The Mulva Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Mulva Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations, and the filing gives no further application instructions, so a cold application will not be considered.
- Its stated themes are medicine, education, youth and the Catholic Church, so check that your work fits one of these before seeking any contact.
- Its giving leans heavily on repeat recipients: in the most recent filing, 93% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings, so an introduction through an existing connection is the realistic route.
- Across the three filings, half of its grants to organisations were $125,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $15,000 and $1,200,000, so a request in the lower part of that typical band suits its pattern best; the band is not a limit on what it has given.
- The filing states no geographic focus, so do not rule yourself out on location alone.
Overview
The Mulva Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Austin, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (dellmed.utexas.edu), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes medicine, education, youth and the Catholic Church as its primary initiatives. Its grants support Catholic missions and seminarians, schools and educational facilities, medical programmes, and organisations addressing homelessness and other needs. The grant record also includes cultural activities, ROTC and affordable housing. Recipients range from universities and hospitals to dioceses, parishes, schools, ministries and community-service organisations. Its filed application information says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Themes
- Medicine
- Education
- Youth
- Catholic Church
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wisconsin, Texas and Oklahoma.
How to apply
The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; it gives no further application instructions.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 93% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 93 grants to organisations were $125,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 24% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations The Mulva Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 20 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $360k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Missionaries of the Word · Support for catholic mission$14,957,8052024 tax year
- University of Texas at Austin · Support for new business school$3,000,0002024 tax year
- Saint John's Ministries · Support for homeless$1,200,0002024 tax year
- Ut MD Anderson Cancer Center · Support for prostate cancer program$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Ut MD Anderson Cancer Center · Support for melanoma program$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Catholic FNDN - Diocese Green Bay · Support for seminarians$940,0002024 tax year
- Pontifical North American College · Support for seminarian training & ed$914,4002024 tax year
- University of Texas at Austin · Support for rotc$500,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Harvey L Black JR — Secretary
- Patrick Mulva — Director
- Jonathan Mulva — Director
- Stephen Mulva — Director
- Miriam B Mulva — Director
- James J Mulva — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $22,969,391 | $19,566,325 | $400,712,170 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $23,888,139 | $18,829,211 | $467,771,060 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $31,331,659 | $25,730,054 | $540,541,565 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Austin, TX