MUSE FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.8M · expenses $2.3M · assets $50.0M

EIN
75-2824936
Address
3131 TURTLE CREEK BLVD STE 1020, DALLAS, TX 75219-5439
NTEE code
T90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2001 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Whitney Muse Mcknight DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2020-2024 $167,541$737,541 1
Mallory Muse VP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT2020-2024 $0$488,542 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
John R Muse DIRECTOR/PRES/TREAS2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lyn R Muse DIRECTOR/EXEC VP & SECRETARY2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michael J Muse DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
John Tyler Muse DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Morgan Muse DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Muse DIRECTOR2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $168K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WHITNEY MUSE MCKNIGHT DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $167,541-$0 $167,5411
JOHN R MUSE DIRECTOR/PRES/TREAS1 $0-$0 $01
LYN R MUSE DIRECTOR/EXEC VP & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN TYLER MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MORGAN MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MALLORY MUSE VP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT40 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $289K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WHITNEY MUSE MCKNIGHT DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $170,000-$0 $170,0001
MALLORY MUSE VP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT40 $119,167-$0 $119,1671
JOHN R MUSE DIRECTOR/PRES/TREAS1 $0-$0 $01
LYN R MUSE DIRECTOR/EXEC VP & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN TYLER MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MORGAN MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $272K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WHITNEY MUSE MCKNIGHT DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $150,000-$0 $150,0001
MALLORY MUSE VP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT40 $121,875-$0 $121,8751
JOHN R MUSE DIRECTOR/PRES/TREAS1 $0-$0 $01
LYN R MUSE DIRECTOR/EXEC VP & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN TYLER MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MORGAN MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $280K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WHITNEY MUSE MCKNIGHT DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $150,000-$0 $150,0001
MALLORY MUSE VP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT40 $130,000-$0 $130,0001
JOHN R MUSE DIRECTOR/PRES/TREAS1 $0-$0 $01
LYN R MUSE DIRECTOR/EXEC VP & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN TYLER MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MORGAN MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $218K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MALLORY MUSE VP COMMUNITY DEVELOP40 $117,500-$0 $117,5001
WHITNEY MUSE MCKNIGHT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $100,000-$0 $100,0001
JOHN R MUSE DIRECTOR/PRES/TREAS1 $0-$0 $01
LYN R MUSE EXECUTIVE VP & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL J MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOHN TYLER MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MORGAN MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH MUSE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 24 grants to organizations · $1.9M
2023 · 29 grants to organizations · $1.4M
2022 · 36 grants to organizations · $2.4M
2021 · 38 grants to organizations · $1.7M
2020 · 39 grants to organizations · $2.0M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2020 · 1 contributor · $14K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JRM INTERIM INVESTORS Organization or other DALLAS, TX $14,198- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,825,938$2,283,026 $50,035,277$49,929,226 -- $167,541--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$755,641$2,006,691 $46,867,318$46,867,318 -- $289,167--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,003,872$2,900,916 $43,294,817$43,294,817 -- $271,875--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,024,641$2,170,892 $48,664,161$48,664,161 -- $280,000--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$247,604$2,332,219 $46,692,547$46,692,547 $14,198- $100,000--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
BOECKMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT90 $1,120,845$468,195 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
GUILL FAMILY FOUNDATION INCTXT90 $2,398,954$4,194,619 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
HERSH FOUNDATIONTXT90 $1,637,116$1,650,490 PRESIDENT$238,521 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
MARTIN S PAINE FOUNDATIONTXT90 $1,788,079$1,231,689 TRUSTEE$174,830 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
MAVERICK CAPITAL FOUNDATIONTXT90 $1,762,758$3,629,514 DIRECTOR$219,883 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
EMMA FREEMAN FOUNDATION UWO H M FREEMANTXT90 $1,316,181$1,254,694 TRUSTEE$230,227 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
CROWLEY-SHANAHAN FOUNDATIONTXT90 $1,063,889$874,111 PRESIDENT & TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
THE GOOD FOUNDATION OF TEXASTXT90 $1,716,483$1,083,480 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT$89,964 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
COLEMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT90 $1,481,961$182,908 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
DON & SYBIL HARRINGTON FOUNDATIONTXT90 $3,212,119$7,573,551 PAST PRESIDENT & CEO$397,108 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
DONALD AND MARTHA KAPLAN FREEDMAN FOUNDATIONTXT90 $1,272,401$1,600,201 Trustee$196,410 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
CRAIG & CARRIE LEVERING CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT90 $1,851,477$2,005,059 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
CLARA B & W AUBREY SMITH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT90 $2,947,695$1,195,568 TRUSTEE$181,337 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
SWARTS MEMORIAL FUNDTXT90 $1,462,011$657,259 TRUSTEE$104,244 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
THE IDA S CHARLTON CHARITY FUNDTXT90 $2,519,712$1,414,625 CO-TTEE$184,515 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
ABBE FUND TRUST UWTXT90 $1,150,225$908,919 TRUSTEE$128,514 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
DARIUS MILLER TRUSTTXT90 $972,227$782,137 TRUSTEE$97,158 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
HARRY E CHAMBERLAIN & ADRIENNE S CHAMBERLAIN MEMORIAL FUNDTXT90 $1,648,106$1,146,849 TRUSTEE$141,435 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
WILLIAM S MILLER CHARITABLE TRUST BTXT90 $976,248$410,249 TRUSTEE$66,535 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
ROSE KNOOP TRUST V1315TXT90 $1,329,143$613,486 TRUSTEE$123,612 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
ELIZABETH TOON CHARITIESTXT90 $1,059,267$1,051,900 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
FLEMING CHURCH LOAN TRUSTTXT90 $1,932,793$1,853,359 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
GRACE M KIRK CHARITABLE TRUSTTXT90 $1,150,432$737,428 TRUSTEE$108,021 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
FREDERICK S BLISS ESTATE TR UWTXT90 $971,921$561,727 TRUSTEE$99,067 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state
GEORGE W PATTON TRUST 10-10-206-2198310TXT90 $1,054,422$749,854 TRUSTEE$123,597 Same NTEE code T90, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
WALTER SCOTT FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$15,996,8004 22019–2020 DIXON FAMILY FOUNDATION; PARKER FAMILY FOUNDATION
AINSLIE FOUNDATION Private foundation$11,300,0005 12020–2024 MAVERICK CAPITAL FOUNDATION
BROUSSARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TR Private foundation$610,0004 12022–2025 USEA FOUNDATION
AMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$536,54210 12011–2024 DON & SYBIL HARRINGTON FOUNDATION
ELLIOTT FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$373,25011 12015–2025 USEA FOUNDATION
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$156,0002 12023–2024 NELSON FAMILY LIFE FOUNDATION INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$111,5004 32020–2024 NELSON FAMILY LIFE FOUNDATION INC; ELIZABETH TOON CHARITIES; USEA FOUNDATION
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$92,1653 22020–2024 THE GOOD FOUNDATION OF TEXAS; ELIZABETH TOON CHARITIES
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$68,5005 12018–2024 ELIZABETH TOON CHARITIES
LOBECK-TAYLOR FOUNDATION Private foundation$65,0004 12017–2022 USEA FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$59,0005 22019–2024 ELIZABETH TOON CHARITIES; NELSON FAMILY LIFE FOUNDATION INC
THE LUFKIN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$57,5003 12016–2022 USEA FOUNDATION
ROWLING FOUNDATION Private foundation$35,0001 12022–2022 ELIZABETH TOON CHARITIES
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$25,0001 12024–2024 ELIZABETH TOON CHARITIES
W L LYONS BROWN FOUNDATION Private foundation$20,5005 12020–2024 USEA FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $2,283,026 spent · pay $167,541 · grants $1,900,043 · events $946
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,900,043 83.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $167,541 7.3%
Fees: legal $72,500 3.2%
Taxes $54,540 2.4%
Other expenses $52,456 2.3%
Fees: accounting $35,000 1.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $946 0.0%
Total$2,283,026100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $2,006,691 spent · pay $312,468 · grants $1,431,360 · events $7,829
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,431,360 71.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $289,167 14.4%
Fees: legal $91,142 4.5%
Fees: accounting $63,348 3.2%
Taxes $55,030 2.7%
Other expenses $45,514 2.3%
Pension plans and employee benefits $23,301 1.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $7,829 0.4%
Total$2,006,691100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $2,900,916 spent · pay $294,324 · grants $2,390,115 · events $4,203
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,390,115 82.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $271,875 9.4%
Fees: legal $98,156 3.4%
Fees: accounting $56,150 1.9%
Taxes $33,226 1.1%
Other expenses $24,742 0.9%
Pension plans and employee benefits $22,449 0.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $4,203 0.1%
Total$2,900,916100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $2,170,892 spent · pay $302,025 · grants $1,695,060 · events $901
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,695,060 78.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $280,000 12.9%
Fees: legal $92,693 4.3%
Fees: accounting $65,136 3.0%
Pension plans and employee benefits $22,025 1.0%
Other expenses $14,565 0.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $901 0.0%
Taxes $512 0.0%
Total$2,170,892100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $2,332,219 spent · pay $234,780 · grants $1,969,602 · events $1,840
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,969,602 84.5%
Other salaries and wages $117,500 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $100,000 4.3%
Fees: legal $44,967 1.9%
Fees: accounting $42,700 1.8%
Taxes $19,695 0.8%
Other expenses $18,635 0.8%
Pension plans and employee benefits $17,280 0.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $1,840 0.1%
Total$2,332,219100%

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State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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