The Cynthia and Julius Huebner Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated focus is innovative projects that benefit children and families, so work in that area is the clearest fit, although its filings also show grants to a music school, religious organisations, a historical society and a youth mentoring organisation.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; a warm introduction or existing relationship is the realistic route, and 69% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings.
- Half of its 25 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less and the median was $50,000, so a modest request in that region fits what it has given, though about 8 in 10 grants fall between $20,000 and $180,000 and the largest was about $335,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Massachusetts, but that describes past giving, not who may apply, and its website gives no detail on timing or how proposals are considered.
Overview
The Cynthia and Julius Huebner Foundation is a US private foundation based in Grosse Pointe, MI.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says it provides grant funding for innovative projects that benefit children and families. The grants listed in its filings went to a music school, religious organisations, children's organisations, a historical society and a youth mentoring organisation. Most grant purposes are recorded simply as support, so the available evidence does not establish more specific funded activities or a consistent programme approach. The website page fetched gives no further detail on eligibility, location, the kinds of applicant organisations or how proposals are considered.
Themes
- Children and families
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 69% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 25 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 69% of grant dollars went to organisations The Cynthia and Julius Huebner Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Merit School of Music · Support$333,3502024 tax year
- Chabad of SMA · Support$180,0002024 tax year
- Start Early · Support$100,0002024 tax year
- Yeshivath Achei Tmimim of Pittsburgh · Support$100,0002024 tax year
- Childerns Center Of Wayne County Inc · Support$100,0002024 tax year
- Detroit Institute for Children · Support$100,0002024 tax year
- Brilliant Detroit · Support$100,0002024 tax year
- Detroit Historical Society · Support$75,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Julius Huebner JR — Director
- Charles Huebner — Treasurer / Director
- Carolyn J Montie — Secretary / Director
- Peter F Huebner — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $70,352 | $62,000 | $17,941,405 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $671,889 | $510,000 | $19,578,207 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,362,394 | $1,238,350 | $20,333,259 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- Grosse Pointe, MI
- huebner-foundation.org
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- Grosse Pointe, MI
- huebner-foundation.org