KT Family Foundation
KT Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Vero Beach, Florida. In 2025, it gave grants to preselected charitable organizations supporting areas including health and wellness, pregnancy care, food programs, shelters, youth programs, and social responsibility.
KT Family Foundation at a glance
In short: KT Family Foundation gave $311K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Florida. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $311,000
- +18.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,278
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $3,119,596
- +2.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (3 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (52% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to KT Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1275 Us Highway 1 Unit 2-303, Vero Beach, FL 32960
Phone: (586) 322-3109
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who KT Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mental Health Association of IRC ($35K). Together the top 10 received $259K.
Grant Size Distribution
79 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 79 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Florida organizations received 52% of grant dollars, Michigan organizations 34%, Virginia organizations 7%, and California organizations 6%. Vero Beach, Florida, was the location of several listed grantees.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is KT Family Foundation open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 18 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $20K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $22K repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF 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 $235K (2023) to $350K (2021). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $311K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Association of IRC Vero Beach, FL | Health and Wellness | $35,000 |
| Abigayle Ministries Sterling Heights, MI | Pregnancy Care | $32,000 |
| Forgotten Harvest Oak Park, MI | Food Program | $30,000 |
| The Source Vero Beach, FL | Shelters | $30,000 |
| Vero Classical School Vero Beach, FL | Youth Program | $25,000 |
| Women's Refuge Vero Beach, FL | Shelters | $23,000 |
| Crossroads Farm Reading, MI | Youth Program | $22,000 |
| Urban Hope Inc Richmond, VA | Social Responsibility | $22,000 |
| Shepherd's Gate Livermore, CA | Shelters | $20,000 |
| Turning Point Mt Clemens, MI | Shelters | $20,000 |
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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 | $3,119,596 | $435,652 | $367,973 | $311,000 | 18 | $315,033 | $386,698 | $325,097 |
| 2024 | $3,051,917 | $463,565 | $315,833 | $263,560 | 16 | $266,298 | $421,664 | $301,763 |
| 2023 | $2,904,915 | $546,971 | $277,350 | $235,000 | 14 | $237,071 | $506,692 | $255,518 |
| 2022 | $2,635,294 | $85,891 | $310,192 | $260,223 | 16 | $260,333 | $46,187 | $254,161 |
| 2021 | $2,859,595 | $654,950 | $395,780 | $349,500 | 15 | $351,024 | $458,169 | $288,317 |
| 2020 | $2,737,640 | $194,535 | $295,199 | $248,000 | 17 | — | $157,259 | $231,019 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, KT Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $325K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in several areas. For example, Forgotten Harvest says its mission is to relieve hunger in Metro Detroit and prevent nutritious food waste; Turning Point says it empowers survivors of domestic and sexual violence through services and resources; and Vero Classical School describes its purpose as providing a Christ-centered education.
Other 2025 grantees describe work that includes affordable housing (Urban Hope), social, educational, spiritual, and relational opportunities for secondary students (Crossroads Farm), and services for women and children experiencing homelessness, addiction, or domestic violence (Shepherd’s Gate). Camp Haven says it works to rebuild the lives of homeless men in Indian River County, and Hibiscus Children’s Center provides services to abused and neglected children.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 18 grants totaling $311,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $35,000, with a median of $20,000. The largest grants included $35,000 to Mental Health Association of IRC for health and wellness; $32,000 to Abigayle Ministries for pregnancy care; $30,000 each to Forgotten Harvest for a food program and The Source for shelters; and $25,000 to Vero Classical School for a youth program.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kristen T Heaney, Janice L Thompson, and Lauri A Palazzolo as directors.
KT Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Janice L. Thompson
Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen T. Heaney
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauri A. Palazzolo
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
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 KT Family Foundation
How much does KT Family Foundation give each year?
KT Family Foundation gave $311K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $264K across 16 grants.
What is KT Family Foundation's typical grant size?
KT Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $17,278, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from KT Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does KT Family Foundation give grants?
KT Family Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Michigan (34%) and Virginia (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Vero Beach, FL (9 grants).
Does KT Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on KT Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Youth Program" (6 grants) and "Shelters" (5 grants).
Who are KT Family Foundation's largest grantees?
KT Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Mental Health Association of IRC ($35,000), Abigayle Ministries ($32,000) and Forgotten Harvest ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is KT Family Foundation?
KT Family Foundation reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $315K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $325K (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 does KT Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in several areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from KT Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is KT Family Foundation's EIN?
KT Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3085402. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does KT Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). KT Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/kt-family-foundation-morg_d3d92072c3ac4031bc7dc038b98e5e8d
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