Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA

The Sidney Kimmel Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K – $18K – $225K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
7
Repeat grantees
1
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Sidney Kimmel
PRESIDENT
Matthew Kamens
VP, SECRETARY, TREASURER

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
227.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
17
Total grants awarded
$8.7M
Total amount
$514K
Average grant
$5.1M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$509K
3 grants
2023
$13K
3 grants
2022
$2.6M
4 grants
2020
$225K
1 grants
2019
$5.4M
6 grants

Top recipients

1 grant · PA · ≈ likely match
$5.1M
4 grants · PA
$2.6M
1 grant · PA · ✓ Exact match
$500K
Univesity of Pennsylvania Medicine
2 grants · PA
$449K
Kimmel Center for the Perf Arts
1 grant · PA
$100K
UCLA Dept of Neurology
1 grant · CA
$25K
2 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$6K
1 grant · PA · ✓ Exact match
$5K
1 grant · MD · ≈ likely match
$5K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$5K

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

Thomas Jefferson University
CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER
PA · TY 2024
$500K
Greater Philadelphia Film Office
PHILADELPHIA STORYTELLER AWARD CELEBRATION
PA · TY 2024
$5K
Haymakers for Hope
FUNDRAISING
MA · TY 2024
$4K
Rutgers University Foundation
ALFREDO SANTIAGO ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
NJ · TY 2023
$5K
The UCLA Foundation
IN MEMORY OF BILLY FRIEDKIN
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Haymakers for Hope
FUNDRAISING
MA · TY 2023
$3K
CAROLINE KIMMEL ENDOWMENT FUND
PA · TY 2022
$2.5M
JEFFERSON GALA 2022 (FY23) SPONS.
PA · TY 2022
$50K
ANNUAL EVENT 9/10/2022
CA · TY 2022
$10K
AANUAL BENEFIT HONORING STEVEN COHNEN.
NY · TY 2022
$4K
Univesity of Pennsylvania Medicine
MEDICAL RESEARCH
PA · TY 2020
$225K
Thomas Jefferson University Hospita
MEDICAL RESEARCH AND VAR
PA · TY 2019
$5.1M
Univesity of Pennsylvania Medicine
MEDICAL RESEARCH
PA · TY 2019
$225K
Kimmel Center for the Perf Arts
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2019
$100K
UCLA Dept of Neurology
MEDICAL RESEARCH
CA · TY 2019
$25K
John Hopkins University
MEDICAL RESEARCH
MD · TY 2019
$5K
Kimmel Scholarship Fund
REFUND PRIOR SCHOLARSHIP
TX · TY 2019
$-10,349

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