The Kazma Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on supporting Catholic K–12 education and allied school networks, with sizable, repeated gifts to diocesan Catholic education foundations and individual Catholic high schools. It also makes substantial, targeted gifts to national humanitarian and animal welfare organizations, indicating interest in disaster relief and animal protection alongside its core education focus. Grants are few but large and directed to a small set of beneficiaries rather than broadly dispersed.
Kazma Family Foundation C/O Leigh-Anne Kazma’s largest recent gifts show a clear pattern: six-figure support for Catholic education, especially scholarship and tuition aid. In 2023, the foundation gave $831,000 to Catholic Education Foundation in Romeoville, Illinois, and in 2025 it followed with $453,500 and $438,000 to the same organization, including another tuition-designated grant. That repeated backing sits alongside major gifts to school networks and Catholic high schools, suggesting a philanthropy built around sustaining tuition access and school operations rather than one-off project funding. The foundation also makes large grants beyond education, including support for animal welfare and emergency response. Recent awards include $605,000 to American Humane Society and $250,000 to American Red Cross in 2025, with prior disaster-relief support to American National Red Cross in 2023. Its portfolio is concentrated, with a small number of recipients receiving substantial amounts across multiple years. Several named beneficiaries recur in the recent grant list, including Big Shoulders Fund, Diocese of Palm Beach, Montini Catholic High School, and St Constance School, reinforcing a pattern of continued support rather than broad dispersion.
Catholic education is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent grantmaking. The foundation awarded $255,000 to Montini Catholic High School in Lombard, Illinois, and $150,000 to Joliet Catholic High School in Joliet, Illinois, both in 2025. It also supported Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Illinois, with $60,000 in 2023. Diocesan education work appears as well: Diocese of Palm Beach received $175,000 in both 2023 and 2025, plus a $100,000 tuition grant in 2025. Beyond school-based support, the foundation has funded broader education infrastructure through $630,000 to Big Shoulders Fund in Chicago in both 2023 and 2025. Its grant list also includes direct tuition support for individual scholarship recipients through Catholic Education Foundation.
Typical grants cluster in the tens of thousands, with a p25 of $21,500, a median of $30,000, and a p75 of $81,250. The distribution still includes many much larger awards, which reflects a grantmaking style built around a limited set of substantial commitments. Several recipients reappear across years, including Big Shoulders Fund, Catholic Education Foundation, Diocese of Palm Beach, Montini Catholic High School, St Constance School, and Universidad De Don Bosco. The foundation funds individuals as well as organizations, and its recent grants include tuition-designated support alongside grants marked as determined by the beneficiary. The latest 990 year on file is 2025.
$3.3M
$2M
$256K
$3.3M
Most grants fall between $22K and $81K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$81K
About 26% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Kazma Family Foundation C/O Leigh-Anne Kazma.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 87 | $12.8M | 93.5% |
| 2 | El Salvador |
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of repeat and strategic grantees—multiple large grants to the same education organizations—plus occasional sizable gifts to national humanitarian/animal-welfare charities.
Notable grantees: Catholic Education Foundation, Big Shoulders Fund, American Humane Society, American Red Cross, Montini Catholic High School
Grantmaking is national, with the highest concentration in Florida at 33% of grants to recipients in the state. Recent Florida recipients include Diocese of Palm Beach in Palm Beach Gardens and Aging with Dignity in Tallahassee. Illinois receives the largest share of named recent recipients, including Chicago, Romeoville, Lombard, Joliet, Kankakee, New Lenox, Warrenville, Naperville, and Lantana. Outside the United States, the recent list includes Universidad De Don Bosco in San Salvador and Acadia University and Acadia US Foundation in Wolfville, Canada.
The recent grant list is centered on Catholic K–12 education and Catholic school networks. It also includes support for animal welfare, disaster relief, and a smaller set of health and community organizations, with repeated gifts to education recipients across 2023 and 2025.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and its recent grants include tuition support through Catholic Education Foundation. The listed purpose for those awards is tuition, with individual scholarship recipient names available to the IRS upon request.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the tens of thousands: p25 is $21,500, median is $30,000, and p75 is $81,250. The recent list also includes several six-figure awards, showing that the foundation makes both mid-sized and very large grants.
Florida is the top state by grant count, with 33% of grants going to recipients there. Recent Florida recipients include Diocese of Palm Beach in Palm Beach Gardens, Aging with Dignity in Tallahassee, and Leaders in Furthering Education Inc in Lantana.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2025, including Big Shoulders Fund, Catholic Education Foundation, Diocese of Palm Beach, Montini Catholic High School, St Constance School, and Universidad De Don Bosco.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| 3 |
| $118K |
3.2% |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | $75K | 3.2% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Education Foundation | Romeoville, IL | $934,000 | 2026 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $730,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| American Humane Society | Washington, DC | $615,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Joliet Catholic High School | Joliet, IL | $200,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Diocese of Palm Beach | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $175,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Little Friends | Warrenville, IL | $125,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Diocese of Joliet | Channahon, IL | $40,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| St Constance School | Chicago, IL | $36,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Aging with Dignity | Tallahassee, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| American Cancer Society | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Catholic Diocese of Evansville | Evansville, IN | $20,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Acadia US Foundation | Wolfville, NS | $15,000 | 2026 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
| Montini Catholic High School | Warrenville, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
| Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Delray Beach Public Library Association Inc | Delray Beach, FL | $7,500 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Montini Catholic High School | Lombard, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $630,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| American Humane Society | Washington, DC | $605,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Romeoville, IL | $453,500 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Romeoville, IL | $438,000 | 2025 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
| Montini Catholic High School | Lombard, IL | $255,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Bishop McNamara High School | Kankakee, IL | $250,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Diocese of Palm Beach | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $175,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Joliet Catholic High School | Joliet, IL | $150,000 | 2025 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
| Little Friends | Warrenville, IL | $125,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Diocese of Palm Beach | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Universidad De Don Bosco | San Salvador | $55,778 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| St Constance School | Chicago, IL | $31,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Acadia US Foundation | Wolfville, 0 | $30,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Leaders in Furthering Education Inc | Lantana, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Aging with Dignity | Tallahassee, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Diocese of Venice in Florida | Venice, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Catholic Diocese of Evansville | Evansville, IN | $20,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| American Cancer Society | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Edward Foundation | Naperville, IL | $12,500 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| St Pius V School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Providence Catholic High School | New Lenox, IL | $9,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| HFS Chicago Scholars | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| St Constance School | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
| Montini Catholic High School | Lombard, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Romeoville, IL | $770,500 | 2024 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $680,000 | 2024 | As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant |
| Bishop McNamara High School | Kankakee, IL | $250,000 | 2024 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
| Montini Catholic High School | Lombard, IL | $250,000 | 2024 | Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request |
Catholic Education Foundation
$934,000Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request
Joliet Catholic High School
$200,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Diocese of Palm Beach
As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation
$50,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Diocese of Joliet
$40,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
St Constance School
$36,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Aging with Dignity
$25,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
American Cancer Society
$20,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Catholic Diocese of Evansville
$20,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Acadia US Foundation
$15,000Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request
Montini Catholic High School
$10,000Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request
Delray Beach Public Library Association Inc
$7,500As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Montini Catholic High School
$5,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Catholic Education Foundation
$453,500As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Catholic Education Foundation
$438,000Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request
Montini Catholic High School
$255,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Bishop McNamara High School
$250,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Diocese of Palm Beach
$175,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Joliet Catholic High School
$150,000Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request
Diocese of Palm Beach
$100,000Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request
Universidad De Don Bosco
$55,778As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation
$50,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
St Constance School
$31,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Acadia US Foundation
$30,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Leaders in Furthering Education Inc
$25,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Aging with Dignity
$25,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Diocese of Venice in Florida
$20,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Catholic Diocese of Evansville
$20,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
American Cancer Society
$20,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Edward Foundation
$12,500As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
St Pius V School
$10,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
Providence Catholic High School
$9,000As Determined by Beneficiary of Grant
St Constance School
$5,000Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request
Montini Catholic High School
$5,000Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request
Catholic Education Foundation
$770,500Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request
Bishop McNamara High School
$250,000Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request
Montini Catholic High School
$250,000Tuition - The individual scholarship recipient names are available to the IRS upon request