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Mutual of America's Community Partnership Award Grant

Mutual of America Foundation

Funding Amount

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Deadline

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Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • The Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award recognizes outstanding nonprofit organizations in the United States.

Overview

The Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award honors exemplary nonprofit organizations in the U.S. that foster collaborative partnerships across sectors. Annually, a national competition showcases numerous organizations demonstrating impactful community partnerships. Six organizations receive recognition, including the Thomas J. Moran Award, which offers $100,000, and the Frances R. Hesselbein Award, granting $75,000. Since 1996, the award has acknowledged 262 partnerships, emphasizing Mutual of America's commitment to societal improvement through collaboration.

The Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award recognizes outstanding nonprofit organizations in the United States that have shown exemplary leadership by facilitating partnerships with public, private or social sector leaders who are working together as equal partners, not as donors and recipients, to build a cohesive community that serves as a model for collaborating with others for the greater good.
Each year, the Mutual of America Foundation sponsors a national competition in which hundreds of organizations demonstrate the value of their partnership to the communities they serve, their ability to be replicated by others and their capacity to stimulate new approaches to addressing significant social issues.
Six organizations are selected by an independent committee to receive the Community Partnership Award.
The Thomas J. Moran Award is given to the national award-winning program and includes $100,000 and a documentary video about the program.
The Frances R. Hesselbein Award is given to a partnership that is addressing social challenges in more than one community, or which demonstrates the potential to be replicated in other communities. This recipient receives $75,000.
Four other organizations are named Honorable Mention recipients for their programs, and each receives $50,000.
Since its inception in 1996, the Community Partnership Award has recognized 262 partnerships from cities and towns across America. Like so many of our clients working in the nonprofit community, Mutual of America is dedicated to having a direct, positive impact on society.

Eligibility

The Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award recognizes outstanding nonprofit organizations in the United States.

What Mutual of America Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
539
Total given
$839K
Median grant
$150
Range
$1–$100K
  • By dollars: New York 34%, Tennessee 12%, California 10%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Washington, DC; Milwaukee, WI.
  • 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 83% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Inc · Ossining, NY

    General operating purpose

    $100K

  • Ifoster Inc · Truckee, CA

    General operating purpose

    $75K

  • Catholic Charities of Dallas Inc · Dallas, TX

    General operating purpose

    $50K

  • Heartbound Ministries Inc · Nashville, TN

    General operating purpose

    $50K

  • Seattle Foundation · Seattle, WA

    General operating purpose

    $50K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Capacity building
  • Community services

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