Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation

The Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation is a private foundation located in Austin, Texas. It makes grants to promote what it calls “systemic change in societal values, institutions, and laws in order to promote social and economic justice” to left-leaning organizations. 1 Its 2018 tax returns show the five groups that received the most funding from the foundation were Austin Interfaith, Bend the Arc, Breakthrough, Jewish Community Action, and T’ruah-Rabbis for Human Rights. 2

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Website: www.kuhnfoundation.com
Formation:

1996

President:

Michael Kuhn

Location: Austin, TX View on map
Tax ID: 74-2791217
Most Recent Filing: 2023
Budget (2023): Assets: $19,634,932 Revenue: $1,243,791 Expenses: $2,404,584

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    Grantmaking

    The Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation makes grants to a number of left-progressive advocacy organizations. It has funded national groups like Bend the Arc, Local Progress, and the ACLU Foundation; local groups outside Texas including Interfaith Philadelphia, POWER, and Think New Mexico; and Texas-based groups including Texas Freedom Network, Workers Defense Project, and Faith in Texas. 3

    Kuhn Family

    Michael Kuhn is the president and CEO of the foundation. Alice Kuhn, Michael’s wife, is the vice president. Michael Kuhn is a real estate manager in Austin, Texas. Michael Kuhn sits on the board of Bend the Arc, a left-progressive Jewish-focused advocacy group. 4

    Both Michael and Alice Kuhn have been consistent donors to Democratic candidates at the state and federal levels. 5 6

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2023 $19,634,932 $1,243,791 $2,404,584 View
    2022 $19,939,605 $2,165,794 $1,860,717 View
    2021 $23,340,687 $2,346,661 $1,321,023 View
    2020 $19,281,502 $1,658,856 $1,137,765 View
    2019 $19,125,102 $5,080,482 $1,020,892 View

    Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Jeffrey KuhnTREASURER/DIRECTOR$62,000
    Jonathan LipsonDIRECTOR$4,000
    Randall S KuhnDIRECTOR$4,000

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $8,174,240
    • Number of Grants: 301
    • Number of Recipients: 82

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $125,0002023 Center for Public Policy PrioritiesGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $125,0002023 Religious Action Center of Reform JudaismGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $125,0002022 Religious Action Center of Reform JudaismGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $125,0002021 Union for Reform JudaismGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $110,0002020 Religious Action Center of Reform JudaismProject Support
    $100,0002022 Center for Public Policy PrioritiesGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $90,0002022 WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT INCGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $80,0002023 Jewish Community ActionGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $75,0002021 Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for JusticeGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $70,0002023 CLERGY AND LAITY UNITED FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICEGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $65,0002023 Centro de los Trabajadores ColoradoGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $60,0002023 Avodah IncGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $60,0002023 Breakthrough Central TexasGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $60,0002023 The University of Texas Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $60,0002022 CLERGY AND LAITY UNITED FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICEGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $56,0002021 The University of Texas Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $55,0002023 Cops Metro Education FundGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $55,0002023 Dallas Area InterfaithGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $55,0002022 Centro de los Trabajadores ColoradoGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $53,0002021 Swipe Out HungerGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $52,0002022 The University of Texas Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $50,0002023 Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En La LuchaGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $50,0002023 FOUNDATION COMMUNITIESGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $50,0002023 Neighborhood HouseGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
    $50,0002023 Restaurant Opportunities CenterGENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION

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    References

    1. Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation – Home. Accessed July 24, 2020. https://www.kuhnfoundation.com/.
    2. Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation, Return of a Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2018, Part XV Line 3 https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/742791217/11_2019_prefixes_71-77%2F742791217_201812_990PF_2019111516856083
    3. Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation, Return of a Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2018, Part XV Line 3
    4. “Michael J. Kuhn.” Bend the Arc. Accessed July 24, 2020. http://archive.bendthearc.us/leadership/michael-j-kuhn.
    5. “The Center for Responsive Politics.” OpenSecrets. Accessed May 11, 2020. https://www.opensecrets.org/search?q=alice+Kuhn+&type=donors.
    6. “The Center for Responsive Politics.” OpenSecrets. Accessed May 11, 2020. https://www.opensecrets.org/search?order=desc&q=Michael+Kuhn&sort=N&type=donors.