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KBS Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 874048579

KBS Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $93,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 up from $71,000 the year before.

36% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$52,0004$822,818
2023$71,00017$782,301
2024$93,00013$732,048

How to apply

KBS Family Foundation 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 KBS Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$50,000
Nebraska3$25,000
Michigan3$13,000
District of Columbia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alpha Project for the Homeless
San Diego, CA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Donald D Sherrill Education Cntr - Elem
Lincoln, NE
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Feeding San Diego
San Diego, CA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Interfaith Shelter Network of San Diego
San Diego, CA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Millard Public Schools Foundation Inc
Omaha, NE
General & Unrestricted$10,000
PROMISES2KIDS Foundation
San Diego, CA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Center for Community Solutions
San Diego, CA
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Emergency Shelter Services Inc
Benton Harbor, MI
General & Unrestricted$5,000
First Presbyterian Church of Schoolcraft Michigan
Schoolcraft, MI
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc
San Diego, CA
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Millard Public Schools Foundation Inc
Omaha, NE
Spark program$5,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
Washington, DC
Hurricane Relief FUND$5,000
First Presbyterian Church of Schoolcraft Michigan
Schoolcraft, MI
FOOD PANTRY fund$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does KBS Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does KBS Family Foundation give?

$93,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs KBS Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists John Benson III (Dir), Kimberly Kline (Dir, Pres), Doug Ryskamp (Treas) and Joel Schindler (VP) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does KBS Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, housing and homelessness and food and hunger.

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