The Paul and Jill Kaneb Family Charitable Foundation appears to operate primarily as a vehicle for donor-advised or pass-through philanthropy rather than making direct programmatic grants. All reported giving in this period is a single, large contribution to Schwab Charitable Fund, indicating the family uses a national donor-advised fund to manage and distribute charitable support. No direct mission-specific grantees are listed, so the foundation’s substantive issue priorities are not visible from this dataset.
Highly concentrated: one large single-year grant to a donor-advised fund/intermediary rather than multiple direct grants. Likely uses intermediary to make subsequent, donor-directed grants to diverse causes.
The Paul and Jill Kaneb Family Charitable Foundation’s largest reported grant was a $1.37 million contribution to Schwab Charitable Fund in 2025, signaling that much of its charitable activity is routed through a donor-advised fund rather than direct program grants. The rest of the recent record shows a pattern of unrestricted support to a mix of educational, cultural, health, and conservation nonprofits, with several organizations receiving support in multiple years. Hebron Academy received $100,000 in 2023 and another $20,000 in 2024, while Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation and Mckee Botanical Garden also appear more than once in the grant list. The foundation’s giving is national in scope, but the recipient mix includes many Massachusetts organizations alongside Florida recipients tied to Vero Beach and Indian River County. That combination of a large intermediary gift and smaller operating grants suggests a funder that uses both pass-through charitable giving and direct support for established nonprofits. The recurring appearance of general operating expenses across the list points to flexible support rather than project-specific funding.
Education is a visible part of the grant history. Hebron Academy received $100,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2024 for general operating expenses, and Gateway Academy received $25,000 in 2024 for the same purpose. Health-related giving also appears in the record: Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation was awarded $80,000 in 2025 and $30,050 in 2024, both for general operating expenses, and Brigham and Women's Hospital received grants in 2024 and 2025. Arts and culture organizations are also represented. Cahoon Museum of American Art received $37,500 in 2025 and $12,750 in 2024, while Vero Beach Museum of Art received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Environmental and land-conservation support is present as well, including grants to Indian River Land Trust Inc and Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
The typical grant size is modest, with a p25 of $150, a median of $1,000, and a p75 of $10,000. That distribution sits alongside one very large pass-through grant to Schwab Charitable Fund, which is consistent with a donor-advised or intermediary structure. The recent record also shows repeat support across multiple years for several recipients, including Mckee Botanical Garden, Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Vero Beach Museum of Art. Grants are commonly described as general operating expenses, which indicates flexible support rather than restricted project funding. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$1.5M
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$154K
$1.6M
Most grants fall between $150 and $10K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$150
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 26% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: Schwab Charitable Fund
Giving is national, and every grant in the recent list went to U.S. recipients. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, with repeated awards in Boston, Hyannis, Cotuit, Haverhill, and Osterville. Florida is also a major recipient state, including Vero Beach, Orlando, and Indian River Shores. Outside those two states, the list reaches Maine and New York through recipients in Hebron and Hamilton. The foundation’s HQ is in Vero Beach, but its grant geography extends well beyond Florida.
The grant-size distribution is centered on relatively small awards: p25 is $150, median grant size is $1,000, and p75 is $10,000. The recent record also includes a much larger intermediary grant, which suggests the distribution includes both direct operating support and pass-through giving.
Yes. The largest reported grant is a $1.37 million payment to Schwab Charitable Fund in 2025 for grantmaking to charitable organizations, and the surrounding record includes many smaller grants to operating nonprofits. That pattern is consistent with donor-directed charitable giving through an intermediary.
The recent grants go to a mix of educational, health, arts, conservation, and community organizations. Examples in the record include Hebron Academy, Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation, Cahoon Museum of American Art, Indian River Land Trust Inc, and Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, most often for general operating expenses.
No. The grants are national in scope and all reported recipients are in the U.S. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, while Florida also accounts for a substantial share, including recipients in Vero Beach, Orlando, and Indian River Shores.
Yes. Several organizations receive support in multiple years, including Hebron Academy, Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation, Mckee Botanical Garden, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Vero Beach Museum of Art. Most grants are for general operating expenses.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | ORLANDO, FL | $1,371,263 | 2025 | GRANTMAKING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS |
| CAPE COD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | HYANNIS, MA | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | COTUIT, MA | $37,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN | VERO BEACH, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST INC | VERO BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART | VERO BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| BARNSTABLE CLEAN WATER COALITION | OSTERVILLE, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| RIVERSIDE THEATRE | HYDE PARK, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| WIANNO SAILING FOUNDATION | MASHPEE, MA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| OSTERVILLE VILLAGE LIBRARY | OSTERVILLE, MA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| ANGEL FLIGHT NORTHEAST | NORTH ANDOVER, MA | $250 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPNESES |
| OSTERVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM | OSTERVILLE, MA | $200 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| MCLEAN HOSPITAL | BELMONT, MA | $50 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS | BOSTON, MA | $50 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| PRINCETON NURSERY SCHOOL | PRINCETON, NJ | $50 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| VNA HOSPICE FOUNDATION | VERO BEACH, FL | $50 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| LITTLE TRAVERSE CONSERVANCY | HARBOR SPRINGS, MI | $25 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN | VERO BEACH, FL | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| CAPE COD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | HYANNIS, MA | $30,050 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| GATEWAY ACADEMY | HAVERHILL, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| HEBRON ACADEMY | HEBRON, ME | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | COTUIT, MA | $12,750 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| COLGATE UNIVERSITY | HAMILTON, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST INC | VERO BEACH, FL | $10,200 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART | VERO BEACH, FL | $7,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| 152 COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| BARNSTABLE CLEAN WATER COALITION | OSTERVILLE, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| JOHN'S ISLAND FOUNDATION | INDIAN RIVER SHORES, FL | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| RIVERSIDE THEATRE | HYDE PARK, MA | $2,200 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| OSTERVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | OSTERVILLE, MA | $1,200 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| WIANNO SAILING FOUNDATION | MASHPEE, MA | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| OSTERVILLE VILLAGE LIBRARY | OSTERVILLE, MA | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| ANGEL FLIGHT NORTHEAST | NORTH ANDOVER, MA | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPNESES |
| VNA HOSPICE FOUNDATION | VERO BEACH, FL | $150 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| BOSTON MARATHON JIMMY FUND WALK | BOSTON, MA | $100 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| OSTERVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM | OSTERVILLE, MA | $100 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| ST FRANCIS MANOR OF VERO BEACH | VERO BEACH, FL | $100 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| BETSEY GAMBLE FEINOUR JEFFERSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $50 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | $50 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| CHILDCARE RESOURCES OF INDIAN RIVER | VERO BEACH, FL | $50 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| OSTERVILLE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION | OSTERVILLE, MA | $35 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| COTUIT ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | COTUIT, MA | $25 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| HEBRON ACADEMY | HEBRON, ME | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| COLGATE UNIVERSITY | HAMILTON, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST INC | VERO BEACH, FL | $10,100 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN | VERO BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| THE TRUSTEES ARMSTRONG-KELLEY PARK | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
| VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART | VERO BEACH, FL | $7,300 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
CAPE COD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$80,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
BARNSTABLE CLEAN WATER COALITION
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
RIVERSIDE THEATRE
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
WIANNO SAILING FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
OSTERVILLE VILLAGE LIBRARY
$500GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
ANGEL FLIGHT NORTHEAST
$250GENERAL OPERATING EXPNESES
OSTERVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$200GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
MCLEAN HOSPITAL
$50GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS
$50GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
CAPE COD HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$30,050GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
GATEWAY ACADEMY
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
HEBRON ACADEMY
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
COLGATE UNIVERSITY
$12,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
152 COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
BARNSTABLE CLEAN WATER COALITION
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
RIVERSIDE THEATRE
$2,200GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
OSTERVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
$1,200GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
WIANNO SAILING FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
OSTERVILLE VILLAGE LIBRARY
$500GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
ANGEL FLIGHT NORTHEAST
$250GENERAL OPERATING EXPNESES
OSTERVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$100GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
ST FRANCIS MANOR OF VERO BEACH
$100GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
BETSEY GAMBLE FEINOUR JEFFERSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$50GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
OSTERVILLE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION
$35GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
COTUIT ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
$25GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
HEBRON ACADEMY
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
COLGATE UNIVERSITY
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
THE TRUSTEES ARMSTRONG-KELLEY PARK
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES