The Gary & Connie Kunis Foundation
The Gary & Connie Kunis Foundation is a private, non-operating foundation established in 2013 by Gary Kunis, former chief science officer at Cisco, and his wife Connie. Based in Wilmington, Delaware, the foundation supports education, arts and culture, and environmental causes with a particular emphasis on the state of Washington.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
—
Annual Giving
$273K
+5.0% YoY
Grant Count
32
+23.1% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$9K
-14.7% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's primary funding areas include:
- Education: The largest giving area, with particular emphasis on higher education
- Arts and Culture: Including classical music
- Environmental and Wildlife Causes
Grantmaking
The Gary & Connie Kunis Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals and does not maintain a website, limiting publicly available information about its grantmaking priorities.
Grant Range
$1,000
How to Apply
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation primarily funds organizations in:
- Washington (primary focus)
- Montana
- New York
- District of Columbia
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
- Total Assets: $1.4 million (as of most recent filing)
- Annual Income: $747,000
- IRS Ruling Year: 2014
- Asset Growth: Total assets grew from $177,000 in 2019 to $1.2 million in 2023
The foundation is governed by three officers and trustees. Its sole activity is making contributions to preselected charitable organizations classified as IRC Section 501(c)(3) entities.
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| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | — | — | — |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
144 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
- Gary Kunis: Founder; former Cisco chief science officer; alumnus of State University of New York at Binghamton
- Connie Kunis: Co-founder
- Foundation Source: Listed as principal officer
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Kleinman | Dir | 1 | — |
| Gary Kunis | Dir, Pres, Treas | 8 | — |
| Connie Wong | Dir, Sec | 4 | — |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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