Kahn Family Foundation
Kahn Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $148K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $7K.
Kahn Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Kahn Family Foundation gave $15K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- +36.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- -54.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $148,424
- -5.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kahn Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Labyrinth Theater Company ($9K). Together the top 3 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 14 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Kahn Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 254% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $94K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Labyrinth Theater Company New York, NY | Charitablecharitable Gift | $9,000 |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center New York, NY | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Literature for Life New York, NY | Charitable | $1,000 |
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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 | $148,424 | $8,603 | $17,085 | $15,000 | 3 | $15,000 | $6,518 | $5,904 |
| 2024 | $156,906 | $106,303 | $13,080 | $11,000 | 1 | $11,000 | $4,317 | $3,897 |
| 2023 | $63,683 | $7,825 | $8,100 | $6,000 | 1 | $6,000 | $5,781 | $1,715 |
| 2022 | $63,958 | $9,052 | $28,388 | $26,100 | 2 | $26,100 | $6,775 | $4,078 |
| 2021 | $83,294 | $28,083 | $95,542 | $93,500 | 7 | $93,500 | $26,058 | $6,029 |
| 2020 | $150,753 | $10,924 | $39,558 | $37,500 | 3 | — | $8,899 | $7,141 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kahn Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kahn Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
J. Alan Kahn
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Kahn
Trustee
On filings since 2020
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 Kahn Family Foundation
How much does Kahn Family Foundation give each year?
Kahn Family Foundation gave $15K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 1 grant.
What is Kahn Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Kahn Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kahn Family Foundation give grants?
Kahn Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).
Does Kahn Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Kahn Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Kahn Family Foundation?
Kahn Family Foundation reported $148K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Kahn Family Foundation's EIN?
Kahn Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6141132. 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 May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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