KahleAustin Family Foundation
KahleAustin Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Biddeford, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $128.3M in total assets. In 2025, it made $12K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $2.9M.
KahleAustin Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $128,340,887
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,943,031
- -98.1% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $11,700
- -99.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,426,691
- -88.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who KahleAustin Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 9 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How KahleAustin Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 2253% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 0% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $770K (2022) to $20.0M (2024). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $20.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley GIFT DAF Purchase, NY | General Support | $11,000,000 |
| Open Library of Canada | General Support | $6,000,000 |
| Fidelity Charitable Cincinnati, OH | General Support | $2,000,000 |
| San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA | General Support | $1,000,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $128,340,887 | $1,943,031 | $2,426,691 | — | — | $11,700 | $2,855,052 | $6,013,315 |
| 2024 | $118,678,612 | $102,916,819 | $20,288,599 | $20,000,000 | 4 | $20,010,336 | $76,903,218 | $2,580,055 |
| 2023 | $21,267,150 | $-146,469 | $1,114,498 | $1,010,000 | 2 | $1,019,323 | $316,757 | $900,135 |
| 2022 | $14,906,305 | $2,049,953 | $864,817 | $770,000 | 2 | $787,704 | $1,966,462 | $719,457 |
| 2021 | $16,589,905 | $890,610 | $1,112,942 | $850,000 | 1 | $858,900 | $792,734 | $25,228 |
| 2020 | $17,663,724 | $16,903,922 | $309,179 | — | — | — | $16,558,222 | $203,045 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, KahleAustin Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
KahleAustin Family Foundation is led by Brewster Kahle, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brewster Kahle
Chairman
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary K Austin
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caslon Kahle
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Logan Kahle
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about KahleAustin Family Foundation
How large is KahleAustin Family Foundation?
KahleAustin Family Foundation reported $128.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does KahleAustin Family Foundation operate?
KahleAustin Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, New York, Ohio.
What is KahleAustin Family Foundation's EIN?
KahleAustin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-2286751. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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