Kettering Family Foundation

A family foundation founded in 1956 by Eugene and Virginia Kettering, part of an umbrella of Kettering family philanthropies carrying inventor Charles F. Kettering's tradition, supporting causes of interest to the family board with significant giving anchored in Ohio.

Financial profile

Kettering Family Foundation · EIN 31-0727384 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$3,728,385$8,013,800$92,450,196Dec 2023
FY2022$7,862,035$8,114,363$96,735,611Dec 2022
FY2021$9,239,870$6,774,632$96,687,159Dec 2021
FY2020$12,356,041$6,315,921$94,221,921Dec 2020
FY2019$10,930,277$5,542,247$88,181,802Dec 2019
FY2015$5,208,908$4,889,725$85,134,081Dec 2015

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Peer societies

Five societies Kettering Family Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs KFF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

A family foundation founded in 1956 by Eugene and Virginia Kettering, part of an umbrella of Kettering family philanthropies carrying inventor Charles F. Kettering's tradition, supporting causes of interest to the family board with significant giving anchored in Ohio.

  • Authority
  • Preserve
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Citadel and The Village.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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