Kahn Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 26-6141132

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.

Key facts about Kahn Family Foundation

In short: Kahn Family Foundation gave $15K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
26-6141132
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$5,000
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$148,424
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$148K

-5.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$15K

+36.4% YoY

Grant Count

3

+200.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

-54.5% YoY

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.

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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

New YorkPort Chester

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K3 grants2020 7 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $94K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $15K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Labyrinth Theater Company: $9KLabyrinth Theater Company$9KJazz at Lincoln Center: $5KJazz at Lincoln Center$5KLiterature for Life: $1KLiterature for Life$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Labyrinth Theater Company ($9K). Together the top 3 received $15K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 14 (93%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Labyrinth Theater Company New York, NYCharitablecharitable Gift$9,000
Jazz at Lincoln Center New York, NYCharitable$5,000
Literature for Life New York, NYCharitable$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$148,424$156,906$63,683
Revenue$8,603$106,303$7,825
Expenses$17,085$13,080$8,100
Qualifying Distributions$15,000$11,000$6,000
Net Investment Income$6,518$4,317$5,781
Distributable Amount$5,904$3,897$1,715

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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.

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