Mueller Family Foundation
The Mueller Family Foundation is a private foundation filing Form 990-PF and based in Pennington, New Jersey. In filing year 2025, it reported 16 grants totaling $125,000, all to preselected charitable organizations.
Mueller Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Mueller Family Foundation gave $125K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Ohio. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $125,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,813
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,500
- Total assets
- $2,615,267
- -0.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Ohio (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Mueller Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 1532, Pennington, NJ 08534-0691
Phone: (888) 866-3275
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Mueller Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Hospital Medical Center ($20K). Together the top 10 received $101K.
Grant Size Distribution
85 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 85 grants of 85 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio and 4% to recipients in Washington, DC.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Mueller Family Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 16 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. How we count
- 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $104K (2020) to $127K (2023). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $125K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted General | $20,000 |
| Our Daily Bread Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted General | $15,000 |
| Cise Foundation Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted General | $10,000 |
| Dragonfly Foundation Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted General | $10,000 |
| Mount Notre Dame High School Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted General | $10,000 |
| Matthew 25 Ministries Blue Ash, OH | Unrestricted General | $10,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted General | $8,000 |
| Cancer Family Care Inc Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted General | $7,000 |
| A Child's Hope International Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted General | $6,000 |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted General | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,615,267 | $150,246 | $150,451 | $125,000 | 16 | $134,114 | $136,244 | $140,238 |
| 2024 | $2,615,608 | $180,845 | $149,715 | $125,000 | 16 | $138,639 | $170,607 | $134,118 |
| 2023 | $2,585,599 | $165,314 | $151,635 | $127,000 | 17 | $139,836 | $154,344 | $125,131 |
| 2022 | $2,572,143 | $213,201 | $156,915 | $127,000 | 18 | $140,712 | $203,115 | $130,733 |
| 2021 | $2,516,734 | $329,861 | $134,322 | $107,103 | 18 | $121,459 | $318,934 | $137,052 |
| 2020 | $2,323,525 | $187,885 | $130,524 | $104,000 | 17 | — | $174,940 | $127,582 |
| 2019 | $2,262,545 | $228,086 | $143,189 | $122,000 | 17 | — | $217,693 | $122,359 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mueller Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $140K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose stated missions include improving child health, providing meals and other assistance to people in need, supporting educational opportunities for children and families, helping people affected by cancer, caring for orphans and vulnerable children, breast cancer advocacy, and presenting opera and community programs.
For example, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center describes its mission as improving child health through care, research, education, and innovation. Our Daily Bread says it provides hot meals in a welcoming environment and works toward greater access to food, essential social services, and safety in Cincinnati. CISE Foundation says it supports educational opportunities at Catholic schools for children and families in need. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $125,000. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $20,000, with a median grant of $6,500.
Among the largest reported grants were $20,000 to Children’s Hospital Medical Center, $15,000 to Our Daily Bread, and $10,000 each to CISE Foundation, Dragonfly Foundation, Mount Notre Dame High School, and Matthew 25 Ministries. The filing lists the purposes of these grants as unrestricted general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kathleen Ann Ball and John W Mueller as co-trustees, and Bank of America N A as trustee.
Mueller Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America N A
Trustee
Trustee → Co-Trustee, 2023
Co-Trustee → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$19K (2019) → $20K (2025)
John W Mueller
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$2K (2020) → $1K (2025)
Kathleen Ann Ball
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$2K (2020) → $1K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Jeanne M Rekers (2019–2023) — Co-Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $20K, to Bank of America N a (Trustee). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Mueller Family Foundation
How much does Mueller Family Foundation give each year?
Mueller Family Foundation gave $125K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $125K across 16 grants.
What is Mueller Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Mueller Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,500, and its average grant was $7,813, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Mueller Family Foundation give grants?
Mueller Family Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Cincinnati, OH (13 grants).
Does Mueller Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Mueller Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Mueller Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Mueller Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Children's Hospital Medical Center ($20,000), Our Daily Bread ($15,000) and Cise Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mueller Family Foundation?
Mueller Family Foundation reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $134K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $140K (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.
What does Mueller Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mueller Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Mueller Family Foundation's EIN?
Mueller Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4029456. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Mueller Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Mueller Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/mueller-family-foundation-morg_05518d18b3514bfaa10526e0f7b12e7e
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