Kauffman Foundation

• The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered; look first for a introduction through someone already connected to it.
• Its grants are general purpose and go to healthcare, universities, schools, a museum, arts, animal welfare and sport, so your work needs to fit one of those kinds of nonprofit institution.
• Typical grants fall between $30,000 and $750,000, with a median of $150,000 and a largest of $825,000, so a request in that region matches its giving, though that band is not a limit.
• Most of its grant dollars (81%) went to organisations it had funded before, which suggests that existing relationships matter a great deal here.
• No geographic focus is stated in the filing, so location alone should not decide whether you approach it.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Childrens' Healthcare Of Atlanta · General purpose
  $750,0002024 tax year
• University of Georgia Foundation · General purpose
  $660,0002024 tax year
• Lovett School · General purpose
  $450,0002024 tax year
• College of Wooster · General purpose
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Fernbank Museum · General purpose
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Mercer University · General purpose
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Emory University Winship Cancer Institute · General purpose
  $150,0002024 tax year
• Atlanta Humane Society · General purpose
  $100,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.