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Mutual of America Foundation

New York, NY · EIN 13-3443360. Reported 4,033 grants totalling $8,617,406 to 1,830 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$250median grant
$8,617,406granted, 2021-2024
1,830organizations funded
48%of grantees funded again the next year
$654,162assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Mutual of America Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $250. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $1,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
2,918 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
738 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
171 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
124 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
55 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
20 grants
$100,000 and Up
7 grants

Every organization it funded

All 1,830 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Pearl ChurchDenver, CO$600,000442024
Trinity ChurchCos Cob, CT$300,000222022
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$270,000842024
Concern Worldwide (us) IncNew York, NY$245,9033242024
Help Aid AfricaWalnut Creek, CA$234,6977642024
Inner-City Scholarship FundNew York, NY$158,2501242024
Archdiocese of New York - Cardinal's AppealNew York, NY$150,7751642024
Dwight-Englewood SchoolEnglewood, NJ$122,775942024
University of Colorado FoundationDenver, CO$120,000432023
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of NyNew York, NY$119,4841042024
Foundation for a Better Puerto Rico IncCulebra, PR$108,500542024
Fordham UniversityNew York, NY$105,7501542024
All Hallows High SchoolBronx, NY$102,700642024
American Cancer Society IncAtlanta, GA$101,4251942024
Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services IncBrooklyn, NY$100,000112022
Patriot Paws Service DogsRockwell, TX$100,000112023
Manhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY$92,375942024
Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT$90,000222024
American Cancer Society IncNew York, NY$82,750722024
Alfred E Smith Memorial FoundationNew York, NY$75,000332023
Friends of the Queen's University of Belfast IncWashington, DC$75,000112024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncPurchasepurchase Ny, NY$74,403332024
New Hope Community IncLoch Sheldrke, NY$72,500332024
Regis High SchoolNew York, NY$70,750542024
Abyssinian Baptist ChurchNew York, NY$70,000542024
Howard UniversityWashington, DC$68,670532023
Police Athletic League IncNew York, NY$65,750842024
National Summer Learning Association IncWashington, DC$65,500422024
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NyNew York, NY$64,167532024
Fedcap Group IncNew York, NY$58,200332024
Center for Discovery IncHarris, NY$56,125542024
Monsignor Mcclancy Memorial High SchoolEast Elmhurst, NY$56,000442024
Ilan High School IncDeal, NJ$55,000442024
Food for the Poor IncCoconut Creek, FL$51,151742024
Boca Raton Champions Golf Charities IncTequesta, FL$51,000332024
Legal Aid Society of Western MissouriKansas City, MO$50,286222022
Arc of the US FoundationWashington, DC$50,000222024
Community Violence Intervention Center (cvic)Grand Forks, ND$50,000112023
Homeaid America IncIrvine, CA$50,000112022
Legal Services of Eastern MissouriSt Louis, MO$50,000112023
Nabe Foundation of the NationalWashington, DC$50,000212023
Pillsbury United CommunitiesMinneapolis, MN$50,000112022
Rti InternationalDurham, NC$50,000112022
United Way of the PlainsWichita, KS$50,000112023
Wildflyer CoffeeMinneapolis, MN$50,000112023
Young Center for Immigrant Children's RightsChicago, IL$50,000112023
College of Mount St VincentBronx, NY$48,500642024
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC$47,800542024
American Ireland FundsNew York, NY$47,500332024
Nantucket Cottage Hospital IncNantucket, MA$45,000222023
St Catherine of Siena ChurchRiverside, CT$40,000332023
New York Shakespeare FestivalNew York, NY$39,650442024
Worcester State Foundation IncWorcester, MA$38,200732024
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (famu)Tallahassee, FL$37,590322024
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$37,500332024
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY$37,100632024
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA$36,500432024
University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS$35,1401622024
National Museum of Women in the Arts IncWashington, DC$33,370522023
Rising Ground IncBrooklyn, NY$31,650332024
Living Waters Ministries of JupiterTequesta, FL$31,250542024
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$30,850332023
Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT$30,000112022
Nantucket Boys & Girls Club IncNantucket, MA$30,000112024
Lutheran Church of the RedeemerRamsey, NJ$29,500542024
Jdrf International - Mountain West ChapterBloomington, MN$29,413222022
University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA$27,500332024
Bishop Hendricken High SchoolWarwick, RI$27,450332024
Vna Care Network IncWorcester, MA$27,000542024
Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NY$26,350322023
Goal USA FundWashington, DC$26,134332023
Greg Wolf Fund IncNewtown, PA$25,800432024
Fund for Lachat Town Farm IncWeston, CT$25,423112022
Nabe Foundation of the National Association for Business EconomicsWashington, DC$25,000112021
School of American Ballet IncNew York, NY$25,000332024
Stevens Institute of Technology TrusteesHoboken, NJ$25,000112021
Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO$25,000222023
Colorado Symphony AssociationDenver, CO$24,695532024
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL$24,000332024
Army Historical Foundation IncFort Belvoir, VA$23,000332024
Our Lady of Guadalupe ChurchDoylestown, PA$23,000222022
Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$22,837112022
Apollo Theater Foundation IncNew York, NY$21,163222023
St John's UniversityQueens, NY$21,075742024
Sisters of St DominicAmityville, NY$20,3001142024
Calvary HospitalBronx, NY$20,250222024
National Lighthouse MuseumStaten Island, NY$20,000442024
University of Southern Mississippi Athletic FoundationHattiesburg, MS$19,000222022
Archdiocese of New YorkNew York, NY$18,800332024
Women in NeuroscienceAustin, TX$17,500332024
Don Bosco PrepRamsey, NJ$17,050332024
Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation IncTuckahoe, NY$17,000442024
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$17,000112021
Richard J Caron FoundationWernersville, PA$16,750642024
St Bernard's School IncNew York, NY$16,750522024
Ability Beyond Disability IncBethel, CT$16,000442024
Partnership for Quality Education IncNew York, NY$16,000222022
Temple Sholom IncGreenwich, CT$15,899842024
New York Law SchoolNew York, NY$15,575442024
Harlem Rbi Inc (dream)New York, NY$15,300332024
Plan International USA IncWarwick, RI$15,165222022
National Gallery of ArtLandover, MD$15,066222022
13TH Man IncLandover, MD$15,000222022
American Ireland FundBoston, MA$15,000112021
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH$15,000332024
Cor Jesu Foundation IncEast Elmhurst, NY$15,000112024
Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY$15,000332023
New York Institute for Special EducationBronx, NY$15,000442024
Sco Family of ServicesGlen Cove, NY$15,000112021
St David's SchoolNew York, NY$15,000332023
St Stephan's Grace CommunityNewark, NJ$15,000222023
Jewish CenterNew York, NY$14,9951242024
Salvation ArmyWest Nyack, NY$14,1401042024
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN$13,4415342024
WNETNew York, NY$13,430222022
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA$13,000442024
Flax TrustamericaNew York, NY$13,000432023
Harvest HousesSyosset, NY$13,000432024
Sir John Soane's Museum FoundationNew York, NY$13,000442024
Monsignor Scanlan High SchoolBronx, NY$12,500332023
Sco Family of Services (ny)Garden City, NY$12,500112022
Vaclav Havel Library FoundationNew York, NY$12,500332023
Sisters of the Order of St DominicAmityville, NY$12,425112021
Anchor Program Fund IncLido Beach, NY$12,190842024
American Freedom Defense InitiativeNew York, NY$12,000332023
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL$12,000222023
Rosemoor Foundation IncNew York, NY$12,000442024
St Bernards School IncNew York, NY$12,000332023
Ursuline Sisters of TildonkJamaica, NY$11,800642024
Third Rail Nyc IncBrooklyn, NY$11,422332024
St Rose of Lima ChurchMassapequa, NY$11,400322024
A Wish Come True IncCoventry, RI$11,300222024
Yeshiva Imrei Bina IncBrooklyn, NY$11,250332023
Military Child Education CoalitionHarker Heights, TX$11,000222022
Parish Visitors of Mary ImmaculateMonroe, NY$10,900532024
Tomorrow's Hope Foundation IncUniondale, NY$10,900542024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN$10,700332023
Chattanooga Area Food BankChattanooga, TN$10,700222023
Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate Marycrest ConventMonroe, NY$10,700222022
Army War College Foundation IncCarlisle, PA$10,612742024
Educate the Children IncIthaca, NY$10,500442024
Sjgren's Foundation IncReston, VA$10,300422024
Community Action Southold Town Inc (cast)Southold, NY$10,250432023
Path Project IncLawrenceville, GA$10,100112021
All Star Children's Foundation IncSarasota, FL$10,000222022
American Ireland Funds (ireland Funds America)New York, NY$10,000112024
Avenues to IndependencePark Ridge, IL$10,000112021
Catholic Guardian ServicesNew York, NY$10,000112022
Children's Home & Aid Society of IllinoisChicago, IL$10,000112021
Community Action PartnershipWashington, DC$10,000112021
Episcopal Relief & DevelopmentNew York, NY$10,000112022
Humanism IncColumnia, MD$10,000112021
Manasota Solve IncBradenton, FL$10,000222024
Muslim Society of Greater Danbury IncHawleyville, CT$10,000542024
San Diego Rugby Alumni AssociationLa Jolla, CA$10,000212023
Scranton Lackawanna Human Development Agency IncScranton, PA$10,000112021
University of Southern Mississippi FoundationHattiesburg, MS$10,000112022
Former Agents of the Fbi FoundationDumfries, VA$9,950942024
Maidan United IncWethersfield, CT$9,900112022
Campanile FoundationSan Diego, CA$9,500332023
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC$9,125742024
Blessed Brian Foundation IncOverland Park, KS$9,000332024
Fabretto Children's Foundation IncEvanston, IL$9,000222022
Palm Beach State College Fdn IncLake Worth, FL$9,000542024
Sjgren's Syndrome Foundation IncReston, VA$9,000222022
Welllife Network IncFlushing, NY$9,000332023
Ohel Children's Home & Family Services IncBrooklyn, NY$8,968742024
SPC4LIFELawrenceville, VA$8,750222023
American Friends of the Czech RepublicWashington, DC$8,500332024
Goal USAWashington, DC$8,500422024
Paley Center for MediaNew York, NY$8,500222024
City Strings IncRoxbury, MA$8,350222023
St Patrick's Home for the Aged & InfirmBronx, NY$8,300222022
Temple Beth AmMargate, FL$8,2711842024
Harambee USA FoundationNew York, NY$8,200642024
Nj Leep IncNewark, NJ$8,109222024
Iona CollegeNew Rochelle, NY$8,100742024
Manresa Jesuit Retreat HouseBloomfield Hills, MI$8,000542024
Mount St Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH$8,000442024
Solar One Co Cec Stuyvesant Cove IncNew York, NY$8,000222022
Jdrf InternationalNew York, NY$7,901112023
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY$7,8351742024
Tennessee River Gorge Trust IncChattanooga, TN$7,551322023
American Cancer Society - Florida DivisionTampa, FL$7,500112023
Girl Scouts of Ny Penn Pathways IncCicero, NY$7,500222022
North Carolina Hillel the FoundationChapel Hill, NC$7,500332024
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$7,500322023
Community Foundation of the Fox River ValleyAurora, IL$7,425432024
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY$7,183532024
Literacy InternationalSan Jose, CA$7,000222022
We Stand With Christ Inc Diocese of BridgeportBridgeport, CT$7,000222022
Word of Life Fellowship IncSchroon Lake, NY$6,7001642024
Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MD$6,575432024
Chs North America Foundation IncOrinda, CA$6,500222022
Federal City CouncilWashington, DC$6,300222023
Eastern Michigan University FoundationYpsilanti, MI$6,250642024
Knights of Columbus Charities IncNew Haven, CT$6,250312023
Society of St Vincent De PaulEast Northport, NY$6,250442024
Calvary Chapel of Jupiter IncJupiter, FL$6,000332024
Church of the Good ShepherdGranite Springs, NY$6,000112021
Daughters of Divine CharityStaten Island, NY$6,000332023
National Urban League IncNew York, NY$6,000222022
New Horizons of Southwest FloridaNaples, FL$6,000332024
One Soldier at a Time IncBoylston, MA$6,000222022
Pro-Life (family Life) Educational FoundationLansdale, PA$6,000442024
Sakonnet Preservation AssociationLittle Compton, RI$6,000112022
Generation Citizen IncNew York, NY$5,833222023
Eastern Long Island Hospital (elih) FoundationGreenport, NY$5,700442024
Christ Church CranbrookBloomfield Hills, MI$5,630632024
Guiding Eyes for the Blind IncYorktown Heights, NY$5,610332024
Judicial Watch IncWashington, DC$5,550432023
Army Emergency ReliefArlington, VA$5,500332024
Fdny FoundationBrooklyn, NY$5,500332024
Manhattanville CollegePurchase, NY$5,500442024
National Academy of Engineering Fund (nae)Washington, DC$5,500442024
Jason D Sinnick Foundation 40Lisle, IL$5,470442024
Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC$5,465332023
Fbiaa Memorial College FundAlexandria, VA$5,400532023
Agudath Israel of America IncNew York, NY$5,340222023
Bikur Cholim Staten Island IncStaten Island, NY$5,300332023
American Cancer Society IncTampa, FL$5,243322024
American Lab Rescue IncWillington, CT$5,240642024
New York Public LibraryNew York, NY$5,1751442024
HM3 Partners Independence Fund IncGibsonia, PA$5,125222024
Washington National CathedralWashington, DC$5,117322024
ArtadiaBrooklyn, NY$5,000112024
Aspire Together IncWilliston, VT$5,000222022
At Home in Greenwich IncGreenwich, CT$5,000112024
Bassuk CenterNeedham, MA$5,000112022
Blind Center of the Jersey CapeCape May Court House, NJ$5,000222022
Breakthrough T1D (jdrf International)New York, NY$5,000112024
Cafe of Life IncBonita Springs, FL$5,000332024
College (university) of Mount St VincentBronx, NY$5,000112024
Denver Center for the Performing ArtsDenver, CO$5,000112022
Freedom & Virtue Institute IncFort Myers, FL$5,000222022
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute FdnTampa, FL$5,000112022
Hht Foundation International IncMonkton, MD$5,000112021
Hht Foundation International Inc (cure Hht)Monkton, MD$5,000112022
International Medical Assistance Foundation IncSaint Louis, MO$5,000112023
Liberty Church IncPensacola, FL$5,000112021
Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD$5,000222024
National Alliance to End Homelessness IncWashington, DC$5,000112023
Oregon State University FoundationCorvallis, OR$5,000112023
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic ChurchVenice, FL$5,000112023
Rebuild Foundation NfpChicago, IL$5,000112024
Rowan University Foundation IncGlassboro, NJ$5,000112024
Solar OneLong Island City, NY$5,000112023
St John Vianney Clergy ResidenceNew York, NY$5,000222022
St Mary's Foundation for ChildrenBayside, NY$5,000432024
Stanford UniversityStandford, CA$5,000112024

799 of 1,830 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 48%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 2,457 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
452 grants
Human Services
298 grants
International Affairs
231 grants
Arts & Culture
224 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
145 grants
Animal Welfare
141 grants
Religion
131 grants
Health Care
130 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021942$2,045,655$300
2022904$2,702,593$250
20231,155$2,243,939$200
20241,032$1,625,219$200

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Mutual of America Foundation has 22 of them, worth $1,350,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Catalyst KitchensSeattle, WA$100,000
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison IncOssining, NY$100,000
Patriot Paws Service DogsRockwell, TX$100,000
Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services Inc (cases)Brooklyn, NY$100,000
Latino U College AccessWhite Plains, NY$75,000
Ifoster IncTruckee, CA$75,000
Alaska Legal Services CorporationAnchorage, AK$50,000
AuberleMckeesport, PA$50,000
Grand Avenue Economic Development CorporationOrlando, FL$50,000
Open Door MissionEast Omaha, NE$50,000
Catholic Charities of Dallas IncDallas, TX$50,000
Civic CommonsSeattle, WA$50,000
Heartbound MinistriesNashville, TN$50,000
The Arc TennesseeNashville, TN$50,000
Community Violence Intervention Center (cvic)Grand Forks, ND$50,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 38% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

New York
$3.3M
Colorado
$766K
District of Columbia
$533K
Connecticut
$510K
California
$380K
Florida
$370K
North Carolina
$366K
New Jersey
$360K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Mutual of America Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 320 Park Avenue Corporate Tax, New York, NY, 10022. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 13-3443360 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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