Mutschler Family Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 20-8032067. Reported 222 grants totalling $408,888 to 114 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Mutschler Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $2,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $27,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $51,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Clcf Fox Hill Nature Preserve | West Bend, WI | $37,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation | West Bend, WI | $36,250 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clcffox Hill Nature Preserve | West Bend, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lake Park Friends | Milwaukee, WI | $13,500 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $13,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Riveredge Nature Center | Saukville, WI | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University School of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $12,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Safe Place Inc | Nantucket, MA | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kids Matter Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Er Endowment | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Usm Soccer Endowment | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Sur Land Trust | Monterey, CA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Univ School of Milw Soccer Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clean Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastside Senior Services | Milwaukee, WI | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Southeast Land Trust | Epping, NH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wisconsin Public Radio | Madison, WI | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Five Rivers Conservation Trust | Concord, NH | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mearth | Carmel, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Boys & Girls Club | Nantucket, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Youth Soccer Assn | West Allis, WI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee | Milwakee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Mke | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gathering Waters | Madison, WI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Valley Conservancy | Lacrosse, WI | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Museum of Wisconsin Art (mowa) | West Bend, WI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Top Soccer (us Youth Soccer) | Frisco, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Ecology Center | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| America Scores Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carleton College Parents Fund | Northfield, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clean Air Task Force | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coal River Mountain Watch | Naoma, WV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Baxter State Park | Millinocket, ME | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra | Salinas, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Malaika Early Learning | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Museum of Wisconsin Art | West Bend, WI | $2,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nols Fund | Lander, WY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Top Soccer | Frisco, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association | West Allis, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tall Pines Conservancy | Nashotah, WI | $2,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Animal Friends Rescue Project | Pacific Grove, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arts Large - Hands in Harmony | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Buddies | Wauwatosa, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Washington County | West Bend, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run of Se Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals | Nantuckett, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Unitarian Universalists | Nantucket, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Concord | Concord, NH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Conservation Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $1,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ozaukee Washington Land Trust | West Bend, WI | $1,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of St Andrews American Foundation | St Andrews | $1,538 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County | Seaside, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls on the Run Maine | Westbrook, ME | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Art Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Land & Water Council | Nantucket, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Community Sailing | Nantucket, MA | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Animal Friends Rescue | Pacific Grove, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Badger Boys State Inc | Portage, WI | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cape Elizabeth Land Trust | Cape Elizabeth, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Unitarian Society | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Five Rivers Conservation Trust (nh Gives) | Concord, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Shorewood Library | Shorewood, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls on the Run Se Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ice Age Trail | Cross Plains, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ice Age Trail Alliance | Cross Plains, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kawasiwajo Community Land Trust | Warner, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma | Port Chester, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| M Earth | Carmel, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mowa | West Bend, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Motley Mutts Rescue | Manchester, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mottey Mutts Rescue | Manchester, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Boys and Girls Club | Nantucket, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals | Nantucket, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pathfinders Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pathfinders | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Presidents & Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Schlitz Audobon Center | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Through These Doors | Portland, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Park School | Brookline, MA | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Univ School of Milw Asset Management Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Changing Lives Gh | Carpinteria, CA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rides & Reins | Slinger, WI | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Ataxia Fdn | Golden Valley, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Conservation Fdn | Nantucket, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Land Council Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nantucket Land and Water Council | Nantucket, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of St Andrews American Fund | St Andrews | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Up With Books | Shirley, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Dreamland Theater | Nantucket, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Roots and Branches | West Bend, WI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clcf | West Bend, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Nutre Hogar | Fox Point, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hungar Task Force | Milwaukee, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nantucket Land Council | Nantucket, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| President and Fellows College - Harvard | Cambridge, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Cathedral Center | Milwaukee, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Park School Alumni Annual Fund | Brookline, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania - Wharton Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Shorewood Public Library | Shorewood, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvard Club of Wisconsin | Cambridge, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvard Club of Wisconsin | Brookfield, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Notre Dame Magazine | Notre Dame, IN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wisconsin Wetland Assn | Madison, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
44 of 114 (39%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 51%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Lake Park Friends
Environment Cirque Sponsor - Friends of Shorewood Library
Education Public Services - University of Notre Dame
Education/Scholarship Fund
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 121 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | $60,730 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 43 | $96,900 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 46 | $76,208 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $97,750 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 39 | $77,300 | $500 |
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.
Where its money goes
63% of its giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- 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.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mutschler Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 3432 N Lake Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53211. 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.
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