Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Jupiter, FL EIN: 23-7003468

Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Jupiter, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $264K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $9K.

Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc gave $9K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), top state Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,000
-90.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,125
-85.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$750
Total assets
$263,913
+0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Connecticut (33% 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 Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

All Saints Catholic School: $3KAll Saints Catholic School$3KPan-Mass Challenge: $2KPan-Mass Challenge$2KThe UCI Foundation: $2KThe UCI Foundation$2KCape Hatteras Secondary School: $1KCape Hatteras Secondary School$1KMayo Foundation: $500Mayo Foundation$500School of the Holy Child: $500School of the Holy Child$500Loggerhead Marinelife Center: $250Loggerhead Marinelife Center$250Loxahatchee River Historical Society: $250Loxahatchee River HistoricalSociety$250

The largest 2025 recipient was All Saints Catholic School ($3K). Together the top 8 received $9K.

Grant Size Distribution

74 grants across all recorded years

73<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 73 grants of 74 (99%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

JupiterJacksonvilleBuxtonRochesterRyeOrangeMiamiNeedhamPalm Beach GardensWashington DepotBoys TownJuno BeachNorth KingstonOrange CityBostonNorwalkPort Saint LucieStuartWaxhawArlington

How Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 70% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K3 grants2019 17 grants2020 19 grants2021 19 grants2022 16 grants2023 12 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2019) to $95K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
All Saints Catholic School Norwalk, CTCharitable$3,000
Pan-Mass Challenge Needham, MACharitable$2,000
The UCI Foundation Orange, CACharitable$1,500
Cape Hatteras Secondary School Buxton, NCCharitable$1,000
Mayo Foundation Rochester, MNCharitable$500
School of the Holy Child Rye, NYCharitable$500
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Juno Beach, FLCharitable$250
Loxahatchee River Historical Society Jupiter, FLCharitable$250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$263,913$9,734$9,257$9,0008$9,000$9,477$12,817
2024$261,928$10,620$95,511$95,16212$95,162$10,271$14,847
2023$346,819$17,234$20,145$20,00016$20,000$17,089$16,915
2022$349,730$10,608$27,611$20,00019$20,000$10,463$17,498
2021$366,733$10,869$20,455$20,00019$20,000$10,414$18,153
2020$376,319$11,067$20,210$20,00017—$10,857$18,608
2019$385,462$10,696$6,953$6,7503—$10,493$18,993

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc is led by John Kavanewsky Jr., President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Kavanewsky Jr.

    President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Kavanewsky

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Tiderman

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Janet Flinchum (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: TJ Heinemann (2022) — Treasurer

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 Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc

How much does Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc gave $9K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $95K across 12 grants.

What is Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $750, and its average grant was $1,125, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc's top state is Connecticut, with 33% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (22%) and California (17%).

Does Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (8 grants).

Who are Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include All Saints Catholic School ($3,000), Pan-Mass Challenge ($2,000) and The UCI Foundation ($1,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc?

Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc reported $264K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (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.

What is Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7003468. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Kavanewsky Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/kavanewsky-family-foundation-inc-morg_e8aba755a6a84b54bd3dbb900311a8c9

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