The Muglia Family Foundation makes large, strategic gifts to a very small number of organizations focused on high-impact programmatic work. Their 2024 giving is split between international economic empowerment through microenterprise and domestic K–12 STEM/technology access for underserved students, using multi-year commitments to support scale and continuity.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving (two $1M grants) with at least one multi-year commitment; few grantees receive large, unrestricted or program-level support rather than many small awards.
The Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family Foundation centers its largest recent commitments on two program areas: microenterprise in East Africa and K–12 STEM and technology access for underserved students in the United States. In 2024 and 2025, those priorities each received $1,000,000 annual commitments, signaling a focused approach rather than broad dispersal. The foundation’s giving also shows a preference for sustained support. Village Enterprise Fund Inc received two consecutive $1,000,000 grants tied to a three-year commitment, while Technology Access Foundation received two consecutive $1,000,000 grants under a separate three-year commitment. That pattern suggests the foundation backs organizations already operating at scale and uses multi-year funding to support continuity. Beyond those flagship awards, the foundation has made targeted gifts to organizations connected to education, health, and stewardship-oriented causes. Recent grants include support for Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation, Computer History Museum, and Episcopal Relief & Development, alongside smaller gifts that reflect family, advisor, and board relationships. Across the recent record, the funder appears to favor a small number of organizations and relatively concentrated, high-value grants rather than a wide spread of awards.
In international economic empowerment, the foundation gave $1,000,000 in 2024 and another $1,000,000 in 2025 to Village Enterprise Fund Inc for a three-year commitment. That is the clearest example of its support for microenterprise and entrepreneurship tied to poverty alleviation in East Africa. In K–12 education, Technology Access Foundation received $1,000,000 in 2024 and $1,000,000 in 2025, both as part of a three-year commitment. The purpose aligns with STEM education and technology access for underserved youth. The foundation also supports health and humanitarian work. Episcopal Relief & Development received $1,000,000 in 2025 for sexual and gender based violence programs, plus a separate $10,000 grant in 2025 for child welfare programs. Other recent grants show smaller but recurring support for institutions tied to education and community service.
$12.5M
$92.9M
$38.5M
$13.9M
Most grants fall between $10K and $88K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$88K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Village Enterprise Fund Inc, Technology Access Foundation
Typical grants cluster around $10,000 at the median, with the 25th percentile also at $10,000 and the 75th percentile at $87,500. The recent record also includes several $1,000,000 commitments, so the distribution is highly skewed toward a few large awards and many smaller ones. The foundation appears to favor multi-year commitments: Village Enterprise Fund Inc and Technology Access Foundation each received consecutive annual payments tied to three-year commitments, and Episcopal Relief & Development received a year-one commitment for a four-year program. The foundation makes grants nationally and also funds individuals, with several awards made in honor of named people or as stewardship pledge fulfillment.
Grants land across the United States, with California as the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Seattle, San Carlos, Mountain View, Palm Desert, Baltimore, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Stanford, Hagerstown, and Virginia Beach. The heaviest concentration visible in the recent list is in Seattle, which appears multiple times across education, health, and civic recipients. All recent grants in the dataset were made to U.S. recipients.
The recent record points to a narrow set of themes: microenterprise and entrepreneurship for poverty alleviation in East Africa, K–12 STEM and technology access for underserved students, and selected health, education, and stewardship-related organizations. The largest commitments are tied to Village Enterprise Fund Inc and Technology Access Foundation.
Yes. Village Enterprise Fund Inc received $1,000,000 in 2024 and $1,000,000 in 2025 under a three-year commitment. Technology Access Foundation also received $1,000,000 in 2024 and $1,000,000 in 2025 under a separate three-year commitment, and Episcopal Relief & Development received a year-one grant for a four-year commitment.
The median recent grant is $10,000, and the 25th percentile is also $10,000. The 75th percentile is $87,500, which reflects a pattern of many smaller grants alongside a few very large commitments at $1,000,000.
The top state by grant count is California. Recent recipient cities include Seattle, San Carlos, Mountain View, Palm Desert, Stanford, Baltimore, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Hagerstown, and Virginia Beach, and the recent grants list shows U.S. recipients only.
It funds individuals as well as organizations. The recent grants list includes multiple awards made in honor of named people, such as grants to Our Wave Inc and YWCA Seattle - King County - Snohomish County made in honor of Flora Muglia and Akila Somasegar.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | $6,000,000 | 2026 | The Laura Ellen and Robert Muglia Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Transdisciplinary Pain Medicine & The Laura Ellen and Robert Muglia Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Orthopaedic Spine Care in Honor of Theodore Wagner, M.D. |
| Episcopal Relief & Development | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | 2026 | Year 2 of 4 Year Commitment for Sexual and Gender Based Violence Programs |
| Village Enterprise Fund Inc | San Carlos, CA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | Year 3 of 3 Year Commitment |
| Technology Access Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | Year 3 of 3 Year Commitment |
| Stanford University aka Board of Trustees Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $800,000 | 2026 | Year 1 of 3 Year Commitment, GSB Class of 1980 45th Reunion Gifts |
| Our Wave Inc | Raleigh, NC | $500,000 | 2026 | Year 2 of 2 Year Commitment |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2026 | Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family Endowment |
| YWCA Seattle - King County - Snohomish County | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2026 | In honor of Akila Somasegar |
| Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc | Palm Desert, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | General Support - Bighorn Cares |
| Friends School of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | Donald Hurst Wilson, Jr. Scholarship Fund |
| Village Enterprise Fund Inc | San Carlos, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | Year 2 of 3 Year Commitment |
| Episcopal Relief & Development | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000,000 | 2025 | Year 1 of 4 Year Commitment for Sexual and Gender Based Violence Programs |
| Technology Access Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | Year 2 of 3 Year Commitment |
| Our Wave Inc | Raleigh, NC | $500,000 | 2025 | In honor of Flora Muglia, Advisor and Board Member; year 2 of 2 year commitment |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2025 | Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family Endowment |
| YWCA Seattle - King County - Snohomish County | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | In honor of Akila Somasegar |
| Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Bighorn Cares | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Episcopal Relief & Development | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | Child Welfare Programs |
| St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | Stewardship pledge |
| Friends School of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | Donald Hurst Wilson, Jr. Scholarship Fund |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | MBA '80 Class Fund of the Graduate School of Business |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| St Margaret's Episcopal Church of Palm Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | Stewardship pledge |
| Village Enterprise Fund Inc | San Carlos, CA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | Year 1 of 3 Year Commitment |
| Technology Access Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2024 | Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family Endowment |
| YWCA Seattle - King County - Snohomish County | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2024 | In honor of Akila Somasegar |
| Our Wave Inc | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | In honor of Flora Muglia, Advisor and Board Member |
| Bighorn Cares | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | Fulfillment of 2023 Stewardship pledge |
| Family Health Ministries Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | Gift in honor of Kathy Walmer |
| Friends School of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | Donald Hurst Wilson, Jr. Scholarship Fund |
| Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | Fulfillment of 2023 Commitment to The Pillar Society |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | MBA '80 Class Fund of the Graduate School of Business |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $5,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| St Margaret's Episcopal Church of Palm Desert | Palm Desert, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | Fulfillment of 2023 Stewardship pledge |
| Episcopal Relief and Development | Hagerstown, MD | $275,000 | 2023 | Gender-based violence programs |
| Village Enterprise Fund Inc | San Carlos, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | Equip people in extreme poverty with resources to create sustainable businesses |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | Muglia Family Endowment supporting child psychiatry |
| YWCA Seattle - King County - Snohomish County | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | In honor of Akila Somasegar |
| Friends School of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | Donald Hurst Wilson, Jr. Scholarship Fund |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | MBA '80 Class Fund of the Graduate School of Business |
| Family Health Ministries Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | Devoted to maternal and child health and education in Haiti |
| Bighorn Golf Club Charities | Palm Desert, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Improve and enrich lives of Coachella Valley residents and provide funding for breast cancer research and treatment. |
| St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | Stewardship pledge |
| Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | Promote public policy solutions on state and local level through research and education |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | Provide support and assistance to families of fallen Navy Seals |
University of Washington Foundation
$6,000,000The Laura Ellen and Robert Muglia Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Transdisciplinary Pain Medicine & The Laura Ellen and Robert Muglia Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Orthopaedic Spine Care in Honor of Theodore Wagner, M.D.
Episcopal Relief & Development
$3,000,000Year 2 of 4 Year Commitment for Sexual and Gender Based Violence Programs
Stanford University aka Board of Trustees Leland Stanford Junior University
$800,000Year 1 of 3 Year Commitment, GSB Class of 1980 45th Reunion Gifts
Our Wave Inc
$500,000Year 2 of 2 Year Commitment
Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation
$100,000Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family Endowment
Episcopal Relief & Development
$1,000,000Year 1 of 4 Year Commitment for Sexual and Gender Based Violence Programs
Our Wave Inc
$500,000In honor of Flora Muglia, Advisor and Board Member; year 2 of 2 year commitment
Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation
$100,000Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family Endowment
Bighorn Cares
$10,000General Support
Episcopal Relief & Development
$10,000Child Welfare Programs
St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
$10,000Stewardship pledge
MBA '80 Class Fund of the Graduate School of Business
St Margaret's Episcopal Church of Palm Desert
$2,500Stewardship pledge
Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation
$100,000Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family Endowment
Our Wave Inc
$10,000In honor of Flora Muglia, Advisor and Board Member
St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
$10,000Fulfillment of 2023 Stewardship pledge
Family Health Ministries Inc
$10,000Gift in honor of Kathy Walmer
MBA '80 Class Fund of the Graduate School of Business
St Margaret's Episcopal Church of Palm Desert
$2,500Fulfillment of 2023 Stewardship pledge
Episcopal Relief and Development
$275,000Gender-based violence programs
Equip people in extreme poverty with resources to create sustainable businesses
Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation
$50,000Muglia Family Endowment supporting child psychiatry
MBA '80 Class Fund of the Graduate School of Business
Family Health Ministries Inc
$10,000Devoted to maternal and child health and education in Haiti
Improve and enrich lives of Coachella Valley residents and provide funding for breast cancer research and treatment.
St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
$10,000Stewardship pledge
Promote public policy solutions on state and local level through research and education
Provide support and assistance to families of fallen Navy Seals