Kids Connect Charitable Fund
Kids Connect Charitable Fund is a public charity based in Reston, Virginia, formed in 1998. It makes grants to medical facilities and institutions for research on epilepsy and metabolic disorders, and to institutions for education.
Kids Connect Charitable Fund at a glance
In short: Kids Connect Charitable Fund gave $534K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in Alabama. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $534,150
- -15.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $44,513
- -29.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,773
- Total assets
- $6,122,803
- -3.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (4 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Alabama (56% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Kids Connect Charitable Fund
- Contact
Mailing address: 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive 450, Reston, VA 20191
Phone: (703) 437-9720
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Kids Connect Charitable Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Alabama Birmingham ($300K). Together the top 10 received $522K.
Grant Size Distribution
70 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 70 (66%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Alabama (56%), New York (14%), Washington, DC (9%), Maryland (6%), and Florida (4%). The listed recipients were located in those states and jurisdictions, as well as Georgia, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Kids Connect Charitable Fund open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 12 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $57K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $18K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $534K (2025) to $8.8M (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $534K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama Birmingham Birmingham, AL | General Support | $300,000 |
| Yad Chazaka Corp North Woodmere, NY | General Support | $62,605 |
| Cato Institute Washington, DC | General Support | $50,000 |
| Leveling the Playing Field Inc Rockville, MD | General Support | $30,000 |
| Emanual Jackson Sr Project Inc Delray Beach, FL | General Support | $20,000 |
| LIVE2450 Inc Cartersville, GA | General Support | $15,000 |
| The Well Church Kenosha, WI | General Support | $14,545 |
| NYU Faces New York, NY | General Support | $12,500 |
| Readers Are Leaders Herndon, VA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Friends of Faces Reston, VA | General Support | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,122,803 | $401,534 | $633,391 | $534,150 | 12 | $65,256 |
| 2024 | $6,354,660 | $522,455 | $726,313 | $628,699 | 10 | $83,803 |
| 2023 | $6,558,518 | $590,837 | $926,602 | $821,469 | 18 | $73,412 |
| 2022 | $6,601,381 | $822,443 | $8,960,261 | $8,842,000 | 15 | $48,875 |
| 2021 | $15,177,878 | $1,392,053 | $1,304,160 | $1,240,350 | 15 | $48,018 |
| 2020 | $14,651,306 | $12,313,269 | $1,065,860 | $938,166 | 10 | $48,001 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The funder states that its mission is to support grants to medical facilities and institutions for research on epilepsy and metabolic disorders, and grants to institutions for education.
Its 2025 grantees included organizations with a range of missions. Friends of FACES describes its work as supporting ongoing epilepsy research and education and advancing new treatments and care for people living with epilepsy. Readers Are Leaders says it provides elementary students with reading strategies and learning opportunities and supports high school students’ development as community role models. Yad Chazaka describes its purpose as charitable, religious, educational, and scientific, including distributions to qualifying exempt organizations. The Cato Institute describes its mission as advancing individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the funder reported 12 grants totaling $534,150. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $300,000, with a median of $14,772. All listed grants were for general support.
The largest grants included $300,000 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham; $62,605 to Yad Chazaka Corp; $50,000 to the Cato Institute; $30,000 to Leveling the Playing Field Inc; and $20,000 to Emanual Jackson Sr Project Inc. Other 2025 recipients included Live2450 Inc ($15,000), The Well Church ($14,545), NYU FACES ($12,500), Readers Are Leaders ($10,000), Friends of FACES ($7,500), the American Institute for Economic Research ($7,000), and Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program ($5,000).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Roger Silk as chairman and director, James Lintott as president, treasurer, and director, and Alan Dye as vice president.
Kids Connect Charitable Fund is led by James Lintott, President, Treasurer & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Lintott
President, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Silk
Chairman & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Dye
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Evan Unzelman (2020–2023) — Secretary
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 Kids Connect Charitable Fund
How much does Kids Connect Charitable Fund give each year?
Kids Connect Charitable Fund gave $534K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $629K across 10 grants.
What is Kids Connect Charitable Fund's typical grant size?
Kids Connect Charitable Fund's median grant in 2025 was $14,773, and its average grant was $44,513, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Kids Connect Charitable Fund that year got $19K on average.
Where does Kids Connect Charitable Fund give grants?
Kids Connect Charitable Fund gives mostly in Alabama: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (14%) and District of Columbia (9%).
Does Kids Connect Charitable Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Kids Connect Charitable Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Kids Connect Charitable Fund's largest grantees?
Kids Connect Charitable Fund's largest 2025 grantees include University of Alabama Birmingham ($300,000), Yad Chazaka Corp ($62,605) and Cato Institute ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kids Connect Charitable Fund?
Kids Connect Charitable Fund reported $6.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $402K.
What does Kids Connect Charitable Fund fund?
The funder states that its mission is to support grants to medical facilities and institutions for research on epilepsy and metabolic disorders, and grants to institutions for education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Kids Connect Charitable Fund?
Kids Connect Charitable Fund has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Kids Connect Charitable Fund's EIN?
Kids Connect Charitable Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1907780. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Kids Connect Charitable Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/kids-connect-charitable-fund-morg_821aa0ed088e4e07bfc301b8053f8c92
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