Grants paid by Melvin and Sylvia Kafka Foundation Co Sara Suchman
EIN 13-6134569 · Brattleboro, VT · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Melvin and Sylvia Kafka Foundation Co Sara Suchman of Brattleboro, VT (EIN 13-6134569) reported 74 grants paid totaling $191,405 to 29 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$191,405
74 grants
Recipients
29
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | $32,745 | — |
| 2019 | 9 | $17,295 | — |
| 2020 | 8 | $14,220 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | $26,170 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | $31,360 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $12,277 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | $26,280 | — |
| 2025 | 13 | $31,058 | — |
Top recipients
The 29 recipients receiving the most from Melvin and Sylvia Kafka Foundation Co Sara Suchman, by grants paid, out of 29 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors Without Borders | U | New York, NY | 6 | $21,125 | 2025 |
| Hias 13-5633307 | B | Silver Spring, MD | 8 | $20,950 | 2025 |
| Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request | U | Brattleboro, VT | 5 | $20,270 | 2025 |
| Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request | U | Cambridge, MA | 3 | $13,960 | 2020 |
| The Center for Constitutional Rights 22-6082880 | B | NY, NY | 5 | $12,750 | 2025 |
| Fractured Atlas 11-3451703 | C | Hartsdale, NY | 4 | $12,000 | 2024 |
| Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust 46-5136872 | B | Roxbury, MA | 6 | $11,250 | 2025 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists 04-2535767 | B | Cambridge, MA | 6 | $11,000 | 2024 |
| Palestinian Children's Relief Fund | U | Kent, OH | 3 | $8,750 | 2024 |
| Human Kindness Foundation 56-1558751 | C | Durham, NC | 3 | $8,000 | 2020 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center 63-0598743 | B | Montgomery, AL | 2 | $6,000 | 2019 |
| School Volunteers of Bridgeport | U | Bridgeport, CT | 1 | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Caf America | U | Alexandra, VA | 1 | $4,000 | 2022 |
| Music Makers Relief Fund 13-3782018 | D | Hillsborough, NC | 4 | $3,850 | 2022 |
| American Jewish World Service 22-2584370 | B | NY, NY | 1 | $3,500 | 2025 |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,250 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Combatants for Peace 36-4778519 | B | NY, NY | 1 | $3,250 | 2025 |
| Nc Warn 56-1734433 | C | Durham, NC | 3 | $3,000 | 2023 |
| Carolina Abortion Fund 45-3810502 | C | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $2,250 | 2025 |
| Southern Documentary Fund 75-2993148 | C | Burlington, NC | 1 | $2,250 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | U | Hagerstown, MD | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Nc Poor Peoples Campaign | U | Goldsboro, NC | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Cosecha | U | Potomac, MD | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Ncmps | U | West Hartford, CT | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State 53-0184647 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Empowerment Inc 56-1965772 | B | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| The American Bar Foundation 36-6110271 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector 47-3737369 | B | West Hartford, CT | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Highlander Center | U | New Market, TN | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 74 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | American Jewish World Service NY, NY | B | $3,500 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | National Immigrant Justice Center Chicago, IL | U | $3,250 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | American Friends of Combatants for Peace NY, NY | B | $3,250 | paid | Financial Support | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request Brattleboro, VT | U | $3,058 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | Hias Silver Spring, MD | B | $3,000 | paid | Financial Support | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $2,250 | paid | Financial Support | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | Carolina Abortion Fund Raleigh, NC | C | $2,250 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | Center for Constitutional Rights New York, NY | B | $2,250 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | Southern Documentary Fund Burlington, NC | C | $2,250 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | Americans United for Separation of Church and State Washington, DC | B | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust Roxbury, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | The American Bar Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Financial Support | 202621349349104527 |
| 2025 | National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector West Hartford, CT | B | $1,000 | paid | Financial Support | 202621349349104527 |
| 2024 | Hias Silver Spring, MD | B | $5,500 | paid | Financial Support | 202531219349101023 |
| 2024 | Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request Brattleboro, VT | U | $4,780 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202531219349101023 |
| 2024 | Palestinian Children's Relief Fund Kent, OH | U | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202531219349101023 |
| 2024 | Fractured Atlas Hartsdale, NY | C | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202531219349101023 |
| 2024 | Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust Roxbury, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202531219349101023 |
| 2024 | Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | Financial Support | 202531219349101023 |
| 2024 | Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MD | U | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202531219349101023 |
| 2024 | Cosecha Potomac, MD | U | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202531219349101023 |
| 2024 | Nc Poor Peoples Campaign Goldsboro, NC | U | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202531219349101023 |
| 2024 | Empowerment Inc Chapel Hill, NC | B | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202531219349101023 |
| 2023 | Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request Brattleboro, VT | U | $3,402 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202421229349100842 |
| 2023 | Palestinian Children's Relief Fund Kent, OH | U | $2,750 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202421229349100842 |
| 2023 | Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust Roxbury, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202421229349100842 |
| 2023 | Center for Constitutional Rights NY, NY | B | $1,375 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202421229349100842 |
| 2023 | Nc Warn Durham, NC | C | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202421229349100842 |
| 2023 | Highlander Center New Market, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202421229349100842 |
| 2023 | Hias Silver Spring, MD | B | $750 | paid | Financial Support | 202421229349100842 |
| 2022 | Fractured Atlas Hartsdale, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202331309349102718 |
| 2022 | Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request Brattleboro, VT | U | $4,860 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202331309349102718 |
| 2022 | Palestinian Children's Relief Fund Kent, OH | U | $4,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202331309349102718 |
| 2022 | Caf America Alexandra, VA | U | $4,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202331309349102718 |
| 2022 | Hias Silver Spring, MD | B | $3,000 | paid | Financial Support | 202331309349102718 |
| 2022 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202331309349102718 |
| 2022 | Ncmps West Hartford, CT | U | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202331309349102718 |
| 2022 | Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust Roxbury, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202331309349102718 |
| 2022 | Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA | B | $1,500 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202331309349102718 |
| 2022 | Nc Warn Durham, NC | C | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202331309349102718 |
| 2022 | Music Makers Relief Fund Hillsborough, NC | D | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202331309349102718 |
| 2021 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202231319349104408 |
| 2021 | Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request Brattleboro, VT | U | $4,170 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202231319349104408 |
| 2021 | Fractured Atlas Hartsdale, NY | C | $4,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202231319349104408 |
| 2021 | The Center for Constitutional Rights NY, NY | B | $3,500 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202231319349104408 |
| 2021 | Hias Silver Spring, MD | B | $3,000 | paid | Financial Support | 202231319349104408 |
| 2021 | Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA | B | $2,500 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202231319349104408 |
| 2021 | Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust Roxbury, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202231319349104408 |
| 2021 | Nc Warn Durham, NC | C | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202231319349104408 |
| 2021 | Music Makers Relief Fund Hillsborough, NC | D | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202231319349104408 |
| 2020 | Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request Cambridge, MA | U | $3,370 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202141359349100519 |
| 2020 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $2,875 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202141359349100519 |
| 2020 | Human Kindness Foundation Durham, NC | C | $2,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202141359349100519 |
| 2020 | The Center for Constitutional Rights NY, NY | B | $1,875 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202141359349100519 |
| 2020 | Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust Roxbury, MA | B | $1,250 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202141359349100519 |
| 2020 | Hias Silver Spring, MD | B | $1,000 | paid | Financial Support | 202141359349100519 |
| 2020 | Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202141359349100519 |
| 2020 | Music Makers Relief Fund Hillsborough, NC | D | $850 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202141359349100519 |
| 2019 | School Volunteers of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT | U | $5,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202021369349100212 |
| 2019 | Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request Cambridge, MA | U | $3,195 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202021369349100212 |
| 2019 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202021369349100212 |
| 2019 | Hias Silver Spring, MD | B | $1,100 | paid | Financial Support | 202021369349100212 |
| 2019 | Music Makers Relief Fund Hillsborough, NC | D | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202021369349100212 |
| 2019 | Human Kindness Foundation Durham, NC | C | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202021369349100212 |
| 2019 | Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202021369349100212 |
| 2019 | Fractured Atlas NY, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | Financial Support | 202021369349100212 |
| 2019 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 202021369349100212 |
| 2018 | Other Small Donations - Avail Upon Request Cambridge, MA | U | $7,395 | paid | FinancialSupport | 201911339349101671 |
| 2018 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $5,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 201911339349101671 |
| 2018 | Human Kindness Foundation Durham, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 201911339349101671 |
| 2018 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 201911339349101671 |
| 2018 | Center for Constitutional Rights New York, NY | B | $3,750 | paid | FinancialSupport | 201911339349101671 |
| 2018 | Hias Silver Spring, MD | B | $3,600 | paid | Financial Support | 201911339349101671 |
| 2018 | Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA | B | $3,000 | paid | FinancialSupport | 201911339349101671 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202621349349104527 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531219349101023 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202421229349100842 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331309349102718 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202231319349104408 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202141359349100519 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202021369349100212 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911339349101671 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/136134569.json.
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