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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0539366

The KL Felicitas Foundation

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $289,444 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $289,444

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,256,887
  • Tax year 2023

    $297,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,536,384
  • Tax year 2022

    $334,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,813,859
  • Tax year 2021

    $246,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,640,923
  • Tax year 2020

    $497,382

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,345,888
  • Tax year 2019

    $336,760

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,027,825
  • Tax year 2018

    $204,494

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,270,419

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gemeinnutziger VereinHerrsching, Germany

    General support

    $172,000
  2. Hawaii Investment ReadyKaneohe, HI

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Toniic InstituteBend, OR

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Rockefeller PhilanthropyNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  5. Dr Schwarz FoundationMunchen, Germany

    General support

    $10,994
  6. McE Social CapitalSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $8,450
  7. Dr SinbadInnsbruck, Austria

    General support

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50,00060% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00030% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $8,45010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Hawaii1 grant $50,000
  2. California2 grants $33,450
  3. New York1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Lisa KleissnerPRESIDENT Hours 30Pay $0
  • Alex KleissnerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Andrea KleissnerTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Karl KleissnerSECRETARY Hours 30Pay $0

The return

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