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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1655914

The JLK Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $309,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $309,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $105,930

  • Tax year 2024

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $60

  • Tax year 2023

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,205

  • Tax year 2022

    $120,800

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,115

  • Tax year 2021

    $125,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,107

  • Tax year 2020

    $114,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $41,509

  • Tax year 2019

    $153,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $55,846

  • Tax year 2018

    $305,553

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $8,718

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nightingale-Bamford SchoolNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $235,000
  2. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    General purpose

    $50,000
  3. S Fork Natural History MuseumBridgehampton, NY

    General purpose

    $7,000
  4. National Public RadioWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  5. Braun Hut SystemAspen, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Aspen Public RadioAspen, CO

    General purpose

    $2,500
  7. Wshu Public RadioBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  8. Eco FlightAspen, CO

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $285,00098% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $242,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  3. Colorado3 grants $9,500
  4. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey L KennerCFO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Melvin KonnerDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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