Hunt Family Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hamden, CT EIN: 31-1604788

Hunt Family Fund is a private foundation, based in Hamden, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $194K. Net investment income was $273K.

Key facts about Hunt Family Fund

In short: Hunt Family Fund gave $194K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $194K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
31-1604788
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$194,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$194,000
Median grant
$194,000
Total assets
$2,413,679
Primary geography
Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.4M

Annual Giving

$194K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$194K

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hunt Family Fund reported a distributable amount of $217K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Hunt Family Fund gives

  • Giving fell 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 90% 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.

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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

Ellsworth

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $160K (2019) to $280K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $194K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Maine Community Foundation: $194KMaine Community Foundation$194K

The largest 2025 recipient was Maine Community Foundation ($194K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Maine Community Foundation Ellsworth, METo be used for charitable purposes servicing Maine community$194,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2025
Metric202520232022
Total Assets$2,413,679$1,605,880$1,292,108
Revenue$327,298$584,636$372,826
Expenses$248,578$270,864$342,642
Qualifying Distributions$194,011$230,011$280,011
Net Investment Income$272,731$543,783$310,195
Distributable Amount$216,644$177,367$196,409

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 22, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 8, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2023

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hunt Family Fund is led by Robert P. Hunt, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert P. Hunt

    President

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia H. Bogardus

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie H. Palumbo

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miranda H. Borden

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 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 Hunt Family Fund

How much does Hunt Family Fund give each year?

Hunt Family Fund gave $194K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Hunt Family Fund?

Hunt Family Fund reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $194K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $217K (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 Hunt Family Fund operate?

Hunt Family Fund has awarded grants in Maine.

What is Hunt Family Fund's EIN?

Hunt Family Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1604788. 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.

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