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Private foundation (trust)EIN 134007198Est. 1998-07

THE KESTREL FOUNDATION

FLORHAM PARK, NJ 07932

Total Assets

$15.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$387K

FY 2023

Grants Made

61

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$241K

Total Expenses

$799K

Qualifying Distributions

$408K

Distributable Amount

$640K

Min. Investment Return

$644K

Payout rate 64%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.64%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

61 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $5K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $621K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

196 grants

UCLA Foundation
$200K
1 grant
JERICHO PROJECT
$120K
3 grants
NORTHWEST CT LAND CONCERVANCY
$57K
3 grants
SUSAN B ANTHONY PROJECT
$55K
3 grants
PEACE USA
$55K
2 grants
THE FREDERICK GUNN SCHOOL
$51K
2 grants
BROWN UNIVERSITY
$50K
2 grants
The Gunnery
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

196 grants

<$10K
159
grants
$10–50K
35
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Connecticut
$677K
46% of total
New York
$339K
23% of total
California
$251K
17% of total
District of Columbia
$61K
4% of total
Rhode Island
$50K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$38K
3% of total
Oregon
$20K
1% of total
Tennessee
$20K
1% of total
Texas
$20K
1% of total
Washington
$1K
0% of total

+2 more states

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