The KahleAustin Family Foundation concentrates its giving into very large, strategic gifts, largely routed through philanthropic intermediaries and a major programmatic gift to open-access knowledge infrastructure. Its portfolio shows a clear interest in supporting public access to information (notably the Open Library of Canada) while also placing substantial funds into donor-advised vehicles and community foundation partners for flexible regranting or tax-efficient distribution.
Highly concentrated: very few, very large grants (majority to DAFs and a single large programmatic grantee), suggesting one-off strategic investments and use of intermediaries for downstream grantmaking.
Notable grantees: Open Library of Canada, Morgan Stanley GIFT DAF, Fidelity Charitable, San Francisco Foundation
$20M
$118.7M
$102.9M
$20.3M
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Kahleaustin Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 3 | $14M | 75.0% |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | $6M |
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2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley GIFT DAF | Purchase, NY | $11,000,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Open Library of Canada | Toronto | $6,000,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Fidelity Charitable | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | General Support |
Morgan Stanley GIFT DAF
$11,000,000General Support
Open Library of Canada
$6,000,000General Support
Fidelity Charitable
$2,000,000General Support
San Francisco Foundation
$1,000,000General Support