The Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation concentrates its giving on high-impact journalism and civic reporting, international humanitarian and development relief, and regional arts and education initiatives. They fund a mix of national media nonprofits and local cultural/educational institutions, while also supporting health and youth services and a handful of international design and emergency-response organizations. Grants are often multi-year or repeated and targeted to core programs rather than one-off events.
The Henry L Kimelman Family Foundation shows a clear preference for repeat support to journalism organizations, especially outlets covering public-interest, international, and civic news. ProPublica received three grants between 2023 and 2025, while National Public Radio was funded in 2024 and 2025 for international reporting. The foundation also backed the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting for support to journalists pursuing important international stories, and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism for Philadelphia Inquirer coverage and opinion work. Beyond journalism, the foundation has funded emergency health and medical supply work through Relief International and Save the Children, and it has made sizable awards to educational and cultural institutions such as the University of the Virgin Islands and Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. Mass Design Group appears in the recent grants with unrestricted support in 2023 and 2025, adding an international development and design dimension to the portfolio. The pattern is not limited to one-off gifts. Several grantees reappear across multiple years, often with unrestricted or program-specific support aimed at core operations, reporting, student success, or emergency response. That mix points to a funder that backs institutions over time rather than making only isolated project grants.
Journalism is the most visible theme in the recent grants. Pro Publica Inc. received $100,000 in 2023, $100,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025 for general and unrestricted support. The foundation also gave $100,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2025 to National Public Radio Inc. for NPR's international reporting. International humanitarian work is another major lane. Relief International Inc. received $100,000 in 2023, $100,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025 for pharmaceutical and related medical equipment and supplies, with an additional $100,000 in 2023 for emergency pharmaceuticals from preferred suppliers that meet international quality standards. In education and student success, the University of the Virgin Islands received $150,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2024 to support the Center for Student Success and remedial help for students in danger of dropping out. The foundation also funded Family Services Inc. for the Teen Resource Activity Center and the Council on Addiction Prevention and Education of Dutchess County for a youth clubhouse with counseling on substance abuse and related services.
$2.7M
$11.8M
$1.8M
$3.1M
Most grants fall between $3K and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Moderately concentrated: the foundation makes repeated, mid-to-large-size grants to a relatively small set of core grantees (many with 2–6 grants each), balancing national partners in journalism and humanitarian work with local/regional arts, education, and human-services organizations.
Notable grantees: ProPublica Inc, Save the Children Federation Inc, GroundTruth Project Inc (Report for America), Omega Institute for Holistic Studies Inc, The University of the Virgin Islands
Typical grant size is anchored around modest-to-midrange awards: the 25th percentile is $3,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. Recent grants also show a much larger tier for core institutional support and special initiatives, including several six-figure awards. Recurrence is common: Pro Publica, National Public Radio, Relief International, Save the Children, Omega Institute, and Mass Design Group all appear across multiple years. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, funds individuals, and appears to favor general unrestricted and program-specific support over transactional one-time gifts.
Giving is national, and every grant in the supplied recent-grants list goes to a U.S. recipient. New York stands out as the top state by grant count, with recipients in New York City, Rhinebeck, Poughkeepsie, and Wappingers Falls. Philadelphia also appears more than once through the Lenfest Institute, while Washington, DC, Boston, Fairfield, and Baltimore recur in the recent grants. No grants in the provided sample go to recipients in Delaware.
The recent grants show a strong emphasis on journalism and civic reporting, with repeated support for Pro Publica, National Public Radio, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and the Lenfest Institute. The foundation also funds humanitarian relief, education and student success, and youth services.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Pro Publica in 2023, 2024, and 2025; National Public Radio in 2024 and 2025; Relief International in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Save the Children in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Omega Institute in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution centers on relatively small awards: the 25th percentile is $3,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. The recent grants list also includes larger six-figure awards for recurring partners and program support.
The foundation gives nationally, and the recipient distribution in the provided data is entirely U.S.-based. New York is the top state by grant count, with recipients in cities including New York, Rhinebeck, Poughkeepsie, and Wappingers Falls.
The recent grants include general and unrestricted support, program-specific support, and targeted funding for emergency health, pharmaceuticals, student success, youth counseling, and journalism initiatives. The portfolio also includes scholarship and treatment funding, such as support for clinical treatment and sober living.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMEGA INSTITUTE FOR HOLISTIC STUDIES INC | RHINEBECK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MASS DESIGN GROUP | BOSTON, MA | $112,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | NPR's international reporting |
| PRO PUBLICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| RELIEF INTERNATIONAL INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | pharmaceutical and related medical equipment and supplies |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $75,000 | 2025 | Emergency Health Unit |
| THE LENFEST INST FOR JOURNALISM SPE ASSET FUND OF | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | Philadelphia Inquirer's enhanced coverage of issues crucial to Philadelphia |
| COUNCIL ON ADDICTION PREVENTION AND EDUCATION OF D | WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | to build a youth clubhouse that will provide counseling on substance abuse and other related services |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $62,500 | 2025 | Emergency Health Unit |
| RELEASE RECOVERY FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | scholarship fund to provide clinical treatment in several varieties: inpatient rehabilitation treatment, intensive outpatient or occasionally individual therapy, and sober living |
| GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC | BOSTON, MA | $55,000 | 2025 | report for america initiative |
| GROUNDTRUTH PROJECT INC | BOSTON, MA | $55,000 | 2025 | report for america initiative |
| PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | for financial support to news organizations and journalists pursuing important international stories |
| PROJECT HOME | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | Hawthorne II supportive housing project's capital campaign |
| INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MY BROTHERS WORKSHOP | ST THOMAS, VI | $50,000 | 2025 | certification attainment fund, professional advancement fund, and participants' emergency needs fund |
| OPERA PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FORWARD ASSOC INC | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | general support and the all-access campaign |
| DYNAMITE YOUTH CENTER FOUNDATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BONE MARROW AND CANCER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | Lifeline and Clinical Care Counseling programs |
| UPPER HUDSON PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC | ALBANY, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | Family planning services carried out at the clinic in Hudson, N.Y |
| MARSHALL PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAMILY SERVICES INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $37,500 | 2025 | Teen Resource Activity Center |
| FAMILY SERVICES INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $37,500 | 2025 | Family Services' Teen Resource Activity Center and its successor teen program |
| NORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | General Support and to support Community Art Projects |
| FORWARD ASSOC INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | general support and the all-access campaign |
| THE ART EFFECT OF THE HUDSON VALLEY INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRACE SMITH HOUSE INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BARD COLLEGE | ANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | general support and cultural programming at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WORKER JUSTICE CENTER OF NEW YORK INC | ROCHESTER, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | the Worker Justice Center's activities in the Hudson Valley |
| PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | new prenatal ultrasound machine and new recovery room chairs at the Poughkeepsie clinic |
| SHARE FOOD PROGRAM INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FUND FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | SHEFFIELD, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | Fund for Columbia County |
| NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | Miranda Family Fellows program |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS | CHARLOTTE AMALIE, VI | $25,000 | 2025 | Center for Student Success: Support for 2024 Summer Bridge planning and program delivery to students transitioning from high school to college during a five-week, in-person college readiness program; Support for Retention Boost, providing academic tutoring to students who are at risk of dropping out |
| GRACE SMITH HOUSE INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | facility improvement fund |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC | ALBERT LEA, MN | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUMANE SOCIETY FOR SEATTLE-KING CO | BELLEVUE, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ARS NOVA THEATER I INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MOUNTAIN STATE SPOTLIGHT INC | CHARLESTON, WV | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| RODEPH SHALOM CONGREGATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | The Congregation Rodeph Shalom Endowment Campaign |
| YOUTH REPRESENT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FUSION ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| DUO DUO ANIMAL WELFARE PROJECT INC | SUNNYVALE, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC
$100,000NPR's international reporting
pharmaceutical and related medical equipment and supplies
Emergency Health Unit
Philadelphia Inquirer's enhanced coverage of issues crucial to Philadelphia
COUNCIL ON ADDICTION PREVENTION AND EDUCATION OF D
$70,000to build a youth clubhouse that will provide counseling on substance abuse and other related services
RELEASE RECOVERY FOUNDATION INC
$60,000scholarship fund to provide clinical treatment in several varieties: inpatient rehabilitation treatment, intensive outpatient or occasionally individual therapy, and sober living
for financial support to news organizations and journalists pursuing important international stories
certification attainment fund, professional advancement fund, and participants' emergency needs fund
FORWARD ASSOC INC
$40,000general support and the all-access campaign
DYNAMITE YOUTH CENTER FOUNDATION INC
$40,000General & Unrestricted
BONE MARROW AND CANCER FOUNDATION INC
$40,000Lifeline and Clinical Care Counseling programs
Family planning services carried out at the clinic in Hudson, N.Y
Family Services' Teen Resource Activity Center and its successor teen program
General Support and to support Community Art Projects
FORWARD ASSOC INC
$35,000general support and the all-access campaign
THE ART EFFECT OF THE HUDSON VALLEY INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
general support and cultural programming at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
the Worker Justice Center's activities in the Hudson Valley
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER NEW YORK INC
$30,000new prenatal ultrasound machine and new recovery room chairs at the Poughkeepsie clinic
Center for Student Success: Support for 2024 Summer Bridge planning and program delivery to students transitioning from high school to college during a five-week, in-person college readiness program; Support for Retention Boost, providing academic tutoring to students who are at risk of dropping out
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
RODEPH SHALOM CONGREGATION
$15,000The Congregation Rodeph Shalom Endowment Campaign
FUSION ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$15,000General & Unrestricted
DUO DUO ANIMAL WELFARE PROJECT INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted