Mulready Koehn Foundation
Mulready Koehn Foundation is a private foundation, based in Des Moines, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $251K. Net investment income was $51K.
Mulready Koehn Foundation at a glance
In short: Mulready Koehn Foundation gave $251K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $126K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $251,000
- +162.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -84.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $125,500
- +1608.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $125,500
- Total assets
- $1,123,382
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (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 Mulready Koehn Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Des Moines Children's Museum ($250K). Together the top 2 received $251K.
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 36 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mulready Koehn Foundation gives
- Giving grew 279% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 180% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $251K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $251K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Children's Museum West Des Moines, IA | General Operating Fund | $250,000 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines Des Moines, IA | General Operating Fund | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,123,382 | $327,908 | $253,686 | $251,000 | 2 | $251,882 | $51,104 | $140,174 |
| 2024 | $1,101,144 | $422,998 | $97,776 | $95,500 | 13 | $96,340 | $46,562 | $106,267 |
| 2023 | $1,010,815 | $488,656 | $85,831 | $84,000 | 11 | $84,742 | $30,278 | $67,277 |
| 2022 | $703,038 | $558,792 | $67,825 | $66,248 | 8 | $66,923 | $17,713 | $48,245 |
| 2021 | $287,271 | $610,125 | $10,819 | $9,975 | 2 | — | $9,876 | $30,991 |
| 2020 | $90,477 | $203,577 | $1,200 | — | — | — | $2,864 | $9,533 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mulready Koehn Foundation reported a distributable amount of $140K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mulready Koehn Foundation is led by Maribeth C. Mulready, President & Secretary since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Maribeth C. Mulready
President & Secretary
Secretary → President & Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan P. Koehn
Vice President & Treasurer
President → Vice President & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Mulready Koehn Foundation
How much does Mulready Koehn Foundation give each year?
Mulready Koehn Foundation gave $251K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $96K across 13 grants.
How large is Mulready Koehn Foundation?
Mulready Koehn Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $252K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $140K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Mulready Koehn Foundation operate?
Mulready Koehn Foundation has awarded grants in Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia.
What is Mulready Koehn Foundation's EIN?
Mulready Koehn Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3877165. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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