Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 26-0849308

Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $344K. Net investment income was $8K.

Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation gave $344K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$343,600
+9.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-27.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$42,950
+50.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$40,550
Total assets
$1,195,022
+112.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Connecticut (65% 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 Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Waveny Care Center Inc: $100KWaveny Care Center Inc$100KAmericares Foundation Inc: $50KAmericares Foundation Inc$50KAtlantic Conservation Partnership Ltd: $50KAtlantic ConservationPartnership Ltd$50KSt Aloysius Church Corporation: $50KSt Aloysius Church Corporation$50KFamily Legacy Missions International: $31KFamily Legacy MissionsInternational$31KSea Research Foundation Inc: $25KSea Research Foundation Inc$25KThe Safina Center: $25KThe Safina Center$25KNew York Stage and Film Company Inc: $13KNew York Stage and FilmCompany Inc$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Waveny Care Center Inc ($100K). Together the top 8 received $344K.

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants across all recorded years

50<$50K8$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 61 (82%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

New CanaanStamfordDallasIrvingSetauketWestportNew YorkWashingtonGoldenNaplesPlanoSpring LakeBethesdaDarienDenverGrand RapidsLa JollaMysticNorwalk

How Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$200K$400K$600K20 grants2020 5 grants2021 20 grants2022 17 grants2023 11 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $184K (2021) to $459K (2022). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $344K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Waveny Care Center Inc New Canaan, CT30 Room Expansion Project$100,000
Americares Foundation Inc Stamford, CTCharitable Event$50,000
Atlantic Conservation Partnership Ltd Bethesda, MDCharitable Event$50,000
St Aloysius Church Corporation New Canaan, CTConstruction of New School$50,000
Family Legacy Missions International Dallas, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$31,100
Sea Research Foundation Inc Mystic, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$25,000
The Safina Center Setauket, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$25,000
New York Stage and Film Company Inc New York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$12,500
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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$1,195,022$1,007,698$373,984$343,6008$373,849$7,698$34,267
2024$561,308$9,736$370,045$314,80011$369,888$9,736$38,122
2023$921,617$11,273$446,156$366,54417$446,069$11,273$58,316
2022$1,356,500$6,289$487,936$458,85220$487,877$6,289$80,508
2021$1,838,147$1,004,250$237,624$183,5525$237,577$4,250$73,725
2020$1,046,521$1,003,404$493,692$439,62420—$3,404$20,375

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $34K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation is led by Paul J Kuehner, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paul J Kuehner

    President, Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Kuehner

    Director & Vice President

    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 Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation

How much does Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation give each year?

Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation gave $344K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $315K across 11 grants.

What is Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $40,550, and its average grant was $42,950, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation give grants?

Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation gives mostly in Connecticut: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (15%) and New York (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were New Canaan, CT (2 grants).

Does Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 50% of Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Waveny Care Center Inc ($100,000), Americares Foundation Inc ($50,000) and Atlantic Conservation Partnership Ltd ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation?

Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $374K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $34K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation's EIN?

Paul and Patricia Kuehner Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0849308. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 5, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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