Ethel Kennedy Foundation
Private foundation · Cambridge, MA · EIN 11-2768682 · reported 2023–2025
149grants reported
$7,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 149 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $15K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
Co Elizabeth Marran 44 Alpine St
Cambridge, MA 02138-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Learning Alliance | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| The Learning Alliance | New York, NY | $92,200 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | Washington, DC | $70,000 |
| The Learning Alliance | Vero Beach, FL | $50,000 |
| Art Department Faculty Development Fund | Utica, NY | $50,000 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation | Southampton, NY | $50,000 |
| Umass Boston Ekm Scholarship Fund | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Art Department Faculty Development Fund | Utica, NY | $45,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $30,200 |
| Orange County Highschool of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA | $30,000 |
| Salisbury School - John Morris Scholarship | Salisbury, CT | $30,000 |
| Umass Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | $25,000 |
| Umass Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | $25,000 |
| Umass Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | $25,000 |
| Salisbury School - John Morris Scolarship | Salisbury, CT | $25,000 |
| Umass Boston Ekm Scholarship Fund | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Indian River | Vero Beach, FL | $21,000 |
| Camfed | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Columbia Business School | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Umass Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | $20,000 |
| Access Challenge | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Indian River | Vero Beach, FL | $20,000 |
| Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA | $20,000 |
| Univeristy of San Diego Justice in Mexico Project Alirio | San Diego, CA | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Indian River | Vero Beach, FL | $20,000 |
| Hampshire College | Amherst, MA | $20,000 |
| Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, CA | $20,000 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation | Southampton, NY | $20,000 |
| Together WE Rise | St Brea, CA | $20,000 |
| Orphanos the Harbor Mother's Program | Cordova, TN | $16,700 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $16,600 |
| The American Supporters of Highgate School | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Univeristy of San Diego Justice in Mexico Project Alirio | San Diego, CA | $15,000 |
| John's Island Community Service | Vero Beach, FL | $12,600 |
| Columbia Business School | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| Gifford Youth Center | Vero Beach, FL | $12,000 |
| Beagle Freedom Project | Valley Village, CA | $10,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Hamilton College | Clinton, NY | $10,000 |
| Hampshire College | Amherst, MA | $10,000 |
| Holy Family Svces Adoption & Foster Care | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Hope for Families Center | Vero Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | $10,000 |
| Immigrant Defenders | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Jacobs San Diego Food Bank | San Diego, FL | $10,000 |
| Neverthirst | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| Orphanos the Harbor Mother's Program | Cordova, TN | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | San Diego, CA | $10,000 |
| Project Lift | Fort Pierce, FL | $10,000 |
| Safe Space Inc | Stuart, FL | $10,000 |
| WE Are All Human Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Hampshire College | Amherst, MA | $10,000 |
| Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | $10,000 |
| Lutheran Immmigration and Refugee Service | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Orphanos the Harbor Mother's Program | Cordova, TN | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $10,000 |
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