This foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost entirely on supporting the Roosevelt Institute and specifically funding the Roosevelt Library. Its giving is focused on preserving and enabling access to presidential-era materials and supporting a public policy research/education institution rather than broad diversified philanthropy. The pattern suggests a donor with a targeted institutional interest (likely historical/presidential legacy and civic education).
Jkw Foundation Tr Ua 092597 has centered much of its recent giving on the Roosevelt Institute and the Roosevelt Library, with a $600,000 gift in 2023, followed by $350,000 in 2024 and $500,000 in 2025. That repeated support points to a funder with a sustained interest in presidential-era materials, institutional preservation, and policy research tied to the Roosevelt legacy. Beyond that core relationship, the foundation also backs a small set of organizations connected to civic discourse, theater, journalism, and public programming. Its recent grants show a pattern of multi-year support rather than isolated awards. Pen American Center Inc received annual general support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while St Ann's Warehouse Inc also appeared across those same three years. The foundation has also supported the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, The American Independent Foundation, and the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, indicating interest in policy, media, and public-facing civic work. The overall picture is of a funder that gives consistently to named institutions, often through designated or general support tied to specific organizational missions.
A clear theme is archives and legacy work. The foundation gave $182,008 to the Association for Slavic East European and Eurasian Studies for Cohen-Tucker Fellowships 2022, and later renewed that relationship with $91,250 grants tied to Cohen-Tucker Fellow 23 and general support. That suggests support for scholarship and fellow development connected to collections and historical research. In journalism and public dialogue, it awarded $145,000 to the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism for general support and gave repeated general support to Pen American Center Inc. It also backed The American Independent Foundation with $100,000 in 2025. The foundation also funds arts and venue-related work. St Ann's Warehouse Inc received general support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and an additional $150,000 for Amal's Walk Project in 2023. Separate grants supported La Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc for a new building campaign and Barrow Group Inc for a new space campaign.
Typical grant size falls at $7,625 at the 25th percentile, $13,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the foundation also makes much larger named institutional gifts. The pattern includes repeated awards to the same recipients over multiple years, especially the Roosevelt Institute, St Ann's Warehouse Inc, Pen American Center Inc, and Association for Slavic East European and Eurasian Studies. It is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, and it also funds individuals. The grant list shows a mix of designated support, general support, fellowships, and capital or new-space funding.
$36.9M
$345K
$2M
$37.3M
Most grants fall between $8K and $30K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Highly concentrated: very few grants, all to a single organization (repeat, sizable gifts), designated for a specific project (the Roosevelt Library).
Notable grantees: The Roosevelt Institute (designated funding for the Roosevelt Library)
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States, and 39% of grants go to recipients in New York state. New York City appears frequently through the Roosevelt Institute and Pen American Center Inc, while Brooklyn shows up through St Ann's Warehouse Inc. Outside New York, the foundation gives often in Washington, DC, including the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center and The American Independent Foundation. Other recipient locations include Pittsburgh, Pasadena, Salt Lake City, and Chicago.
Its recent giving is centered on the Roosevelt Institute and the Roosevelt Library, alongside a smaller set of grantees in civic policy, journalism, theater, and cultural programming. The Roosevelt-related grants are the clearest throughline in the data.
Yes. The Roosevelt Institute, St Ann's Warehouse Inc, Pen American Center Inc, and the Association for Slavic East European and Eurasian Studies each appear in multiple years, showing a recurring grant pattern rather than one-time giving.
The grant-size distribution is $7,625 at the 25th percentile, $13,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. At the same time, the foundation also makes larger institutional grants, including six-figure awards.
The foundation gives nationally, with all recorded recipient grants going to U.S. organizations. New York state receives 39% of grants, and Washington, DC, Brooklyn, and New York City are frequent recipient locations.
The data shows general support, designated support, fellowships, and capital or new-space campaign funding. It also funds individuals, which is reflected in the classification and in the fellowship-related grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISTRACTED GLOBE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $17,497,187 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KAT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $17,497,185 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $770,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST ANN'S WAREHOUSE INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASSOCIATION FOR SLAVIC EAST EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN STUDIES | PITTSBURGH, PA | $88,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASHEVILLE CREATIVE ARTS INC | BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC | $75,000 | 2026 | THE PEOPLE'S CREATIVE INSTITUTE |
| ZACCHO S F | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $60,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JOURNALISM NEW ENGLAND | HARPSWELL, ME | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANDRE CAILLOUX CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURAL JUSTICE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BARENBOIM-SAID FOUNDATION (USA) | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CRUSHING COLONIALISM | MCLEAN, VA | $42,000 | 2026 | WORLD PRIDE 2025 TWO-SPIRIT YOUTH, ARTISTS' PROGRAMMING, ASL AND ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES |
| INSTITUTE FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $37,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARTEQUITY COMMUNITY | PASADENA, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT |
| UBUNTU THEATER PROJECT INC | OAKLAND, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PUBLIC TRUST | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $30,000 | 2026 | BLACK SPATIAL RELICS |
| AS 220 | PROVIDENCE, RI | $25,000 | 2026 | HAUS OF GLITTER- 2025 STUDIO+RESEARCH+INTERNAL SYSTEMS CONSULTING |
| PRODUCER HUB INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GROUNDWATER ARTS |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OAKLAND LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER INC | OAKLAND, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | TRANSCEND RETREAT |
| THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $15,900 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOOKING GLASS ARTS INC | WEST FULTON, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST CROIX FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | CHRISTIANSTED, VI | $15,000 | 2026 | FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF CRUCIAN HERITAGE AND NATURE TOURISM TOWARDS THE EMERGENCY MICROGRANTS ST CROIX ORAL HISTORY PROJECT |
| THE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC CHANGE AND SOCIAL CHANGE INC | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORLD CENTAL KITCHEN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | LA FIRE SUPPORT |
| ELEPHANT CIRCLE | PALISADE, CO | $10,000 | 2026 | SEEDS FOR COMMUNITY WHOLENESS INC: THE TOOLSHED : WORKSHOPPING PARENTHOOD TOGETHER |
| THE MOVEMENT THEATRE COMPANY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REFUGEE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC | PROVIDENCE, RI | $10,000 | 2026 | THE TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM |
| UNITING RESILIENCE | RAPID CITY, SD | $10,000 | 2026 | 3RD ANNUAL BLACK HILLS TWO-SPIRIT POW-WOW. |
| THE ALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $10,000 | 2026 | SW TWO SPIRIT SOCIETY |
| MANO A MANO MEXICAN CULTURE WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL QUEER THEATER | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | FOR CRIMINAL QUEERNESS FESTIVAL |
| DREAMING STONE ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER | RUTHERFORDTON, NC | $7,000 | 2026 | SANCTUARY MEDICINE RETREAT |
| NOTCH THEATRE COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | $7,000 | 2026 | CREATION STORY AND THE X COLLECTIVE |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF INDEPENDENT SOCIAL IDEAS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMPFIRE PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | MIDDLE PASSAGES AND RETURN |
| MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE | MASHPEE, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | WEETUMU SCHOOL |
| NEWTOK VILLAGE COUNCIL | NEWTOK, AK | $5,000 | 2026 | LESSONS FROM NEWTOK |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST FOUNDATION INC | AMHERST, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | ELLSBERG INITIATIVE FOR PEACE & DEMOCRACY |
| KOPKIND COLONY | GUILFORD, VT | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORKERS FOR CULTURE AND ARTS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CULTURE RETREAT |
| THE CARE CENTER OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | SUMMER FESTIVALS- JUNE -OCTOBER |
| PLUMA POETICA DEL ARTE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | ARTISTIC PROGRAMS |
| MAYSLES INSTITUTE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHINNECOCK INDIAN NATION | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | WUNEECHANUNK SHINNECOCK PRESCHOOL |
| ARTS AND CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF NEWPORT COUNTY INC | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $2,500 | 2026 | CENTER AQUIDNECK FOR "LIFE AFTER LIFE" LED BY REBECCA NOON |
| SHINNECOCK INDIAN NATION | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE SHINNECOCK NATION |
DISTRACTED GLOBE FOUNDATION
$17,497,187GENERAL SUPPORT
KAT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
$17,497,185GENERAL SUPPORT
PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC
$770,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ASSOCIATION FOR SLAVIC EAST EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN STUDIES
$88,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE PEOPLE'S CREATIVE INSTITUTE
ZACCHO S F
$60,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JOURNALISM NEW ENGLAND
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ANDRE CAILLOUX CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURAL JUSTICE
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CRUSHING COLONIALISM
$42,000WORLD PRIDE 2025 TWO-SPIRIT YOUTH, ARTISTS' PROGRAMMING, ASL AND ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES
INSTITUTE FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE INC
$37,500GENERAL SUPPORT
UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL INC
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PUBLIC TRUST
$30,000BLACK SPATIAL RELICS
LOOKING GLASS ARTS INC
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF CRUCIAN HERITAGE AND NATURE TOURISM TOWARDS THE EMERGENCY MICROGRANTS ST CROIX ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
THE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC CHANGE AND SOCIAL CHANGE INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SEEDS FOR COMMUNITY WHOLENESS INC: THE TOOLSHED : WORKSHOPPING PARENTHOOD TOGETHER
UNITING RESILIENCE
$10,0003RD ANNUAL BLACK HILLS TWO-SPIRIT POW-WOW.
THE ALBUQUERQUE CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
$10,000SW TWO SPIRIT SOCIETY
MANO A MANO MEXICAN CULTURE WITHOUT BORDERS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL QUEER THEATER
$10,000FOR CRIMINAL QUEERNESS FESTIVAL
DREAMING STONE ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTER
$7,000SANCTUARY MEDICINE RETREAT
NOTCH THEATRE COMPANY
$7,000CREATION STORY AND THE X COLLECTIVE
FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF INDEPENDENT SOCIAL IDEAS INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMPFIRE PROJECT INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE
$5,000WEETUMU SCHOOL
NEWTOK VILLAGE COUNCIL
$5,000LESSONS FROM NEWTOK
ELLSBERG INITIATIVE FOR PEACE & DEMOCRACY
KOPKIND COLONY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW YORKERS FOR CULTURE AND ARTS INC
$5,000CULTURE RETREAT
THE CARE CENTER OF NEW YORK
$3,000SUMMER FESTIVALS- JUNE -OCTOBER
PLUMA POETICA DEL ARTE INC
$3,000ARTISTIC PROGRAMS
SHINNECOCK INDIAN NATION
$2,500WUNEECHANUNK SHINNECOCK PRESCHOOL
ARTS AND CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF NEWPORT COUNTY INC
$2,500CENTER AQUIDNECK FOR "LIFE AFTER LIFE" LED BY REBECCA NOON
SHINNECOCK INDIAN NATION
$2,500BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE SHINNECOCK NATION