Mubea Helps Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Florence, KY EIN: 81-2076025

Mubea Helps Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Florence, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $359K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $21K. Net investment income was $8K.

Mubea Helps Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Mubea Helps Foundation Inc gave $21K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,600
+55.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
-14.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,433
+81.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,000
Total assets
$358,590
+11.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Mubea Helps Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Childrens Home of Northern KY: $6KChildrens Home of Northern KY$6KFamily Nurturing Center: $5KFamily Nurturing Center$5KAmerican Red Cross: $5KAmerican Red Cross$5KBig BrothersBig Sister of Greater Cincinnati: $3KBig BrothersBig Sister ofGreater Cincinnati$3KLearning Grove Educational Services: $1KLearning Grove EducationalServices$1KBoone County Lion's Club: $600Boone County Lion's Club$600

The largest 2025 recipient was Childrens Home of Northern KY ($6K). Together the top 6 received $21K.

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

FlorenceWashingtonCovingtonCincinnatiIndependencePontiacAustinBlue AshDry RidgeEdgewoodMiamaOak ParkWilliamstown

How Mubea Helps Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 56% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 163% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$20K$40K$60K6 grants2020 5 grants2021 4 grants2022 6 grants2023 7 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $47K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $21K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Childrens Home of Northern KY Covington, KYChild Mental Health Services$6,000
Family Nurturing Center Florence, KYChild Abuse Prevention, Education, and Treatment Services$5,000
American Red Cross Washington, DCKY Food Relief$5,000
Big BrothersBig Sister of Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati, OHMentoring Program$3,000
Learning Grove Educational Services Covington, KYCareer Educational Services$1,000
Boone County Lion's Club Florence, KYEye Screenings for Local Schools$600
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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$358,590$62,883$27,111$20,6006$26,768$7,664$16,465
2024$322,818$50,993$21,479$13,2507$21,349$9,852$15,110
2023$293,304$50,513$15,086$8,3006$11,670$4,786$13,450
2022$257,877$22,853$46,598$46,5304$46,552$1,991$13,557
2021$281,622$11,205$18,045$18,0005$18,012$251$14,289
2020$288,462$12,558$13,199$12,8756—$475$14,381

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mubea Helps Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mubea Helps Foundation Inc is led by Katja Meyer-Dupont, President, Executive Director & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Katja Meyer-Dupont

    President, Executive Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bettina Muhr

    Chair

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joachim Riese

    Vice Chairman

    External Member → Vice Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Uwe Schneider

    Employee Representation

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dr-Ing Stefan Pohl

    Employee Representation

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Muhr

    Employee Representation

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Brian Wiehoff (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Brain Blanton (2020) — Treasurer - Left
  • Former: Deborah Ramirez (2020) — Assistant Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Mubea Helps Foundation Inc

How much does Mubea Helps Foundation Inc give each year?

Mubea Helps Foundation Inc gave $21K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 7 grants.

What is Mubea Helps Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Mubea Helps Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $3,433, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mubea Helps Foundation Inc give grants?

Mubea Helps Foundation Inc gives mostly in Kentucky: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (24%) and Ohio (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Covington, KY (2 grants) and Florence, KY (2 grants).

Does Mubea Helps Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Mubea Helps Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Mubea Helps Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Mubea Helps Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Childrens Home of Northern KY ($6,000), Family Nurturing Center ($5,000) and American Red Cross ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 78% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mubea Helps Foundation Inc?

Mubea Helps Foundation Inc reported $359K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Mubea Helps Foundation Inc's EIN?

Mubea Helps Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2076025. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)

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