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Helmut Kiffmann Family Foundation

Accepts applications San Diego, California · EIN 562628169

Helmut Kiffmann Family Foundation is a private foundation in San Diego, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.4 million in 14 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $1.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $91,936 the year before.

50% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$91,9367$4.0 million
2024$1.4 million14$2.8 million

How to apply

ContactHelmut Kiffmann Family Foundation
8380 Miramar Mall 233, San Diego, CA 92121
Phone or email(858) 455-1900
What to submitContact the organization for the grant application.
RestrictionsSpecific programs to which the grant would apply should related to providing change and opportunity for upward mobility of individuals or communities, or assisting and upporting the personal development of youth, families, and special needs populations, or assisting and supporting the ability of underdeveloped communities.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Helmut Kiffmann Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California13$1.4 million
New York1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Resource Center
Encinitas, CA
General fund$1.0 million
YMCA
Encinitas, CA
General fund$262,000
Center for Community Solutions
San Diego, CA
General fund$50,000
Doors of Change
Cardiff, CA
General fund$28,000
St Pauls Senior Services
San Diego, CA
General fund$25,000
Seeds of Hope
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$10,000
Computers for Kids
West Sacramento, CA
General fund$10,000
American Moldovan Jewish Federation
Encinitas, CA
Religious$10,000
End of Life Choices
New York, NY
Expand end of life options$5,000
Urban Restoration Counseling Center
San Diego, CA
Affordable counseling services$5,000
Saint Andrews Lutheran Church
San Diego, CA
Religious$5,000
Equation Collaborative Corp
Carlsbad, CA
Health food for underprivileged$5,000
San Dieguito United Methodist Churc
Encinitas, CA
Religious$3,000
Alpha Project for the Homeless
San Diego, CA
Housing services$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Helmut Kiffmann Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Helmut Kiffmann Family Foundation give?

$1.4 million in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Helmut Kiffmann Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Helmut Kiffmann (President), Patricia Moore (Secretary, C) and Maryann Moore (Director).

What does Helmut Kiffmann Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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