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Private foundation (trust)EIN 522285383Est. 2002-07

THE MOUSETRAP FOUNDATION

RESTON, VA 20191

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$17.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$89K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$221K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.8M

Total Expenses

$1.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.5M

Distributable Amount

$835K

Min. Investment Return

$839K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $80K to maximum $221K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.8M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

104 grants

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
$900K
6 grants
AYUDA INC
$900K
6 grants
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
$874K
4 grants
PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
$718K
6 grants
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL
$600K
4 grants
THE FAUQUIER FREE CLINIC
$600K
6 grants
NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA FOUNDATION
$525K
4 grants
THE GREENHOUSE PROJECT
$500K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

104 grants

<$10K
20
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
54
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

District of Columbia
$3.4M
37% of total
Virginia
$3.1M
34% of total
Maryland
$840K
9% of total
California
$720K
8% of total
Montana
$506K
6% of total
Illinois
$300K
3% of total
Michigan
$100K
1% of total
Washington
$75K
1% of total
New York
$42K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$20K
0% of total

+2 more states

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