Grants awarded
Who does Ethel Kennedy Foundation fund?
Ethel Kennedy Foundation has awarded $3.6 million across 308 grants to 150 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $6,000, with most between $5,000 and $15,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $9,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$3.6M
Typical grant
$6K
Grantees
150
Grants
308
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| G Georgetown University Law Center | $412K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Learning Alliance INC
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$292K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | FL | |
Planned Parenthood
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$139K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | TX | |
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$123K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| U Umass Foundation INC | $100K | 5 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Salisbury School | $96K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Art Department Faculty Development Fund | $95K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hamilton College | $90K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $76K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Umass Boston Ekm Scholarship Fund | $75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cambridge Community Foundation | $72K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Columbia Business School | $72K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$65K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | CT | |
| H Habitat for Humanity Indian River | $61K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hampshire College | $55K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Supporters of Highgate School INC | $52K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | CT | |
| U University Massachusetts Boston Scholarship Fund | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U Umass Boston Ekm Scholarship Fund | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Georgetown University
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$50K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | DC | |
Neverthirst INC
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$50K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | AL | |
| G Gifford Youth Center | $42K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| O Orange County School of the Arts | $40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Orphanos the Harbor Mother's Program | $37K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Foundation for the Children of the Californias | $35K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Salisbury School - John Morris Scolarship | $35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Univeristy of San Diego Justice in Mexico Project Alirio | $35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Vassar College Rowing | $33K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Easthampton Food Pantry | $32K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sag Harbor Community Rowing | $31K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Salisbury School - John Morris Scholarship | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Orphanos | $30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O Orange County Highschool of the Arts | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$27K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | MA | |
| L Loyolla Marymount University | $27K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$27K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | GA | |
| U Univeristy of San Diego Alivio Program Oaxaca | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Usd | $25K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Camfed | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Indian River Land Trust | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Orphanos the Harbor Mother's Program | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Orange County School of the Arts | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
East Hampton Historical Society INC
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$18K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
University of San Diego
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$17K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | CA | |
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$16K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| E East Hampton Medical Center | $16K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army Adult Rehab Center of San Diego | $15K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America INC
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$15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$15K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | FL | |
| C Columbia Business School | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Room to Read
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$15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Trustees of Hamilton College
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
Beagle Freedom Project
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$15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | CA | |
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$15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| T The Source | $15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The John's Island Foundation INC | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | FL | |
| I Individual recipient | $13K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$13K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | FL | |
| S St Andrews University | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U University of Massachusetts Boston Scholorship Fun | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$11K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| S Self Realization Fellowship | $11K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lvis | $11K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Project Lift | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Youth Sailing Foundation of Indian River County
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | FL | |
| H Holy Union Sisters (for Haiti) | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Holy Family Svces Adoption & Foster Care | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jacobs San Diego Food Bank | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Indian River Clay INC
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$10K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| P Pathways | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Safe Space INC | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lutheran Immmigration and Refugee Service | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | FL | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Indian River Habitat for Humanity | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Savi at Mount Sinai Hospital | $10K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Youth Guidance Mentoring Academy | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Literacy Services of Irc | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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$10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hibiscus Childrens Center INC
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | FL | |
| T The Source | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Impact 100 Vero Beach | $9K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Lauren's Kids INC
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$9K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | FL | |
| F Foster Love (together We Rise) | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mass General Hospital Development | $8K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NE | |
East Hampton Food Pantry INC
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$6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
Charity Navigator
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$5K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NJ | |
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Foundation for the Children of the Californias | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Paws and Stripes | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| V Vna & Hospice Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I I Am Ministries INC the Source Dignity Bus | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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