Mueller Foundation

Analysis

Mueller Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mueller Foundation reported income of $688k and spending of $1.8m, spending 267% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.7m to $688k (-90%), an average of -43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Mueller Foundation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heritage Home Educational Society ($688k), Robinson Affordable Housing Inc ($688k) and Presidential Place Inc ($688k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $87k. At year end it held assets of $50.4m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $50.4m. It reported 3 employees.