The Guinness Dunn Foundation
The Guinness Dunn Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boonton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $156 in total assets. In 2025, it reported $824 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
The Guinness Dunn Foundation at a glance
In short: The Guinness Dunn Foundation reported $824 in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $824 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -74.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $156
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,616
- -33.4% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $3,129
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,509
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who The Guinness Dunn Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How The Guinness Dunn Foundation gives
- In 2024 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250 (2023) to $14K (2021). In 2025 it reported $824 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Arrow Fund Prospect, KY | Vet Bill | $250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $156 | $4,616 | $4,509 | $824 | Total only | $3,129 | — |
| 2024 | $152 | $6,934 | $7,518 | $3,168 | Total only | $3,168 | $8 |
| 2023 | $736 | $16,640 | $19,315 | $250 | 1 | $16,269 | — |
| 2022 | $3,411 | $28,519 | $36,851 | $12,409 | 3 | $29,966 | — |
| 2021 | $11,743 | $42,533 | $30,790 | $14,372 | 4 | $26,757 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Guinness Dunn Foundation is led by Ryan P. Dunn, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ryan P. Dunn
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Dunn
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rose Dunn
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/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 The Guinness Dunn Foundation
How much does The Guinness Dunn Foundation give each year?
The Guinness Dunn Foundation reported $824 in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.
How large is The Guinness Dunn Foundation?
The Guinness Dunn Foundation reported $156 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $5K.
Where does The Guinness Dunn Foundation operate?
The Guinness Dunn Foundation has awarded grants in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee.
What is The Guinness Dunn Foundation's EIN?
The Guinness Dunn Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4098311. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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