MOL Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Highlands Ranch, CO EIN: 38-3152069

MOL Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Highlands Ranch, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $85K. Net investment income was $112K.

MOL Family Foundation at a glance

In short: MOL Family Foundation gave $85K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $85K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$85,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$85,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$85,000
Total assets
$1,624,371
+1.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who MOL Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Words of Hope: $85KWords of Hope$85K

The largest 2025 recipient was Words of Hope ($85K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 9 (56%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Grand RapidsLittletonAnchorageDenverHudsonvilleChesapeakeFayettevilleFlowery BranchFranktownHarrisburgSan DimasSilver SpringWheaton

How MOL Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 87% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K5 grants2019 13 grants2020 5 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2019) to $85K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $85K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Words of Hope Grand Rapids, MICharitable$85,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,624,371$129,606$105,799$85,0001$85,000$111,560$97,198
2024$1,600,564$116,024$102,299$85,0001$85,000$98,725$90,794
2023$1,586,839$110,360$101,928$85,0001$85,000$93,432$81,278
2022$1,578,407$88,207$106,280$85,0001$85,000$70,226$82,526
2021$1,596,480$184,974$66,294$48,0005$48,000$168,282$91,227
2020$1,477,800$114,765$93,774$78,00013—$98,991$76,263
2019$1,456,809$77,020$54,632$37,0005—$62,631$76,927

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, MOL Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $97K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

MOL Family Foundation is led by Ronald M. Mol, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ronald M. Mol

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Brant Cuthbert

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Edward T. Mol

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Batchelder

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about MOL Family Foundation

How much does MOL Family Foundation give each year?

MOL Family Foundation gave $85K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $85K across 1 grant.

How large is MOL Family Foundation?

MOL Family Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $85K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $97K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does MOL Family Foundation operate?

MOL Family Foundation has awarded grants in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

What is MOL Family Foundation's EIN?

MOL Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3152069. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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