Private foundation · EIN 04-6869254 · Boston, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Esther B Kahn Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 12 grants paid, $185K total, median $18K. 67% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
12
$185K
Median grant
$18K
Stays in MA
67%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.2M

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cradles to CrayonsNewtonville, MAGeneral Operating Support$25K
Housing Families IncMalden, MAGeneral Operating Support$25K
Women's Lunch PlaceBoston, MAGeneral Operating Support$25K
Huntington Theater CompanyBoston, MAGeneral Operating Support$20K
Learning AllyPrinceton, NJGeneral Operating Support$20K
Perkins School for the BlindWatertown, MAGeneral Operating Support$20K
Reach Beyond Domestic ViolenceWaltham, MAGeneral Operating Support$15K
Peer Health ExchangeOakland, CAGeneral Operating Support$10K
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral Operating Support$10K
826 BostonRoxbury, MAGeneral Operating Support$5,000
Boothbay Sea & Science CenterEast Boothbay, MEGeneral Operating Support$5,000
One Can Help IncWaban, MAGeneral Operating Support$5,000

By state: Massachusetts 8 · New Jersey 1 · California 1 · New York 1 · Maine 1

About this foundation

Esther B Kahn Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of Choate Hall Stewart, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Esther B Kahn Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Esther B Kahn Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $185K across 12 grants, a median of $18K.

Where does Esther B Kahn Charitable Foundation give?

Massachusetts (8 grants), New Jersey (1 grants), California (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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