The Kaye Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to succeed; focus instead on building a relationship that might lead to an invitation.
- Its giving is strongly relationship-led: in its latest filing, 89% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the two prior filings, so new applicants face real competition for the remaining share.
- Most grants are modest - about 8 in 10 of its 228 grants fall between $500 and $60,000, with a median of $6,500, so a modest request in that range is realistic, though its single largest grant was $2,750,000 to a regranting organisation it funds every year.
- No geographic focus is stated, though its filings show grants mainly reaching organisations in New York and Pennsylvania, with its recorded purposes being general donations across cultural, health, education, religious, food-relief and social-service organisations rather than a stated field of interest.
Overview
The Kaye Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Albany, NY.
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
The foundation says its primary purpose is to support, through contributions, other charitable organisations exempt under section 501(c)(3). Its filings show grants to a varied group of public charities, including cultural institutions, hospitals and health organisations, universities and schools, religious organisations, food-relief groups, and humanitarian and social-service organisations. The largest share of recorded grant dollars went to organisations in New York, with Pennsylvania next; grants also reached other states. The recorded purposes are general donations, rather than a stated focus on a particular field.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 89% 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 228 grants to organisations were $6,500 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: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 32% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations The Kaye Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 25% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 58 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- UJA-Federation of New York · General donation$2,750,0002024 tax year
- NewYork-Presbyterian Fund · General donation$2,533,3342024 tax year
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts · General donation$1,808,9012024 tax year
- Children's Museum of Manhattan · General donation$525,0002024 tax year
- Council on Foreign Relations · General donation$250,0002024 tax year
- Hospital for Special Surgery · General donation$101,0002024 tax year
- Penn Hillel · General donation$100,0002024 tax year
- Ajc · General donation$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sheryl Kaye — Trustee
- Charles R Kaye — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $7,197,904 | $6,999,287 | $8,370,524 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,556,986 | $7,313,041 | $11,496,645 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,006,156 | $8,920,561 | $5,065,051 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Albany, NY