Private foundation · EIN 65-0088771 · West Palm Bch, Florida

Kathleen Duross Ford Fund Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Florida. The foundation accepts applications (None) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 24 grants paid, $186K total, median $5,000. 71% of grants stayed in Florida. Stated restrictions: None

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
24
$186K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in FL
71%
of grants
Deadline
None
Assets
$68M

How to apply

Written documents or letters indicating purpose of charity and how funds will be used. Contact: L Frank Chopin, Po Box 4297, West Palm Beach, Fl, 5616559500 Deadlines: None Restrictions: None

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Palm Beach Jewish Center IncPalm Beach, FLGeneral Support.$26K
Dana-Farber Cancer InstitutePalm Beach, FLSupport of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute annual Discovery Ball.$20K
Boys Girls Clubs of Pb CountyWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral support.$15K
Diocese of Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral support.$13K
MD AndersonHouston, TXSupport cancer research.$10K
Um Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteMiami, FLSupport for research in the eye and vision field.$10K
Massachusetts General HospitalBostno, MAGeneral support.$10K
Promise FundPalm Beach, FLTo support continued research to find a cure for breast cancer.$10K
Shriners Children'sTampa, FLGeneral support.$10K
St Ann Catholic ChurchWest Palm Beach, FLNew Carillon (Church Bell).$8,000
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MASupport of ongoing medical research.$5,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue LeagueWest Palm Beach, FLSupport annual Christmas Ball to support aniamls in need.$5,000
Mayo ClinicRochester, MNGeneral support.$5,000
Gilda's Club of South FloridaFort Lauderdale, FLGeneral support for cancer patients.$5,000
Palm Beach Zoo Conservation SocietyWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral support.$5,000
South Florida PBSBoynton Beach, FLGeneral support of local public broadcasting station.$5,000
MS SocietyJacksonville, FLGeneral support of for multiple sclerosis.$5,000
Town of Palm Beach United WayPalm Beach, FLGeneral Support.$5,000
The Lord's PlaceWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral support.$5,000
Catholic CharitiesRivera Beach, FLSupport the 16th Annual Dei Bishop's Gala.$5,000
Parkinson's FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support.$2,500
Equestrian Order of the Holy SepulcNew York, NYGeneral Support.$1,000
Rehabilitation Cntr for Children AdPalm Beach, FLGeneral support.$500
Sisters of St BenedictFerdinand, INGeneral support.$200

By state: Florida 17 · Massachusetts 2 · Texas 1 · Minnesota 1 · New York 2 · Indiana 1

About this foundation

Kathleen Duross Ford Fund Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in West Palm Bch, Florida, administered in care of L Frank Chopin Plc. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Kathleen Duross Ford Fund Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Written documents or letters indicating purpose of charity and how funds will be used. Deadlines: None.

How much does Kathleen Duross Ford Fund Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $186K across 24 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Kathleen Duross Ford Fund Inc give?

Florida (17 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants), Texas (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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