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The KCF Fund Inc at a glance

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The KCF Fund Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$815k
Granted FY2022
79
Grants FY2022
10
States reached
$300k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Philanthropy$892kEducation$739kHuman Services$313kReligion$266kYouth Development$250kHealth$80kArts & Culture$57kFood & Nutrition$43kOther$0
02FY2022 · 79 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 79 grants below total $690,711, the rows itemized in this filing. The $815,412 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $124,701 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k63 grants · $117k
  • $10k–50k14 grants · $224k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
  • $250k+1 grant · $300k
$1,800
Median grant
10
States reached
$24M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UJA Federation Of New York$300,000
The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania$50,000
Sefaria Inc$36,000
Jewish Education Project$25,000
BBYO$25,000
Beth El Synagogue Center$25,000
Foundation for Jewish Camp$18,000
American Friends Of Tel Aviv University$15,000
70 Faces Media$10,000
P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc$10,000
West Side Coalition Against Hunger$10,000
Luria Accdemy Of Brooklyn$10,000
Top Honors Inc$10,000
Nyu School Of Law$10,000
First Descents$10,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 50 repeat orgs$865k to everyone else

50 repeat relationships: 27 still active in FY2022, 23 since wound down; 34 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

50
63

Total granted

$1.9M
$751k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+52%

Still filing today

66%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $113k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22
HealthEducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureReligionInternationalOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • UJ
    UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC
    4× · 2019–2022 · $852k · revenue +27%
  • BB
    B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION
    4× · 2019–2022 · $127k · revenue +9%
  • BO
    BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC
    4× · 2019–2022 · $125k · revenue +235%

Funded once

  • TO
    TRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERISTY OF PENN
    one grant, 2021 · $293k
  • JC
    JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF LOUISVILLE
    one grant, 2021 · $275k
  • EC
    ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue +30%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
2
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
3
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
4
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
5
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
6
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
7
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
8
Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc

See schedule othe organization is a not-for-profit, public charity established in 1911 to provide for the quality and continuity of jewish life in western new york and around the world through private philanthropy. the foundation seeks,…

Philanthropy
9
Stony Brook Ophthalmology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
11
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
Fordham University

Fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through education of the highest quality. for more information, see schedule o.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Facing History & Ourselves Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Edible Schoolyard Project dba the Alice Waters Institute. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

79 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 79 of the 154 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
77/79
Grantees still filing
61/79
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERISTY OF PENN: $293,316 · OtherTRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERISTY OF PENNJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF LOUISVILLE: $275,000 · OtherJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF LOUISVILLEBETH EL SYNAGOGUE OF NEW ROCHELLE CENTER: $110,294 · OtherBETH EL SYNAGOGUE OF NEW ROCHELLE CENTERTRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENN: $55,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF PA: $53,000 · Other+98 more: $380,451 · Other+98 moreUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $851,812 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF …+6 more: $27,208 · PhilanthropyB'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION: $126,698 · Youth DevelopmentB'NAI B'RI…FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP INC: $123,400 · Youth DevelopmentFOUNDATION…TOP HONORS INCORPORATED: $60,000 · EducationTOP HONOR…ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL: $50,000 · EducationETHICAL C…TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $50,000 · EducationTRUSTEES …SEFARIA INC: $45,180 · EducationSEFARIA I…LURIA ACADEMY OF BROOKLYN: $10,000 · Education+8 more: $25,050 · Education+8 moreBOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC: $125,354 · Religion+3 more: $5,503 · ReligionWhite Plains Hospital Medical Center: $22,500 · HealthNAMI National: $10,600 · HealthPROJECT LYME: $10,000 · HealthWESTCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $7,190 · HealthIra Sohn Conference Foundation Inc: $5,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $5,000 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $5,000 · HealthTHE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC: $4,500 · Health+11 more: $2,257 · Health70 FACES MEDIA INC: $39,000 · Arts & CultureJEWISH FOOD SOCIETY INC: $12,900 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST: $3,600 · Arts & CultureFACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC: $2,800 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $1,400 · Arts & Culture
Other$1,167,061Philanthropy$879,020Youth Development$250,098Education$240,230Religion$130,857Health$72,047Arts & Culture$59,700

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $851,812 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetB'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION: $126,698 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC: $125,354 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP INC: $123,400 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTOP HONORS INCORPORATED: $60,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEFARIA INC: $45,180 over 4y, 0.8% of budget70 FACES MEDIA INC: $39,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWhite Plains Hospital Medical Center: $22,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $18,954 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $18,550 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Tel Aviv Univ: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FOOD SOCIETY INC: $12,900 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetNAMI National: $10,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST DESCENTS: $10,600 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLURIA ACADEMY OF BROOKLYN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT LYME: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetEMMA'S TORCH LTD: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $7,190 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SYLVIA CENTER: $7,150 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE WINDWARD SCHOOL: $6,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ORANGE AND SULLI: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Ideal School of Manhattan: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIra Sohn Conference Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHorace Mann School: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDOROT INC: $3,947 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetENCOUNTER PROGRAMS INC: $3,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL INC: $3,600 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST: $3,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC: $2,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOME HEALTH SERVICES OF WJCS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetACTBLUE CHARITIES INC: $1,950 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAREYVUT INC: $1,800 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $1,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMy Sisters Place Inc: $1,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION ↗
  • Who funds BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP INC ↗
  • Who funds TOP HONORS INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ↗
  • Who funds SEFARIA INC ↗
  • Who funds 70 FACES MEDIA INC ↗
  • Who funds White Plains Hospital Medical Center ↗
  • Who funds THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds American Friends of Tel Aviv Univ ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FOOD SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds NAMI National ↗
  • Who funds FIRST DESCENTS ↗
  • Who funds LURIA ACADEMY OF BROOKLYN ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT LYME ↗
  • Who funds EMMA'S TORCH LTD ↗
  • Who funds PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC ↗
  • Who funds WESTCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SYLVIA CENTER ↗

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.

Jewish Communal FundThe New York Communit…United Jewish Appeal-…FjcWeintraub Family Foun…The Shapiro Pogrebin …Tina & Steven Price C…Lisa & Michael Leffel…The Kaye Family Found…The Gottesman FundThe Goldman Sachs Cha…The Shimon Ben Joseph…
Jewish Communal FundNY24.4× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The New York Community Trust · United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc · Fjc · Weintraub Family Foundation · The Shapiro Pogrebin Foundation · Tina & Steven Price Charitable Foundation · Lisa & Michael Leffell Foundation · The Kaye Family Foundation · The Gottesman Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph 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.

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 154 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $990k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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where grant money is based, and what stays home