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Kates Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

72
grants reported
$273,000
total given
2022–2023
filing years
$3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2023. 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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  • Midwest Access Coalition2 grants · $18,500
  • Alzheimer'S Association2 grants · $16,000
  • Aikido of Champlain Valley2 grants · $15,000
  • Circle2 grants · $12,500
  • Studio Place Arts2 grants · $12,500
  • Vermont Food Bank2 grants · $11,000
  • Brigid Alliance1 grant · $10,000
  • Advocates for Youth2 grants · $8,500
  • Charity Navigator1 grant · $8,500
  • Als Association1 grant · $8,000

Giving over time

$85,500
2022
$187,500
2023

Grant history

All 72 reported grants, largest first.

  • $10,000

    Aikido of Champlain Valley · Burlington, VT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Brigid Alliance · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Circle · Barre, VT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Studio Place Arts · Barre, VT · 2023

    Charitable contributions

  • $8,500

    Vermont Food Bank · Barre, VT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $8,500

    Charity Navigator · Saddle Brook, NJ · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $8,500

    Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $8,000

    Als Association · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $8,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $8,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Americans for Immigrant Justice · Miami, FL · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Anikaya · Somerville, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Committee On Temporary Shelter · Burlington, VT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    New Hampshire Afsc · Concord, NH · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Our Bodies Ourselves Today · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Violence Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Aikido of Champlain Valley · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $5,000

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,500

    Action Against Hunger · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,500

    Advocates for Youth · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,000

    Advocates for Youth · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,000

    Roca · Chelsea, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,000

    Tougaloo College · Tougaloo, MS · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,000

    Fair Vote · Takoma Park, MD · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $4,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,000

    Action Against Hunger · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,000

    Foundation for Mississippi History · Jackson, MS · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,000

    Friendship Home · Hingham, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,000

    Hispanic Federation Hurricanerelief · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,000

    Mississippi Votes · Jackson, MS · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,000

    New England Innocence Project · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,000

    Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,000

    New Hampshire Afsc · Concord, NH · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,000

    Tougaloo College · Tougaloo, MS · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $3,000

    Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Friends of Boston'S Homeless · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    Central Vermont Home Health & Hosp · Barre, VT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Circle · Barre, VT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Committee On Temporary Shelter · Burlington, VT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Hope Lodge · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    Studio Place Arts · Barre, VT · 2022

    Charitable contributions

  • $2,500

    Vermont Food Bank · Barre, VT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,500

    Voices for Vermont'S Children · Montpelier, VT · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    Center for Teen Empowerment · Roxbury, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    Civil Rights Movement Archive · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    Keene Community Kitchen · Keene, NH · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    March for Our Lives Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    Midwest Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    National Coalition Against Censorsh · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    New Hampshire Community Loan Fund · Concord, NH · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    Nova Ukraine · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    Raices · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $2,000

    Keene Community Kitchen · Keene, NH · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $1,500

    The Park Theatre · Jaffrey, NH · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $1,000

    Boston University Dance-Reach · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $1,000

    Community Foundation for Nantucket · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $1,000

    Dark Sky International · Tucson, AZ · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $1,000

    International Refugee Assistance · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $1,000

    Mariposa Museum · Peterborough, NH · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $1,000

    More Than Words · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contributions

  • $1,000

    Civil Rights Movement Archive · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $1,000

    More Than Words · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contributions

  • $750

    Anikaya · Somerville, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $750

    Friendship Home · Hingham, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $750

    Hispanic Federation Hurricanerelief · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $750

    Unicef · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable contribution

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.