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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$1.6M
2022
$1.7M
2023
$1.7M
2024

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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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.