Gunderson Family Foundation
Gunderson Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Ketchum, ID. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $171K. Net investment income was $209K.
Gunderson Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Gunderson Family Foundation gave $171K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $170,750
- -3.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,344
- +8.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,750
- Total assets
- $3,709,628
- +0.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (88% 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 Gunderson Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Schwab Charitable Fund ($150K). Together the top 8 received $171K.
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 36 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Gunderson Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 154% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2021) to $300K (2020). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $171K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable Fund San Francisco, CA | Charity | $150,000 |
| Sun Valley Music Festival Sun Valley, ID | Charity | $6,000 |
| Ketchum Community Library Ketchum, ID | Charity | $5,000 |
| Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood Ketchum, ID | Charity | $5,000 |
| Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley Ketchum, ID | Charity | $2,500 |
| Six Degrees of Separation Des Moines, IA | Charity | $1,000 |
| Sun Valley Culinary Institute Ketchum, ID | Charity | $1,000 |
| Idaho PTV Boise, ID | Charity | $250 |
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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 | $3,709,628 | $208,732 | $195,581 | $170,750 | 8 | $170,750 | $208,732 | $204,157 |
| 2024 | $3,696,477 | $95,552 | $190,517 | $177,600 | 9 | $177,600 | $874,595 | $180,049 |
| 2023 | $3,012,399 | $79,785 | $138,224 | $124,954 | 8 | $124,954 | $66,515 | $168,950 |
| 2022 | $3,095,114 | $154,989 | $84,042 | $67,104 | 5 | $67,834 | $138,781 | $167,940 |
| 2021 | $3,024,167 | $170,150 | $86,067 | $67,000 | 6 | $84,391 | $168,474 | $176,053 |
| 2020 | $2,940,084 | $439,273 | $313,502 | $300,250 | 9 | — | $438,047 | $158,509 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gunderson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $204K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gunderson Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph Gunderson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Pat Gunderson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Gunderson Family Foundation
How much does Gunderson Family Foundation give each year?
Gunderson Family Foundation gave $171K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $178K across 9 grants.
What is Gunderson Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Gunderson Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,750, and its average grant was $21,344, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Gunderson Family Foundation give grants?
Gunderson Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Idaho (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Ketchum, ID (4 grants).
Does Gunderson Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Gunderson Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charity" (8 grants).
Who are Gunderson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Gunderson Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Schwab Charitable Fund ($150,000), Sun Valley Music Festival ($6,000) and Ketchum Community Library ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 94% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Gunderson Family Foundation?
Gunderson Family Foundation reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $171K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $204K (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.
What is Gunderson Family Foundation's EIN?
Gunderson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 32-0454716. 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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