Iowa · Private foundation
Von Muenster 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.
- $57k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 14
- Grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $14,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 35
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 10
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 60% of the organizations Von Muenster Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 14 | $57k | 57% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $38k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $34k | 14% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $35k | 29% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $240k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 35 | $41k | 86% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $56k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $29k | 25% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Christian Church | $323,065 | 9 | n/a |
| Mercy Multiplied America Inc | $93,313 | 9 | 0% |
| East Iowa Bible Conference | $54,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Riding High Ministries Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Northwestern - St Paul | $9,600 | 4 | 0% |
| Journey Sports Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cmf International | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Omf International Inc | $1,550 | 1 | n/a |
| Village Northwest Unlimited | $1,525 | 1 | 0% |
| Mhic | $1,525 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Christian Church | $323,065 | 9 | n/a |
| Mercy Multiplied America Inc | $93,313 | 9 | 0% |
| East Iowa Bible Conference | $54,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Riding High Ministries Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Northwestern - St Paul | $9,600 | 4 | 0% |
| Journey Sports Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cmf International | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Omf International Inc | $1,550 | 1 | n/a |
| Village Northwest Unlimited | $1,525 | 1 | 0% |
| Mhic | $1,525 | 1 | 0% |
| Chelsey's Dream Foundation | $1,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Ozark Christian College | $1,032 | 1 | n/a |
| Daytona Christian Church Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Austin Strong Foundation Inc | $550 | 2 | 0% |
| Voice of the Martyrs Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Breakthrough T1d | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Simpson Memorial Home Inc | $305 | 1 | 0% |
| Mike's Kids | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| His Hands | $153 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado Gynecologic Cancer Alliance | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| The American Legion | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Edmarc Inc | $30 | 1 | 0% |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital | $30 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($78k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Von Muenster Family 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: Charities Aid Foundation America · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Von Muenster Family Foundation
- How much does Von Muenster Family Foundation give?
- Von Muenster Family Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $56,764 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 35 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Von Muenster Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (70%), Human Services (16%), Education (9%).
- Who are Von Muenster Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Antioch Christian Church ($323k), Mercy Multiplied America Inc ($93k), East Iowa Bible Conference ($54k).
- Does Von Muenster Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Von Muenster 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 Von Muenster Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charities Aid Foundation America, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Von Muenster Family Foundation based?
- Von Muenster Family Foundation is based in IA.
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