Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc
Buechel Patient Care Research And is a private foundation based in Naples, Florida. Its 2024 filing describes a fund established to support ongoing patient care, research, and education efforts in orthopaedic surgery and biomedical engineering, as well as patients and students with special needs.
Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc at a glance
In short: Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc gave $89K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New Jersey. 48% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $89,242
- +99.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 23
- +76.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,880
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $1,457,884
- -10.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 48% first-time grantees (11 of 23, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. According to its filing, applications should be submitted to the president as a letter explaining why the grant is requested; applications can be obtained by mail or telephone.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists January 15 and July 15 as deadlines. Those 2026 dates have passed; the filing says awards are usually made in March and September.
- Deadline
- The filing lists January 15 and July 15 as deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Frederick F Buechel
Mailing address: 999 Aqua Circle, Naples, FL 34102
Phone: (239) 435-3535
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Seton Hall Prep Wrestling Program ($25K). Together the top 10 received $83K.
Grant Size Distribution
104 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 104 grants of 104 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2024 grant dollars were reported as distributed among recipients in Kansas (49%), Florida (40%), New Jersey (8%), Illinois (2%), and New Hampshire (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc open to new grantees?
48%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 23 grantees (48%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $888 repeat.
- 43% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 345% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2023) to $89K (2025). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $89K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall Prep Wrestling Program West Orange, NJ | General Support | $25,000 |
| Seacrest Country Day School Naples, FL | General Fund | $18,417 |
| St Mary's Academy (SMAC) St Marys, KS | General Fund | $10,000 |
| Seton Hall Prep West Orange, NJ | General Support | $10,000 |
| Seidner Dentistry & Assoc Randolph, NJ | Patients with Financial Needs | $8,072 |
| Dr Bartiss Whiting, NJ | Patients with Financial Needs | $4,350 |
| Essex County College Newark, NJ | General Fund | $2,745 |
| South Mountain NJ Holdings LLC South Orange, NJ | General Support | $2,085 |
| Dylan Hacker Naples, FL | Patients with Financial Needs | $1,589 |
| Oref Rosemont, IL | General Fund | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,457,884 | $27,497 | $190,483 | $89,242 | 23 | $172,948 | $9,962 | $50,133 |
| 2024 | $1,620,870 | $124,185 | $144,313 | $44,840 | 13 | $126,553 | $16,425 | $55,486 |
| 2023 | $1,640,998 | $137,148 | $136,961 | $38,727 | 16 | $118,707 | — | $53,900 |
| 2022 | $1,640,811 | $91,991 | $166,580 | $66,528 | 26 | $147,927 | $3,339 | $56,001 |
| 2021 | $1,715,400 | $228,117 | $170,845 | $59,168 | 26 | $151,108 | — | $58,900 |
| 2020 | $1,658,128 | $181,056 | $160,752 | $49,571 | 28 | — | — | $55,988 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc reported a distributable amount of $50K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing says it was founded in 2002 to further patient care, research, and education in orthopaedic surgery and biomedical engineering, and to assist patients and students with special needs. It states that grants may support ongoing medical research, education, and patient care, with a special interest in orthopedics.
Examples of supported organizations include Essex County College, which describes itself as an open-access community college providing education, training, and continuing education; Neighborhood Health Clinic, which says it provides medical and dental care to low-income, working, uninsured Collier County residents; and Eastern Orthopaedic Association, whose stated mission is to advance orthopaedic surgery and provide a forum for teaching and discussion. Other 2024 recipients included Cornish Community Initiative, whose mission includes community activities in areas such as arts, education, and social services, and Coast Guard Foundation, which describes programs supporting Coast Guard members, spouses, and children.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $44,840. Grant amounts ranged from $25 to $21,826, with a median grant of $150. The largest listed grants were $21,826 to St Mary’s Academy (SMAC) in St. Marys, Kansas, for its general fund, and $17,500 to Seacrest Country Day School in Naples, Florida, also for its general fund. Other notable grants included $1,875 to Philip Mollica DMD for patients with financial needs and $1,795 to Essex County College for its general fund. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 23 grants totaling $89,242.
The filing says grants generally range from $25 to $20,000, may support ongoing medical research, education, and patient care, and may not fund more than 10% of administrative costs. It says grants are usually awarded in March and September.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Frederick F. Buechel as president, Frederick F. Buechel Jr. as vice president, and Mark C. Buechel as secretary.
Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc is led by Frederick F. Buechel, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Frederick F. Buechel
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark C. Buechel
Secretary
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$73K (2020) → $73K (2025)
Frederick F. Buechel Jr.
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $73K, to Mark C Buechel (Secretary).
Frequently asked questions about Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc
How much does Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc give each year?
Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc gave $89K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $45K across 13 grants.
What is Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc's typical grant size?
Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $3,880, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc that year got $4K on average.
Where does Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc give grants?
Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (25%) and Kansas (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Naples, FL (5 grants), South Orange, NJ (3 grants) and West Orange, NJ (2 grants).
Does Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 74% of Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (17 of 23) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Patients with Financial Needs" (6 grants).
Who are Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc's largest grantees?
Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Seton Hall Prep Wrestling Program ($25,000), Seacrest Country Day School ($18,417) and St Mary's Academy (SMAC) ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc?
Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $173K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $50K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc fund?
The foundation’s filing says it was founded in 2002 to further patient care, research, and education in orthopaedic surgery and biomedical engineering, and to assist patients and students with special needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc's EIN?
Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0443725. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Buechel Patient Care Research And Education Fund Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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