The KBK Foundation concentrates its entire public giving on sustaining a single performing arts institution — the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts in Colorado. Its support appears focused on cultural infrastructure and programming for the regional community, likely including capital, facility operations, and program support. The foundation is distinctive for highly concentrated, place-based arts philanthropy rather than diversified grantmaking.
Very concentrated giving: all recorded grants go to one grantee (three grants totaling the foundation's entire reported giving). Pattern suggests repeat, sizable awards to a single flagship cultural institution rather than many small or geographically diverse grants.
The Kbk Foundation’s public grantmaking is defined by one central relationship: it has supported the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts in Alto, New Mexico with very large awards in consecutive years, including $1,383,000 in 2024 and $1,284,802 in 2025. That pattern shows a funder built around sustained support for a specific arts institution rather than a broad portfolio of small grants. Beyond the theater, the foundation’s recent giving also reaches Boston-area safety-net organizations, cultural institutions, and disaster-response groups, suggesting a mix of place-based arts support and targeted community assistance. Recipients such as the Greater Boston Food Bank and the American Red Cross appear multiple times in the recent grants list, alongside arts and culture institutions in Boston. The foundation’s public record indicates national giving, but the actual grant history is concentrated in a small set of recurring grantees and recurring purposes. Its visible portfolio is shaped more by repeated awards to established organizations than by wide dispersion across many different beneficiaries.
Arts and culture are the clearest non-emergency theme in the record. In 2023, The Kbk Foundation gave $15,000 to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for educational and cultural work, and the same year it also supported the Boston Museum of Science, the New England Aquarium, and Wgbh Radio for education and culture-related purposes. Community assistance is another recurring area. The foundation awarded $100,000 to the Greater Boston Food Bank in 2023 and followed with $80,000 grants in 2024 and 2025 for support for those less fortunate. Housing and basic needs also appear through Metro Housing Boston, which received $50,000 in 2023 and $30,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Disaster support is visible through the American Red Cross, which received $100,000 in 2023 and $40,000 in 2024 for disaster support.
Grant sizes cluster in a relatively narrow band for the smaller awards, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $30,000, and a p75 of $50,000. The recent record also includes several much larger awards tied to the foundation’s principal arts beneficiary, which makes the distribution highly uneven at the top. Recipients recur across years, especially in Boston-based basic-needs and culture grants, indicating repeat support rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is a private foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent grant list does not show an application process.
$1.7M
$89K
$3.4M
$1.7M
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 7% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts
Although the foundation’s grantmaking is national, every recent grant in the sample goes to a U.S. recipient. Boston is the most visible city in the recent record, with awards to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, Wgbh Radio, Greater Boston Food Bank, Metro Housing Boston, Project Bread, and United Way of Massachusetts. Alto, New Mexico appears repeatedly through the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts. Additional recipients include Washington, DC; Alexandria, Virginia; and Americus, Georgia.
Its public giving is centered on the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts in Alto, New Mexico, which received the foundation’s largest recent grants in 2024 and 2025. The rest of the recent record includes Boston-area food, housing, cultural, and disaster-response organizations.
The foundation’s typical awards are $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include much larger gifts above $1 million tied to its main arts beneficiary.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, the Greater Boston Food Bank, Metro Housing Boston, Project Bread, American Red Cross, United Way of Massachusetts, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, and Wgbh Radio.
The record includes cultural programming and arts education, food assistance, housing support, disaster support, and support for those less fortunate. Named recipients include Boston museums and media institutions, Boston-area basic-needs organizations, and disaster-response groups such as the American Red Cross and Salvation Army.
The top state by grant count is Massachusetts. Boston appears most often among recipient cities, while every grant in the sample is to a U.S. recipient.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPENCER THEATER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC | ALTO, NM | $1,076,000 | 2026 | CULTURAL |
| GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| WGBH RADIO | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION AND CULTURE |
| SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2026 | DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER SUPPORT |
| PROJECT BREAD | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| METRO HOUSING BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $20,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION AND CULTURE |
| BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | SCIENTIFIC |
| BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL |
| EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | CONSERVATION |
| KENT DENVER SCHOOL | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $5,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| SPENCER THEATER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC | ALTO, NM | $1,284,802 | 2025 | CULTURAL |
| GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | BOSTON, MA | $80,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $60,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| PROJECT BREAD | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| METRO HOUSING BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| WGBH RADIO | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION AND CULTURE |
| BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL |
| BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | SCIENTIFIC |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION AND CULTURE |
| KENT DENVER SCHOOL | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | CONSERVATION |
| SPENCER THEATER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC | ALTO, NM | $1,383,000 | 2024 | CULTURAL |
| GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | BOSTON, MA | $80,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER SUPPORT |
| PROJECT BREAD | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| METRO HOUSING BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC |
| WGBH RADIO | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION AND CULTURE |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION AND CULTURE |
| BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL |
| EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | CONSERVATION |
| KENT DENVER SCHOOL | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| SPENCER THEATER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC | ALTO, NM | $625,000 | 2023 | CULTURAL |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER SUPPORT |
| GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $100,000 | 2023 | DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| METRO HOUSING BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $50,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
| PROJECT BREAD | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE |
WGBH RADIO
$100,000EDUCATION AND CULTURE
SALVATION ARMY
$50,000DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
TO PROVIDE DISASTER SUPPORT
PROJECT BREAD
$50,000SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$20,000SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
$10,000SCIENTIFIC
BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
$5,000EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL
KENT DENVER SCHOOL
$5,000EDUCATION
SALVATION ARMY
$50,000DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
PROJECT BREAD
$40,000SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
METRO HOUSING BOSTON
$30,000SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$20,000SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
WGBH RADIO
$15,000EDUCATION AND CULTURE
BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
$10,000EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL
BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
$10,000SCIENTIFIC
KENT DENVER SCHOOL
$5,000EDUCATION
SALVATION ARMY
$50,000DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
PROJECT BREAD
$40,000SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
METRO HOUSING BOSTON
$30,000SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$20,000SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE
BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
$10,000SCIENTIFIC
WGBH RADIO
$10,000EDUCATION AND CULTURE
BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
$10,000EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL
KENT DENVER SCHOOL
$5,000EDUCATION
SALVATION ARMY
$100,000DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE