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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8305387

The DDK Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $50,800 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
NA Donald R Kardon
440 S Broad Street Unit 2302
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 735-1606
Form and materials
Letter with information about applicant and need
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $50,800

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $541,777

  • Tax year 2024

    $40,450

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $569,475

  • Tax year 2023

    $34,680

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $620,252

  • Tax year 2022

    $43,775

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $718,156

  • Tax year 2021

    $59,115

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $719,171

  • Tax year 2020

    $54,035

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $777,522

  • Tax year 2019

    $50,058

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $779,224

  • Tax year 2018

    $51,435

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $794,285

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. PCMSPhialadelphia, PA

    Educational

    $15,500
  2. Barnes FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational

    $12,000
  3. Foreign Policy ResearchPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational

    $10,000
  4. Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $3,500
  5. Rodeph ShalomPhiladelphia, PA

    Religious

    $2,800
  6. Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  7. Ballet XPhiladelphia, PA

    Arts

    $1,000
  8. Jewish Fed of Greater PhilaPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  9. WhyyPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational

    $1,000
  10. Yale UniversityHew Haven, CT

    Educational

    $1,000
  11. Curtis InstitutePhiladelphia, PA

    Educational

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $15,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania10 grants $49,800
  2. Connecticut1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Donald R KardonTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Dorothy R KardonTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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