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Michele & Thomas Kahn Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 134049922

Michele & Thomas Kahn Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $126,274 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $6,130 and the largest $54,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $35,815 the year before.

55% of its 2025 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$105,46014$908,694
2024$35,81511$902,322
2025$126,27411$1.1 million

How to apply

Michele & Thomas Kahn 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 Michele & Thomas Kahn Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York9$124,774
Connecticut1$1,000
Massachusetts1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Museum of Manhattan
New York, NY
General charitable purposes$54,500
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
General charitable purposes$25,000
Ackerman Institute for the Family Therapy
New York, NY
General charitable purposes$15,000
Horace Mann School
Bronx, NY
General charitable purposes$10,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
General charitable purposes$8,844
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
General charitable purposes$6,130
Washington Market School
New York, NY
General charitable purposes$4,000
Kent School
Kent, CT
General charitable purposes$1,000
The Museum of the Moving Image
Queens, NY
General charitable purposes$1,000
Pianosonoma
Newton Highlands, MA
General charitable purposes$500
Ny Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY
General charitable purposes$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Michele & Thomas Kahn Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Michele & Thomas Kahn Foundation Inc give?

$126,274 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $6,130.

Who runs Michele & Thomas Kahn Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas Kahn (President) and Andrew Kahn (Treasurer).

What does Michele & Thomas Kahn Foundation Inc fund?

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

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