Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation
Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $1K. Net investment income was $2K.
Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation gave $1K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $159.111), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,432
- -38.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $159
- -38.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100
- Total assets
- $31,474
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (97% 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 Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Buffalo Harbor Museum ($500). Together the top 9 received $1K.
Grant Size Distribution
33 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 33 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 134% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 67% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $613 (2022) to $2K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Harbor Museum Buffalo, NY | Advance Lower Lake Marine Historical Society's Goals. | $500 |
| Friends of the Night People Buffalo, NY | Aid to Poor, Homeless, and Destitute | $380 |
| City Honors School- Hockey Buffalo, NY | To Support City Honors Youth Hockey | $150 |
| Brian Lynch Cancer Buffalo, NY | Medical | $117 |
| Clean Air Coalition of Western New York Buffalo, NY | To build power by developing grassroots leaders for environmental justice and public health. | $100 |
| Blessed Sacrament Church Buffalo, NY | Religious | $75 |
| Western New York Public Broadcasting Association Buffalo, NY | Educational | $60 |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | Educational | $25 |
| Telfair Museums Savannah, GA | Educational | $25 |
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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 | $31,474 | $2,525 | $2,330 | $1,432 | 9 | $1,432 | $1,973 | $2,125 |
| 2024 | $30,381 | $2,128 | $3,268 | $2,317 | 9 | $2,317 | $1,546 | $2,029 |
| 2023 | $30,569 | $1,804 | $1,613 | $1,104 | 5 | $1,104 | $472 | $1,855 |
| 2022 | $29,500 | $1,303 | $1,869 | $613 | 2 | $613 | $771 | $1,684 |
| 2021 | $29,130 | $5,127 | $2,412 | $1,467 | 8 | $1,467 | $4,819 | $1,790 |
| 2020 | $25,770 | $649 | $1,537 | $850 | 4 | — | $338 | $1,531 |
| 2019 | $25,978 | $2,378 | $2,239 | $1,520 | 7 | — | $1,984 | $1,481 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Quinlivan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Kevin Quinlivan
Trustee
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 Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation
How much does Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation give each year?
Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation gave $1K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 9 grants.
What is Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100, and its average grant was $159, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation give grants?
Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Buffalo, NY (7 grants).
Does Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational" (3 grants).
Who are Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Buffalo Harbor Museum ($500), Friends of the Night People ($380) and City Honors School- Hockey ($150), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation?
Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation reported $31K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (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 Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation's EIN?
Kevin & Amy Quinlivan Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4211114. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
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