Private foundation · EIN 32-0454716 · Ketchum, Idaho · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Gunderson Family Foundation

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: 8 grants paid, $171K total, median $3,750. 75% of grants stayed in Idaho.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
8
$171K
Median grant
$3,750
Stays in ID
75%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.7M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Schwab Charitable FundSan Francisco, CACharity$150K
Sun Valley Music FestivalSun Valley, IDCharity$6,000
Ketchum Community LibraryKetchum, IDCharity$5,000
Presbyterian Church of the Big WoodKetchum, IDCharity$5,000
Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River ValleyKetchum, IDCharity$2,500
Six Degrees of SeparationDes Moines, IACharity$1,000
Sun Valley Culinary InstituteKetchum, IDCharity$1,000
Idaho PtvBoise, IDCharity$250

By state: California 1 · Idaho 6 · Iowa 1

About this foundation

Gunderson Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Ketchum, Idaho, administered in care of Joseph Gunderson, tax-exempt since 2015. 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 Gunderson Family Foundation 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 Gunderson Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $171K across 8 grants, a median of $3,750.

Where does Gunderson Family Foundation give?

California (1 grants), Idaho (6 grants), Iowa (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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