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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6398546

Kohn Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $29,000 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
Joseph C Kohn Esquire
1600 Market Street Suite 2500
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 238-1700
Form and materials
Applications should be made in writing, stating the nature of the organization, the purpose of the request and financial data.
Deadlines
None
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

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $780,200

  • Tax year 2024

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $755,640

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $732,106

  • Tax year 2022

    $23,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $722,585

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $825,116

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $732,818

  • Tax year 2019

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $746,266

  • Tax year 2018

    $39,175

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $789,009

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Reading Partners DCWashington, DC

    General

    $10,000
  2. Public Interest Law CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $10,000
  3. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PAPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $3,500
  4. Crohn's and Colitis FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $3,000
  5. Easttown LibraryBerwyn, PA

    General

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,00077% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $3,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania4 grants $19,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joseph C Kohn EsquirePRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ellen KohnVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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