Funding search · EIN 134147482 · Albany, NY
The Kilts Family 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.
- 44
- grants reported
- $5.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Weill Cornell Medicine3 grants · $1.9M
- Cato Institute3 grants · $1.2M
- University of Chicago3 grants · $1.2M
- Knox College3 grants · $237,500
- Clemson University3 grants · $152,500
- American Enterprise Institute3 grants · $150,000
- George Mason University2 grants · $30,000
- Mercatus Center - George Mason University1 grant · $25,000
- State Policy Network3 grants · $20,000
- Young Americans for Liberty Foundation2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $625,000
Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $625,000
Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $625,000
Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $500,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $500,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $405,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $405,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $380,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $212,500
Knox College · Galesburg, IL · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $200,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $52,500
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $50,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $50,000
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $50,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $50,000
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $50,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $25,000
Mercatus Center - George Mason University · Arlington, VA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $15,000
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $12,500
Knox College · Galesburg, IL · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $12,500
Knox College · Galesburg, IL · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Young Americans for Liberty Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
Young Americans for Liberty Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $10,000
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Common Good · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Convention of States Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Foundation for Government Accountability · Naples, FL · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Common Good · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Convention of States Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Foundation for Government Accountability · Naples, FL · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Brooklyn Museum · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $5,000
Convention of States Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
The David M Herskovits Foundation · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
Rein Center Coalition · Clay City, IN · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida · Naples, FL · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $1,000
The David M Herskovits Foundation · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $500
Jimmy Lee Scholarship Fund · Purchase, NY · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $500
Young America'S Foundation · Reston, VA · 2024
General charitable purposes
- $500
Jimmy Lee Scholarship Fund · Purchase, NY · 2023
General charitable purposes
- $150
Camp Elim · Woodland Park, CO · 2022
General charitable purposes
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