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The Nommontu Foundation Inc

KEY BISCAYNE, FL EIN: 31-1787455 Website

The Nommontu Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation dedicated to advancing human rights, dignity, and equality through strategic philanthropic investments. The foundation operates with a focus on vulnerable and marginalized populations, particularly in the Middle East and West Africa regions.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$8.0M

-6.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.4M

+86.2% YoY

Grant Count

19

-20.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$75K

+135.2% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The Nommontu Foundation's mission is to invest in the livelihoods, creativity, and wellbeing of women and girls, refugees and other displaced populations to promote human rights, dignity and equality for all.

The foundation maintains a diversified portfolio across six primary issue areas:

Advancing Health and Human Rights for Women and Girls — Funding interventions that remove barriers and obstacles for women and girls at the community level, recognizing that access to quality education, healthcare, and economic opportunities creates positive outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.

Supporting Refugees and Other Displaced Populations — Supporting organizations that provide services to refugees and displaced persons from war-torn countries, with particular emphasis on the safety and livelihoods of displaced women and girls.

Cultivating Artists and Storytellers — Identifying intersections with the arts where expressions of self through theater, music, film, and other disciplines support the human spirit, build tolerance, and create meaningful dialogue for social change.

Improving Wellbeing — Maintaining a small portfolio of grants focused on wellness interventions, including meditation and mindfulness practices, particularly for individuals and communities impacted by violence and displacement.

Protecting the Environment — Supporting organizations improving environmental health and helping communities reduce and prepare for climate change impacts.

Protecting Animals — Dedicated to protecting animals, particularly abandoned or mistreated dogs, and the ecosystems upon which they depend.

Discretionary Funding & Special Initiatives — Reserving funds for strategic opportunities aligned with the foundation's core interests in health, human rights, and displaced populations.

Grantmaking

The foundation has distributed over $5 million in grants across 75 grantee organizations over 14 years of grantmaking activity.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's grantmaking is concentrated in the Middle East and West Africa regions. Notable grantee organizations operate in countries including Spain, Lebanon, Nigeria, and across Africa.

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

AlexandriaBostonBrooklynCambridgeChicagoCottage GroveDavieEsondidoKey BiscayneLos AltosMidlothianNew YorkNew York CityPaoliSan FranciscoSeattleWashingtonWest Covina

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Over 14 years of grantmaking, the foundation has distributed more than $5 million in grants to 75 grantee organizations.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$429K$858K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$8,023,842$8,564,255$8,436,710
Revenue$1,019,925$1,538,895$558,463
Expenses$1,560,338$898,249$824,375
Qualifying Distributions$1,479,193$831,453$757,726
Net Investment Income$962,780$955,299$511,814
Distributable Amount$787,027$705,154$729,262

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$358K$716K$1M$1M21 grants202025 grants202126 grants202224 grants202319 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

TERRA COHAESUS$952KTOSTAN INC$50KGLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC$50KLAST MILE HEALTH$41KALSAMA$40KBARCELON ACTUA$32KCHAPEL AND NEW YORK US F…$30KAMREF HEALTH AFRICA INC$27KFREEDOM FROM FISTULA FOU…$25KBELLA FOUNDATION FOR CHI…$25K

Grant Size Distribution

115 grants across all recorded years

94<$50K19$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Marisa Mueller — Founder of The Nommontu Foundation. Mueller is a humanitarian worker with over 10 years of experience and a philanthropist by heritage. She began her career producing country reports for print media including Forbes and the International Herald Tribune throughout Africa. She holds a Master's Degree in International Development and has worked with Doctors without Borders (MSF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Africa, East Asia, and the Middle East. Mueller created The Nommontu Foundation to honor her grandfather's vision and work as a philanthropist.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOYCE MULLERDIRECTOR
MARISA MULLERDIRECTOR

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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