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LKC Family Foundation Fka - LKC Foundation

Preselected recipients only Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 311490185

LKC Family Foundation Fka - LKC Foundation is a private foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $485,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 $700,500 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$850,05014$8.5 million
2024$700,50010$9.2 million
2025$485,0007$10.0 million

How to apply

LKC Family Foundation Fka - LKC 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

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio6$452,500
California1$32,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Operating support$150,000
Co-Op Cincy
Cincinnati, OH
Operating support$100,000
Mortar Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Operating support$100,000
Artswave
Cincinnati, OH
Operating support$50,000
Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise Initiative
Cincinnati, OH
Operating support$50,000
Uptogether
Oakland, CA
Operating support$32,500
Mayerson Jewish Community Center
Cincinnati, OH
Operating support$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does LKC Family Foundation Fka - LKC Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does LKC Family Foundation Fka - LKC Foundation give?

$485,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs LKC Family Foundation Fka - LKC Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Gabriel Stern (Vice President/Secretary) and Ellen Stern Kerr (Vice President).

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