,00010%
Town of Little Compton$5,0001n/a
Cool Earth Action USA Inc$4,00010%
Project Heal Help to Eat Accept & Live$3,50010%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$3,00010%
Haley House Inc & Affiliates$3,00010%
Lenny Learning Inc$3,00011%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Triangle$2,50010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$2,50010%
Aware-Usa Inc$2,50012%
Child Mind Institute Inc$2,50010%
The V Foundation$2,50010%
Scholarship Little Compton$2,50011%
Community Center of St Bernard$2,50011%
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network$2,05810%
Bridging Tech Charitable Fund$2,00011%
Anti-Defamation League$2,00010%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$2,00010%
Boston Public Art Triennial Inc$2,00010%
Martha's Vineyard Cerebral Palsy Camp Inc$1,54520%
Little Compton Community Center Corporation$1,03520%
Horizons for Homeless Children$1,00510%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Inc$1,00010%
Little Compton Historical Society Inc$1,00010%
Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Teton Area$1,00010%
The Sakonnet Preservation Association Inc$1,00010%
Callisto$1,00010%
Summits Education$1,00010%
Morgans Message Inc$1,00010%
Yeamans Hall Club Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Every Mother Counts$53010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mussafer Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund: $4,020,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCity Year Inc: $2,260,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetYear Up Inc: $600,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDuke University: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJackson Hole Land Trust: $172,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc: $125,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSteppingstone Foundation Inc: $110,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetUnited Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMuseum of Fine Arts: $48,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Improving Non-Profits for Children: $45,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetUnite the World With Africa Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetRipples of Hope Inc: $36,000 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetShare Our Strength: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetScholar Athletes Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetReach Out and Read Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Public Garden Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCatholic Schools Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew England Aquarium Corporation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPerkins School for the Blind: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRon Burton Training Village Inc: $14,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Foundation: $12,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMore Than Words Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNoble and Greenough School: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMassachusetts Project 351 Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeadowbrook School of Weston Incorporated: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBeacon Academy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCommunity Center for the Arts: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMontgomery Area Non-Traditional Equestri: $10,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetBridge Over Troubled Waters Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMorry's Camp Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSears House Association Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetJackson Hole Childrens Museum Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $9,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGates Philanthropy Partners: $8,075 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Doug Coombs Foundation: $7,505 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGrand Teton National Park Foundation: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirls on the Run Greater Boston: $7,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Home for Little Wanderers Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetItalian Home for Children Inc: $5,149 over 1y, 0.0% of budget826 Boston Inc: $5,099 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetShooting Touch Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGreen Oceans: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCourageous Parents Networkinc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRare Village Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 77.

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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.

Boston Foundation IncMA28.3× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Rhode Island Community Foundation · Higgins Family Foundation · Bain Capital Children's Charity Ltd · Mutual of America Foundation · Eastern Bank Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund

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.

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About Mussafer Family Foundation

How much does Mussafer Family Foundation give?
Mussafer Family Foundation reported 57 grants totaling $2,906,946 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 42 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Mussafer Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (64%), Philanthropy (19%), Employment (6%).
Who are Mussafer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund ($4.0M), City Year Inc ($2.3M), Year Up Inc ($600k).
Does Mussafer Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Mussafer 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 Mussafer Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc, Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc).
Where is Mussafer Family Foundation based?
Mussafer Family Foundation is based in MA.

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 98 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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