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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$614,128
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $8,220,062
-
Tax year 2023
$758,250
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $8,124,056
-
Tax year 2022
$652,089
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $8,569,504
-
Tax year 2021
$798,450
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $8,840,760
-
Tax year 2020
$713,800
- Grants listed
- 18
- Assets, end of year
- $8,850,693
-
Tax year 2019
$679,400
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $9,188,752
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Elizabeth Park ConservancyWest Hartford, CT
General support
$100,000 -
Outpost Productions IncAlbuquerque, NM
General support
$95,000 -
Austin Classical GuitarAustin, TX
General support
$60,000 -
Hartford Public LibraryHartford, CT
General support
$44,778 -
Fidelco Guide Dog FoundationBloomfield, CT
General support
$35,000 -
The Jazz BakeryBeverly Hills, CA
General support
$30,000 -
La ArtcoreLos Angeles, CA
General support
$30,000 -
Overland Mountain Bike AssociationFort Collins, CO
General support
$29,350 -
Art DivisionLos Angeles, CA
General support
$25,000 -
University of Hartford - Laurel Kaman Scholarship FundWest Hartford, CT
General support
$25,000 -
University of Hartford - Helen Kaman Scholarship FundWest Hartford, CT
General support
$25,000 -
University of Hartford - Charles Kaman Scholarship FundWest Hartford, CT
General support
$25,000 -
Santa Fe Music CollectiveSanta Fe, NM
General support
$25,000 -
Steve Sutton Memorial CharityCanton, NC
General support
$20,000 -
Texas Women Songwriters FestivalLockhart, TX
General support
$20,000 -
Dripping Springs Visitors BureauDripping Springs, TX
General support
$10,000 -
Grace AcademyHartford, CT
General support
$5,000 -
New England Center for Circus ArtsBrattleboro, VT
General support
$5,000 -
Boston Trinity AcademyHyde Park, MA
General support
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Sports and recreation2 grants $129,35035% of the total
- Arts and culture3 grants $125,00034% of the total
- Education3 grants $54,77815% of the total
- Human services1 grant $35,0009% of the total
- Public affairs1 grant $25,0007% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Connecticut7 grants $259,778
- New Mexico2 grants $120,000
- Texas3 grants $90,000
- California3 grants $85,000
- Colorado1 grant $29,350
- North Carolina1 grant $20,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
- Vermont1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- C William Kaman II - TrusteePRES & TREASURER Hours 2Pay $19,250
- Cathleen H Kaman - TrusteeVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $19,250
- Glenn M Messemer - TrusteeSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $19,250
The return
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