Robert Kravis and Kimberly Kravis Foundation

About Robert Kravis and Kimberly Kravis Foundation

The Robert Kravis and Kimberly Kravis Foundation’s recent giving is marked by repeated general-purpose support for private education, especially independent schools and education nonprofits. Several of its largest grants go to The Spence School, Viewpoint School and Viewpoint Educational Foundation, and Collegiate School, showing a pattern of backing established K-12 institutions with flexible funding rather than tightly targeted project gifts. The foundation also extends that approach to education access organizations such as Lead Africa and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, alongside child-focused service groups and higher education institutions. Its grant history includes a mix of long-standing school support and larger checks that recur over multiple years. The same recipient can appear in successive years with similar general-purpose language, which points to an ongoing relationship rather than one-off project funding. Beyond K-12 schools, the foundation has supported Harvard University and Harvard Business School, plus community-serving nonprofits such as Baby2Baby and the Maysles Documentary Center. The overall picture is of a funder that uses unrestricted gifts to support education at several levels, with some giving also directed toward child welfare and selected nonprofit organizations in New York and beyond.

What Robert Kravis and Kimberly Kravis Foundation Funds

Private K-12 education is the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $75,000 and $73,000 to The Spence School for general purpose donation, and $60,000 and $52,500 to Viewpoint Educational Foundation, with another $60,000 going to Viewpoint School. Collegiate School also received repeated support, including $52,500 and $50,000. The foundation also backs education access and student opportunity groups. Lead Africa received $75,000, $50,000 and $50,000, all listed as general purpose donations, while Sponsors for Educational Opportunity received $25,000 and $22,500. Beyond education, the Kravises have supported child-focused and community-serving work. Baby2Baby received $50,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2025, and Northside Center for Child Development received $10,000 in 2024. Higher education is another recurring area, with Harvard University and Harvard Business School both appearing in the recent grants list.

How Robert Kravis and Kimberly Kravis Foundation Gives