The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation
The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 19 grants totaling $82,500 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in areas such as food relief, support for displaced people, journalism, civil liberties, and democracy.
The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation at a glance
In short: The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation gave $83K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), top state California. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $82,500
- +7.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +26.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,342
- -15.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,423,036
- -0.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (6 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (33% 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 The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alight ($10K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $60K.
Grant Size Distribution
96 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 96 grants of 96 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants went to recipients in multiple states and Washington, DC. By share of grant dollars, California received 33%, DC 24%, and Minnesota, New York, and Maryland 12% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 18 grantees (33%) 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 $5K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 56% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% 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 (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2019) to $87K (2022). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $83K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Public Radio Inc Baltimore, MD | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Alight Minneapolis, MN | Charitable Event | $5,000 |
| Alight Minneapolis, MN | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Altadena Brick by Brick Los Angeles, CA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Calmatters Sacramento, CA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| National Network to End Domestic Violence Inc Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,423,036 | $93,112 | $97,574 | $82,500 | 19 | $87,714 | $85,628 | $94,962 |
| 2024 | $1,427,498 | $142,489 | $91,071 | $77,000 | 15 | $82,088 | $134,714 | $87,787 |
| 2023 | $1,376,080 | $87,240 | $89,427 | $78,000 | 17 | $82,525 | $89,198 | $81,941 |
| 2022 | $1,376,267 | $14,942 | $99,569 | $86,500 | 21 | $90,525 | $39,989 | $82,102 |
| 2021 | $1,460,894 | $106,112 | $96,072 | $84,600 | 24 | $88,625 | $109,227 | $90,794 |
| 2020 | $1,450,854 | $26,149 | $80,689 | $69,000 | 16 | — | $70,060 | $88,933 |
| 2019 | $1,495,394 | $237,220 | $77,851 | $66,500 | 14 | — | $82,799 | $72,767 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation reported a distributable amount of $95K 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 included general and unrestricted support and a charitable-event grant. The grantees describe their work in varied ways: ALIGHT says it works with displaced people to build lives with dignity, connection, and purpose; World Central Kitchen says it provides meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises; and Redwood Empire Food Bank says it works to feed neighbors and end hunger.
Other 2025 grantees describe work in journalism, civil liberties, and democracy. CalMatters says it informs Californians about issues affecting their lives; the Democracy Forward Foundation says it works through legal and administrative processes to protect democratic institutions and hold government accountable. The Sonoma Land Trust says it works to protect Sonoma County’s landscapes for the community and future generations.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 19 grants totaling $82,500. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $10,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Notable grants included $10,000 to National Public Radio Inc. and $5,000 each to ALIGHT in two separate grants, Altadena Brick by Brick, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, CalMatters, the Democracy Forward Foundation, the National Network to End Domestic Violence, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Redwood Empire Food Bank, and World Central Kitchen.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jennifer Kress as vice president and Margaret M Kress as president, director, and secretary.
The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation is led by Margaret M Kress, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Margaret M Kress
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Kress
Vice President
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation
How much does The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation give each year?
The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation gave $83K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $77K across 15 grants.
What is The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation's typical grant size?
The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,342, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation give grants?
The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation's top state is California, with 33% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were District of Columbia (24%) and Minnesota (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (4 grants), Santa Rosa, CA (3 grants), Minneapolis, MN (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 95% of The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (18 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation's largest grantees?
The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Alight ($10,000 across 2 grants), National Public Radio Inc ($10,000) and Altadena Brick by Brick ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation?
The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $88K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $95K (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 The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included general and unrestricted support and a charitable-event grant. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation?
The foundation states that it 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 The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation's EIN?
The Margaret and Jennifer Kress Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1685921. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Margaret and Jennifer Kress 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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