Kandler Foundation
Kandler Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $29K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $2K.
Kandler Foundation at a glance
In short: Kandler Foundation gave $3K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $552), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,760
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- Average grant
- $552
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $29,329
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (51% 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 Kandler Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dripping Springs Helping Hands ($900). Together the top 5 received $3K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Kandler Foundation gives
- Giving grew 112% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 204% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $925 (2023) to $3K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dripping Springs Helping Hands Dripping Springs, TX | Charitable | $900 |
| International Rescue Committee Albert Lea, MN | Charitable | $560 |
| Austin Animal Center Austin, TX | Charitable | $500 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Rye Brook, NY | Charitable | $500 |
| Blood Cancer United New York, NY | Charitable | $300 |
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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 | $29,329 | $3,865 | $3,952 | $2,760 | 5 | $3,010 | $2,173 | $1,479 |
| 2024 | $29,416 | $6,818 | $575 | — | — | — | $1,338 | $1,202 |
| 2023 | $23,173 | $851 | $1,484 | $925 | 4 | $925 | — | $1,109 |
| 2022 | $23,806 | $1,762 | $1,857 | $1,300 | 3 | $1,300 | $673 | $1,163 |
| 2021 | $23,901 | $3,305 | $1,581 | $1,065 | 3 | $1,065 | $2,319 | $1,327 |
| 2020 | $22,177 | $2,152 | $1,555 | $1,175 | 3 | — | $1,522 | $1,146 |
| 2019 | $21,580 | $1,302 | $1,046 | $1,000 | 3 | — | $1,281 | $1,074 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kandler Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kandler Foundation is led by John A. Ard, Director on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John A. Ard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Kandler Foundation
How much does Kandler Foundation give each year?
Kandler Foundation gave $3K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Kandler Foundation's typical grant size?
Kandler Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $552, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kandler Foundation give grants?
Kandler Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (29%) and Minnesota (20%).
Does Kandler Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Kandler Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (5 grants).
Who are Kandler Foundation's largest grantees?
Kandler Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Dripping Springs Helping Hands ($900), International Rescue Committee ($560) and Austin Animal Center ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kandler Foundation?
Kandler Foundation reported $29K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Kandler Foundation?
Kandler Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Austin, TX. It holds $29K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Kandler Foundation's EIN?
Kandler Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3495448. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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