Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation
Kenneth Cole Productions 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 $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $58K. Net investment income was $43K.
Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation at a glance
In short: Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation gave $58K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $57,950
- -70.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -63.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,488
- -18.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,475
- Total assets
- $2,076,690
- +31.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (85% 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 Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was After School All-Stars of New York ($25K). Together the top 4 received $58K.
Grant Size Distribution
26 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 26 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation gives
- Giving fell 78% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 68% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $290K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $58K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| After School All-Stars of New York New York, NY | Provide free comprehensive after school and summer programs to low-income students with a focus on stem and academic support. | $25,000 |
| Fathers Day Mothers Day Council Inc Long Island City, NY | To honor great fathers and outstanding mothers and to help charities affecting mothers, fathers, and children | $18,200 |
| Sundance Institute Park City, UT | Discovery and Development of Independent Artists and Audiences. | $8,750 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation New York, NY | Provides scholarships, fundraising activities, program support and subsidies to the fashion institute of technology and its component units. | $6,000 |
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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 | $2,076,690 | $740,002 | $243,012 | $57,950 | 4 | $58,200 | $42,827 | $85,514 |
| 2024 | $1,579,700 | $535,603 | $355,984 | $195,860 | 11 | $196,110 | $19,577 | $69,056 |
| 2023 | $1,400,081 | $722,704 | $361,715 | $290,000 | 5 | $290,250 | $517 | $60,453 |
| 2022 | $1,039,092 | $715,052 | $260,002 | $260,000 | 3 | $260,000 | $348 | $44,102 |
| 2021 | $584,042 | $311,486 | $25,628 | $20,000 | 3 | $20,125 | — | $20,215 |
| 2020 | $298,184 | $66,269 | $2,388 | $2,387 | 3 | — | $44 | $11,712 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation reported a distributable amount of $86K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation is led by Kenneth Cole, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kenneth Cole
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David Edelman
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Andrew Stokoe (2020–2021) — Treasurer
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 Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation
How much does Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation give each year?
Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation gave $58K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $196K across 11 grants.
What is Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation's typical grant size?
Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $13,475, and its average grant was $14,488, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation give grants?
Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation gives mostly in New York: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Utah (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation?
Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $58K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $86K (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 Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation's EIN?
Kenneth Cole Productions Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2283049. 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 May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
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