Funding search · EIN 416334475 · Milwaukee, WI

The Musser Fund

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

271
grants reported
$2.9M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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1 grant matching “charitabal · $25,000

  • $25,000

    Yampa Valley Stream Improvement Charitab · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2024

    General operating

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Project Fine3 grants · $75,000
  • Roshni3 grants · $75,000
  • Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike3 grants · $75,000
  • Friends of the Mississippi River3 grants · $70,000
  • North Shore Community Land Trust2 grants · $60,000
  • Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado3 grants · $52,500
  • Sheridan Community Land Trust1 grant · $45,000
  • Texas Conservation Alliance2 grants · $42,800
  • Aspen Valley Land Trust1 grant · $35,000
  • Lower Phalen Creek Project1 grant · $35,000

Giving over time

$1.0M
2022
$972,852
2023
$905,050
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 271 grants.

  • $45,000

    Sheridan Community Land Trust · Sheridan, WY · 2022

    General operating

  • $35,000

    North Shore Community Land Trust · Haleiwa, HI · 2024

    General operating

  • $35,000

    Aspen Valley Land Trust · Carbondale, CO · 2023

    General operating

  • $35,000

    Lower Phalen Creek Project · Saint Paul, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $35,000

    Great River Greening · Saint Paul, MN · 2022

    General operating

  • $35,000

    Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family · Honolulu, HI · 2022

    General operating

  • $35,000

    Pilot Hill · Laramie, WY · 2022

    General operating

  • $34,900

    Malama Pupukeawaimea · Haleiwa, HI · 2023

    General operating

  • $34,800

    Texas Conservation Alliance · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General operating

  • $30,000

    Friends of the Mississippi River · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $29,200

    Suny Cobleskill College · Cobleskill, NY · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Friends of Finland · Finland, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Iraqi and American Reconciliation Projec · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike · Hana, HI · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Move for America · St Paul, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    New Hope for Immigrants · East Grand Forks, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Project Fine · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Red Wing Art Association · Red Wing, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Roshni · Englewood, CO · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Yampa Valley Stream Improvement Charitab · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Cntr for Leadership&Neighborhood Engage · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Elys Historic State Theater · Ely, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Iraqi and Am Reconciliation Prjct · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Kasson Mantorville Dance Team · Kasson, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Land Stewardship Project · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike · Hana, HI · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Project Fine · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Roshni · Englewood, CO · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Safe Fam for Child W Cen Mn Cptr · Alexandria, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    San L Valley Local Foods Coalition · Alamosa, CO · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    United Way of Central Minnesota · Saint Cloud, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Urban League Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Wyoming Wilderness Association · Sheridan, WY · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Zamya Theater Project · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    A Little Help · Denver, CO · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Beautiful Redemption · Palmer Lake, CO · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Center for Leadership and · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Cornell Cooperative Extension Assn · Cooperstown, NY · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Grassroots Foundation · Joes, CO · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Great River Shakespeare Festival · Winona, MN · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Illusion Theater · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Iraqi and American Recon Project · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike · Hana, HI · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Montezuma County Historical Society · Cortez, CO · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    North Shore Community Land Trust · Haleiwa, HI · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Project Fine · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Regents of the University of · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Roshni · Englewood, CO · 2022

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Spring Institute for Intercultural · Denver, CO · 2022

    General operating

  • $24,300

    Feeding Our Communities Partners · North Mankato, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $22,000

    Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Pine Hill Community Center Ltd · Pine Hill, NY · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Smart North · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Texas Folklife Resources · Austin, TX · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Friends of the Mississippi River · Saint Paul, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Urban Roots · St Paul, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Friends of the Mississippi River · Saint Paul, MN · 2022

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Montezuma Land Conservancy · Cortez, CO · 2022

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Sheridian County Conservation Dist · Sheridan, WY · 2022

    General operating

  • $19,500

    Wyoming Wildlife Federation · Lander, WY · 2023

    General operating

  • $18,000

    Fresh Foundation · Norwood, CO · 2024

    General operating

  • $16,000

    Mala'Ai Garden · Kamuela, HI · 2024

    General operating

  • $15,500

    Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Urban Roots · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Dodge County Environmental Services · Mantorville, MN · 2023

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Hui Aloha Kiholo · Kamuela, HI · 2023

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    General operating

  • $14,000

    Brenham Childrens Chorus · Brenham, TX · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Alamosa Live Music Association · Alamosa, CA · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Brenham Children'S Chorus · Brenham, TX · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Catskill Mountain Shakespeare · West Kill, NY · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Cherry Valley Artworks · Cherry Valley, NY · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Hawaii Children'S Theatre · Lihue, HI · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Hokulani Children'S Theatre of Molokai · Hoolehua, HI · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra Soc · Kamuela, HI · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Lanai Academy of Performing Arts · Lanai City, HI · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Lander Pipe Band · Lander, WY · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Piney Woods Fine Arts Association · Crockett, TX · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Platte Valley Arts Council · Saratoga, WY · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Plaza Diane Community Center for the Art · Powell, WY · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Prattsville Art Project · Prattsville, NY · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Silverton Creative District · Silverton, CO · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    The Waimea Arts Council · Kamuela, HI · 2024

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Alamosa Live Music Association · Alamosa, CO · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Arm of the Sea Productions · Malden On Hudson, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Catskill Mountain Shakespeare Ltd · Shandaken, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Creede Musical Arts Collective · Creede, CO · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Hawaii Childrens Theatre · Lihue, HI · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Lanai Academy of Performing Arts · Lanai City, HI · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Lander Art Center · Lander, WY · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Piney Woods Fine Arts Association · Crockett, TX · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Plaza Diane · Powell, WY · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Prattsville Art Project · Prattsville, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Sheridan Artists Guild Et Al · Sheridan, WY · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Star Valley Arts Council · Afton, WY · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    The Cortez Center · Cortez, CO · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    The Waimea Arts Council · Kamela, HI · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Valley Youth Orchestra · Delta, CO · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Kimberly, ID · 2022

    General operating

  • $10,205

    St Francis Music Center · Little Falls, MN · 2022

    General operating

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.