Funding search · EIN 650088771 · West Palm Beach, FL
Kathleen Duross Ford Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 69
- grants reported
- $519,200
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute4 grants · $80,000
- Boys Girls Clubs of Pb County4 grants · $60,000
- Palm Beach Jewish Center3 grants · $57,000
- Md Anderson4 grants · $40,000
- Um Bascom Palmer Eye Institute4 grants · $40,000
- Massachusetts General Hospital2 grants · $20,000
- South Florida Pbs4 grants · $20,000
- Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League4 grants · $20,000
- Brigham and Women'S Hospital3 grants · $15,000
- Diocesan Service Appeal3 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 69 reported grants, largest first.
- $30,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Support of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute annual Discovery Ball.
- $26,000
Palm Beach Jewish Center · Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General Support.
- $26,000
Palm Beach Jewish Center · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General Support.
- $20,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Support of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute annual Discovery Ball.
- $15,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Pb County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General support.
- $15,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Pb County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support.
- $15,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Support of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute annual Discovery Ball.
- $15,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Pb County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support.
- $15,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Support of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute annual Discovery Ball.
- $15,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Pb County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General support.
- $12,500
Diocese of Palm Beach · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General support.
- $10,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Bostno, MA · 2025
General support.
- $10,000
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2025
Support cancer research.
- $10,000
Promise Fund · Palm Beach, FL · 2025
To support continued research to find a cure for breast cancer.
- $10,000
Shriners Children'S · Tampa, FL · 2025
General support.
- $10,000
Um Bascom Palmer Eye Institute · Miami, FL · 2025
Support for research in the eye and vision field.
- $10,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Bostno, MA · 2024
General support.
- $10,000
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2024
Support cancer research.
- $10,000
Promise Fund of Florida · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To support continued research to find a cure for breast cancer.
- $10,000
Star Foundation · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
General Support.
- $10,000
Um Bascom Palmer Eye Institute · Miami, FL · 2024
Support for research in the eye and vision field.
- $10,000
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2023
Support cancer research.
- $10,000
Um Bascom Palmer Eye Institute · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2023
Support for research in the eye and vision field.
- $10,000
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2022
Support cancer research.
- $10,000
Um Bascom Palmer Eye Institute · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2022
Support for research in the eye and vision field.
- $8,000
St Ann Catholic Church · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
New Carillon (Church Bell).
- $5,000
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025
Support of ongoing medical research.
- $5,000
Catholic Charities · Rivera Beach, FL · 2025
Support the 16th Annual Dei Bishop's Gala.
- $5,000
Gilda'S Club of South Florida · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
General support for cancer patients.
- $5,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
General support.
- $5,000
Ms Society · Jacksonville, FL · 2025
General support of for multiple sclerosis.
- $5,000
Palm Beach Zoo Conservation Society · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General support.
- $5,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Support annual Christmas Ball to support aniamls in need.
- $5,000
South Florida Pbs · Boynton Beach, FL · 2025
General support of local public broadcasting station.
- $5,000
The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General support.
- $5,000
Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General Support.
- $5,000
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Support of ongoing medical research.
- $5,000
Diocesan Service Appeal · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support.
- $5,000
Hospital for Special Surgery · New York, NY · 2024
General Supoort.
- $5,000
National Ms Society · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
General support of for multiple sclerosis.
- $5,000
Palm Beach Zoo Conservation Society · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General support.
- $5,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Support annual Christmas Ball to support aniamls in need.
- $5,000
South Florida Pbs · Boynton Beach, FL · 2024
General support of local public broadcasting station.
- $5,000
Diocesan Service Appeal · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support.
- $5,000
Glades Academy · Pahokee, FL · 2023
Underwriting "A Night of Expectations" Annual Fundraising Dinner Dance.
- $5,000
National Ms Society · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
General support of for multiple sclerosis.
- $5,000
Palm Beach Jewish Center · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General Support.
- $5,000
Palm Beach Zoo · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support.
- $5,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Support annual Christmas Ball to support aniamls in need.
- $5,000
South Florida Pbs · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support of local public broadcasting station.
- $5,000
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Support of ongoing medical research and the SNF-at-Home Research Project.
- $5,000
Diocesan Service Appeal · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General support.
- $5,000
Palm Beach Zoo · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General support.
- $5,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Support annual Christmas Ball to support aniamls in need.
- $5,000
South Florida Pbs · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General support of local public broadcasting station.
- $2,500
Parkinson'S Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General support.
- $2,500
Hope for Depression Research Founda · New York, NY · 2024
To support research in neuropsychology.
- $2,500
Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General Support.
- $2,500
Town of Palm Beach United Way · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General Support.
- $2,500
Hope for Depression Research Founda · New York, NY · 2022
To support research in neuropsychology.
- $2,500
The Lord'S Place · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General support.
- $1,000
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulc · New York, NY · 2025
General Support.
- $1,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2024
Support dementia and Alzheimer's research.
- $1,000
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulc · New York, NY · 2024
General Support.
- $1,000
Morselife Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General support.
- $1,000
Spgas · Farmington, CT · 2023
General Support.
- $1,000
National Ms Society · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
General support of for multiple sclerosis.
- $500
Rehabilitation Cntr for Children Ad · Palm Beach, FL · 2025
General support.
- $200
Sisters of St Benedict · Ferdinand, IN · 2025
General support.
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