The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation
The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $145K. Net investment income was $152K.
The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation gave $145K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $73K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $145,000
- -51.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $72,500
- -27.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $72,500
- Total assets
- $3,996,017
- +0.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (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 The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 6 grants of 8 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 76% 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2022) to $300K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $145K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $145,000 |
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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 | $3,996,017 | $167,210 | $150,660 | $145,000 | 2 | $147,680 | $151,550 | $194,030 |
| 2024 | $3,979,467 | $585,717 | $305,270 | $300,000 | 3 | $302,003 | $188,519 | $193,329 |
| 2023 | $3,699,020 | $465,419 | $304,180 | $300,000 | 2 | $302,180 | $161,239 | $175,180 |
| 2022 | $3,537,781 | $1,196,775 | $101,245 | $100,000 | 1 | $101,245 | $51,214 | $153,544 |
| 2021 | $2,442,251 | $1,001,097 | $950 | — | — | $760 | — | $73,079 |
| 2020 | $1,442,104 | $754,225 | $600 | — | — | — | $3,288 | $35,541 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $194K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation is led by Mark Buedel, Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Buedel
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: John Conrad Buedel (2020) — Trustee
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 The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation
How much does The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation give each year?
The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation gave $145K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $300K across 3 grants.
How large is The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation?
The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $148K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $194K (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 The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation operate?
The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation's EIN?
The Conrad Buedel Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6135624. 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 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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