The John and Ethel Kashulon Foundation
Wilmington, DE · EIN 82-2658347. Reported 236 grants totalling $7,366,834 to 77 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". The John and Ethel Kashulon Foundation 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
3 of the organizations The John and Ethel Kashulon Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 14 grants totalling $360,500 to them. That is 5% of the $6,958,334 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations in Education Inc | grantmaking organization | Connecticut | $235,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| New Canaan Community Foundation Inc | community foundation | Connecticut | $115,500 | 6 | 4 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Fairfield County's Community Foundation | community foundation | Connecticut | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $175,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Shehan Center | Bridgeport, CT | $335,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Carver Inc | Norwalk, CT | $320,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Aloysius Church Corporation | New Canaan, CT | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Catholic Academy of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | $235,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Foundations in Education Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $235,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport Incorporated | Bridgeport, CT | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Svmc Holdings Inc | Hartford, CT | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport Rescue Mission Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $205,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services Inc | Harlan, IA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport Hospital Foundation Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $195,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Future 5 Inc | Stamford, CT | $190,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Center for Family Justice Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $185,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Anchor Academy Inc | Norwalk, CT | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $180,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Canaan Library Inc | New Canaan, CT | $160,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Silver Hill Hospital Inc | New Canaan, CT | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mcgivney Community Center Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $145,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Circle of Care for Families With Cancer | Wilton, CT | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ss Cyril & Methodius Church | Bridgeport, CT | $130,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christian Heritage School Inc | Trumbull, CT | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kids in Crisis Inc | Cos Cob, CT | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Shepherds Inc | Darien, CT | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kolbe Cathedral High School | Bridgeport, CT | $118,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Canaan Community Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | $115,500 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| The New Canaan Community Young Mens Christian Asso | New Canaan, CT | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fairfield College Preparatory School | Fairfield, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Johns Roman Catholic Church | Darien, CT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anchor Academy Inc - Regina Pacis Academy | Norwalk, CT | $92,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Horizons Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest Inc | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Caroline House Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Norwalk Housing Foundation Inc | Norwalk, CT | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Boston, MA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Catherine Center for Special Needs Inc | Fairfield, CT | $82,350 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Covenant School of Bridgeport Inc | Hartford, CT | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Operation Smile Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pivot Ministries Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Raleigh Ministries Inc | Raleigh, NC | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Patrons of the Trumbull Nature & Arts Center | Trumbull, CT | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Theresa School LLC | Trumbull, CT | $69,171 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Canaan Nature Center Association Inc | New Canaan, CT | $60,813 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Christ Church | Raleigh, NC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Young Mens Christian Assoc of Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Exchange Club of New Canaan Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Connecticut Inc | Hamden, CT | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Adam J Lewis Academy Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Americares Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Americares Free Clinic Inc | Stamford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Career Resources Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Relief Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connect US Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Recovery Community Development Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Bridgeport, CT | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| United States Catholic Conference - Cardinal Kung | Stamford, CT | $43,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Darien Domestic Abuse Council Inc | Darien, CT | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children - Boston | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras Inc | Fairfield, CT | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Milford, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Dyslexia Centers Inc | Waterbury, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nourish Bridgeport Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Life | Greenwich, CT | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carver Foundation of Norwalk Inc | Norwalk, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Paul II Medical Research Institute | Coralville, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Canaan Land Conservation Trust Inc | New Canaan, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Aloysius School Inc | New Canaan, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sterling House Community Center Inc | Stratford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Discovery Museum Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Exchange Club Center for the Prev of Child Abuse O | Stamford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stratford Education Foundation Inc | Stratford, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army - Bridgeport Corps | Bridgeport, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Livfree Inc | Trumbull, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Joseph Parenting Center | Stamford, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Diaper Train Inc | Raleigh, NC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fairfield Countys Community Foundation Inc | Norwalk, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
54 of 77 (70%) 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.
- Bridgeport Rescue Mission Inc
FOR KITCHEN RENOVATIONS AT THE BRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION'S NEW SMILOW COMMUNITY CARE CENTER - Ss Cyril & Methodius Church
To fund repairs to the church back lot, including replacement of iron fencing - St Aloysius Church Corporation
Faith-Based Education Initiatives, including the creation of an innovative curriculum in grades pre-K through 6 - The Carver Inc
after school activities fund - Catholic Relief Services Inc
Driving Mission Agility, Strengthening Families and Empowering Youth initiatives - Fairfield College Preparatory School
Beyond The Classroom project, which will expand transportation services to Fairfield Prep students and establish a college tour program
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 148 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 | 36 | $882,171 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 51 | $1,366,813 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $1,599,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 51 | $1,714,500 | $20,000 |
| 2025 | 45 | $1,804,350 | $35,000 |
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
87% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut.
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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 The John and Ethel Kashulon Foundation'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.
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