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The Kooken Family Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $37,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Kooken Family Foundation, a private foundation in Winstonsalem, NC, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $37,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $5,000 to Augsburg Lutheran Church in Winstonsalem, NC for to help fund church organ repairs.
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- EIN
- 911938062
- Based in
- Winstonsalem, NC
- Assets
- $995,084
- Grants paid
- $37,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202601349349103645. It reported $37,000 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburg Lutheran Church | Winstonsalem, NC | To help fund church organ repairs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pivot Ministry Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | To help purchase staff it hardware | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina | Winstonsalem, NC | To support prof center program | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lutheran Disaster Response of the Carolinas | Salisbury, NC | For hurricane helene relief west nc | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Musical Empowerment | Durham, NC | To support general operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dwelling | Winstonsalem, NC | To sponsor leadership winston-salem | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts for Life | Asheville, NC | To support general operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cancer Services | Winstonsalem, NC | To support general operations | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Smokies | Asheville, NC | To support general operations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart Math Tutoring | Charlotte, NC | To support general operations | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| PBS North Carolina | Research Triangle Park, NC | To support general operations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sawtooth School for Visual Arts | Winstonsalem, NC | For intergenerational center sr svcs | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wusc-Fm Radio | Columbia, SC | For public radio general operations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries | Winstonsalem, NC | To support general operations | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Orange County Community Giving Fund | Hillsborough, NC | For tropical storm chantal relief | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2025, IRS object ID 202541289349102069. It reported $41,000 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburg Lutheran Church | Winstonsalem, NC | To help fund church organ repairs | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Centers for Exceptional Children | Winstonsalem, NC | To support general operations | Health care | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Stuff | Winstonsalem, NC | To support nick bragg documentary | Community improvement and capacity building | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopeway | Charlotte, NC | To support general operations | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NC Coastal Land Trust | Wilmington, NC | To preserve south end of topsail bch | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Piedmont Environmental Alliance | Winstonsalem, NC | Support for general operations | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivot Ministry Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | To support general operations | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $12,000 |
| Health care | $6,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $6,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,000 |
| Education | $2,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | $76,000 |
| South Carolina | $2,000 |
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Updated May 14, 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.