Laurie Kayden Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and it should not be sent unless the organisation has been invited to approach the foundation.
- Its recorded grants go chiefly to charities receiving general or unrestricted support, across areas such as food banks, hospitals, universities and social services, so check whether your work sits within that range before making any contact.
- Typical grants fall between $25,000 and $75,000, with a median of $50,000 and a largest grant of $100,000, and about 8 in 10 of its 188 grants to organisations fall in the typical band, so a request near the middle of that band is realistic if an invitation comes.
- The filing shows that 91% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so its giving is relationship-led, and an approach should build on any existing link.
- No geographic focus is stated; the grants are mainly in New York, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania, but that pattern is not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Laurie Kayden Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its recorded grants go chiefly to charitable organisations receiving general or unrestricted support. Recipients include food banks and meal services, hospitals and medical institutions, universities and schools, Jewish community and humanitarian organisations, environmental and civil-liberties groups, health and disability charities, public media, and social-service providers. A small number of grants were recorded for a college arts and sciences programme, Columbia Law School and an inclusive entrepreneurship accelerator. The grants are concentrated in New York, with additional recipients in the District of Columbia and other states. The filed application information says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; it gives no public route for unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, District of Columbia and Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 188 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 7%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 3% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations Laurie Kayden Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 66 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- HIAS · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- United Jewish Appeal Federation Of Jewish Philanth · General & Unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
- American Friends of Western Galilee Hospital · General & Unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
- Columbia University · General and Unrestricted for Columbia Law School$75,0002024 tax year
- Environmental Defense Fund · General & Unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
- Cornell University · College of arts and sciences$75,0002024 tax year
- Natural Resources Defense Council · General & Unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Richard D Tunick — Trustee
- Andrew J Tunick — Trustee
- Carol A McLeod — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,308,151 | $1,735,000 | $63,407,133 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,050,642 | $3,155,000 | $70,492,575 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,854,038 | $3,180,000 | $74,724,446 | Filing for 2024 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
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Contact
- Wilmington, DE