Charles & Esther Lee Kimerling Charitable
Wilmington, DE · EIN 63-6106073. Reported 242 grants totalling $1,420,584 to 123 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Charles & Esther Lee Kimerling Charitable checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Charles & Esther Lee Kimerling Charitable funded make grants themselves, and it reported 16 grants totalling $284,700 to them. That is 25% of the $1,155,954 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of | federated giving programme | New York | $260,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | federated giving programme | Massachusetts | $19,800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Funders Network | grantmaking organization | New York | $3,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc | federated giving programme | Georgia | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $3,125; the smallest was $180 and the largest $150,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth | New York, NY | $258,500 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| East Lake Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Community Center on the Hudson Inc | Tarrytown, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum | Atlanta, GA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of Ofanim Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hebrew Benevolent Congregation the Temple | Atlanta, GA | $61,775 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| East Lake Community Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd | Newton Centre, MA | $58,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Temple Beth El Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $55,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of Ofanim | Cherry Hill, NJ | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Breman Museum | Atlanta, GA | $50,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Usher 1F Collaborative Inc | Newtonville, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob and Irving Levin Jewish Ce | Redwood City, CA | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Interfaithfamily Com Inc | Natick, MA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Dance Machine for the 21ST Century Founda | New York, NY | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jewish Educational Loan Fund Inc | Sandy Springs, GA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston I | Boston, MA | $16,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boston Ballet Inc | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Temple Emunah | Lexington, MA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family & Career Services Inc | Atlanta, GA | $12,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| MIT Alumni Fund | Cambridge, MA | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New York City Ballet Inc | New York, NY | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc | New York, NY | $11,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Arava | Newtown Centre, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ramah Darom Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Concord-Carlisle Community Chest Inc | Concord, MA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hias Inc | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Minerals Metals & Materials Society Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Jewish Film Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | Atlanta, GA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | Redwood City, CA | $6,030 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emerson Hospital | Concord, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Rosh Pinah Chavurah of the Rivertowns | Ardsley, NY | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| 18 Doors | Natick, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dance Machine for the 21ST Century | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Education Loan Fund | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rebeccas Tent Inc | Atlanta, GA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Congregation Shearith Israel | Atlanta, GA | $4,010 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Cambridge, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Temple Beth Shalom of Cambridge | Cambridge, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Jacksonville, FL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Or Hadash Inc | Sandy Springs, GA | $3,580 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | $3,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 2164 Consulting | New York, NY | $3,125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New York City Ballet Guild | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neranenah Inc | Atlanta, GA | $2,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gideon's Promise | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society | Silver Spring, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walpole Area Visiting Nurse Association Inc | Walpole, MA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $2,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc | Atlanta, GA | $2,160 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Jewish Music Festival | Atlanta, GA | $2,001 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 51 Walden Inc | Concord, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cambridge Art Association | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Collage Inc | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Concord Carlisle Foundation Inc | Concord, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| High Desert Food & Farm Alliance | Bend, OR | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tms Foundation of America Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uja Federation of Ny | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brightside Animal Center | Redmond, OR | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Medical Debt Resolution Inc | Long Island City, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rip Medical Debt | Long Island City, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emerson Health Care Fdn | Concord, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gideons Promise Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kirkwood Neighbors Organization | Atlanta, GA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rosh Pinah Chavurah | Ardsley, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simmons College | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Judes Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| High Museum of Art | Atlanta, GA | $1,310 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,290 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Radically Inclusive Judaism Inc | Newtonville, MA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta | Dunwoody, GA | $1,128 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Acton Community Supper and Food Pantry Inc | Boxborough, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Agape | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agape Community Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlanta Historical Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Fnd for the Righteous | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kerem Shalom Inc | Concord, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Enviromental Association | Bridgton, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels America | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midtown Assistance Center | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| MIT Hillel | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighbor in Need | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborimpact | Redmond, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New York Presbyterian Hosp Fund Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Respectability USA | Bethesda, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rise Against Hunger | Raleigh, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Schenck School Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Helpings Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teachers College | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teachers College Columbia University | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc | West Orange, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tlbr | Whitefish, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tms Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tremont Street Shul | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Holocaust Museum | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Modern Art New York | New York, NY | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alumnae-I Association of Simmons University | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cambridge Art Assn | Cambridge, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Collage New Music | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute for Jewish Spirituality | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natick Vna | Natick, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated | Lawrence, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebecca's Tent | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Africa Dev Fund | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Temple | Atlanta, GA | $375 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
49 of 123 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 73%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth
Day After Fund for Israel - East Lake Foundation Inc
To enhance the lives of East Lake community residents: schools, recreation, lifelong learning, history and culture - East Lake Community Foundation
TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE - Jewish Community Center on the Hudson Inc
state-of-the-art audio equipment fund for the Performing Arts auditorium - Temple Beth El Foundation
audio-visual technology fund for upgrades both within and without the synagogue to improve the access and technical quality of audio and visual programming for members of the congregation - William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum
for salary to maintain staff in the Archives Department
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 169 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | $266,768 | $1,035 |
| 2022 | 44 | $108,925 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 44 | $197,971 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $325,720 | $2,000 |
| 2025 | 48 | $521,200 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
32% of its giving went to organizations in Georgia.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Charles & Esther Lee Kimerling Charitable's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 63-6106073 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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