Funding search · EIN 462986797 · Lexington, KY

The Muir House Foundation

Name: The Muir House Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

135
grants reported: $930,925
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Caf America5 grants · $78,091
Lexington Children'S Museum1 grant · $50,000
The Nature Conservancy1 grant · $50,000
Nature Conservancy3 grants · $48,050
Hope Center5 grants · $47,573
The Nest - Center for Women Children and Families5 grants · $43,341
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass5 grants · $35,691
Foodchain5 grants · $33,786
Children'S Advocacy Center5 grants · $32,736
Carnegie Center5 grants · $32,309

Giving over time

$104,175

2022

$102,250

2023

$474,000

2024

$250,500

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 135 grants.

$50,000
Lexington Children'S Museum · Lexington, KY · 2025
Inspire future generations through educational play
$50,000
The Nature Conservancy · Lexington, KY · 2025
Conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.
$20,000
Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Enable cross-border giving by americans to validated charities and charitable projects across the world.
$20,000
Lexington Children'S Theatre · Lexington, KY · 2025
Creating theatre experiences for young people and their families.
$20,000
Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Enable cross-border giving by americans to validated charities and charitable projects across the world
$20,000
Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Enable cross-border giving by americans to validated charities and charitable projects across the world
$20,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.
$20,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.
$16,400
Hope Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
To care for homeless and at-risk persons by providing life-sustaining and life-rebuilding services
$16,400
Hope Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
To care for homeless and at-risk persons by providing life-sustaining and life-rebuilding services
$15,000
The Nest - Center for Women Children and Families · Lexington, KY · 2025
Provide support for women & children
$12,000
Briland Modem Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Development of community computer resources throughout harbour island, eleuthera, and the southern out islands of the bahamas, which will enable all residents of the rural island communities to gain much needed and desi… read allDevelopment of community computer resources throughout harbour island, eleuthera, and the southern out islands of the bahamas, which will enable all residents of the rural island communities to gain much needed and desired training and fluency in computer skills and enable them to gain greater access to local career opportunities. less
$12,000
Briland Modem Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Development of community computer resources throughout harbour island, eleuthera, and the southern out islands of the bahamas, which will enable all residents of the rural island communities to gain much needed and desi… read allDevelopment of community computer resources throughout harbour island, eleuthera, and the southern out islands of the bahamas, which will enable all residents of the rural island communities to gain much needed and desired training and fluency in computer skills and enable them to gain greater access to local career opportunities. less
$11,000
Climate Emergency Fund · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Fund activities in response to rapid climate changes
$11,000
Climate Emergency Fund · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Fund activities in response to rapid climate changes
$11,000
Coalition for Rainforest Nations · New York, NY · 2024
Develop mechanism to scale up the role of developing countries in the global fight against climate change.
$11,000
Coalition for Rainforest Nations · New York, NY · 2024
Develop mechanism to scale up the role of developing countries in the global fight against climate change.
$11,000
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Help reduce and eliminate greenhouse gas emissions with solutions that are available and affordable.
$11,000
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Help reduce and eliminate greenhouse gas emissions with solutions that are available and affordable.
$10,000
Carnegie Center · Lexington, KY · 2025
Provide literacy and learning programs to people of all ages and backgrounds
$10,000
Children'S Advocacy Center · Lexington, KY · 2025
Provide support to children who have suffered from sexual abuse.
$10,000
Foodchain · Lexington, KY · 2025
Provide support for educational outreach
$10,000
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2025
Help low-income and vulnerable people in kentucky.
$10,000
Lexington Public Library Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2025
Lexington public library foundation funds innovation within the public library system. The library's vision is for a community engaged in a lifetime of discovery and private donations help lexingtonians learn and play i… read allLexington public library foundation funds innovation within the public library system. The library's vision is for a community engaged in a lifetime of discovery and private donations help lexingtonians learn and play in dynamic new ways. less
$10,000
Sexual Violence Resource Center of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2025
To be a beacon of hope and a force for change for survivors of sexual violence while empowering individuals, educating communities, and advocating for the prevention of sexual violence.
$10,000
Child Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
To help underprivileged children succeed in education and achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives
$10,000
Child Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
To help underprivileged children succeed in education and achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives
$10,000
Kentucky Equine Adoption Center · Nicholasville, KY · 2024
Provide support for veterinary care, training, rehabilitations and homes for horses
$10,000
Kentucky Equine Adoption Center · Nicholasville, KY · 2024
Provide support for veterinary care, training, rehabilitations and homes for horses
$10,000
The Nest - Center for Women Children and Families · Lexington, KY · 2024
Provide support for women & children
$10,000
The Nest - Center for Women Children and Families · Lexington, KY · 2024
Provide support for women & children
$10,000
Christian Appalachian Project · Paintsville, KY · 2022
Provide food, clothing, home repair, elderly services, and other essentials to families in need.
$9,300
Sexual Violence Resource Center of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2024
To be a beacon of hope and a force for change for survivors of sexual violence while empowering individuals, educating communities, and advocating for the prevention of sexual violence.
$9,300
Sexual Violence Resource Center of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2024
To be a beacon of hope and a force for change for survivors of sexual violence while empowering individuals, educating communities, and advocating for the prevention of sexual violence.
$9,091
Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Enable cross-border giving by americans to validated charities and charitable projects across the world
$9,000
Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Enable cross-border giving by americans to validated charities and charitable projects across the world
$8,800
Children'S Advocacy Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
Provide support to children who have suffered from sexual abuse.
$8,800
Children'S Advocacy Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
Provide support to children who have suffered from sexual abuse.
$8,800
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2024
Help low-income and vulnerable people in kentucky.
$8,800
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2024
Help low-income and vulnerable people in kentucky.
$8,200
Foodchain · Lexington, KY · 2024
Provide support for educational outreach
$8,200
Foodchain · Lexington, KY · 2024
Provide support for educational outreach
$8,050
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.
$7,700
Carnegie Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
Provide literacy and learning programs to people of all ages and backgrounds
$7,700
Carnegie Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
Provide literacy and learning programs to people of all ages and backgrounds
$7,500
Hope Center · Lexington, KY · 2023
To care for homeless and at-risk persons by providing life-sustaining and life-rebuilding services
$6,000
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2025
Provide support for refugees
$6,000
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Provide support for refugees
$6,000
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Provide support for refugees
$6,000
Retired Racehorse Project · Edgewater, MD · 2024
Promote and increase demand for thoroughbred ex-racehorses and ensure more find careers that offer a lifetime of quality care.
$6,000
Retired Racehorse Project · Edgewater, MD · 2024
Promote and increase demand for thoroughbred ex-racehorses and ensure more find careers that offer a lifetime of quality care.
$5,500
Lexington Public Library Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Lexington public library foundation funds innovation within the public library system. The library's vision is for a community engaged in a lifetime of discovery and private donations help lexingtonians learn and play i… read allLexington public library foundation funds innovation within the public library system. The library's vision is for a community engaged in a lifetime of discovery and private donations help lexingtonians learn and play in dynamic new ways. less
$5,500
Lexington Public Library Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Lexington public library foundation funds innovation within the public library system. The library's vision is for a community engaged in a lifetime of discovery and private donations help lexingtonians learn and play i… read allLexington public library foundation funds innovation within the public library system. The library's vision is for a community engaged in a lifetime of discovery and private donations help lexingtonians learn and play in dynamic new ways. less
$5,000
Appalred Legal Aid · Prestonsburg, KY · 2025
Provide legal assistance to families, seniors, domestic violence victims, veterans, and the disabled.
$5,000
Hope Center · Lexington, KY · 2025
To care for homeless and at-risk persons by providing life-sustaining and life-rebuilding services.
$5,000
Wine To Water · Boone, NC · 2025
Provide clean water to those in need
$5,000
Black Girls Code · Oakland, CA · 2024
Provide girls with the skills to go beyond being consumers and transition to being the leaders, creators and innovatorsof technology
$5,000
Black Girls Code · Oakland, CA · 2024
Provide girls with the skills to go beyond being consumers and transition to being the leaders, creators and innovatorsof technology
$5,000
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope · Lexington, KY · 2024
Improving the quality of life and health of individuals with special physical, cognitive or behavioral needs through therapeutic equine activities.
$5,000
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope · Lexington, KY · 2024
Improving the quality of life and health of individuals with special physical, cognitive or behavioral needs through therapeutic equine activities.
$5,000
Jail Guitar Doors USA · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Provide music education services to young people.
$5,000
Jail Guitar Doors USA · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Provide music education services to young people.
$5,000
Wine To Water · Boone, NC · 2024
Provide clean water to those in need
$5,000
Wine To Water · Boone, NC · 2024
Provide clean water to those in need
$5,000
Briland Modem Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Development of community computer resources throughout harbour island, eleuthera, and the southern out islands of the bahamas, which will enable all residents of the rural island communities to gain much needed and desi… read allDevelopment of community computer resources throughout harbour island, eleuthera, and the southern out islands of the bahamas, which will enable all residents of the rural island communities to gain much needed and desired training and fluency in computer skills and enable them to gain greater access to local career opportunities. less
$4,750
Climate Emergency Fund · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
Fund activities in response to rapid climate changes
$4,750
Coalition for Rainforest Nations · New York, NY · 2023
Develop mechanism to scale up the role of developing countries in the global fight against climate change.
$4,750
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Help reduce and eliminate greenhouse gas emissions with solutions that are available and affordable.
$4,737
Carbon180 · Washington, DC · 2022
Design and champion equitable, science-based policies that help remove carbon
$4,737
Climate Emergency Fund · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022
Fund activites in response to rapid climate changes
$4,737
Coalition for Rainforest Nations · New York, NY · 2022
Develop mechanism to scale up the role of developing countries in the global fight against climate change.
$4,737
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Help reduce and eliminate greenhouse gas emissions with solutions that are available and affordable.
$4,545
Child Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
To help underprivileged children succeed in education and achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives
$4,545
Kentucky Equine Adoption Center · Lexington, KY · 2022
Provide support for veterinary care, training, rehabilitations and homes for horses
$4,545
Retired Racehorse Project · Edgewater, MD · 2022
Promote and increase demand for thoroughbred ex-racehorses and ensure more find careers that offer a lifetime of quality care
$4,500
Evidence Action · Washington, DC · 2025
Provide support to people in the poorest places to provide them with better opportunities and improved lives.
$4,500
Child Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
To help underprivileged children succeed in education and achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives
$4,500
Kentucky Equine Adoption Center · Lexington, KY · 2023
Provide support for veterinary care, training, rehabilitations and homes for horses
$4,400
Appalred Legal Aid · Prestonsburg, KY · 2024
Provide legal assistance to families, seniors, domestic violence victims, veterans, and the disabled.
$4,400
Appalred Legal Aid · Prestonsburg, KY · 2024
Provide legal assistance to families, seniors, domestic violence victims, veterans, and the disabled.
$4,400
Evidence Action · Washington, DC · 2024
Provide support to people in the poorest places to provide them with better opportunities and improved lives.
$4,400
Evidence Action · Washington, DC · 2024
Provide support to people in the poorest places to provide them with better opportunities and improved lives.
$4,250
Ampersand Fka Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center · Lexington, KY · 2023
Eradicate sexual assault and abuse by promoting individual and community empowerment through education, training, and therapeutic healing.
$4,250
The Nest - Center for Women Children and Families · Lexington, KY · 2023
Provide support for women & children
$4,091
Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center · Lexington, KY · 2022
Eradicate sexual assault and abuse by promoting individual and community empowerment through education, training, and therapeutic healing.
$4,091
Care USA · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Providing donors with the information they need to make more informed giving decisions.
$4,091
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass · Covington, KY · 2022
Help low-income and vulnerable people in kentucky.
$4,091
The Nest - Center for Women Children and Families · Lexington, KY · 2022
Provide support for women & children
$4,000
Mazon a Jewish Response To Hunger · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2025
Provide support to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the united states and israel.
$4,000
Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses · Ocala, FL · 2024
Care for horses and provide visits and gifts to children and adults.
$4,000
Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses · Ocala, FL · 2024
Care for horses and provide visits and gifts to children and adults.
$4,000
Mazon a Jewish Response To Hunger · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
Provide support to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the united states and israel.
$4,000
Mazon a Jewish Response To Hunger · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
Provide support to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the united states and israel.
$4,000
Children'S Advocacy Center · Lexington, KY · 2023
Provide support to children who have suffered from sexual abuse.
$4,000
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2023
Help low-income and vulnerable people in kentucky.
$3,864
Appalred Legal Aid · Prestonsburg, KY · 2022
Provide legal assistance to families, seniors, domestic violence victims, veterans, and disabled.
$3,750
Foodchain · Lexington, KY · 2023
Provide support for educational outreach
$3,636
Foodchain · Lexington, KY · 2022
Provide support for educational outreach
$3,500
Carnegie Center · Lexington, KY · 2023
Provide literacy and learning programs to people of all ages and backgrounds
$3,409
Carnegie Center · Lexington, KY · 2022
Provide literacy and learning programs to people of all ages and backgrounds

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