Private foundation · New York, NY

Max Kade Foundationinc

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Typical grant size
$6K – $14K – $30K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
94
Repeat grantees
75
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesWRITTEN APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT ANY REASONABLE TIME
ContactMAX KADE FOUNDATION INC · 6466724354
MaterialsWRITTEN APPLICATIONS SHOULD SET FORTH OBJECTIVES AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTATION,QUALIFICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTION,ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONS INVOLVED AND THE ESTIMATED COST
RestrictionsPROPOSALS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED FROM PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND NO GRANTS ARE MADE TO INDIVIDUALS.

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Lya F Pfeifer
Pres. & Treas.
$328K
Anne F Doering
Director
Reinhard Augustin
Vice President
William Schauer
Secretary
Guenter Blobel
Director
Fritz Kade Jr Md
Director
Berteline Baier Dale
Secretary

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
9.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
449
Total grants awarded
$60.3M
Total amount
$134K
Average grant
$6.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$4.8M
1 grants
2023
$4.0M
1 grants
2022
$4.2M
1 grants
2021
$3.1M
1 grants
2020
$3.4M
1 grants
2019
$5.5M
3 grants
2018
$7.0M
4 grants
2017
$5.4M
6 grants
2016
$5.6M
1 grants
2015
$5.7M
1 grants
2014
$6.0M
221 grants
2013
$5.6M
208 grants

Top recipients

Max Kade Schedule
12 grants · NY
$45.8M
Max Kade Schedule Non Cash
7 grants · NY
$2.6M
6 grants · WI · ≈ likely match
$522K
University of Erfurt
3 grants
$500K
Goethe University Frankfurt
2 grants
$500K
Philipps University Marburg
3 grants
$450K
Max Kade Scheule Non Cash
1 grant · NY
$351K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$350K
3 grants · OR · ✓ Exact match
$305K
Deutsches Studentenwerk Ev
1 grant
$300K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2024
$4.8M
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2023
$4.0M
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2022
$4.2M
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2021
$3.1M
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2020
$3.4M
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2019
$4.5M
Max Kade Schedule Non Cash
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2019
$498K
Max Kade Schedule Non Cash
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2019
$498K
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2018
$6.0M
Max Kade Schedule Non Cash
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2018
$503K
Max Kade Schedule Non Cash
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2018
$257K
Max Kade Schedule Non Cash
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2018
$246K
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2017
$4.4M
Max Kade Schedule Non Cash
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2017
$493K
Max Kade Scheule Non Cash
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2017
$351K
Max Kade Schedule Non Cash
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2017
$148K
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2017
$7K
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2017
$438
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2016
$5.6M
Max Kade Schedule
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2015
$5.7M
University of Siegen
EDUCATION
TY 2014
$300K
Deutsches Studentenwerk Ev
EDUCATION
TY 2014
$300K
University of Wisconsin Foundation
EDUCATION
WI · TY 2014
$250K
Goethe University Frankfurt
EDUCATION
TY 2014
$200K
The Metropolitan Opera Association Inc
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2014
$175K
University of Wisconsin Foundation
EDUCATION
WI · TY 2014
$150K
Philipps University Marburg
EDUCATION
TY 2014
$150K
Deutsches Studentenwerk
EDUCATION
TY 2014
$150K
University of Erfurt
EDUCATION
TY 2014
$100K
University of Wisconsin Foundation
EDUCATION
WI · TY 2014
$100K
The Valley Hospital Foundation
EDUCATION
NJ · TY 2014
$80K
Portland State University
EDUCATION
OR · TY 2014
$76K
University of California
RESEARCH
CA · TY 2014
$68K
Regents of the University of California
RESEARCH
CA · TY 2014
$68K
Trustees of Dartmouth College
RESEARCH
NH · TY 2014
$68K
The University of Georgia
RESEARCH
GA · TY 2014
$64K
Massachusetts General Hospital
RESEARCH
MA · TY 2014
$64K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
RESEARCH
MA · TY 2014
$64K
Johns Hopkins University
RESEARCH
MD · TY 2014
$64K
Cvpath Institute Inc
RESEARCH
MD · TY 2014
$64K
Columbia University in the City of Ny
RESEARCH
NY · TY 2014
$59K
Middlebury College
EDUCATION
VT · TY 2014
$56K
Stanford University
RESEARCH
CA · TY 2014
$55K
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center
RESEARCH
NY · TY 2014
$55K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
RESEARCH
MA · TY 2014
$55K
New York University
RESEARCH
NY · TY 2014
$55K
General Hospital Corporationmass Genera
RESEARCH
MA · TY 2014
$55K
Rutgers University Foundation
RESEARCH
NJ · TY 2014
$55K
Princeton University
EDUCATION
NJ · TY 2014
$54K
University of Illinois
EDUCATION
IL · TY 2014
$54K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.