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The Leona and Ralph W Kern Foundation: 7 grants to organizations, $776,667 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Leona and Ralph W Kern Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 7 grants to organizations totaling $776,667 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 3, 2025. The largest was $166,667 to The Metropolitan Opera in New York, NY for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 376560613
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $25,917,431
- Grants paid
- $776,667
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202533079349101323. It reported $776,667 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | General purpose | $166,667 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hitchcock Center for the Environment | Amherst, MA | Generl purpose | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc | New York, NY | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General purpose | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $325,000 |
| Education | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $466,667 |
| Massachusetts | $260,000 |
| Illinois | $50,000 |
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Updated November 3, 2025. 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.