The Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation

• The foundation accepts applications by invitation only and does not take unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold proposal; it should make contact first and apply only once invited, with the grant proposal as the core of that application.
• Its work fits best where it involves social justice research or education, leadership training, student education, first-generation higher-education students, or synagogues and other Jewish organisations, and it funds only 501(c)(3) organisations for domestic US purposes, not individuals.
• A realistic request sits in the typical band of $15,000 to $105,000, with a median grant of $40,000, since about 8 in 10 grants fall in that band and half of its grants to organisations are $40,000 or less; its largest grant was $160,000.
• Repeat giving is strong, with 79% of its grant dollars in the latest filing going to organisations it had also funded before, so a first-time applicant should expect to compete with established grantees.
• The annual grant deadline is typically at the start of November, so plan any approach well ahead of that.

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

• Lawyers for Good Government · General support of the organization
  $160,0002025 tax year
• Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · General support of the organization
  $150,0002025 tax year
• Union for Reform Judaism · General support of the organization
  $150,0002025 tax year
• Every Texan · General support of the organization
  $150,0002025 tax year
• Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action · General support of the organization
  $150,0002025 tax year
• Jewish Organizing Institute and Network · General support of the organization
  $130,0002025 tax year
• Jewish Community Action · General support of the organization
  $130,0002025 tax year
• Breakthrough Central Texas · General support of the organization
  $120,0002025 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.