Dunn Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Carmel, IN EIN: 83-2896908

Dunn Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Carmel, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $13K. Net investment income was $187K.

Dunn Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Dunn Family Foundation Inc gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$13,280
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,280
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$13,280
Total assets
$3,104,023
+11.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (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 Dunn Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Villages: $13KThe Villages$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Villages ($13K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

IndianapolisZionsville

How Dunn Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 96% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 9% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2024) to $323K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $13K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Villages Indianapolis, INOperating Fund$13,280
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,104,023$223,864$50,188$13,2801$13,280$186,956$142,828
2024$2,777,444$61,161$49,523$13,2801$13,280$48,617$132,602
2023$2,557,987$118,599$169,934$135,0002$135,000$83,665$122,081
2022$2,390,925$47,311$340,378$303,0002$303,000$15,680$136,031
2021$3,369,101$282,108$369,406$322,5002$322,500$235,202$164,866
2020$3,302,549$86,199$201,845$162,0002—$46,354$138,965
2019$3,130,672$99,790$175,436$150,0002—$74,354$146,085

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dunn Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $143K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dunn Family Foundation Inc is led by Steven M. Dunn, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steven M. Dunn

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arlene S. Dunn

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren M. Pourcho

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher R. Dunn

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew J. Dunn

    Treasurer & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Dunn Family Foundation Inc

How much does Dunn Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Dunn Family Foundation Inc gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 1 grant.

How large is Dunn Family Foundation Inc?

Dunn Family Foundation Inc reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $143K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Dunn Family Foundation Inc operate?

Dunn Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is Dunn Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Dunn Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2896908. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 19, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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