Mueth Family Foundation
The Mueth Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Waterloo, Illinois. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving $299,000 in grants to 10 charitable organizations.
Mueth Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Mueth Family Foundation gave $299K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Missouri. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $299,000
- -28.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,900
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,500
- Total assets
- $1,652,457
- -10.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (5 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (69% 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 Mueth Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4162 Lower Saxtown Road, Waterloo, IL 62298-4614
Phone: (618) 304-3411
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Mueth Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wings of Hope ($70K). Together the top 10 received $299K.
Grant Size Distribution
66 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 66 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 69% of grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri, 24% to recipients in Illinois, and 7% to recipients in Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Mueth Family Foundation open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 10 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $22K; repeat grants $38K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 40% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 307% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $103K (2020) to $415K (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $299K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wings of Hope St. Louis, MO | Charitable | $70,000 |
| Covenant Networks St. Louis, MO | Charitable | $70,000 |
| Ministry to the Sick & Aged Belleville, IL | Charitable | $40,000 |
| St Bede Abbey Peru, IL | Charitable | $25,000 |
| Ride on St Louis Hillsboro, MO | Charitable | $25,000 |
| Food for the Poor Coconut Creek, FL | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Nine PBS St. Louis, MO | Charitable | $20,000 |
| L-Life Food Pantry Lebanon, MO | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Feed the Hungry Chicago, IL | Charitable | $8,000 |
| Covenant House St. Louis, MO | Charitable | $6,000 |
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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 | $1,652,457 | $118,705 | $319,274 | $299,000 | 10 | $299,000 | $69,655 | $97,256 |
| 2024 | $1,853,026 | $470,303 | $441,178 | $415,000 | 15 | $415,000 | $62,338 | $105,908 |
| 2023 | $2,166,401 | $473,911 | $327,541 | $307,000 | 13 | $307,000 | $61,676 | $115,348 |
| 2022 | $2,362,531 | $357,698 | $241,286 | $226,000 | 14 | $226,000 | $33,706 | $104,202 |
| 2021 | $1,561,119 | $115,406 | $132,459 | $118,000 | 14 | $118,000 | — | $86,348 |
| 2020 | $1,578,172 | $276,169 | $115,145 | $103,000 | 13 | — | — | $79,919 |
| 2019 | $1,417,148 | $239,891 | $117,735 | $106,000 | 15 | — | $3,968 | $68,484 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mueth Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $97K 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 were listed as charitable. Among the grantees, Wings of Hope says its mission is to save and change lives through aviation, while Ride On St Louis says it promotes health and enriches lives through love, joy, and holistic healing. Food for the Poor describes linking churches in the first and third worlds to serve people who are materially poor and poor in spirit. L-Life Food Pantry says it distributes food through the Feeding America program to residents of Laclede County.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 10 grants totaling $299,000. Grants ranged from $6,000 to $70,000, with a median grant of $22,500.
Among its 2025 grants were $70,000 each to Wings of Hope and Covenant Networks; $40,000 to Ministry to the Sick & Aged; $25,000 each to St Bede Abbey and Ride On St Louis; $20,000 each to Food for the Poor and Nine PBS; $15,000 to L-Life Food Pantry; $8,000 to Feed the Hungry; and $6,000 to Covenant House.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Joan M Mueth as trustee.
Mueth Family Foundation is led by Joan M. Mueth, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joan M. Mueth
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
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 Mueth Family Foundation
How much does Mueth Family Foundation give each year?
Mueth Family Foundation gave $299K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $415K across 15 grants.
What is Mueth Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Mueth Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $22,500, and its average grant was $29,900, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mueth Family Foundation that year got $22K on average.
Where does Mueth Family Foundation give grants?
Mueth Family Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Illinois (24%) and Florida (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (4 grants).
Does Mueth Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Mueth Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (10 grants).
Who are Mueth Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Mueth Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Wings of Hope ($70,000), Covenant Networks ($70,000) and Ministry to the Sick & Aged ($40,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mueth Family Foundation?
Mueth Family Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $299K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $97K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Mueth Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants were listed as charitable. Among the grantees, Wings of Hope says its mission is to save and change lives through aviation, while Ride On St Louis says it promotes health and enriches lives through love, joy, and holistic healing. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mueth Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Mueth Family Foundation's EIN?
Mueth Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8110503. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Mueth 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 5, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 29, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Mueth Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/mueth-family-foundation-morg_c9587251ab8741c19849310762fd5ef0
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