Marna M Kuehne Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation was set up to help disabled veterans in northeastern Wyoming, which the filing lists as its priority area, so work clearly tied to that purpose is the strongest fit.
- About 8 in 10 of its 48 grants fall between $4,500 and $190,000, and half were about $44,500 or less, so a request near that size matches its usual pattern, though its largest grant was $375,000.
- Repeat giving is strong: 93% of its grant dollars to organisations in the filing went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so expect a relationship-led process and do not assume an open competition.
- Contact the foundation first to obtain its application and ask about the scope of its operations, then submit before the deadline of ten days before its next scheduled board meeting.
- The filing does not say when that meeting falls, so ask when you make contact.
Overview
Marna M Kuehne Foundation is a US private foundation based in Sheridan, WY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (uwyo.edu), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation was established to benefit disabled veterans in northeastern Wyoming. A University of Wyoming report describes its mission as helping Wyoming’s veterans with disabilities and notes support for student-veteran scholarships. Its recorded grants predominantly support veterans’ programmes and services. Recipients include college foundations, government bodies, health providers and charities, so its giving is delivered through educational, public-service, healthcare and community organisations. The filing says charities seeking grant consideration should contact the foundation to obtain an application and ask questions about the scope of its operations; requests are due ten days before the next scheduled board meeting.
Themes
- Disabled veterans
Geographic Focus
Priority: Northeastern Wyoming.
How to apply
Charities seeking grant consideration should contact Molly Dow to obtain an application and ask questions about the foundation’s scope of operations.
Deadlines: Ten days before the next scheduled board meeting.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 93% 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 48 grants to organisations were about $44,500 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 19% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations Marna M Kuehne 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 20 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $41,250 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Gillette College Foundation · Veteran's program grant$352,0002024 tax year
- Sheridan College Foundation · Veteran endowment & advisory pos$310,0002024 tax year
- Hub on Smith Street · Veterans programs$187,5002024 tax year
- University of Wyoming Foundation · Marty martinez endowment grant$125,0002024 tax year
- University of Wyoming Foundation · Veterans service center grant$125,0002024 tax year
- Salvation Army · Veteran services grant$90,0002024 tax year
- Wyoming West Warrior Foundation · Weekend to remember grant$65,0002024 tax year
- Campbell County Health · Veteran's program grant$64,8852024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Molly H Dow — Vice President
- Richard Hammer — President
- Jack Tarter — Vice President
- Dan B Riggs — Secretary
- Erin Foote — Treasurer
- Edward A Hoffman — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,025,959 | $518,054 | $25,810,205 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,653,607 | $1,135,732 | $29,585,099 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,076,822 | $1,568,997 | $31,164,897 | 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
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (307) 672-7444
- Sheridan, WY