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JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 137127165 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · NTEE T00Z · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$2.0M
expenses
$350K
net assets
$345K
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

Private foundation based in New York that provides general support grants to nonprofit organizations. Focuses on philanthropy and grantmaking across a range of causes including arts, culture, education, and social justice. Awards multi-million-dollar grants to national and local nonprofits, with a significant portion of funding directed toward artistic and cultural institutions.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

General Support Grants
Provides unrestricted funding to nonprofit organizations working in arts, culture, education, and social justice
The People's Creative Institute
Funding initiative supporting creative arts programming through Asheville Creative Arts Inc
World Pride 2025 Two-Spirit Youth, Artists' Programming, ASL and Accessibility Services
Supports Two-Spirit youth and artists through programming and accessibility services at World Pride 2025
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding general support for arts, culture, and education organizations
      Provides multi-year general support grants to a range of cultural, educational, and artistic institutions, including foundations, performing arts centers, academic associations, and medical schools. Recipients include the Distracted Globe Foundation, KAT Charitable Foundation Inc, St Ann's Warehouse Inc, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
  • Performing Arts Production Support 1 activity
    • Funding international music and cultural diplomacy initiatives
      Supports global cultural exchange through grants to organizations like the Barenboim-Said Foundation (USA), which promotes music education and dialogue across cultural and political divides.
  • Public Media Funding 1 activity
    • Funding literary and free expression organizations
      Provides financial support to institutions dedicated to literature, free speech, and journalistic integrity, including Pen American Center Inc and Journalism New England.
  • Artist Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding programs advancing cultural justice and marginalized voices in the arts
      Supports initiatives that promote equity, inclusion, and representation in the arts, particularly for Indigenous, Two-Spirit, and historically underrepresented communities. Includes funding for The People's Creative Institute (Asheville Creative Arts Inc), the Andre Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice, and Crushing Colonialism’s World Pride 2025 programming for Two-Spirit youth and artists.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$2.01M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$708K35%
Other revenue$1.24M
expenses
Total expenses$350K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$36.90M
balance sheet
Total assets$345K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$345K
5 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue -18.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 2
  • KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL — TRUSTEE
  • WENDY VANDEN HEUVEL — TRUSTEE
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • ANDRE CAILLOUX CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURAL JUSTICE Partner — Receives general support funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597
  • ASHEVILLE CREATIVE ARTS INC Partner — Receives funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597 for The People's Creative Institute
  • ASSOCIATION FOR SLAVIC EAST EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN STUDIES Partner — Receives general support funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597
  • BARENBOIM-SAID FOUNDATION (USA) Partner — Receives general support funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597
  • CRUSHING COLONIALISM Partner — Receives funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597 for World Pride 2025 Two-Spirit youth and artists programming, ASL, and accessibility services
  • DISTRACTED GLOBE FOUNDATION Partner — Receives general support funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597
  • ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI Partner — Receives general support funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597
  • JOURNALISM NEW ENGLAND Partner — Receives general support funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597
  • KAT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Partner — Receives general support funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597
  • PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC Partner — Receives general support funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597
  • ST ANN'S WAREHOUSE INC Partner — Receives general support funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597
  • ZACCHO S F Partner — Receives general support funding from JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597