Kettering Foundation

The Kettering Foundation is a research organization created from the fortune of Charles F. Kettering, an automobile parts specialist best known for inventing the onboard car starter. The foundation conducts research into political practices.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Issue Areas: Elections Policy
Location: Dayton, OH View on map
Tax ID: 31-0549056
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $469,081,788 Revenue: $41,443,936 Expenses: $21,267,164

The Kettering Foundation is a research organization created from the fortune of Charles F. Kettering, an automobile parts specialist best known for inventing the onboard car starter. The foundation conducts research into political practices.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $469,081,788 $41,443,936 $21,267,164 View
2023 $451,533,176 $15,326,258 $19,655,231 View
2022 $406,652,738 $15,391,388 $17,718,495 View
2021 $479,200,505 $49,720,054 $16,994,317 View
2020 $413,895,327 $17,762,033 $18,256,886 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Sharon DaviesPRESIDENT$472,500
John DedrickEVP & COO$310,117
Maxine ThomasVP & GENERAL COUNSEL$305,117
James MartinTREASURER$281,576
Mindy LabreckVP FOR PEOPLE AND CU$225,500
Tayo ClyburnCSO & SR. ADVISOR TO$222,750
Brad RourkeCHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAI$205,000
Valerie LemmieSR. ADVISOR FOR STAT$201,120
Thomas FrymanCONTROLLER$170,000
Sherry MagillBOARD CHAIR$42,500
Beverly Wade HoganDIRECTOR$36,000
Suzanne Morse MoomawDIRECTOR$36,000
Roberto SabaDIRECTOR$34,000
Hendrick MeijerDIRECTOR$32,000
Peter LevineDIRECTOR$31,000
Ed DornDIRECTOR$29,500

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $26,000
  • Number of Grants: 2
  • Number of Funders: 2

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $575,000
  • Number of Grants: 6
  • Number of Recipients: 6

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$250,0002024 Howard UniversitySUPPORT
$225,0002020 National Issues Forums InstituteGENERAL SUPPORT
$25,0002024 Campus CompactSUPPORT
$25,0002024 Equality Ohio Education FundSUPPORT
$25,0002024 Ohio Democracy ProjectSUPPORT
$25,0002024 Ohio VoiceSUPPORT

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