Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation
Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation is a private foundation, based in Miami, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $247K in total assets. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $25K.
Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $247,334
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $24,581
- +45.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $2,776
- -78.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,112
- -75.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 20% 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $15K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bach Festival Society Winter Park, FL | General Purpose | $10,000 |
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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 | $247,334 | $24,581 | $3,112 | — | — | $2,776 | $24,527 | $13,714 |
| 2024 | $225,864 | $16,886 | $12,913 | $10,000 | 1 | $12,771 | $16,844 | $12,633 |
| 2023 | $221,887 | $7,362 | $2,799 | — | — | $2,766 | $7,329 | $11,402 |
| 2022 | $217,327 | $3,444 | $2,960 | — | — | $2,770 | $3,404 | $11,252 |
| 2021 | $216,843 | $13,976 | $2,572 | — | — | $2,524 | $13,928 | $12,614 |
| 2020 | $205,435 | $2,289 | $10,259 | $7,500 | 2 | — | $2,182 | $11,057 |
| 2019 | $213,405 | $10,881 | $18,455 | $15,000 | 1 | — | $10,740 | $10,425 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bessemer Trust Company Of Florida
Corporate Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$210 (2019) → $80 (2025)
Aimee Kakos
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Kakos
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $80, to Bessemer Trust Company of Florida (Corporate Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation
How large is Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation?
Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation reported $247K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (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.
Where does Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation operate?
Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Pennsylvania.
What is Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation's EIN?
Michael and Aimee Kakos Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3309117. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 25, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
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