Nonprofit · EIN 61-1488948
CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,553,494 | $2,530,263 | $23,231 | $52,165,222 | $1,225,000 | $50,940,222 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $779,692 | $2,368,792 | -$1,589,100 | $50,354,532 | $1,089,213 | $49,265,319 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,553,494
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,861,096
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,850,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,550
- Program services (functional)
- $2,225,760
- Management and general (functional)
- $304,503
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $50,354,532
- Total assets, end of year
- $52,165,222
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,225,000
- Net assets, end of year
- $50,940,222
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $50,940,222
- Gross receipts
- $2,553,494
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL YONAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $187,610 | $58,107 |
| KELLY URANKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $151,777 | $30,433 |
| ESTELLE F COMAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY D HEASLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY HELEEN ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD J KITAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID A LEWIS MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LOU MCLAUGHLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDITH L SHAPIRA MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL YONAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $176,843 | $56,290 |
| KELLY URANKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $143,658 | $29,253 |
| ESTELLE F COMAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY D HEASLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY HELEEN ESQ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD J KITAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID A LEWIS MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LOU MCLAUGHLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDITH L SHAPIRA MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 912 FT DUQUESNE BLVD FLOOR 10, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222-3638
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JONATHAN BRELSFORD, 912 FT DUQUESNE BLVD FLOOR 10, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
- Signed the 990
- JONATHAN BRELSFORD, CIO AND SVP OPERATIONS
- Phone
- (412) 391-5122
- Return prepared by
- SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC
Mission
TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, AND PHYSICS AT PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION.
Program accomplishments
- THE CHARLES E. KAUFMAN FOUNDATION PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, AND PHYSICS AT PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. WITH THE AID OF A SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD, THE FOUNDATION AWARDS INTEGRATED RESEARCH-EDUCATION GRANTS, NEW INVESTIGATOR AND NEW INITIATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS. IN 2024, GRANTS WERE AWARDED FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES GOING TO INNOVATIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITIES.SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.INTEGRATED RESEARCH EDUCATION GRANTS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH THAT FOCUSES ON DIRECT ENGAGEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ALONG SIDE INNOVATIVE SCIENTISTS IN BASIC, FUNDAMENTAL, HANDS-ON RESEARCH THAT COULD LEAD TO NEW DISCOVERIES AND PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. TWO INTEGRATED RESEARCH EDUCATION GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO:1) UNDERSTAND THE PREY-CAPTURE MECHANISM OF THE CARNIVOROUS PLANT DROSERA BY ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES TO BUILD A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL2) UTILIZE CECROPINS, SHORT PEPTIDES WITH ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE PRODUCED BY INSECTS, FOR ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND STABILITY BY ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN A LAB COURSE TO DESIGN AND TEST STABLE DERIVATIVES OF CECROPINS. NEW INVESTIGATOR GRANTS PROVIDE RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIVE BASIC SCIENTISTS AS THEY TRANSITION INTO AN ACADEMIC POSITION AS A NEW INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR. THE FOUNDATION AWARDED NEW INVESTIGATOR GRANTS THAT ADDRESS CORE PRINCIPLES IN BIOLOGY, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY. GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO:1) FOCUS ON AN OVERLOOKED GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION MECHANISM THAT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR'S LAB IN WHICH RNAS REGULATE THEIR OWN PRODUCTION AND BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW WIDELY THIS MECHANISM IS USED IN CELLS.2) DEVELOP THE THEORY BEHIND A FUNDAMENTALLY NEW AREA OF QUANTUM MAGNETISM CALLED ALTERMAGNETISM, A NEWLY DISCOVERED THIRD TYPE OF MAGNETISM DISTINCT FROM FERROMAGNETISM AND ANTIFERROMAGNETISM.3) USE MACHINE LEARNING TO AID IN THE CREATION OF BETTER SOLVENT MIXTURES THAT BOOST REACTION EFFICIENCY AND ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.4) UNDERSTAND HOW CONFLICTS BETWEEN DNA REPLICATION MACHINERY AND TRANSCRIPTION MACHINERY ARE PREVENTED TO AVOID GENOME BREAKAGE AND HOW CONFLICTS ARE RESOLVED WITH DNA REPAIR MACHINERY WHEN GENOME BREAKAGE OCCURS.5) INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL ADVANTAGE OF BIOFILM GENETIC DIVERSITY TO SURVIVE TRANSITIONS FROM ONE ENVIRONMENT TO ANOTHER AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DIVERSITY.6) UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF ASTROCYTES, NON-NEURONAL BRAIN CELLS, IN SENSORY PROCESSING AND ATTENTION SHIFTS DURING MOVEMENT BY STUDYING APPROACH AND AVOIDANCE BEHAVIORS IN MICE.NEW INITIATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS STIMULATE EXISTING INVESTIGATORS WITH STRONG RECORDS OF RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATIONS THAT FACILITATE INNOVATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TOWARD A COMMON RESEARCH QUESTION AND THAT REQUIRE EXPERTISE BEYOND THAT OF ANY SINGLE RESEARCHER. NEW INITIATIVE GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO:1) UNDERSTAND THE ENERGY CONSTRAINTS AT PLAY IN A NEW KIND OF LIQUID-LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE SEPERATION THAT WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED IN THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR'S LAB.2) UNDERSTAND THE IMMUNE CONSEQUENCES OF THE UPTAKE OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES FROM THE BACTERIUM STREPTOCOCCUS PNEAMONIAE BY MAMMALIAN CELL AND INVESTIGATE WHETHER THIS IS A CLOSED LOOP IN WHICH ONLY MAMMALIAN CELLS UPTAKE THE BACTERIUM'S EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES OR WHETHER BACTERIA ALSO UPTAKE MAMMALIAN VESICLES.3) STUDY THE SPACE AROUND MERGING BLACK HOLES BY UTILIZING DATA FROM THE LASER INTERFEROMETER GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE (LIGO) OBSERVATORY COUPLED WITH ADVANCED SIMULATIONS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Expenses $2,225,760 · grants $1,850,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 61-1488948
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type I
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $52,165,222
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,553,494
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $779,692 | $2,368,792 | $50,354,532 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $804,636 | $2,569,240 | $49,638,411 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION is 61-1488948.
- Is CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JONATHAN BRELSFORD.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CHARLES E KAUFMAN FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,553,494, expenses of $2,530,263 and total assets of $52,165,222 at year end.
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