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KDK Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Riverside, Connecticut · EIN 066455317

KDK Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Riverside, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $371,950 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $227,450. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $471,400 the year before.

47% 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$471,40020$6.2 million
2024$371,95015$6.9 million

How to apply

KDK Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What KDK Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut8$288,100
California3$48,750
New York2$31,000
Pennsylvania1$4,000
Florida1$100

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
Greenwich, CT
General support$227,450
United Way of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
General support$52,000
CSP North America Inc
Monterey, CA
General support$25,000
Triple Helix Institute
New York, NY
General support$25,000
UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General support$20,000
Poetry Society of New York
Brooklyn, NY
General support$6,000
YWCA Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
General support$5,000
Annual Bishop's Appeal
Allentown, PA
General support$4,000
Toniic Institute
San Francisco, CA
General support$3,750
St Catherine of Siena Church
Riverside, CT
General support$1,800
Greenwich Library
Greenwich, CT
General support$1,000
Triumph Fund Inc
Greenwich, CT
General support$500
Friends of the Cos Cob Library
Cos Cob, CT
General support$250
Brunswick School
Greenwich, CT
General support$100
Stepherd's Hope Inc
Winter Garden, FL
General support$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does KDK Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does KDK Charitable Trust give?

$371,950 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs KDK Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Dennis J Keegan (Trustee) and Karen S Keegan (Trustee).

What does KDK Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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