Pennsylvania · Private foundation
The Musser Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $24k
- Granted FY2018
- 9
- Grants FY2018
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 4
- Total assets, FY2018
- $486k
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 56% of the organizations The Musser Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 55% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 9 | $24k | 56% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $41k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc | $9,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Cradle of Liberty Council 525 Boy Scouts of America | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| School of the Arts Foundation Inc | $5,680 | 2 | 0% |
| Boy Scouts of America Chester County Council | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Philadelphia Police Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Greater Philadelphia Young Men's Christian Association | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City Year Inc | $4,170 | 1 | 0% |
| Delaware Valley Golden Retriever | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach Inc | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc | $9,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Cradle of Liberty Council 525 Boy Scouts of America | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| School of the Arts Foundation Inc | $5,680 | 2 | 0% |
| Boy Scouts of America Chester County Council | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Philadelphia Police Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Greater Philadelphia Young Men's Christian Association | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City Year Inc | $4,170 | 1 | 0% |
| Delaware Valley Golden Retriever | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach Inc | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Middle School of the Arts Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc | $2,950 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc | $775 | 1 | 0% |
| Margate Community Church | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ctc Wellness Foundation | $200 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($500), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Musser Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Musser Foundation
- How much does The Musser Foundation give?
- The Musser Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $24,225 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Musser Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Youth Development (36%), Education (21%), Health (14%).
- Who are The Musser Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc ($10k), Cradle of Liberty Council 525 Boy Scouts of America ($9k), School of the Arts Foundation Inc ($6k).
- Does The Musser Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Musser Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Musser Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Charities Aid Foundation America, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Musser Foundation based?
- The Musser Foundation is based in PA.
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