Wayne D. Kuni and Joan E. Kuni Foundation - Kuni Automotive Dealerships Truly Care

The mission of the Wayne D. Kuni and Joan E. Kuni Foundation is to support medical research, especially for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and to support and enhance the lives of educable retarded adults. Wayne D. Kuni and Joan E. Kuni established their private foundation in November of 2005, continuing their decades-long commitment to community service. The Kunis' philanthropy was evident throughout the Pacific Northwest through their generous gifts and countless volunteer hours to medical, educational, and human services organizations. Kuni Automotive, of Vancouver, WA, operates 12 dealerships in four Western states. It had estimated group revenues of $700 million last year. Kuni set up an unusual succession plan that enabled him to donate most of his business proceeds to charity while keeping his dealerships intact. Things do not make you happy, Kuni told Automotive News in an interview last year. They are just things.' Kuni, a Detroit native, joined General Motors in 1954 as a service representative in Chevrolet's Flint, Mich., zone office. In 1955, he began working with retailers for Motors Holding, a business unit of GM that supervises struggling and startup dealerships. Kuni left GM to open his first dealership in 1970. If you have any additional questions please visit our web site at www.kuni-honda.com, visit the foundations site at www.kunifoundation.org or give us a call at 303-708-2000.