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Kohn Foundation

Accepts applications Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 236398546

Kohn Foundation is a private foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $31,500 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $6,750 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $16,500 the year before.

50% of its 2024 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
2021$10,0003$987,159
2023$16,5003$876,243
2024$31,5004$910,668

How to apply

ContactJoseph C Kohn Esquire
1600 Market Street Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone or email(215) 238-1700
What to submitApplications should be made in writing, stating the nature of the organization, the purpose of the request and financial data.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$15,000
District of Columbia1$10,000
Pennsylvania2$6,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Smith College
Northampton, MA
General$15,000
Reading Partners
Washington, DC
General$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa
Philadelphia, PA
General$3,500
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
Bala Cynwyd, PA
General$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kohn Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Kohn Foundation give?

$31,500 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $6,750.

Who runs Kohn Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Joseph C Kohn Esquire (President, Treasurer), Ellen Kohn (Vice President) and Amy Goldberg (Vice President).

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