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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-2698492

The Sidney Kimmel Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $508,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $508,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $223,383
  • Tax year 2023

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $695,128
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,563,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $671,477
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,208,936
  • Tax year 2020

    $224,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,205,235
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,430,504

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,422,521

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    Clinical and translational science center

    $500,000
  2. Greater Philadelphia Film OfficePhiladelphia, PA

    Philadelphia storyteller award celebration

    $5,000
  3. Haymakers for HopeWellesley, MA

    Fundraising

    $3,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $500,00098% of the total
  2. Public affairs1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $3,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $505,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $3,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sidney KimmelPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Matthew KamensVP, SECRETARY, TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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