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Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 136144809

Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2023 it gave $102,043 in 28 grants; the typical grant was $1,070 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was down from $123,899 the year before.

54% of its 2023 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
2022$123,89931$2.2 million
2023$102,04328$2.8 million

How to apply

Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation Inc 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 Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York14$78,718
California4$7,533
Louisiana1$5,192
Arizona2$3,000
Massachusetts1$2,500
Washington2$2,250
District of Columbia1$1,100
North Carolina1$1,000
Virginia1$500
Maryland1$250

Grants paid in 2023

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Israel Defense Force
New York, NY
General support$30,000
Aforam(american Friends of Rambam Medical Center)
New York, NY
General support$22,505
Jewish National Fund
New York, NY
General support$10,000
American Cinematheque
Los Angeles, LA
General support$5,192
American Friends of Sheba Medical Center
New York, NY
General support$5,000
The Grace Childrens Foundation
New York, NY
General support$3,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
General support$2,500
St Vincent Senior Citizen Nutrition Program Inc
Los Angeles, CA
General support$2,500
Americans for Ben-Gurion University
Los Angeles, CA
General support$2,033
Hospice of the Valley
Murrieta, CA
General support$2,000
United Negro College Fund Inc
Washington, WA
General support$2,000
Weekday School at Riverside CH
New York, NY
General support$2,000
Banner Health Foundation
Phoenix, AZ
General support$2,000
American Gives Inc
Washington, DC
General support$1,100
Students Against Antisemitism Inc
New York, NY
General support$1,040
Bloomingdale School of Music
New York, NY
General support$1,023
American Society for Technical
Los Angeles, CA
General support$1,000
NYC Hemophilia Chapter
New York, NY
General support$1,000
United Israel World Union
Charlotte, NC
General support$1,000
Weizmann-Acwis (American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science)
New York, NY
General support$1,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
New York, NY
General support$1,000
Steele Childrens Research Ctr
Tucson, AZ
General support$1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Rye Brook, NY
General support$750
The Sjoqrens' Foundation
Reston, VA
General support$500
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, WA
General support$250
American Kidney Fund
Rockville, MD
General support$250
World Vision Donor
Bronx, NY
General support$200
Aeon America Inc
New York, NY
General support$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation Inc give?

$102,043 in tax year 2023, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $1,070.

Who runs Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation Inc?

Its 2023 filing lists Robert L Kuhn (President) and Adam Z Kuhn (Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary).

What does Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and science and research.

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