The Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and funds only preselected charitable organisations, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered, and the filing sets out no application steps or deadlines.
- Its recorded grants go mainly to universities, medical research and healthcare institutions, independent schools, and museums and performing arts organisations, so a group in those fields can see whether its work matches the pattern, though that alone does not earn an invitation.
- Most grants are modest: half of its 115 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $10,000 and $2,000,000, but its largest grant was $14,000,000, so size any request to your own need rather than treating that band as a limit.
- In its latest filing, 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so the realistic route in is likely a warm introduction built over time rather than a first approach.
Overview
The Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Foundation is a US private foundation based in Miami, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings describe the grants as general purpose and do not state a named funding field. Recipients include universities and colleges, medical research and healthcare institutions, independent schools, museums and performing arts organisations. The recorded grants span multiple states, with New York and California accounting for the largest shares. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted. It sets out no application steps or deadlines, and does not specify a grant size or a wider eligibility framework.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 115 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 95% of grant dollars went to organisations The Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 56 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Columbia Univeristy · General purpose$6,562,5002023 tax year
- Ichan School Of Medicine At Mo · General purpose$5,000,0002023 tax year
- Claremont McKenna College · General purpose$5,000,0002023 tax year
- The Rockefeller University · General purpose$5,000,0002023 tax year
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer · General purpose$4,000,0002023 tax year
- Claremont McKenna College · General purpose$2,500,0002023 tax year
- Entitlements How · General purpose$2,000,0002023 tax year
- Claremont McKenna College · General purpose$2,000,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- James Goldrick — Secretary
- Lewis M Eisenberg — Treasurer
- Marie-Josee Kravis — President
- Henry R Kravis — Chairman
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $56,147,018 | $54,974,186 | $38,881,271 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $46,301,609 | $45,210,580 | $79,939,334 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Miami, FL