Kurzweil Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Needham Heights, MA EIN: 04-2921512

Kurzweil Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Needham Heights, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $96K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $90K.

Kurzweil Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Kurzweil Foundation Inc gave $90K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $90K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$90,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$90,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$90,000
Total assets
$95,764
-30.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
Maryland (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Kurzweil Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Scholarships: $90KScholarships$90K

The largest 2024 recipient was Scholarships ($90K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

How Kurzweil Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 210% from 2021 to 2024. 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$100K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2021) to $90K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $90K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Scholarships Schedule, MDDonation$90,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2024$95,764—$95,100$90,0001$6,900
2023$137,000$158,559$97,422$90,0001$96,600
2022$75,863$111,545$68,429$58,0001$64,045
2021$38,178—$40,196$29,0001—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kurzweil Foundation Inc is led by Raymond C. Kurzweil, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Raymond C. Kurzweil

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Kleiner

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: S. Donold Gonson (2021–2022) — Clerk

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "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 Kurzweil Foundation Inc

How much does Kurzweil Foundation Inc give each year?

Kurzweil Foundation Inc gave $90K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $90K across 1 grant.

How large is Kurzweil Foundation Inc?

Kurzweil Foundation Inc reported $96K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kurzweil Foundation Inc operate?

Kurzweil Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Kurzweil Foundation Inc's EIN?

Kurzweil Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2921512. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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