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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-3760860

Kauffman Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $2.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,883,333

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $15,129,901

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,038,333

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $16,860,685

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,063,333

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $18,215,800

  • Tax year 2021

    $935,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $20,247,630

  • Tax year 2020

    $865,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $11,305,471

  • Tax year 2019

    $945,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $9,026,910

  • Tax year 2018

    $670,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $9,896,516

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Childrens' Healthcare of AtlantaBrookhaven, GA

    General purpose

    $750,000
  2. University of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA

    General purpose

    $660,000
  3. The Lovett SchoolAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $450,000
  4. College of WoosterWooster, OH

    General purpose

    $200,000
  5. Fernbank MuseumAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $200,000
  6. Mercer UniversityAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $200,000
  7. Emory University - Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $150,000
  8. Atlanta Humane SocietyAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $100,000
  9. The Schenck SchoolSandy Springs, GA

    General purpose

    $83,333
  10. Woodruff Arts CenterAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $50,000
  11. Trinity SchoolAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $30,000
  12. Special Olympics GeorgiaNorcross, GA

    General purpose

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $1,423,33365% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $750,00034% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia11 grants $2,683,333
  2. Ohio1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Mark A KauffmanPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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