Sidney Kohl Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold approach is unlikely to be considered, though if you do get a route in, a letter giving the essential details of the project is required and no particular form is necessary.
- About 93% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so it looks like a largely repeat-giving funder and a relationship-led route should be expected.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $1,000 and $35,000, so a modest request in that range fits its typical grant, though its largest grant was about $360,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Its recorded giving covers Jewish communal organisations, cultural institutions, schools and universities, and health and social-service organisations, but it states no geographic focus, so the states where most of its grants have gone should not be read as a limit.
- Do not apply if you are an individual or are seeking a scholarship, fellowship, loan, prize or similar benefit, as it funds neither.
Overview
Sidney Kohl Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Palm Beach, FL.
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 it may provide grants to qualified organisations and does not undertake direct charitable activities. Its grant record includes Jewish communal organisations, cultural institutions such as museums and performing-arts bodies, schools and universities, and health and social-service organisations. The filed purposes describe the grants only as charitable, while the application information gives no specific charitable field or beneficiary group. Its recorded giving therefore covers a varied range of organisations rather than a stated thematic programme. The foundation's stated approach is grantmaking to qualified organisations, not direct service delivery.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, New York, Illinois and California.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Scholarships, fellowships, loans, prizes or similar benefits
How to apply
A letter giving the essential details of the project is required; no particular form or application is necessary.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 93% 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 502 grants to organisations were $5,000 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: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations Sidney Kohl Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Israel).
- 16% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 152 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · Charitable$357,8002024 tax year
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Charitable$300,0002024 tax year
- Wilshire Boulevard Temple · Charitable$232,8552024 tax year
- University of Chicago · Charitable$225,0002024 tax year
- Cayton Zimmer Childrens Museum By Sharewell · Charitable$127,0002024 tax year
- Norton Museum of Art · Charitable$110,0002024 tax year
- Kravis Center for the Performing Arts · Charitable$110,0002024 tax year
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Charitable$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
- Sidney A Kohl — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,592,162 | $3,092,578 | $58,230,728 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,268,402 | $2,894,570 | $62,181,125 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,575,036 | $3,149,105 | $67,575,548 | 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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- (561) 833-4211
- Palm Beach, FL
Applying to Sidney Kohl Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (561) 833-4211
- Palm Beach, FL