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Rattray Kimura Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 134110129

Rattray Kimura Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $150,700 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $2,750 and the largest $25,000. 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 down from $164,700 the year before.

40% 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$192,18227$56,162
2024$164,70018$75,001
2025$150,70020$222,132

How to apply

Rattray Kimura 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 Rattray Kimura Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York12$85,950
California3$31,000
Texas1$25,000
District of Columbia2$7,500
Iowa1$1,000
Connecticut1$250

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Collegiate School
New York, NY
General support$25,000
Dunhuang Foundation
Houston, TX
General support$25,000
Asian Cultural Council
New York, NY
General support$25,000
University of California Santa Cruz Foundation
Santa Cruz, CA
General support$25,000
Noguchi Museum
New York, NY
General support$16,000
Midori & Friends
New York, NY
General support$5,500
Unite-La
Los Angeles, CA
General support$5,000
Friends of Birdlife International
New York, NY
General support$5,000
GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer
Washington, DC
General support$5,000
Marymount School
New York, NY
Annual fund$3,000
Japan Society
New York, NY
General contribution$2,500
Kennedy Center
Washington, DC
General support$2,500
TURN2 Foundation
New York, NY
General support$2,000
Cornell University
Boone, IA
Annual fund for arts & sciences$1,000
UCLA Seti Group
Los Angeles, CA
General support$1,000
Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York, NY
General support$1,000
Katonah Museum of Art
Katonah, NY
General support$500
The Academy of the City Charter School
Woodside, NY
General support$250
Greenwich Professional Firefighters Association
Greenwich, CT
General support$250
Church of St Thomas More
New York, NY
General support$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Rattray Kimura Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Rattray Kimura Foundation give?

$150,700 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $2,750.

Who runs Rattray Kimura Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Carol Rattray (President) and Timothy Rattray (Secretary).

What does Rattray Kimura Foundation fund?

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

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