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Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chatham, New Jersey · EIN 203928410

Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation is a private foundation in Chatham, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $104,500 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 down from $125,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$125,00011$2.4 million
2024$104,50011$2.6 million

How to apply

Kenneth Aidekman 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 Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York7$70,500
New Jersey3$30,000
Massachusetts1$4,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bard Prision Initiative
Annandaleonhudson, NY
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$15,000
Micheal of Fox Foundation
New York, NY
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$15,000
RWJ Barnabas
West Orange, NJ
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$15,000
Mt Sinai Neurology Department
New York, NY
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$12,500
Aclu- New Jersey Foundation
New York, NY
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$10,000
Community Foodbank NJ
Hillside, NJ
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$10,000
The Innocence Project
New York, NY
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Mark Morris Dance Center - Dance for Parkinsons
Brooklyn, NY
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$6,000
Mason Gross School of the Arts
New Brunswick, NJ
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$5,000
Bard Fund for Visual Learning
Annandaleonhudson, NY
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$4,000
Tufts University - Endowment for the Arts
Boston, MA
Unrestricted support of the organization's exempt purpose$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation give?

$104,500 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kenneth Aidekman (President & Trustee), Ellen Aidekman (Secretary) and Andrea R Aidekman (Treasurer).

What does Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation fund?

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

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