Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust Grants

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

Elizabeth Chadri Oak Park-River for

Address

1049 LAKE STREET SUITE 204 OAK PARK, IL, 60301

Phone

(708) 848-1560

Deadlines

July 31.

Application materials

Applicants submit a detailed online grant application form and among other things describe their organization, their project/program, mission, how their mission relates to the kott foundation mission, and submit organization budget, financial statements, project budget, list of board members, copy of tax status letter, IRS form 990. Application guidelines were previously submitted and available upon request.

Restrictions

None, but applicants should be focused on the well-being of individuals, especially through caregiving, sociological support, education and medical services, with an emphasis on such services for the elderly, 501(c)(3) public charities or organizations operating under a fiscal agent that is a 501 (c) (3), and if a past grantee, is in good standing with the kott memorial charitable trust.

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Where Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (83 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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