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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4152920

Jackson Kemper Foundation

A private foundation in Hawthorn Woods, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $15.1 million 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

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 2025

    $15,090,475

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $47,146,789

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,060,119

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $53,262,937

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,008,802

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $60,317,600

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,990,506

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $68,390,102

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,019,001

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $87,936,645

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,629,618

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $87,312,699

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,255,701

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $81,566,163

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Amigos de HondurasSeattle, WA

    Grant to support school lunches west honduras

    $4,169,486
  2. Trinity HopeFranklin, TN

    Grant to support feeding program

    $1,500,000
  3. Predisan - USA IncAlpharetta, GA

    Grant to support school lunches

    $1,000,701
  4. Haitian Health Foundation HHFNorwich, CT

    Grant to support operations

    $1,000,000
  5. Fistula FoundationSan Jose, CA

    Grant to support operations

    $587,381
  6. Orbis InternationalNew York, NY

    Grant to support cataract surgery

    $512,608
  7. Kids Alive InternationalAlpharetta, GA

    Grant to support internships

    $506,500
  8. Cambodian Children's FundSanta Monica, CA

    Grant to support operations

    $500,000
  9. Hope for Haiti's ChildrenCincinnati, OH

    Grant to support operations

    $500,000
  10. My AgroNew York, NY

    Grant to support operations

    $500,000
  11. One Acre FundHighland Park, IL

    Grant to support rwanda & kenya

    $500,000
  12. Children of the NationsSilverdale, WA

    Grant to support operations

    $400,000
  13. El PorvenirBroomfield, CO

    Grant to support operations

    $392,767
  14. SevaBerkeley, CA

    Grant to support winter pediatrics & training

    $341,200
  15. Emergency USANew York, NY

    Grant to support sudan & uganda through food & medical

    $330,000
  16. Hope EthiopiaSunnyvale, CA

    Grant to support abraham's oasis to karin van den bosch

    $318,000
  17. Association for A More Just SocietyGrand Rapids, MI

    Grant to support operations

    $300,000
  18. Haiti Education FoundationEl Dorado, AR

    Grant to support school construction and scholarships

    $291,000
  19. Wells 4 WellnessFranklin, TN

    Grant to support wells in niger

    $225,000
  20. American Himalayan FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Grant to support operations

    $200,000
  21. CittaNew York, NY

    Grant to support operations

    $200,000
  22. Green EmpowermentPortland, OR

    Grant to support programs in nicaragua & uganda

    $200,000
  23. Reaching Unreached Nations InternationalVirginia Beach, VA

    Grant to support heritage house extension project

    $188,532
  24. Siwok FoundationGreeneville, TN

    Grant to support operations

    $150,000
  25. El Ayudante Missions USARodeo, CA

    Grant to support operations

    $100,000
  26. Plant with PurposeSan Diego, CA

    Grant to support haiti farming

    $50,000
  27. Haiti Healthcare PartnersWestlake Village, CA

    Grant to support operations

    $30,000
  28. D M Stearns Missionary FundNorth Wales, PA

    Grant to support operations

    $25,000
  29. Nashotah HouseNashotah, WI

    Grant to support bishop kemper scholarship

    $10,300
  30. Curing Kids CancerIrving, TX

    Grant to support operations

    $10,000
  31. Maywood Fine ArtsMaywood, IL

    Grant to support operations

    $10,000
  32. South Kent SchoolSouth Kent, CT

    Grant to support operations

    $10,000
  33. Western PA Dist Church of the BrethrenHollsopple, PA

    Grant to support hogar de ninos

    $10,000
  34. NY Society of the Cincinnati Charitable TNew York, NY

    Grant to support operations

    $7,000
  35. Friends of MCCCrystal Lake, IL

    John & kathy young automotive award mchenry comm college

    $5,000
  36. Mount Gulian SocietyBeacon, NY

    Grant to support operations

    $5,000
  37. Society of the CincinnatiWashington, DC

    Grant to support operations

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid14 grants $9,788,45480% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $1,087,3819% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $700,0006% of the total
  4. Human services3 grants $510,0004% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $150,0001% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $25,000<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes4 grants $30,300<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $4,569,486
  2. California8 grants $2,126,581
  3. Tennessee3 grants $1,875,000
  4. New York6 grants $1,554,608
  5. Georgia2 grants $1,010,701
  6. Connecticut2 grants $1,010,000
  7. Illinois3 grants $515,000
  8. Indiana1 grant $506,500
  9. Ohio1 grant $500,000
  10. Colorado1 grant $392,767

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jackson Kemper JrPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sharon J KemperSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark CostaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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