Kakini Foundation
Kakini Foundation is a private foundation, based in Needham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $121K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $14K.
Kakini Foundation at a glance
In short: Kakini Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $5,000
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $121,245
- +7.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (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 Kakini Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Conservation Law Foundation ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Kakini Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 120% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Law Foundation Boston, MA | Charitable | $5,000 |
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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 | $121,245 | $16,228 | $7,425 | $5,000 | 1 | $7,322 | $13,803 | $6,080 |
| 2024 | $112,442 | $9,725 | $2,300 | — | — | $2,204 | $7,425 | $5,808 |
| 2023 | $105,017 | $9,076 | $7,300 | $5,000 | 1 | $7,300 | $6,876 | $5,239 |
| 2022 | $103,241 | $6,627 | $7,100 | $5,000 | 1 | $7,100 | $4,627 | $5,471 |
| 2021 | $103,714 | $3,251 | $6,490 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,170 | $1,810 | $5,746 |
| 2020 | $106,953 | $190,199 | $405 | — | — | — | $90,629 | $3,583 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kakini 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
Kakini Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
D. F. Law Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
S. Molyneaux
Trustee
On filings since 2020
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 Kakini Foundation
How much does Kakini Foundation give each year?
Kakini Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Kakini Foundation?
Kakini Foundation reported $121K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Kakini Foundation operate?
Kakini Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Kakini Foundation's EIN?
Kakini Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4850277. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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