Kahn Memorial Trust made a single, large terminal grant: transferring its remaining assets to the St. Louis Community Foundation. The foundation is effectively closing out and directing its legacy to a local community foundation rather than funding programs directly, indicating no active programmatic priorities recorded in this dataset.
One-time, concentrated terminal transfer of all remaining assets to a single community foundation; no evidence of recurring or program-specific grants.
Kahn Memorial Trust made a single terminal grant of $2,139,246 in 2023, transferring its remaining assets to St Louis Community Foundation Inc. That closing gift defines the trust’s final documented grantmaking: instead of continuing as an active program funder, it moved its assets into a local community foundation for broader charitable use in St. Louis. The rest of the 2023 grants were much smaller and stayed close to home, with support to Jewish Federation STL, Jewish Community Center STL, Temple Emanuel, and St Louis Symphony Orchestra among the larger entries in the final-year record. The pattern shows a trust winding down while still making a series of modest grants to local cultural, Jewish communal, educational, and social-service organizations. In the same year, grants also reached institutions such as Repertory Theatre St Louis, Anti Defamation League, Shakespeare Festival STL, St Louis Art Museum, and Scholarship Foundation STL, showing a broad civic footprint rather than a single program line. The legal name on file is KAHN MEMORIAL TRUST, and the latest 990 year on file is 2023.
The clearest topic in Kahn Memorial Trust’s final-year giving is legacy transfer: the largest grant went to St Louis Community Foundation Inc for the termination and transfer of remaining assets. Beyond that closure gift, the trust supported Jewish communal infrastructure in St. Louis through grants to Jewish Federation STL, Jewish Community Center STL, Temple Emanuel, Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Family Services, and National Council of Jewish Women ST. It also backed local arts and cultural organizations, including St Louis Symphony Orchestra, Repertory Theatre St Louis, Shakespeare Festival STL, and St Louis Art Museum. Education and public-service institutions appear as well, such as Scholarship Foundation STL, KWMU Public Radio, Channel 9 PBS, St Louis Zoo Friends, and St Louis Science Center. The grant list suggests a broad local civic orientation rather than a narrow issue-specific program.
Kahn Memorial Trust’s grant sizes are small aside from its terminal transfer: the typical grant size is $250 at the 25th percentile, $1,000 at the median, and $1,200 at the 75th percentile. That distribution matches the 2023 record, where many awards cluster at $1,000 and only one grant exceeds two million dollars. The trust appears to have been winding down rather than operating as a recurring active funder, since the dataset centers on a termination and transfer of remaining assets in 2023. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $250 and $1K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$250
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$1K
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Notable grantees: St Louis Community Foundation Inc
Grantmaking is highly local. Ninety-three percent of grants went to recipients in Missouri, and the top state by grant count is MO. Saint Louis is the main city anchor in the record, with the terminal transfer to St Louis Community Foundation Inc and additional grants to organizations such as International Institute in Saint Louis. All recorded recipient-country locations are in the US, with 45 grants there.
The defining pattern is a terminal wind-down in 2023: a $2,139,246 transfer of remaining assets to St Louis Community Foundation Inc. After that, the trust made a series of much smaller local grants, most often around $1,000, before closing out its recorded activity.
Its 2023 grants went to Jewish communal groups, arts and culture organizations, educational and media institutions, and social-service groups. Examples in the record include Jewish Federation STL, St Louis Symphony Orchestra, Scholarship Foundation STL, KWMU Public Radio, and St Louis Area Food Bank.
The grant-size distribution is small: p25 is $250, the median is $1,000, and p75 is $1,200. That fits a pattern of many modest awards and one very large termination transfer.
Its giving is concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 93% of grants by recipient location. Saint Louis is the main center of activity in the grant list, and all recorded recipient-country locations are in the US.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Louis Community Foundation Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $2,139,246 | 2023 | Termination and transfer of remaining assets of the Kahn Memorial Trust to a tax-exempt community foundation #43-1758789 |
| Jewish Federation STL | On File, MO | $6,000 | 2023 | general |
| Jewish Community Center STL | On File, MO | $4,880 | 2023 | general |
| Temple Emanuel | On File, MO | $4,500 | 2023 | general |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra | On File, MO | $3,500 | 2023 | general |
| Repertory Theatre St Louis | On File, MO | $2,750 | 2023 | general |
| Shakespeare Festival STL | On File, MO | $2,000 | 2023 | general |
| Anti Defamation League | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2023 | general |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | On File, MO | $1,625 | 2023 | general |
| Scholarship Foundation STL | On File, MO | $1,500 | 2023 | general |
| St Louis Art Museum | On File, MO | $1,500 | 2023 | general |
| KWMU Public Radio | On File, MO | $1,200 | 2023 | general |
| National Council of Jewish Women ST | On File, MO | $1,180 | 2023 | general |
| St Louis Zoo Friends | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| St Louis Area Food Bank | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | operations |
| St Louis Science Center | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| Pianos for People | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| Channel 9 PBS | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| Forest Park Forever | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| Crown Center | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital Foundation | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| International Institute | Saint Louis, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | operations |
| HIAS | On File, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| Clayton Community Foundation | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| Holocaust Museum St Louis | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| World Pediatric Project | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | charity |
| Jewish Family Services | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| Operation Food Search | On File, MO | $1,000 | 2023 | general |
| St Louis Jewish Light | On File, MO | $618 | 2023 | general |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | On File, MO | $500 | 2023 | general |
| Evans Scholarship Foundation | On File, MO | $250 | 2023 | general |
| Safe Connections | On File, MO | $250 | 2023 | general |
| Ready Readers | On File, MO | $250 | 2023 | general |
| Food Outreach | On File, MO | $250 | 2023 | general |
| Missouri Historical Society | On File, MO | $150 | 2023 | operations |
| Arts Faith | On File, MO | $150 | 2023 | operations |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | $110 | 2023 | operations |
| University City Children's Center | On File, MO | $100 | 2023 | general |
| St Lukes Hospital | Chesterfield, MO | $100 | 2023 | operations |
| Shaving Israel | On File, MO | $100 | 2023 | general |
| University City in Bloom | On File, MO | $100 | 2023 | general |
| Payback Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $100 | 2023 | operations |
| Washington University Hillel | On File, MO | $100 | 2023 | general |
| Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society | On File, MO | $100 | 2023 | general |
| Tower Grove Park | On File, MO | $50 | 2023 | general |
St Louis Community Foundation Inc
$2,139,246Termination and transfer of remaining assets of the Kahn Memorial Trust to a tax-exempt community foundation #43-1758789
Temple Emanuel
$4,500general
Shakespeare Festival STL
$2,000general
Jewish Community Relations Council
$1,625general
KWMU Public Radio
$1,200general
St Louis Zoo Friends
$1,000general
Pianos for People
$1,000general
Channel 9 PBS
$1,000general
Forest Park Forever
$1,000general
Barnes Jewish Hospital Foundation
$1,000general
International Institute
$1,000operations
HIAS
$1,000general
Holocaust Museum St Louis
$1,000general
St Louis Jewish Light
$618general
Evans Scholarship Foundation
$250general
Arts Faith
$150operations
Miami University
$110operations
University City Children's Center
$100general
St Lukes Hospital
$100operations
Shaving Israel
$100general
University City in Bloom
$100general
Payback Inc
$100operations
Washington University Hillel
$100general
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
$100general
Tower Grove Park
$50general