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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
$3,500,000
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $80,407,331
-
Tax year 2023
$3,181,000
- Grants listed
- 32
- Assets, end of year
- $71,704,901
-
Tax year 2022
$2,084,900
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $66,621,845
-
Tax year 2021
$1,130,500
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $68,855,675
-
Tax year 2020
$1,200,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $57,219,487
-
Tax year 2019
$50
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $92,627
-
Tax year 2018
$56
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $835
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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PA Alliance FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
Charitable
$436,000 -
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Charitable
$300,000 -
Freedom ReadsHamden, CT
Charitable
$250,000 -
Michigan Civic Education FundMadison HTS, MI
Charitable
$200,000 -
Carbon Leadership ForumSanta Fe, NM
Charitable
$155,000 -
Local Initiatives Support CorpNew York, NY
Charitable
$150,000 -
Asian Americans Advancing Justice AtlantaNorcross, GA
Charitable
$135,000 -
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC
Charitable
$125,000 -
The Boston FoundationBoston, MA
Charitable
$110,000 -
Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD
Charitable
$105,000 -
Spotlight PAHarrisburg, PA
Charitable
$100,000 -
Wisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismMilwaukee, MN
Charitable
$100,000 -
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education FundAnnapolis, MD
Charitable
$100,000 -
Outlier Media DetriotDetriot, MI
Charitable
$100,000 -
New England Grassroots Environment FundNewmarket, NH
Charitable
$100,000 -
Esperanza AcademyLawrence, MA
Charitable
$100,000 -
Citizen Science LabPittsburgh, PA
Charitable
$75,000 -
STEM Coding LabPittsburgh, PA
Charitable
$75,000 -
Fusion Partnerships IncBaltimore, MD
Charitable
$75,000 -
YMCA of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA
Charitable
$68,000 -
Massachusetts Climate Action NetworkDorchester, MA
Charitable
$65,000 -
Advanced Energy InstituteWashington, DC
Charitable
$61,000 -
AssemblePittsburgh, PA
Charitable
$50,000 -
Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MD
Charitable
$50,000 -
Youth GuidanceChicago, IL
Charitable
$50,000 -
Black Women Build BaltimoreBaltimore, MD
Charitable
$50,000 -
American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families ForumNew York, NY
Charitable
$50,000 -
Friends of Jerusalem Youth ChorusWashington, DC
Charitable
$50,000 -
American Friends of Combatants for PeaceNew York, NY
Charitable
$50,000 -
Center for Urban FamiliesBaltimore, MD
Charitable
$40,000 -
Notre Dame Education Center - LawrenceLawrence, MA
Charitable
$30,000 -
Youth Development OrganizationLawrence, MA
Charitable
$30,000 -
Code in the SchoolsBaltimore, MD
Charitable
$25,000 -
Family Nurturing Center of MassachusettsDorchester, MA
Charitable
$25,000 -
Entrepreneurship for AllLowell, MA
Charitable
$15,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Civil rights2 grants $636,00021% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $585,00020% of the total
- Human services5 grants $525,00018% of the total
- Education7 grants $505,00017% of the total
- Environment3 grants $261,0009% of the total
- Community development3 grants $240,0008% of the total
- 3 other causes5 grants $230,0008% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Pennsylvania6 grants $804,000
- Maryland7 grants $445,000
- Massachusetts8 grants $425,000
- California1 grant $300,000
- Michigan2 grants $300,000
- Connecticut1 grant $250,000
- New York3 grants $250,000
- District of Columbia3 grants $236,000
- New Mexico1 grant $155,000
- Georgia1 grant $135,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Robert E KassTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- James E KassTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Nancy E KassTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Anne HechtTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Jonathan HechtTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Thomas D HechtTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Peter M HechtTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Robert M HechtTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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