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The Kipper Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Frankfort, Illinois · EIN 366032324

The Kipper Family Foundation is a private foundation in Frankfort, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $499,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $58,000 and the largest $250,000. 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 $258,000 the year before.

33% 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
2023$258,0007$1.1 million
2024$499,0006$639,506

How to apply

The Kipper 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 The Kipper Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois4$473,000
New York2$26,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Anshe Emet Synagogue
Chicago, IL
General operating purposes$250,000
Chicago Zoological Society
Brookfield, IL
General operating purposes$115,000
Chicago Academy for the Arts
Chicago, IL
General purposes$100,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
General purposes$16,000
Making Gay History
New York, NY
General purposes$10,000
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day
Chciago, IL
General purposes$8,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Kipper Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Kipper Family Foundation give?

$499,000 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $58,000.

Who runs The Kipper Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Barbara L Kipper (Director - Part Time), Talia K Ausiello (Director - Part Time), Tamar K Jacoby (Director - Part Time) and Carol Kloster (Director - Part Time).

What does The Kipper Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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