Kisco Cares Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and you should only approach it if you already have a route to its trustees.
- Its grants have gone mainly to environmental and conservation bodies, such as wildlife-protection groups, land trusts and wilderness organisations, so work outside that field is a poor fit.
- No geographic focus is stated, although the filing shows grants mainly in California, Texas and Arizona.
- Most grants fall between $50,000 and $500,000, with a median of $150,000 and a largest grant of about $1,400,000, and half of its 24 grants were $150,000 or less, so a request in the lower part of that range is the realistic size.
- In the latest filing, 49% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so established recipients take a large share of its giving.
Overview
Kisco Cares Foundation is a US private foundation based in Carlsbad, CA.
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 organisation grants are recorded as donations and have gone mainly to environmental and conservation organisations, including wildlife-protection groups, land trusts and wilderness organisations. Other recipients include community foundations and a university environmental law clinic. The grant record therefore shows strong support for environmental and conservation bodies alongside other charitable recipients. Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted; the stated approach is trustee-selected rather than an open application route. The filings also record grants to individuals, but those make up only a small share of grant dollars.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Texas and Arizona.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 49% 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 24 grants to organisations were $150,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 24% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 49% of grant dollars went to organisations Kisco Cares Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 16% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $200k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Rewild · Donation$1,417,0002024 tax year
- Marin Community Foundation · Donation$334,4052024 tax year
- Wildcoast · Donation$300,0002024 tax year
- Center for Biological Diversity · Donation$300,0002024 tax year
- Earth Island Institute · Donation$200,0002024 tax year
- Wildlands Conservancy · Donation$150,0002024 tax year
- Panthera · Donation$100,0002024 tax year
- Ywam San Diegobaja · Donation$61,9352024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Brendan R Cummings — Director
- Jason K Howerton — Director
- Annica Kreuter — Director
- David P King — Director
- Andrew S Kohlberg — Director, President, Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,297,136 | $1,172,885 | $13,014,630 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,215,487 | $1,904,728 | $32,512,909 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,306,069 | $2,970,885 | $41,535,275 | 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
- Carlsbad, CA