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Robert S and Louise S Kahn Foundation

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 311810008

Robert S and Louise S Kahn Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $819,500 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $400,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $699,325 the year before.

23% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$767,66027$16.2 million
2024$699,32529$17.2 million
2025$819,50022$18.3 million

How to apply

ContactThe Robert S and Louise S Kahn Foun
C/O Lally Co LLC 5700 Corporate Dr, Ste 800, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone or email(412) 367-8190
What to submitGrant applications should be submitted to the kahn foundation and include the following information: part i information about the applicant 1. State or commonwealth the nonprofit is organized under 2. IRS determination letter 3. Proposed budget, applicant's purposes and activities 4. Controlled or related to another organization 5. Board of directors list 6. Received a grant from this foundation in the past part II use of the proposed grant 7. Amount requested and detail of how it will be used 8. Person to contact who adminsters the proposed program signature and date
DeadlinesNo submission deadlines
RestrictionsTo advance support and promote activities which serve religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, and educational purposes, fostering national and international amateur sports competition, and the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, all within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Robert S and Louise S Kahn Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska1$400,000
Pennsylvania19$369,500
Illinois1$25,000
Ohio1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
DAFGIVING360
Omaha, NE
General funds$400,000
Upmc Children's Hospital Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
General funds$100,000
Shenango Valley Catholic School System
Hermitage, PA
General funds$50,000
Saint Monica Catholic Academy
Beaver Falls, PA
General funds$40,000
Laughlin Children's Center
Sewickley, PA
General funds$35,000
The Children's Heart Foundation
Northbrook, IL
General funds$25,000
Dragonfly Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
General funds$25,000
Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry
Pittsburgh, PA
General funds$20,000
Preambula Group
Conway, PA
General funds$20,000
RAISE28
St Mount Joy, PA
General funds$15,000
National Aviary
Pittsburgh, PA
General funds$15,000
Shepherds Heart Fellowship & Ministries
Pittsburgh, PA
General funds$15,000
Greater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation
Latrobe, PA
General funds$10,000
Hair Peace Charities
Pittsburgh, PA
General funds$10,000
Urban Impact Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
General funds$10,000
Our Giving Kitchen Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
General funds$6,800
Catholic Charities
Pittsburgh, PA
General funds$6,500
The Neighborhood Academy
Pittsburgh, PA
General funds$5,000
The Promise of Life Network
New Castle, PA
General funds$5,000
Boy Scouts of America Laurel Highlands
Pittsburgh, PA
General funds$4,000
TNG Charities Inc
Irwin, PA
General funds$1,200
Dna Charities Inc
Delmont, PA
General funds$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert S and Louise S Kahn Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No submission deadlines.

How much does Robert S and Louise S Kahn Foundation give?

$819,500 in tax year 2025, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Robert S and Louise S Kahn Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Nicole Lally (Treasurer), Robert J Lally (President) and Amy L Lally (Vice President).

What does Robert S and Louise S Kahn Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, faith communities and education.

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