Skip to content

California · Private foundation

Kaufman Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$53k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
72
Grants FY2025
72
Organizations funded FY2024
7%
First-time grantees FY2024
Read the full brief
Median grant, FY2025
$200
Largest grant, FY2025
$7,200
Organizations funded a year
65 to 74
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
15
Total assets, FY2025
$941k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 7% of the organizations Kaufman Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
HealthAnimalsPhilanthropyFood & NutritionReligionInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving70$47k10%
FY202472$45k7%
FY202374$44k5%
FY202274$48k9%
FY202167$31k18%
FY202065$30kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Philanthropy$56kReligion$46kArts & Culture$44kEducation$40kHealth$34kCrime & Legal$12kFood & Nutrition$11kAnimals$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
OR
OH
CA
UT
CO
VA
TN
NC
DC
AL
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Congregation Bnai Brith$35,8806n/a
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation$31,90060%
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc$15,00060%
Western Reserve Academy$11,95660%
Santa Barbara Teen Legal Clinic$10,000532%
University of Miami$9,00060%
Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach Inc$7,50050%
High Country United Way$6,00060%
Artist Advocacy Foundation Inc$4,60061%
Feeding South Florida Inc$4,25060%
Show all 64 grantees
All grantees of Kaufman Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Congregation Bnai Brith$35,8806n/a
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation$31,90060%
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc$15,00060%
Western Reserve Academy$11,95660%
Santa Barbara Teen Legal Clinic$10,000532%
University of Miami$9,00060%
Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach Inc$7,50050%
High Country United Way$6,00060%
Artist Advocacy Foundation Inc$4,60061%
Feeding South Florida Inc$4,25060%
Adopt a Family Inc$4,00066%
Avery County Humane Society Inc$3,75060%
Meals on Wheels Inc$3,00040%
Health Information Project Inc$2,50030%
The High Country Charitable Foundation$2,50030%
Akron Children's Hospital Foundation$2,00020%
Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table$1,75065%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,50020%
The Ferd and Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children Service of Palm Beach C Ounty Inc$1,50010%
Esther House Reentry Inc$1,5003n/a
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Inc$1,25050%
Resqcats Inc$1,25050%
Anti-Defamation League$1,20060%
Meals on Wheels Atlanta Inc$1,00010%
Animal Welfare Institute$1,00020%
Feeding Avery Families Inc$1,00010%
Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Boca Helping Hands Inc$1,0001n/a
Jewish Resource Center$95010%
Santa Barbara Hillel$90060%
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute$85060%
Acorn Productions$6506n/a
Sansum Clinic$60060%
United Negro College Fund Inc$60060%
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics$60060%
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc$60060%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$60060%
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History$57460%
Ian's Friends Foundation Inc$50010%
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation$50050%
Nova Southeastern University Inc$50010%
The Cecilia Fund$50060%
Path$45060%
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission$45060%
Feed My Starving Children Inc$45010%
Humane Society of West Michigan$45010%
Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County$45060%
Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County Inc$40050%
Montessori Center School of Santa Barbara$35060%
American Indian College Fund$35060%
Unity Shoppe Inc$35060%
The Transition House Inc$30060%
Santa Barbara Audubon Society$30060%
Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc$30060%
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network$30060%
Foundation for Cottage Rehab and Goleta Valley Cottage Hosp$30060%
University of Portland$25010%
Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County$20040%
Native American Rights Fund Inc$15030%
University of Washington Foundation$15030%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$10020%
University of Washington$501n/a
Sunburst Projects$5010%
Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 36 recipients with no EIN on record ($62k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Kaufman Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 59 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSanta Barbara Bowl Foundation: $31,900 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBoca Raton Regional Hospital Inc: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWestern Reserve Academy: $11,956 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Teen Legal Clinic: $10,000 over 5y, 32% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHillel of Broward and Palm Beach Inc: $7,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHigh Country United Way: $6,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetArtist Advocacy Foundation Inc: $4,600 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetFeeding South Florida Inc: $4,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAdopt a Family Inc: $4,000 over 6y, 5.7% of budgetAvery County Humane Society Inc: $3,750 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMeals on Wheels Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHealth Information Project Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe High Country Charitable Foundation: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAkron Children's Hospital Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Athletic Round Table: $1,750 over 6y, 5.3% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ferd and Gladys Alpert Jewish Family & Children Service of Palm Beach C Ounty Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Inc: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetResqcats Inc: $1,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $1,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels Atlanta Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Welfare Institute: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding Avery Families Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVolunteer Florida Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJewish Resource Center: $950 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Barbara Hillel: $900 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSansum Diabetes Research Institute: $850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSansum Clinic: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Negro College Fund Inc: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Neighborhood Clinics: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Museum of Natural History: $574 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetIan's Friends Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNova Southeastern University Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cecilia Fund: $500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPath: $450 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Rescue Mission: $450 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFeed My Starving Children Inc: $450 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of West Michigan: $450 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDomestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County: $450 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Action Commission of Santa Barbara County Inc: $400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMontessori Center School of Santa Barbara: $350 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $350 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUnity Shoppe Inc: $350 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Transition House Inc: $300 over 6y, 0.0% of budget

Tap a dot to name the grantee.

How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 59.

Nonprofits that may fit its grantmaking

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.

Santa Barbara FoundationCA32.5× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Santa Barbara Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · Ann Jackson Family Foundation · Mosher Foundation · Bull Henry W Foundation · The Crawford Idema Family Foundation Inc · Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation · Towbes Foundation · Williams-Corbett Foundation · California Community Foundation · La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation · Brittingham Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Compare Kaufman Foundation Inc with peer funders

About Kaufman Foundation Inc

How much does Kaufman Foundation Inc give?
Kaufman Foundation Inc reported 72 grants totaling $53,315 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 65 and 74 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Kaufman Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (20%), Religion (16%), Arts & Culture (15%).
Who are Kaufman Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Congregation Bnai Brith ($36k), Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation ($32k), Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc ($15k).
Does Kaufman Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Kaufman Foundation Inc 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 Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Santa Barbara Foundation, Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation, Ann Jackson Family Foundation.
Where is Kaufman Foundation Inc based?
Kaufman Foundation Inc is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 102 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Kaufman’s filings →

More from the funding graph