Michigan · Private foundation
Kaufman Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $38k
- Granted FY2021
- 18
- Grants FY2021
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 39%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
96% of Kaufman Foundation’s FY2022 grant dollars went to National Philanthropic Trust, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Kaufman Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 12 organizations, $38k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 18 to 29
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 8
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 39% of the organizations Kaufman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 18 | $38k | 39% |
| FY2020 | 22 | $188k | 32% |
| FY2019 | 25 | $326k | 32% |
| FY2018 | 23 | $196k | 48% |
| FY2017 | 29 | $262k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Chicago | $70,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $66,975 | 6 | 0% |
| Grand Valley State University | $50,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Interfaith America | $35,150 | 4 | 0% |
| Aspen Art Museum | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arts Midwest Incorporated | $20,100 | 4 | 0% |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | $18,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | $13,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Chicago Sinai Congregation | $9,840 | 3 | n/a |
Show all 32 grantees
Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($584k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kaufman Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Muskegon County · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Kaufman Foundation
- How much does Kaufman Foundation give?
- Kaufman Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $38,252 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Kaufman Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (29%), Religion (29%), Education (18%).
- Who are Kaufman Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America ($100k), University of Chicago ($70k), The Aspen Institute Inc ($67k).
- Does Kaufman Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Kaufman Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Kaufman Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Muskegon County, National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Kaufman Foundation based?
- Kaufman Foundation is based in MI.
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