Private foundation · EIN 03-0443725 · Naples, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Buechel Patient Care Research and Education Fund Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 23 grants paid, $89K total, median $1,000. 22% of grants stayed in Florida. Stated restrictions: The buechel fund awards grants in the areas of research, education and patient care, generally ranging from $25 to $20,000. Grants can be used to support ongoing medical research, education and patient care.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
23
$89K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in FL
22%
of grants
Deadline
See below
January 15 and july 15 - see attachment
Assets
$1.5M

How to apply

Applications should be submitted to the president in the form of a letter explaining why they are requesting the grant. See attachment #12 Contact: Frederick F Buechel, 999 Aqua Circle, Naples, Fl, 2394353535 Deadlines: January 15 and july 15 - see attachment #12 Restrictions: The buechel fund awards grants in the areas of research, education and patient care, generally ranging from $25 to $20,000. Grants can be used to support ongoing medical research, education and patient care. Grants may not fund more than 10% of administrative costs. Grants are usually awarded in march and september. The deadline for grant applications is january 15 and july 15. Applications can be obtained by mail or telephone. The buechel patient care research and education fund was founded in 2002 as a means of furthering ongoing patient care, research and education efforts in the field of…

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Seton Hall Prep Wrestling ProgramWest Orange, NJGeneral support$25K
Seacrest Country Day SchoolNaples, FLGeneral Fund$18K
St Mary's Academy (smac)St Marys, KSGeneral Fund$10K
Seton Hall PrepWest Orange, NJGeneral Support$10K
Seidner Dentistry & AssocRandolph, NJPatients with Financial Needs$8,072
Dr BartissWhiting, NJPatients with Financial Needs$4,350
Essex County CollegeNewark, NJGeneral Fund$2,745
South Mountain Nj Holdings LLCSouth Orange, NJGeneral Support$2,085
Dylan HackerNaples, FLPatients with Financial Needs$1,589
OrefRosemont, ILGeneral Fund$1,000
David Lawrence Centers for Behav HealthNaples, FLGeneral Fund$1,000
Cornell FencingIthaca, NYGeneral Support$1,000
The Immokalee FoundationNaples, FLGeneral support$1,000
Randolph Oral Maxillofacial SurgeryBrick, NJPatients with Financial Needs$928
Philip Mollica DmdSaddle Brook, NJPatients with Financial Needs$775
Neighborhood Health ClinicNaples, FLGeneral Fund$300
Rwj Barnabas HealthOceanport, NJPatients with Financial Needs$257
National Wrestling Hof & MuseumStillwater, OKGeneral Fund$200
South Orange Rescue SquadSouth Orange, NJGeneral support$200
Alpha Omega AlphaAurora, COGeneral Fund$100
South Orange DowntownSouth Orange, NJGeneral support$100
Coast Guard FoundationStonington, CTGeneral support$75
Second OpinionNorcross, GAGeneral support$49

By state: New Jersey 11 · Florida 5 · Kansas 1 · Illinois 1 · New York 1 · Oklahoma 1

About this foundation

Buechel Patient Care Research and Education Fund Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Naples, Florida, administered in care of Withum Smith & Brown Pc, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Buechel Patient Care Research and Education Fund Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Buechel Patient Care Research and Education Fund Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $89K across 23 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Buechel Patient Care Research and Education Fund Inc give?

New Jersey (11 grants), Florida (5 grants), Kansas (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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