Melvin and Sylvia Kafka Foundation Co Sara Suchman
Historical funder research: IRS Form 990-PF filings from US private foundations, showing who funded what in past years. This is not a list of currently open grant calls, and we do not track open RFPs from private foundations. From public IRS Form 990-PF filings (latest on file for this funder: tax year 2025). Coverage: tax years 2019–2025. Freshness: the IRS releases these returns 1.5–2+ years after the tax year ends, so 2025 is still partial and a funder's newest grants may not appear yet. Last updated: November 14, 2026. Filings can contain errors, so confirm current priorities and deadlines with the funder before applying.
Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 48.8% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
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| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Jewish World Service | NY, NY | FinancialSupport | $3,500 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Combatants for Peace | NY, NY | Financial Support | $3,250 | 2025 |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | FinancialSupport | $3,250 | 2025 |
| Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request | Brattleboro, VT | FinancialSupport | $3,058 | 2025 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | Financial Support | $3,000 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Financial Support | $2,250 | 2025 |
| Southern Documentary Fund | Burlington, NC | FinancialSupport | $2,250 | 2025 |
| Carolina Abortion Fund | Raleigh, NC | FinancialSupport | $2,250 | 2025 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | FinancialSupport | $2,250 | 2025 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Washington, DC | FinancialSupport | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust | Roxbury, MA | FinancialSupport | $2,000 | 2025 |
| National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector | West Hartford, CT | Financial Support | $1,000 | 2025 |
| The American Bar Foundation | Chicago, IL | Financial Support | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | Financial Support | $5,500 | 2024 |
| Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request | Brattleboro, VT | FinancialSupport | $4,780 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | Financial Support | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Cosecha | Potomac, MD | FinancialSupport | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | FinancialSupport | $2,000 | 2024 |
| NC Poor Peoples Campaign | Goldsboro, NC | FinancialSupport | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Palestinian Children's Relief Fund | Kent, OH | FinancialSupport | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Empowerment Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | FinancialSupport | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust | Roxbury, MA | FinancialSupport | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Fractured Atlas | Hartsdale, NY | FinancialSupport | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request | Brattleboro, VT | FinancialSupport | $3,402 | 2023 |
| Palestinian Children's Relief Fund | Kent, OH | FinancialSupport | $2,750 | 2023 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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