Buehler Family Foundation
Buehler Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Kennedale, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $63K. Net investment income was $66K.
Buehler Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Buehler Family Foundation gave $63K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $62,500
- -7.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,625
- +16.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,500
- Total assets
- $1,395,332
- -5.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Buehler Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fort Worth Zoological Society ($35K). Together the top 3 received $53K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Buehler Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 56% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $67K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $63K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Zoological Society Fort Worth, TX | To support care for animals and other zoological efforts | $35,000 |
| Jewel Charity Fort Worth, TX | To support medical care for Children who are patients at Cook Hospital. | $15,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
| Holidays Heroes River Oaks, TX | Support military service members and their families during the christmas holiday season and beyond | $2,500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,395,332 | — | $81,368 | $62,500 | 4 | $62,500 | $66,204 |
| 2024 | $1,476,700 | — | $82,937 | $67,200 | 5 | $67,200 | $74,306 |
| 2023 | $1,559,637 | — | $60,734 | $45,000 | 3 | $45,000 | $75,149 |
| 2022 | $1,620,371 | $-11,174 | $42,605 | $40,000 | 3 | $40,000 | $67,326 |
| 2021 | $1,674,150 | $72,950 | $54,082 | $50,000 | 3 | $50,000 | $72,950 |
| 2020 | $1,655,282 | $72,847 | $18,747 | — | — | — | $60,023 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Buehler Family Foundation is led by Julianna Tierney, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julianna Tierney
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David Tierney
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Todd L Smith
Secretary
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.
Frequently asked questions about Buehler Family Foundation
How much does Buehler Family Foundation give each year?
Buehler Family Foundation gave $63K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $67K across 5 grants.
What is Buehler Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Buehler Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,500, and its average grant was $15,625, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Buehler Family Foundation give grants?
Buehler Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Worth, TX (2 grants).
Does Buehler Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Buehler Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Buehler Family Foundation?
Buehler Family Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Buehler Family Foundation's EIN?
Buehler Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4506411. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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