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The Kadens Family Foundation: 20 grants to organizations, $474,750 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Kadens Family Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $474,750 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 12, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to The Aspen Institute in Aspen, CO for henry crown fellowship.
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- EIN
- 832261738
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $70,132
- Grants paid
- $474,750
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed June 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202621639349100307. It reported $474,750 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Aspen Institute | Aspen, CO | Henry Crown Fellowship | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | General & Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bears Care | Lake Forest, IL | General & Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The University of Toledo Foundation | Toledo, OH | General & Unrestricted | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National-Louis University | Wheeling, IL | General & Unrestricted | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Innovation Foundation | Chicago, IL | Expenditure Responsibility Grant | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cara Program | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Employment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Innovation Foundation | Chicago, IL | Expenditure Responsibility Grant | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $11,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Academy of Sciences | Chicago, IL | Charitable Event | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Howard Association | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka, IL | Charitable Event | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weavingimpact | Baltimore, MD | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Allendale Association | Lake Villa, IL | Charitable Event | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago South Side Birth Center | Glenwood, IL | General & Unrestricted | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Defy Ventures Inc | Pasadena, CA | Charitable Event | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202501079349101100. It reported $2,956,500 in grants paid; 33 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | $2,165,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Toledo Foundation | Toledo, OH | General & Unrestricted | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bears Care | Lake Forest, IL | Charitable Event | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Discourse Coalition | Lewisburg, PA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aspen Institute | Aspen, CO | Henry Crown Fellowship Program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aspen Institute | Aspen, CO | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John Howard Association | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Hope Academy | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National-Louis University | Wheeling, IL | General & Unrestricted | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Toledo Services | Toledo, OH | General & Unrestricted | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | Charitable Event | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PCH Ministries Inc | Chicago, IL | Jewish/Black Symposium | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Toledo | Toledo, OH | General & Unrestricted | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Innovation Foundation | Chicago, IL | Expenditure responsibility grant | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dion S Chicago Dream Inc NFP | Matteson, IL | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Invest for Kids Inc | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bright Star Community Outreach Corporation | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cara Program | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Employment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Tech Academy | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Embarc Inc | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids First Chicago for Education | Chicago, IL | Charitable Event | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mod Collective | Winnetka, IL | General & Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School | Waukegan, IL | For PTO | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alexian Brothers Health System | Bolingbrook, IL | General & Unrestricted | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Simple Good | Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keshet | Northbrook, IL | Charitable Event | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $400,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $161,250 |
| Human services | $110,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $75,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $45,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $35,000 |
| Religion-related | $25,000 |
| Employment | $20,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $2,755,250 |
| Ohio | $245,000 |
| Colorado | $200,000 |
| Maryland | $85,000 |
| New York | $75,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts | $20,000 |
| California | $1,000 |
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Updated June 12, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.