Comprehensive foundation profile based on the most recent IRS Form 990 filing
The KahleAustin Foundation, based in Biddeford, Maine, is a philanthropic organization with assets totaling $147,121,537. Despite having a negative revenue of $1,432,933, the foundation incurred expenses of $6,472,483. The foundation focuses on funding initiatives in education, particularly elementary and secondary education, as well as information and communications technology, telecommunications, and internet services. It also supports human services. The foundation has funded projects in cities such as Auckland, Biddeford, Cincinnati, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and Washington, and in states including California, District of Columbia, Maine, New York, and Ohio. The foundation is led by Brewster L Kahle as Chairman, Mary K Austin as Co-Chair/Secretary, and Jeff Ubois as Director, all of whom work on a voluntary basis without compensation.
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Financials
+2.6% from previous year
2 grants awarded in 2024
Of total revenue spent on programs
Grants
| Purpose | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,500,000 | Open Library of Canada | General Support | Toronto, CA | 2024 |
| $3,500,000 | Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | General Support | Cincinnati, OH, US | 2023 |
| $800,830 | Open Library of Canada | General Support | Toronto, CA | 2022 |
| $240,000 | New York University | General Support | New york, NY, US | 2022 |
| $200,000 | Georgetown University | General Support | Washington, DC, US | 2022 |
| $100,000 | Save Our Libraries Institute | General Support | Biddeford, ME, US | 2022 |
| $100,000 | Tohtatoha Aotearoa Commons | General Support | Auckland, NZ | 2022 |
| $100,000 | Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | General Support | Cincinnati, OH, US | 2024 |
| $90,000 | SF Center for the Book | General Support | San francisco, CA, US | 2023 |
| $60,000 | SF Center for the Book | General Support | San francisco, CA, US | 2022 |
People
Compensation data from most recent available 990 forms
| Title | |||
|---|---|---|---|
BL
Brewster L Kahle
| Chairman | $0 | 2024 |
MK
Mary K Austin
| Co-Chair/Sect'y | $0 | 2024 |
JU
Jeff Ubois
| Director | $0 | 2024 |
Brewster L Kahle
Chairman
Mary K Austin
Co-Chair/Sect'y
Jeff Ubois
Director
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Financial data sourced from IRS 990 forms via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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